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Nanopositioning, customization and control: opening new frontiers in optical computing

SmarAct and Akhetonics have developed a test platform for next-generation optical processors The post Nanopositioning, customization and control: opening new frontiers in optical c...

Structured light could deliver a new method for diagnosing eye disease

A quantum optics technique that boosts the visibility of subtle peripheral vision patterns called Boehm's brushes could provide a new test of retinal health The post Structured lig...

Intelligent Hybrid Strategy Enables High-Dimensional Encrypted Orbital-Angular-Momentum Comb Multicasting for Optical Ne...

A new optical communications strategy is turning one of light’s most intricate properties into a potential engine for faster, more secure data networks. In a study published in Lig...

Three Research Teams Take Different Routes to Control Light

Papers from École Polytechnique, Seoul National University, and Harvard tackle optical gain, on-chip buffering, and component footprint.

See. Hear. Next. – opti

See. Hear. Next. is more than a claim. It reflects what is shaping the industry: bold design, new connections and forward-looking ideas. The key visuals translate this into imagery...

Lens Flare and The Incredible Physics of Modern Lenses

A bare, uncoated air-to-glass surface sends roughly 4 percent of the light striking it back the way it came, and a current professional 24-70mm f/2.8 zoom stacks about 30 of those...

Quantum Electronics Study Develops Metalens for Wider-Range Imaging

Insider Brief Press release – Keeping cameras in focus without constant refocusing may soon become much simpler with an ultrathin optical device that combines nanophotonics and com...

Integrated Photonics Drives New Advances In Optoelectronics

Integrated photonics, advanced wafer fabrication and specialist manufacturing services are helping accelerate efficient optical technologies for high-speed, low-power applications...

Piezo stacks for optics applications feature a central aperture

High-force piezo actuators are suitable for applications requiring fast, nanometer-scale motion while maintaining an unobstructed central opening.

New mechanism for channeling of light discovered

The discovery opens up new possibilities for integrated photonics, optical signal transmission on chips and future quantum technologies.

Programmable photonic chip could unlock light-speed optical computing

Fabrication platform could enable flexible, transparent next-generation photonic chips

The field of silicon photonics, which uses light rather than electricity to transmit and process data on semiconductor chips, has enabled optical systems to evolve from bulky setup...

Introducing Apex Optics: Precision Rifle Optics for Duty and Field Use

In military, law enforcement, and professional shooting environments, equipment is judged by performance under pressure, not by specification sheets or marketing claims. An optic e...

New Sightmark Strikon VMP 1-4x22 SFP Fiber V2

The V2 responds directly to the feedback that made the original work but less than it could have. The most visible change is the shift to capped turrets. The original used low-prof...

Caltech’s New Device Steers Light With Light at Mind-Bending Speed

A light-controlled meta-surface redirected another beam at femtosecond speeds without relying on slower electronic relaxation. A pulse of light crosses the width of a human hair in...

Photonics and optics: This AI-linked group is easily beating the rest of the market. How to trade it

Photonics stocks have collectively doubled their value over the past year, and they've still got steam thanks to AI. Here's how to play the winning theme.

‘Photonic multi-lane highway’ enjoys insulator-free topological protection

New technology uses a photonic valley half-semimetal The post ‘Photonic multi-lane highway’ enjoys insulator-free topological protection appeared first on Physics World.

Shaping light like never before with photonic time crystals

This discovery paves the way for ultrafast optical computing, new telecommunication systems and eventually new types of terahertz lasers.

Feed-Forward Photonic Meshes Enable Programmable Optical Filters

A new generation of optical filters could make advanced communications systems faster, more adaptable and far less dependent on fixed hardware. Researchers have reported programmab...

'Light pumping' bends beams in femtoseconds toward faster computing

3D metalenses bring full-color AR glasses closer to mass production

New 3D metalens designs deliver sharp full-color imaging with low-cost materials and scalable fabrication, advancing thinner, lighter AR and VR optics.

German Precision Optics Upgraded RangeGuide 10×50 Rangefinding Binoculars

Big Things Do Come in Small packages Richmond, VA. (August 21st, 2026) – German Precision Optics (GPO USA) proudly announces the GPO upgraded RangeGuideâ„¢ 10×50 Rangefinding Binoc...

A Fiber Frozen at -196°C Unlocks a New Way To Store Light

A frozen-core optical fiber has revealed a powerful new way to control interactions between light and sound. Molten lava hardens into rock as it cools, much as the surface of a lak...

Eschenbach Launches New magno DIGITAL Video Magnifer

Eschenbach Optik of America, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-quality magnification and vision-enhancing solutions for the visually impaired, has introduced the new magno® DIGI...