Exploring wave propagation and localization in various media has been a core focus in optics and acoustics. Specifically, in photonics and phononics, scientists have been dedicated to understanding ...

Researchers at Heriot-Watt University have made a discovery that could pave the way for a transformative era in photonic technology. For decades, scientists have theorized the possibility of ...

In the push to shrink and enhance technologies that control light, MIT researchers have unveiled a new platform that pushes the limits of modern optics through nanophotonics, the manipulation of light ...

Engineers have developed a multifunctional, reconfigurable component for an optical computing system that could be a game changer in electronics. As fast as modern electronics have become, they could ...

Cost-effective chiral nanostructures enable precise light control at the nanoscale, advancing applications in sensing, imaging, and emerging quantum technologies. (Nanowerk News) Researchers from ...

Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in light manipulation by using topological insulators to generate both even and odd terahertz frequencies through high-order harmonic generation (HHG). By ...

Graphene metasurfaces constitute an emergent class of two-dimensional photonic interfaces in which patterned graphene elements are arranged on the subwavelength scale to engineer light–matter ...

A team of researchers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and CalTech have developed a range of ultra-thin, optical components capable of arbitrary manipulation of light. Share on Facebook (opens in ...

A new physics theory could explain why transparent ceramics manipulate light far better than existing models predicted. Study: Dynamic Atomistic Polar Structure Underpins Ultrahigh Linear ...