Physicists in Germany have generated what they call a "special" state of matter, using a three-dimensional optical interference pattern. Turning up the intensity of this pattern created a gaseous ...

Investigating laser technologies in bioelectronics, this review highlights optical principles that optimize fabrication ...

A good rifle scope maintains optical clarity, minimizes parallax, is non-reflective and is resistant to moisture, dirt and mechanical shock. These scopes must also be suitable in a wide variety of ...

Twisting laser patterns into a corkscrew-like pattern, rather than sending the light beams in a line, promises to relieve some data gridlock, say scientists A bottleneck in data rates is coming, some ...

The Institute of Technical Physics at the DLR in Stuttgart is operating a qualification laboratory where the laser vulnerability of optical components can be tested under pulsed irradiation and for ...

Moving photonic ICs into the same package as silicon helps improve performance, but lasers remain outside. A new monolithic laser array allows hundreds of colors, each individually software-tunable ...

Whether you’re a huge geek or a total luddite, you’ve got to be excited when scientists invent a new kind of laser, especially one that stands to replace the one we’ve been using for fiber optic ...