Twistronics Could Advance Quantum Devices
Researchers stacked layers of 2D material at a large angle, producing “brightened” dark excitons.
27 March 2025
50 Years of OPN Covers
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Optics & Photonics News, we take a look back at five decades of memorable covers.
01 April 2025
Tiny, Light-Activated Pacemaker
Injectable device uses short pulses of light to regulate a patient’s heart rate and dissolves when no longer needed.
02 April 2025
Journeys in Optics: Milana Kendrisic
Kendrisic discusses her motivations as a researcher, receiving the Deutsch Fellowship and why she chose a career in academia.
01 April 2025
Simulating Fourier Optics Using Mathematica
A useful book for graduate students and professionals looking to expand their literacy in Fourier Optics, specifically using the Mathematica software.
03 April 2025
Partial Solar Eclipse
Partial solar eclipse over Europe on 29 March 2025. A sunspot is also visible in the region 4046 (direction of 10 o'clock).
04 April 2025
April 2025 Issue
LATEST NEWS
Tiny, Light-Activated Pacemaker
Injectable device uses short pulses of light to regulate a patient’s heart rate and dissolves when no longer needed.
02 April 2025
Interstellar Sailing Might Not Break the Bank
Pentagonal-shaped photonic-crystal lightsails could one day propel tiny spacecraft to other stars.
31 March 2025
Taara Spins out of Alphabet’s X to Expand FSO Communications
Optical wireless firm aims to scale high-speed connectivity in underserved regions.
28 March 2025
Twistronics Could Advance Quantum Devices
Researchers stacked layers of 2D material at a large angle, producing “brightened” dark excitons.
27 March 2025
Photoacoustic Glucose Sensing
Scientists leverage chirality to noninvasively detect glucose levels without a finger prick.
26 March 2025ADVERTISEMENT
EDITOR'S PICKS
The Birth of Picophotonics
Picometer-scale events in the nanoworld can be monitored with topologically structured light, while light-induced interactions and picometric movements can underpin time crystals—a new form of functional photonic material.
01 September 2023
Evolution of Eyeglasses
The story of eyeglasses is a far-flung tale spanning centuries. Here are a few milestones in the shaping of optical materials to assist human vision.
01 December 2022
Adventures in Technical Marketing
A background in optical engineering can lead to many and varied paths, including in advertising, sales and outreach.
01 February 2025
A Dinosaur Bone
A dinosaur bone in transmitted light under a polychromatic polarization microscope with a 4× objective lens and illuminating white polarized light with a spectral fan of polarization ellipses.
01 November 2023ADVERTISEMENT
Partial Solar Eclipse
Partial solar eclipse over Europe on 29 March 2025. A sunspot is also visible in the region 4046 (direction of 10 o'clock).
04 April 2025
The Biomedical Research Market
Medical R&D is a market in its own right, and subject to cycles in funding.
01 April 2025
Real-Time Insights with In Vivo Imaging
At the Optica Biophotonics Congress, Sophie Hernot will talk about enhancing fluorescence-guided surgery with nanobodies and fluorescence lifetime imaging.
01 April 2025CAREERS
Journeys in Optics: Milana Kendrisic
Kendrisic discusses her motivations as a researcher, receiving the Deutsch Fellowship and why she chose a career in academia.
01 April 2025
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