Researchers have experimentally realized an optical effect predicted over 75 years ago: the Tellegen effect, where electric ...

Magneto-optical effects in plasmonic nanostructures represent an exciting frontier in the convergence of photonics, nanomagnetism and materials science. By harnessing the strong local electromagnetic ...

Aero-optical effects arise when variations in the refractive index—prompted by turbulence, temperature gradients and pressure fluctuations within high-speed airflow—distort the transmission of light.

Research shows that external impulses in non-reciprocal optical solitary waves can exceed expected momentum responses, ...

A novel technique for enhancing optical spring that utilizes the Kerr effect to improve the sensitivity of gravitational wave detectors (GWDs) has recently been developed. This innovative design uses ...

A tiny optical device built into a silicon chip has achieved the slowest light propagation on a chip to date, reducing the speed of light by a factor of 1,200 in a study reported in Nature Photonics ...

Nonlinear optical dynamics—intensity-dependent response of light upon interaction with materials under high-intensity light sources—are of huge significance in modern photonics, finding applications ...

What are Tunable Optical Materials? Tunable optical materials are a class of nanomaterials that can manipulate light in a controllable and dynamic manner. These materials have optical properties, such ...

A silicon-lithium niobate metasurface controls light through air at gigahertz speeds, advancing compact systems for optical communication and signal routing. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Optical systems that ...

By replacing single atoms with an entangled pair of ions, physicists in Germany have demonstrated unprecedented stability in ...