Nanosensors' Infrared Avalanche Gathers Momentum
Tiny force detectors might in future enable robotic touch and embryo monitoring.
08 January 2025
Driving Photonics Learning
A series of learning initiatives at Thorlabs—including a photonics lab on wheels—is bolstering the photonics community.
01 January 2025
Exail Broadens Its Spectrum with Leukos
Acquiring the laser startup signals Exail’s intention to expand its photonics capabilities.
15 January 2025
Better 3D and 4D Visualization of Biomedical Images
New software tool enables interactive, adjustable and non-planar cutaways into volumes generated from optical imaging data.
15 January 2025
Designing Optics Using Zemax OpticStudioÂ
This book demonstrates how to design an optical system using Zemax OpticStudio and is intended for all optics students, especially those who ask questions.
16 January 2025
Glass into Glass
A 405-nm laser is shone through the marble ball from a Codd-neck bottle of the Japanese soft drink Ramune, which focuses the beam into a glass table.
17 January 2025
January 2025 Issue
LATEST NEWS
Maryland Bids for Quantum Dominance
The US state plans to invest in quantum science via a new public-private partnership with IonQ and the University of Maryland.
17 January 2025
How Plants Grow in the Shade
Experiments show that photosynthesis can occur with far-red light, supplementing the rate of glucose production.
16 January 2025
Better 3D and 4D Visualization of Biomedical Images
New software tool enables interactive, adjustable and non-planar cutaways into volumes generated from optical imaging data.
15 January 2025
Exail Broadens Its Spectrum with Leukos
Acquiring the laser startup signals Exail’s intention to expand its photonics capabilities.
15 January 2025
Swave Lands Series A Funding
Startup receives US$28.3 million toward developing its 3D holographic display platform for AR devices.
10 January 2025ADVERTISEMENT
EDITOR'S PICKS
Illuminating Wildfire Risk
As climate change increases the frequency and intensity of wildfires, optics is helping researchers better understand the threats—and reduce the impacts.
01 September 2023
A Scintillating Spectacle of Light
In the early 20th century, a visionary light engineer combined art and science to create the Scintillator—pioneering light as a spectacle.
01 June 2019
Compact All-Attosecond Spectroscopy
A lab-scale approach creates attosecond pump and probe pulses from a commercial infrared laser.
01 May 2024
Comet-like Green Laser
A comet-like green laser beam passes through a Ti:Sapphire crystal, leaving beautiful diffraction spikes in its path.
01 September 2023ADVERTISEMENT
Glass into Glass
A 405-nm laser is shone through the marble ball from a Codd-neck bottle of the Japanese soft drink Ramune, which focuses the beam into a glass table.
17 January 2025
Driving Photonics Learning
A series of learning initiatives at Thorlabs—including a photonics lab on wheels—is bolstering the photonics community.
01 January 2025
How Much Is Optics and Photonics Worth?
There is no single metric to assess the value of the industry.
01 January 2025CAREERS
Journeys in Optics: Alejandro Velez-Zea
Velez-Zea discusses his career in academia, his research project that won the Optica Foundation Challenge and offers advice for students and early-career professionals.
05 November 2024
Ambassadors and Chapters Driving Optics Education and Career Advancement
Ana Karen Reyes talks about her work as an Optica Ambassador supporting optics and photonics education and professional development.
29 October 2024
A Career in Subsea: The Final (Fiber) Frontier
The Optical Fiber Communications Workshop, hosted by an Optica/SPIE Student Chapter, showcased career opportunities in the burgeoning field of subsea communications.
18 October 2024
Journeys in Optics: George Dwapanyin
Dwapanyin talks about his time as an Optica Ambassador, his involvement with Optica’s 2020 DEI Rapid Action Committee and the role community has had in his career.
15 October 2024
Journeys in Optics: Jason Adams
Adams discusses the genesis of his career in optics, his previous career as an audio engineer and the role of travel in his work.
03 September 2024
OPN February Issue
Generating and Detecting Deepfakes
Finding the Right Ph.D. Advisor
Preserving Optics Heritage