Creating a Quantum Optical Antenna in a Solid
Researchers leverage the unique properties of germanium vacancy centers in diamonds to demonstrate a millionfold energy enhancement.
20 June 2024
Integrated Photonics: The Cost of Commercialization
Photonic integrated circuits are promising for many applications, but high front- and back-end costs present challenges to wide adoption.
01 July 2024
Miniaturized Solution Makes Infrared Light Visible
Frequency up-conversion inside a 2D material offers an effective route for widefield infrared imaging.
27 June 2024
Nanoparticles Reveal Tiny Forces in a Liquid
New optical technique leveraging astigmatism and neural networks is sensitive to just a tenth of a femtonewton.
26 June 2024
Intel Showcases Optical-Interconnect Chiplet
The semiconductor giant—a leader in silicon photonics—offers a closer look at its prototype solution to the generative-AI era’s bandwidth quandaries.
26 June 2024
Life Still Shining
Fluorescent image of a shriveled cabbage core, illuminated with a 375-nm-UV LED and detected with a compact camera through a UV-cut filter.
28 June 2024
July/August 2024 Issue
LATEST NEWS
Detecting Pathogens with 3D-Printed Sensors
New microfluidic chip can simultaneously test for multiple illness-causing bacteria in food samples.
02 July 2024
Miniaturized Solution Makes Infrared Light Visible
Frequency up-conversion inside a 2D material offers an effective route for widefield infrared imaging.
27 June 2024
Intel Showcases Optical-Interconnect Chiplet
The semiconductor giant—a leader in silicon photonics—offers a closer look at its prototype solution to the generative-AI era’s bandwidth quandaries.
26 June 2024
Nanoparticles Reveal Tiny Forces in a Liquid
New optical technique leveraging astigmatism and neural networks is sensitive to just a tenth of a femtonewton.
26 June 2024
Creating a Quantum Optical Antenna in a Solid
Researchers leverage the unique properties of germanium vacancy centers in diamonds to demonstrate a millionfold energy enhancement.
20 June 2024ADVERTISEMENT
EDITOR'S PICKS
Photonics Tracks Global Environmental Change
Optical scientists are making globe-spanning measurements of ice, water, gases and the biosphere to assess the health of our living planet.
01 November 2019
Course-Correcting a Career in Optics
An optical engineer at a lidar startup relates career advice he learned while navigating from academia to industry.
01 March 2021
Webb Imagery: Science & Art
The beautiful images from the James Webb Space Telescope begin as infrared-light observations beyond what our eyes can detect.
01 July 2023
The curved surface of a glass of tea
The curved surface of a glass of tea and the liquid within refract and focus sunlight into a bright, concentrated spot, which diffuses into an amber-tinted conical shape.
01 February 2024ADVERTISEMENT
Life Still Shining
Fluorescent image of a shriveled cabbage core, illuminated with a 375-nm-UV LED and detected with a compact camera through a UV-cut filter.
28 June 2024
Biosensing and Bioimaging with Nanophotonics
At the Optica Sensing Congress, Hatice Altug will discuss the latest developments in nanophotonics for applications in the life sciences and biomedicine.
01 July 2024
Integrated Photonics: The Cost of Commercialization
Photonic integrated circuits are promising for many applications, but high front- and back-end costs present challenges to wide adoption.
01 July 2024CAREERS
Standing in Our Potential
Janet Fender writes about how the inaugural Optica Women Scholars Conference provided opportunities to encourage the career growth of young women in science.
25 June 2024
From Optical Engineering to Technical Marketing
Cory Boone talks about his journey into marketing at Edmund Optics—and the joy he’s found in scientific outreach through TikTok and YouTube.
18 June 2024
Journeys in Optics: Joseph N. Mait
Mait reflects on his career, from academia to 30 years working in the US Army Research Laboratory, and offers advice and lessons learned.
11 June 2024
Thinking Broadly about Collaborations
Researcher Sarper Ozharar spoke with OPN about his transition from academia to industry and the value in creative partnerships.
14 May 2024
Taking Advantage of Informational Interviews
Often underappreciated, these conversations can be extremely valuable in your career planning and job search.
02 April 2024
Give us your best shot!
OPN invites you to participate in our 19th annual photo contest.