When we last checked in with Caltech's Kerry Vahala three years ago, his lab had recently reported the development of a new optical device called a turnkey frequency microcomb that has applications in ...

Light can be sculpted into countless shapes. Yet building optical devices that can simultaneously manipulate many different optical patterns at once is extremely complicated, and remains a major ...

Electron microscope images show the AI-designed metasurface of the device fabricated in the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute Nano3 facility. The left panel shows the array of titanium dioxide ...

Kerry Vahala and collaborators from UC Santa Barbara have found a unique solution to an optics problem. When we last checked in with Caltech's Kerry Vahala three years ago, his lab had recently ...

Photonic and electro-optical devices harness the interplay of light and matter to generate, guide, modulate and detect optical signals for applications in communications, imaging, sensing and ...

The ATOM DX encoder is built on the optical system platform of the market-proven ATOM ™ encoder. It integrates Renishaw's ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Every time you send a text message or browse the internet, your device processes information using tiny electronic switches that flip on and off millions of times per second. But ...

A tunable metasurface can control optical light in space and time, offering a path toward new ways of wirelessly and securely transmitting large amounts of data both on Earth and in space. It is a ...

Setup of the laser speckle contrast optical spectroscopy system used to monitor scalp and brain blood flow during temporary blockage of a major scalp artery near the temple. WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2025 ...

An optical audio port, also known as a TOSLINK (Toshiba Link) port, is a type of digital audio connection that uses light to transmit audio signals between devices. This port is commonly found on ...