UC Santa Barbara physics doctoral candidate has been named to Heising-Simons Foundation’s Science program’s new class of 51 Pegasi b Fellows ...

Researchers generated stable vortex light in its lowest-energy state using liquid crystal traps and optical confinement.

With an applied physics: optics degree, you’ll gain specialized expertise in optics, preparing you for diverse career opportunities in technology, research, and academia. Become who you’re meant to be ...

Shara Tibken was a managing editor at CNET News, overseeing a team covering tech policy, EU tech, mobile and the digital divide. She previously covered mobile as a senior reporter at CNET and also ...

This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features Brian Pogue, who is professor of biomedical engineering at ...

In this Physics World Focus on Optics & Photonics you’ll find an interview with the healthcare photonics lead at the UK’s Centre for Process Innovation, and a report on a pan-European effort to ...

Photonics and optoelectronics are branches of science and technology that deal with the generation, manipulation, and detection of light (photons). While photonics focuses on the fundamental ...

Two Americans and a German won the Nobel Prize in physics for optics research that is improving the accuracy of such ...

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an imaging technology that can non-invasively generate cross-sectional images of tissue. OCT is widely used in eye clinics to diagnose and manage retinal diseases ...

Ultrathin structures that can bend, focus, or filter light, "metasurfaces" are reshaping how scientists think about optics. These engineered materials offer precise control over light's behavior, but ...