Tag Archives: Optics

A Versatile Design for a Metasurface Cavity

Posted on March 6, 2025 by rberkowitz

An all-dielectric version of a metamaterials-based cavity allows the cavity to operate over a previously inaccessible wavelength range—which could benefit lasers and other resonant devices. Continue reading →

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The Forecast Is Cloudy, With a Chance of Dropped Packets

Posted on January 30, 2025 by rberkowitz

Weather-based models predict threats to laser communications links. Continue reading →

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Seeking Signatures of High-Energy Vortex States

Posted on December 23, 2024 by rberkowitz

A proposed method could detect vortex states of high-energy particles through a scattering phenomenon called a superkick. Continue reading →

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A Laser Casts a Shadow

Posted on December 9, 2024 by rberkowitz

Through its interactions with a crystal, light becomes an opaque object—an effect that could be harnessed in applications. Continue reading →

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Programming a Crystal Defectwith Light

Posted on November 29, 2024 by rberkowitz

Forces imposed by laser light can manipulate the shape of a membrane’s vibrational modes. Continue reading →

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Space-Based Sensor Captures Lightning Data in a Bottle

Posted on November 5, 2024 by rberkowitz

The Falcon Neuro imager is plugging gaps in lightning research. Continue reading →

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How Do You 3D Print Glass?

Posted on August 23, 2024 by rberkowitz

Precisely shaped glass is a tricky substance for additive manufacturing. Continue reading →

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Powering Down

Posted on July 7, 2024 by rberkowitz

How optics technologies can reduce the energy costs of artificial intelligence and boost data center efficiency. Continue reading →

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Crystallizing the Path Toward a Nuclear Clock

Posted on July 2, 2024 by rberkowitz

Researchers have made the most precise measurement to date of the excited nuclear state of thorium-229, a candidate isotope for an ultraprecise nuclear clock. Continue reading →

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Reducing Persistence ofAntibiotic Resistance

Posted on February 23, 2024 by rberkowitz

A light-based technique can make bacteria more susceptible to antibiotics, and it is nearing clinical trials. Continue reading →

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