Researchers at Princeton and North Carolina State University have developed a technique that substantially improves the ...

A line of ZnSe laser optics for heavy steel cutting lasers up to 4kW that come in various focal lengths to optimize laser performance has been introduced by Laser Research Optics. PROVIDENCE, R.I., ...

Adaptive optics (AO) systems are critical in the modern enhancement of optical imaging and laser systems. By dynamically correcting wavefront aberrations in real time, these systems substantially ...

Yale physicist A. Douglas Stone has won the 2025 Max Born Award for his groundbreaking work in optics research, which includes more than 150 published research articles and multiple patents for ...

Best known for his work on invisibility cloaks and “transformative optics”, Ulf Leonhardt from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel talks to Joe McEntee about science in Israel, his career – ...

Photonics and optics — the fields of light — are like the colors of the rainbow. There are measurable differences, but no one draws a heavy black line between them. Through studying the behavior and ...

Rochester-based Syntec Optics Holdings has secured a new defense order to produce lightweight, high-clarity optics for U.S. warfighters.

“The resulting growth of LLMs … is requiring exponential growth in high-speed connections between chips and data centers,” IBM Research engineer John Knickerbocker said. IBM Research has developed ...

The development of so-called “freeform optics”, devices with potential applications in head-up displays, LED lighting, remote sensing and astronomy, has received a major funding boost in the US. A new ...

Edmund Optics, a global provider of optical technology solutions, has announced the recipients of its 2023 Educational Award program. This award is given in recognition of outstanding undergraduate ...