Optics and Photonics News

Optics in Finland

Highlights of key optical research projects and applications that are being pursued in Finland, site of the Image Science '85 conference, first in the universities and then in industry. 

by Ari T. Friberg

Quantum Mechanical Computers

This work is a part of an effort to analyze the physical limitations of computers due to the laws of physics. For example, Bennett has made a careful study of the free energy dissipation that must accompany computation. He found it to be virtually zero. 

by Richard P. Feynman

Light Gone Astray A Look at Glare

Light is delightful. It is usually the carrier of many wonderful sights and visual sensations. It stimulates one of our most important senses and utilizes a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum which is dear to the hearts of most optical physicists.

by Ross McCluney