Breaking barriers with nanoscale lasers
(PhysOrg.com) -- We could soon see the potential of laser technology expand dramatically.
Optics & Photonics
Jul 28, 2009
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News tagged with optical wavelength
Control ions for quantum computing and sensing via on-chip fiber optics
Walk into a quantum lab where scientists trap ions, and you'll find benchtops full of mirrors and lenses, all focusing lasers to hit an ion "trapped" in place above a chip. By using lasers to control ions, scientists have ...
Quantum Physics
Oct 22, 2020
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X-rays discovered from young supernova remnant
(Phys.org) -- Over fifty years ago, a supernova was discovered in M83, a spiral galaxy about 15 million light years from Earth. Astronomers have used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to make the first detection of X-rays ...
Astronomy
Jul 31, 2012
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Discovery of a new mechanism for wavelength conversion of light by a plastic material
Researchers from the National Institute of Radiological Sciences have discovered a new mechanism for wavelength conversion of emitted light by a plastic material. The results of these studies appeared in Scientific Reports ...
General Physics
Sep 18, 2013
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Physicists demonstrate novel mechanism that can prevent light waves from spreading freely
In collaboration with the group of Professor Mordechai Segev (Technion, Israel Institute of Technology), physicists from the group of Professor Alexander Szameit (University of Rostock) have demonstrated a novel type of mechanism ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 1, 2022
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Enhancing image quality with broadband achromatic and polarization-insensitive metalenses
Precise control of light is a crucial requirement in optical imaging, sensing, and communication. Traditional lenses employed for the purpose have limitations, necessitating more precise and compact solutions. To address ...
Optics & Photonics
Jul 25, 2023
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Image: Hubble sees the eye of a colorful galaxy
This finely detailed image shows the heart of NGC 1097, a barred spiral galaxy that lies about 48 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Fornax. This picture reveals the intricacy of the web of stars and dust ...
Astronomy
Mar 22, 2022
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Wideband wavelength conversion using cavity optomechanics
A team of researchers at the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST), the University of Maryland, and the California Institute of Technology have demonstrated optical wavelength conversion using interactions ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 22, 2013
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Hubble focuses on 'the great attractor'
(Phys.org)—A busy patch of space has been captured in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Scattered with many nearby stars, the field also has numerous galaxies in the background.
Astronomy
Jan 23, 2013
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Born in beauty: Proplyds in the Orion Nebula (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A collection of 30 never-before-released images of embryonic planetary systems in the Orion Nebula are the highlight of the longest single Hubble Space Telescope project ever dedicated to the topic of star ...
Astronomy
Dec 14, 2009
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