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Optics & Photonics Jun 14, 2026

Light-programmed system projects 28-layer 3D images in single shot

Researchers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and CNSI (California NanoSystems Institute), led by Professor Aydogan Ozcan, introduced a snapshot 3D image projection system that integrates a digital encoder with a ...

Optics & Photonics May 6, 2026

Hologram technology where 'light becomes the key' enables hard-to-copy security

A new type of hologram technology has been developed that uses the motion of light as a key, revealing information only under specific conditions. This is gaining attention as a novel approach that can simultaneously overcome ...

Optics & Photonics Mar 4, 2026

Möbius-inspired surface controls light in two directions

Light is an unusually rich carrier of information. Its direction of travel, wavelength, and polarization can all be used to encode signals or images. Yet controlling these properties independently remains difficult, especially ...

Optics & Photonics Feb 27, 2026

Metasurface-based SLM could enhance AR, VR and LiDAR performance

Many cutting-edge technologies, ranging from augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) to LiDAR (light detection and ranging) systems, rely on components that enable the precise control of light. These components include ...

Optics & Photonics Feb 13, 2026

Hologram processing method boosts 3D image depth of focus fivefold

Researchers from the University of Tartu Institute of Physics have developed a novel method for enhancing the quality of three-dimensional images by increasing the depth of focus in holograms fivefold after recording, using ...

Condensed Matter Feb 13, 2026

Electrically controllable 3D magnetic hopfions realized in chiral magnets

A research team from the High Magnetic Field Laboratory of the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with collaborators from Anhui University, ShanghaiTech University, and the University ...

General Physics Oct 30, 2025

Mathematical proof debunks the idea that the universe is a computer simulation

It's a plot device beloved by science fiction: our entire universe might be a simulation running on some advanced civilization's supercomputer. But new research from UBC Okanagan has mathematically proven this isn't just ...

Optics & Photonics Sep 29, 2025

Electrically tunable metasurface unlocks real-time THz holography

The terahertz (THz) band of the electromagnetic spectrum holds immense promise for next-generation technologies, including high-speed wireless communication, advanced encryption, and medical imaging. However, manipulating ...

Optics & Photonics Aug 21, 2025

Ultrathin metasurface enables high-efficiency vectorial holography

Holography—the science of recording and reconstructing light fields—has long been central to imaging, data storage, and encryption. Traditional holographic systems, however, rely on bulky optical setups and interference experiments, ...

Nanophysics Jul 31, 2025

Nanodevice uses sound to sculpt light, paving the way for better displays and imaging

Light can behave in very unexpected ways when you squeeze it into small spaces. In a paper in the journal Science, Mark Brongersma, a professor of materials science and engineering at Stanford University, and doctoral candidate ...

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