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A new microchip-sized device could dramatically accelerate the future of quantum computing. It controls laser frequencies ...

In the field of clinical instrumentation and life science research, sensing and optical spectroscopy perform vital roles in a range of applications. Optical spectroscopy offers an optimal method for ...

A research team has developed a new way to measure and predict how plant leaves scatter and reflect light, revealing that ...

Caltech engineers have developed an optical switch that can significantly be helpful in the world of computing, as reported by PhysOrg. 390895 02: Insulated fiber-optic cable from the Fiberoptic ...

Your brain is lying to you right now. Not maliciously, and not because something’s wrong with it. It’s doing exactly what evolution designed it to do, making split-second decisions about the world ...

Researchers have developed a fiber neural network system that performs intelligent processing of optical communication signals directly in the light domain. This approach integrates optical ...

The idea of optical computing—the use of photons instead of electrons to perform computational operations—has been around for decades. However, interest has resurged in recent years; the potential for ...

A career in optical physics or engineering means knowing about the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and its detection by instruments. Since the discovery that ...