The photonic lantern is engineered to losslessly convert between optical sources and modes by optimizing the converging waveguide structure using adaptive learning algorithms and optical simulations.

This Collection welcomes original research articles on flat optics, with a focus on the design, fabrication, and characterisation of planar optical elements. It also highlights emerging applications ...

The latest studies using CRAIC Technologies’ microspectroscopy have delivered important insights into the characterization of semiconductors and other new materials. The advanced abilities of CRAIC ...

A project at MIT Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE) has developed a new design of optical tweezers that could help the manipulation technology be utilized in new areas of research. The principle ...

(Nanowerk News) Cornell researchers in physics and engineering have created the smallest walking robot yet. Its mission: to be tiny enough to interact with waves of visible light and still move ...

A research team has developed a new way to measure and predict how plant leaves scatter and reflect light, revealing that leaf optical behavior can be accurately inferred from measurable phenotypic ...