Time is almost up on the way we track each second of the day, with optical atomic clocks set to redefine the way the world ...

For many years, cesium atomic clocks have been reliably keeping time around the world. But the future belongs to even more accurate clocks: optical atomic clocks. In a few years' time, they could ...

Optical aberration theory remains a fundamental component in the design and operation of space telescopes. With increasingly ambitious astronomical missions and the demand for high-resolution imaging, ...

LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Sept. 14, 2004 - University of California scientists working at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a theory describing light pulse dynamics in optical fibers that explains ...

Groundbreaking research unveils unified theory for optical singularities in photonic microstructures (Nanowerk News) In a recent study published in Engineering ("Optical Singularities in Photonic ...

A team led by a physicist from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) recently developed a new quantum theory that explains the “light-induced phase” of matter and predicts its novel functionalities.

A new book on infrared spectroscopy picks up where all previous books leave off. Jena-based scientist PD Dr. Thomas Mayerhöfer has written the first book on infrared spectroscopy that explains spectra ...

M. K. Sears, J. Bekaert, B. W. Smith, "Pupil wavefront manipulation for optical nanolithography", Proc. SPIE 8326, (2012) paper M. K. Sears, G. Fenger, J. Mailfert, B ...