Engineers at the University of California San Diego have fabricated the first semiconductor-free, optically-controlled m…

ITMO University researchers found out specific conditions of a laser medium in which a new type of topological solitons…

Playing ping pong with light to find open channels

The shape of the wave front - the front edge of the light wave - determines the degree to which the light can penetrate…

For the first time ever, physicists from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität and the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics have recorded an internal atomic event with an accuracy of a trillionth of a billionth of a second.

The researchers shone an attosecond-long, extremely ultraviolet light pulse onto a helium atom to excite the electrons.…

Scientists from TU Wien (Vienna, Austria) and Germany present the most accurate time measurements of quantum jumps to date.

Quantum particles can change their state very quickly – this is called a

Using femtosecond laser pulses to reduce graphene oxide without heat and taking advantage of the material’s newly discov…

In the experiment, a vapor of cesium atoms was cooled using laser beams, thereby creating a quantum cesium gas. Addition…

The extremely short wavelengths and highly concentrated fields of these plasmons open new venues for the development of…

Based in Zürich, RUAG’s opto-electronics and instruments business line is specialized in scientific satellite instrument…

Technique may enable large-scale atom arrays for quantum computing.

To trap individual neutral atoms, the researchers first used a laser to cool a cloud of rubidium atoms to ultracold, nea…

These doped nanodiamonds also hold promise for use in single-photon sensors and nontoxic, fluorescent

With this complex experimental setup the physicists in Zurich could now study in detail how strongly the material absorb…

Using a space-charge-controlled KTN beam deflector — a kind of crystal made of potassium tantalate and potassium niobate…

In a paper in Scientific Reports, the WPI team describes a novel light-activated phenomenon that could become the basis for applications as diverse as microscopic robotic grippers, more efficient solar cells, and optical telecommunications systems.

The material could be used to make micro-actuators for rotating mirrors in optical telecommunications systems

The new system also introduces control features that allow users to tune the quantum computational process to solve prob…

Researchers at UCSB explore the delicate balance between coherence and control with a simple but complete platform for quantum processing

By engineering the pulse sequences used to manipulate the spins of the photons in their system, the researchers created…

Extremely accurate measurements of microwave signals can potentially be used for data encryption based on quantum cryptography and other purposes.

Researchers have developed a new method of measuring microwave signals extremely accurately. This method can be used for…

Study reports how new weak control laser beam could boost computer chips

A new study reports that researchers have demonstrated a way to control light with light using one third — in some cases…

JILA researchers are performing chemistry in a new way, fully controlling reactions by artificial means instead of relyi…

Taylor Hobson Unveils The New Luphoscan 260 HD, Taking Precision Measurement Of Optical Surfaces To The Next Level

The new generation instruments provide an industry first with instrument accuracy better than