New Approach to Identify Smaller Microplastics
Research News

New Approach to Identify Smaller Microplastics

The method combines fluorescent staining, flow cytometry and pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

22 November 2023
Optics in 2023
From the Issue
Optics in 2023

This special issue of Optics & Photonics News highlights exciting peer-reviewed optics research that has emerged over the past year. 

01 December 2023
Iris Ornaments: The Beauty in Diffraction
Light Touch
Iris Ornaments: The Beauty in Diffraction

Since the first gratings were constructed, there have been a number of attempts to commercialize their color-producing effects as decorative elements.

01 December 2023
Senior Member Insights: Praneeth Chakravarthula
Careers
Senior Member Insights: Praneeth Chakravarthula

An assistant professor talks about the joy of mentoring students and the value of a supportive research community.

28 November 2023
Medical Image Reconstruction
Book Reviews
Medical Image Reconstruction

A highly recommended book about the foundations of tomography within medical imaging.

23 November 2023
Glass Sphere
Image of the Week
Glass Sphere

A glass sphere is the geometrically simplest form of lens. In this photo, the lens magnifies the lines in the background and spherical aberrations toward the edges are visible.

24 November 2023
Optics & Photonics News Magazine
December 2023 Issue
LATEST NEWS
Computer Vision Helps 3D Print Robots
Research News
Computer Vision Helps 3D Print Robots

New system uses high-frame-rate cameras and lasers to power a digital feedback loop that enables contactless printing.

23 November 2023
New Approach to Identify Smaller Microplastics
Research News
New Approach to Identify Smaller Microplastics

The method combines fluorescent staining, flow cytometry and pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

22 November 2023
Photonic Inc. Unveils Microsoft Partnership
Industry News
Photonic Inc. Unveils Microsoft Partnership

Collaboration, plus US$100 million in new funding, will underpin startup’s work toward scalable, distributed, fault-tolerant quantum computing and networking within five years.

18 November 2023
Light Probe Unlocks the Secrets of Spin
Research News
Light Probe Unlocks the Secrets of Spin

A measurement technique that exploits extreme ultraviolet light has revealed complex spin behavior at ultrafast timescales.

16 November 2023
Nanophotonic Laser Picks Up the Pace
Research News
Nanophotonic Laser Picks Up the Pace

Lithium niobate circuit reduces the pulse length while boosting the peak power of an integrated mode-locked laser.

15 November 2023

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EDITOR'S PICKS
James Webb Space Telescope: A Sparkling Optical Success
From the Archive

James Webb Space Telescope: A Sparkling Optical Success

Superlatives strain to characterize the excellent performance of the astronomical community’s latest infrared telescope, which is beaming back dazzling and confounding images of the universe.

01 July 2023
Light as Medicine: Niels Finsen’s Phototherapy
From the Archive
Light as Medicine: Niels Finsen’s Phototherapy

The inventor of the Finsen light made strides in understanding the effects of ultraviolet light in the treatment of disease.

01 April 2023
From the Lab to Space
Then and Now
From the Lab to Space

The idea of using sunlight to generate electricity has been around since the 1800s, but solar cells with a practical level of conversion efficiency arrived only in the 1950s.

01 April 2023
Output Light Field
After Image
Output Light Field

Output light field of a tapered tip of an optical single-mode fiber, in which blue light and green light are coupled, reflected by a sheet of paper.

01 October 2019

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Image of the Week

Glass Sphere

A glass sphere is the geometrically simplest form of lens. In this photo, the lens magnifies the lines in the background and spherical aberrations toward the edges are visible.

24 November 2023
Light Touch

Iris Ornaments: The Beauty in Diffraction

Since the first gratings were constructed, there have been a number of attempts to commercialize their color-producing effects as decorative elements.

01 December 2023
Infographic

Optics in 2024 & Beyond

Each December, OPN looks at interesting research results of the past year. But what about the year ahead? We asked several contributors to our “Optics in 2023” feature for thoughts on 2024.

01 December 2023
CAREERS
Senior Member Insights: Praneeth Chakravarthula
Careers
Senior Member Insights: Praneeth Chakravarthula

An assistant professor talks about the joy of mentoring students and the value of a supportive research community.

28 November 2023
Senior Member Insights: Jiayang Wu
Careers
Senior Member Insights: Jiayang Wu

A senior researcher talks about learning from failure.

14 November 2023
Senior Member Insights: Nilesh J. Vasa
Careers
Senior Member Insights: Nilesh J. Vasa

A professor talks about using optics and photonics for societal applications.

31 October 2023
Thinking Differently: Leveraging Neurodiversity in STEM
Careers
Thinking Differently: Leveraging Neurodiversity in STEM

Although neurodivergent people often face challenges in scientific education and workplaces, they also bring unique strengths and assets.

24 October 2023
Senior Member Insights: Vijitha Herath
Careers
Senior Member Insights: Vijitha Herath

A professor talks about flourishing in an academic career after growing up with little access to scientific information.

17 October 2023