Optics & Photonics News

Research News

New Light on an Old Artifact

Ilana Ostrin | 22 June 2017

Multispectral imaging of an ancient pottery shard yields up a message that had previously gone unnoticed. read more  

Book Reviews

Observatories and Telescopes of Modern Times

David Leverington | 22 June 2017 | Review by Barry R. Masters

An incredibly detailed historical record of the design, construction and operation of ground-based optical and radio astronomy facilities on all continents, from 1945 to the present. read more  

Research News

Beetle-Inspired Structural Colors

Sarah Michaud | 21 June 2017

Researchers develop a low-cost hydrothermal growth technique to fabricate biomimetic, tunable structural colors that could find use in sensors and microelectrodes. read more  

Research News

Doing Neural Nets with Photons

Stewart Wills | 19 June 2017

Can optical computing find a niche in deep learning? read more  

Industry News

Schott, Safran Win Bids on ELT Primary Mirror

Stewart Wills | 16 June 2017

German and French firm win contracts to build substrate for, figure, and polish what will be the largest mirror ever built for an optical telescope. read more  

Research News

Quantum Key Distribution Takes Flight

Patricia Daukantas | 15 June 2017

Separate Chinese, German and Canadian teams perform experiments that advance quantum key distribution above ground and in the air—or even in outer space. read more  

Book Reviews

Semiconductor Nanolasers

Qing Gu and Yeshaiahu Fainman | 15 June 2017 | Review by K. Alan Shore

This excellent book provides the first in-depth description of the challenges faced in creating nanolasers that can serve as optical sources in photonic integrated circuits. read more  

Careers

Becoming a Networking Natural

Ilana Ostrin | 14 June 2017

Networking is viewed by many as a necessary evil of career advancement and professional development—but it doesn’t have to be that way. read more  

Research News

Beating Fiber’s Time-Temperature Dilemma

Stewart Wills | 13 June 2017

U.K. research team reports creation of an optical fiber whose propagation time is completely insensitive to temperature variations. read more  

Careers

It's Not Too Late for a Mentor

Ilana Ostrin | 08 June 2017

Having a mentor can offer benefits beyond just the early stages of a career. read more