One Step Closer to Continuous-Wave Atom Lasers
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One Step Closer to Continuous-Wave Atom Lasers

Physicists create a steady flow of ultracold particles to fuel atom lasers that would beam matter instead of light.

16 June 2022
Optics & Art
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Optics & Art

In a new feature, OPN highlights works by eight artists inspired by light—and its ability to transform the world around us.

01 July 2022
Study: Privileges of White, Able-Bodied, Heterosexual Men in STEM
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Study: Privileges of White, Able-Bodied, Heterosexual Men in STEM

A survey of more than 25,000 full-time STEM professionals reveals how those who do not belong to marginalized groups benefit from systematic advantages.

27 June 2022
Senior Member Insights: Luciana Kassab
Careers
Senior Member Insights: Luciana Kassab

A professor talks about the importance of pursuing what you love to do.

28 June 2022
Nonlinear Photonics
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Nonlinear Photonics

A highly recommended nonlinear-photonics textbook for graduate and senior undergraduate students.

23 June 2022
Birefringence of Glass-Metal Seal
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Birefringence of Glass-Metal Seal

Birefringence of glass-metal seal viewed through crossed polarizers.

24 June 2022
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Human-Eye-Inspired Multiwavelength Optoelectronic Synapse
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Human-Eye-Inspired Multiwavelength Optoelectronic Synapse

Researchers develop an all-in-one device for artificial vision that can sense UV, visible, near-infrared and infrared light.

23 June 2022
Label-Free Fluorescence Microscopy Through Channels
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Label-Free Fluorescence Microscopy Through Channels

Researchers use differential imaging to detect single biomolecules flowing through nanofluidic chips and determine the molecules’ characteristics.

22 June 2022
Metasurfaces Come to the Market
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Metasurfaces Come to the Market

Early-stage company Metalenz says that the inclusion of its technology in ST Microelectronics’ 3D-sensing modules marks the first use of metasurfaces in “real-world devices.”

20 June 2022
One Step Closer to Continuous-Wave Atom Lasers
Research News
One Step Closer to Continuous-Wave Atom Lasers

Physicists create a steady flow of ultracold particles to fuel atom lasers that would beam matter instead of light.

16 June 2022
A Novel, Compact Interconnect for Data Centers
Research News
A Novel, Compact Interconnect for Data Centers

Photonic crystals and inverse design are the keys to a new alliance of wavelength and spatial multiplexing.

15 June 2022
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The First Time the Laser Was Classified
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The First Time the Laser Was Classified

An argument between Bell Labs and ARPA in 1959 led to classification of a million-dollar ARPA project to make the first laser—and delayed the laser efforts of both parties.

01 January 2022
User-Centered Smart Homes
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User-Centered Smart Homes

The success of smart-home technology will depend on users making it part of their everyday routines. User-centered smart-home solutions focus on different needs for different stages of life.

01 May 2022
Beyond “Fire in the Soul”
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Beyond “Fire in the Soul”

The burning optical issues that underlie some modern art and architecture.

01 September 2021
Fluorescent Tubes
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Fluorescent Tubes

Fluorescent tubes go through on-off-on cycles. Purple light emitted early in the cycle comes from mercury and short-lived states in the phosphor mixture, and green light emitted late in the cycle comes from a long-lived Tb(3+) state.

01 December 2021
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Birefringence of Glass-Metal Seal
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Birefringence of Glass-Metal Seal

Birefringence of glass-metal seal viewed through crossed polarizers.

24 June 2022
Toward Lighter, Thinner AR/VR Systems
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Toward Lighter, Thinner AR/VR Systems

Liquid-crystal polarization holograms promise to transform head-mounted displays.

01 July 2021
Celebrating Women and Girls in STEM
Reflections in Diversity

Celebrating Women and Girls in STEM

A postdoctoral researcher discusses the progress that’s been made, and the steps left to take, to address science’s gender-bias problem.

01 February 2021
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Senior Member Insights: Luciana Kassab
Careers
Senior Member Insights: Luciana Kassab

A professor talks about the importance of pursuing what you love to do.

28 June 2022
Study: Privileges of White, Able-Bodied, Heterosexual Men in STEM
Careers
Study: Privileges of White, Able-Bodied, Heterosexual Men in STEM

A survey of more than 25,000 full-time STEM professionals reveals how those who do not belong to marginalized groups benefit from systematic advantages.

27 June 2022
Senior Member Insights: Hassen Ghalila
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Senior Member Insights: Hassen Ghalila

A professor talks about the freedom to question everything in scientific research.

14 June 2022
Senior Member Insights: Faezeh Gholami
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Senior Member Insights: Faezeh Gholami

A hardware system architect and senior IBM Quantum Ambassador talks about merging business and photonics.

31 May 2022
Senior Member Insights: Mark Auslender
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Senior Member Insights: Mark Auslender

An adjunct full professor talks about navigating his physics career as an immigrant.

17 May 2022
Enter OPN's 17th Annual Photo Contest
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Enter OPN's 17th Annual Photo Contest

The first-place winner will receive a canvas-stretched print of their winning entry, a $250 Amazon gift card, and publication of the winning image in OPN.

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15 September 2022