Finding the Right Ph.D. Advisor
You already know the science, but there’s also an art to selecting a Ph.D. supervisor who is the best fit for you.
01 February 2025
Generating and Detecting Deepfakes: A 21st-Century Arms Race
As AI tools get better at creating realistic images and videos, scientists are racing to develop countermeasures to spot the fakes.
01 February 2025
Preserving Optics Heritage at the University of Franche-Comté
An effort to safeguard the legacy of optics includes a museum of historical instruments, some dating to 1845.
01 February 2025
Magic Tweezers Entangle Molecules Longer
New work relies on pristine environment for trapping and manipulating extremely cold molecules.
22 January 2025
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
Scatterguiding
Light can propagate as a true waveguiding mode through diffusive materials, such as fog, tissue and resin (pictured).
24 January 2025
February 2025 Issue
LATEST NEWS
Quantinuum Heads to New Mexico
Quantum computing company says new location will support collaborative research efforts to advance photonics technologies.
24 January 2025
Optical Solution for Reading Braille
Touch-sensitive device enables real-time recognition of characters and words written in raised dots.
24 January 2025
Magic Tweezers Entangle Molecules Longer
New work relies on pristine environment for trapping and manipulating extremely cold molecules.
22 January 2025
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 2025ADVERTISEMENT
EDITOR'S PICKS
Enhancing Optical Microscopy with Quantum Entanglement
Drawing on the unique properties of entangled photons, quantum approaches can overcome the limitations of classical methods, enhance spatial resolution and reduce stray light and shot noise.
01 November 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
Printing in 3D
Envisioned as a potential method for manufacturing since the 1940s, 3D printing saw technological success only several decades later.
01 February 2023
Green Fire
A light sheet generated with a laser passes through a turbulent flow of humid air.
01 July 2024ADVERTISEMENT
Scatterguiding
Light can propagate as a true waveguiding mode through diffusive materials, such as fog, tissue and resin (pictured).
24 January 2025
Lippmann's Unfading Photographs
A technique leverages interference to create vibrant, stable color pictures—but never hit the mainstream.
01 February 2025
100 Years of Quantum
A look at key milestones in the development of quantum mechanics as UNESCO kicks off the International Year of Quantum Science & Technology.
01 February 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