Using short laser pulses, a research team led by Misha Ivanov of the Max Born Institute in Berlin together with scientis…

Pocket accelerator combines four functions in one device

One of the central features of the device is its perfect timing with the electron beam. The scientists achieve this by u…

A universal design for superconducting qubits has been created

The new qubit is based on the effect of quantum phase slip - the controlled periodic failure and recovery of superconduc…

UCSB/Google researchers in quantum computing professor John Martinis’ group outline their plan for quantum supremacy

Building a qubit system complete with error correction components — the researchers estimate a range of 100,000 to a mil…

A single oscillation of the electromagnetic field associated with such a laser pulse is sufficient to excite electrons i…

The researchers were able to detect genuine multi-particle entanglement between all neighbouring groups of three, four a…

This research is an important milestone towards a robust new quantum standard for the electric current, and could be cap…

The new family members are the 75mm MFX with a barrel focus ring, and the 100mm TFX with a focus knob for convenient foc…

The custom inks, aimed at forming silica and silica-titania glasses, allow researchers the ability to tune the glass’s o…

New device modulates light and amplifies tiny signals.

When a light source, in this case laser light, shines on the system, it causes electrons in the resonator to oscillate,…

Startup’s optoelectronic chips could reduce energy usage by up to 50 percent in data centers while increasing computing speeds.

With novel optoelectronic chips and a new partnership with a top silicon-chip manufacturer, MIT spinout Ayar Labs aims t…

The new study, led by assistant professor of applied physics and physics Peter Rakich, describes how such long-lived sou…

New holographic data storage medium could enable wearable technology that captures and stores detailed 3-D images

In the journal Optical Materials Express, the researchers detail their fabrication of the new films and demonstrate the…

High-speed light emitters integrated on silicon chips can enable novel architectures for silicon-based optoelectronics.…

NEW TEST MATCHES THEORY AND OFFERS THE BEST EVIDENCE YET FOR THE ODDBALL PARTICLES.

In the new work, researchers measured the electrical current passing through an ultra-thin semiconductor connected to a…

The consortium, coordinated by Osram Opto Semiconductors, is researching ways to miniaturize optical components

The defined objective of the consortium is to develop particularly compact multifunctional optical components. The backg…

Innovative Design Ensures Precision λ/10 Wavefront Error

The Edmund Optics designed and manufactured TECHSPEC® Monolithic Reflective Beam Expanders feature an all-reflective des…

Compared to the existing curved light - Airy beams, which are initialised by a bulky laser paired with an expensive spat…

Leiden physicists have created a light source that emits individual particles in an identical state through optical fibe…

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are conducting fundamental physics research that…