Optics

Traditional optics are fixed in functionality. The future is programmable optics, where a single chip can be programmed with any optical function.
Active metasurfaces are ushering in a new era of programmable optics.
Jan. 30, 2026
Credit: Osaka Metropolitan University
Spin size affects the way the system behaves. At spin-1/2, fully quantum spins pair up and cancel each other out (no magnetism). Spins >1/2 create magnetic order (magnetism).
Jan. 29, 2026
Credit: TOPTICA Photonics
FIGURE 1. Illustration of tunable diode lasers and adjacent technologies manufactured by TOPTICA Photonics for quantum applications, along with wavelength coverage and available output powers.
Jan. 28, 2026
Credit: KAIST
(L-R) Junyong Choi, Woonsong Jeong, Jungwon Kim, and Jihoon Baek inside the antenna receiver room at KVN Pyeongchang radio telescope.
Jan. 27, 2026
Credit: Bernard Lee
FIGURE 1. Drivers of the optical network evolution.
Jan. 23, 2026
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Jan. 13, 2026
Credit: Yufeng Zhang
Yufeng Zhang in the team's lab.
Jan. 8, 2026
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Jan. 6, 2026
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