Researchers from Regensburg and Birmingham have overcome a fundamental limitation of optical microscopy. With the help of ...

STEVENS COUNTY, Minn. – Sky watchers in Minnesota are blown away by a stunning double optical effect that unfolded in Morris, MN. Locals witnessed a vibrant double optical effect in the sky on ...

Researchers report a room-temperature organic microcavity where two different forms of spin–orbit coupling act together to ...

Silicon carbide is for photonic circuits and quantum devices. Atomic layer processing boosts SiC waveguides and resonators, improving performance.

A novel technique for enhancing optical spring that utilizes the Kerr effect to improve the sensitivity of gravitational wave detectors (GWDs) has recently been developed. This innovative design uses ...

After decades of physics-based theorizing, researchers have succeeded in creating a novel optical metamaterial using conventional materials. Its enhanced electromagnetic effect may make true one-way ...

A research group has discovered significant nonreciprocal optical absorption of LiNiPO4, referred to as the optical diode effect, in which divalent nickel (Ni2+) ions are responsible for magnetism, by ...

(Nanowerk News) At the heart of global internet connectivity, optical communications form an indispensable foundation. Key to this foundation are optical isolators, created by combining multiple ...