Optics and Photonics News

Zooming in on the Laser Market

Quantifying the overall market is helpful, but the details are more interesting.

Protecting the Night

Artificial light at night can have a negative effect on both plants and animals. Here we look at some of the disruptions to nighttime behaviors. 

Self-Alignment Gives New Pump to Frequency Combs

Octave-spanning technology could yield practical chip-scale measurement devices.

Optogenetic Therapy Restores Partial Vision

Clinical study shows that the treatment was safe and effective for a cohort of blind patients.

Droplet on FP Cavity

Optical image of a fabricated MDM Fabry–Pérot cavity with water droplets placed on its surface.

Optogenetic Therapy Restores Partial Vision

Clinical study shows that the treatment was safe and effective for a cohort of blind patients.

Self-Alignment Gives New Pump to Frequency Combs

Octave-spanning technology could yield practical chip-scale measurement devices.

All-Optical Control of Metasurface Functionality

Researchers leverage the versatility of liquid crystals to enable the dynamic modulation of a nonlinear platform.

Shaped Light Switches Magnetic Information

New work could lead to optical switches more than three orders of magnitude faster than magnetic ones.

Optical Processor Focuses on Deepfake Videos

Fast and accurate system identifies manipulated and AI-generated videos in parallel streams.

Journeys in Optics: Thomas Luhmann

Thomas Luhmann discusses collaborating on an award-winning textbook, his career in photogrammetry and founding an institute at his university.

Do Biographies of Scientists Inspire Children?

Children’s books about the careers of famous scientists may contain inadvertently discouraging messaging.

A Mental Health Crisis in Academia?

New meta-analysis suggests that one in three early-career researchers experience elevated psychological distress.

Journeys in Optics: Andrea Pacheco

Andrea Pacheco talks about why she became a physicist, the importance of collaboration, and balancing her academic career with family life.

Journeys in Optics: Václav Hanus

Václav Hanus discusses the twists and turns in the path he took to a career in ultrafast lasers—and his work on science-themed music.