Lithium niobate has emerged as a cornerstone material in advanced photonic technologies, owing to its exceptional electro‐optic coefficients, wide optical transparency and strong nonlinear properties.

Researchers have created an optical device that can generate both electric and magnetic vortex-ring-like light patterns.

In the realm of general relativity, black holes are well-known for their ability to trap light and matter by bending spacetime, creating a point of no return. While black holes have fascinated ...

Light does a lot of work in the modern world, enabling all types of information technology, from TVs to satellites to ...

Researchers in Germany have unveiled an ultra-fast light switch made of very thin semiconductor ...

It's ironic that in places where drinking water needs to be checked for microbes the most, labs that can perform the analysis are least likely to be present. A new "lensless" device could help, as it ...

A team of researchers at the USC’s (University of Southern California) Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has designed what it calls “the first optical device that follows ...

A tiny optical booster built directly onto a chip is pointing toward a future where light, not just electricity, does the ...

In the realm of general relativity, black holes are well-known for their ability to trap light and matter by bending spacetime, creating a point of no return. While black holes have fascinated ...

Setup of the laser speckle contrast optical spectroscopy system used to monitor scalp and brain blood flow during temporary blockage of a major scalp artery near the temple. WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2025 ...

It may seem at times that there is a divide between the optical/photonic domain and the RF one, with the terahertz zone between them as a demarcation. If you need to make a transition between the ...