Tag Archives: Optics

Optical Metasurface Captures Solar Magnetic Fields

The telescope-integrated device reveals the signal in snapshots of polarized sunlight. Continue reading →

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Laser Chip Brings Multiplexing to AI Data Centers

Feeding more optical signals into one fiber will reduce latency. Continue reading →

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A Very Stable Mirror

A crystalline mirror coating significantly reduces fluctuations in the resonant frequency of an optical cavity. Continue reading →

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X-Ray–Optical Technique Detects Subtle Signal

A high-sensitivity measurement reveals the asymmetric shifts of electrons along atomic bonds. Continue reading →

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Spectroscopy Technique Reveals Nanoscale Acoustic Waves

Imaging using extreme ultraviolet scattering shows that optical pulses can generate surface excitations with spectra that were previously difficult to achieve. Continue reading →

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Ultracold Atoms Simulate Breaking Flux Strings

An optical-lattice experiment offers a platform for observing dynamics of particle–antiparticle pair creation in quantum field theories. Continue reading →

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Peacock feathers can be lasers

Tail feathers can emit narrow beams of light, a first in the animal kingdom. Continue reading →

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TSMC Bets On Unorthodox Optical Tech

MicroLED-based inteconnects could fuel energy-efficient AI data centers. Read more in IEEE Spectrum… Continue reading →

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Start-Ups Bring Optics Right to the GPU

New optical interconnects could provide the bandwidths needed for AI data centers. Continue reading →

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Birefringent Nanocubes Give Light a Circular Boost

An achiral metasurface selectively transmits two beams of opposite chirality. Continue reading →

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