Frequency Comb Boosts Gas Detection
Interferometric technique can sense multiple molecular species in a sample at better than 1 part per trillion.
26 February 2025
Building Stronger Connections
Let me encourage you to attend a meeting in person this year. Take the time to renew an old connection and make a new one as well.
01 March 2025
Direct Laser Writing Boosts Resolution
Maskless lithography uses dual beams to draw very closely spaced lines at high speeds.
05 March 2024
Picture-Perfect Flat Lens
Large-area lens offers a smaller and lighter solution for full-color imaging using airborne systems.
06 March 2025
Effective Science Communication (Third Edition)
An important tool for anyone who wants to learn how to communicate research to peers and the broader scientific community.
06 March 2025
Spectral Flame
A CD has the effect of a diffraction grating on candlelight, separating its constituent colors.
07 March 2025
March 2025 Issue
LATEST NEWS
PsiQuantum Unveils Manufacturable Chipset
Startup says it can produce chips at high volumes required for commercially viable photonic quantum computers.
07 March 2025
Picture-Perfect Flat Lens
Large-area lens offers a smaller and lighter solution for full-color imaging using airborne systems.
06 March 2025
Direct Laser Writing Boosts Resolution
Maskless lithography uses dual beams to draw very closely spaced lines at high speeds.
05 March 2025
STMicroelectronics Expands Silicon Photonics
Chipmaker announces new proprietary technologies to enable faster optical interconnects for data centers and AI clusters.
03 March 2025
Hybrid Microscope Gives a Full 3D View
Polarized dual-view light-sheet microscope could have powerful biological applications in measuring position and orientation of molecules.
27 February 2025ADVERTISEMENT
EDITOR'S PICKS
Submarine Optical Fibers: A Window into Climate Change
Distributed acoustic sensing, increasingly recognized as a potential tool for seismic monitoring, can provide insights on ocean circulation, marine-mammal migration and other climate-relevant parameters.
01 September 2024
XFEL Light Sources
Here we look at the setup for the world’s six most powerful X-ray free-electron laser facilities.
01 May 2024
The Multifaceted Laser Market
The laser industry’s variety of sectors makes prediction difficult—but also provides opportunities for growth.
01 October 2023
Analog Metacrystal
Sectional views of a solid crystal detailing the inner structure of a computed optical system where encryption is defined by the topological structure.
01 May 2022ADVERTISEMENT
Spectral Flame
A CD has the effect of a diffraction grating on candlelight, separating its constituent colors.
07 March 2025
Optical Communications Readies for Launch
MIT Lincoln Laboratory’s Bryan S. Robinson will speak at the upcoming OFC conference about challenges and next steps for free-space optical communications.
01 March 2025
Sparking a Quantum Dialogue
Ana María Cetto discusses the economic and educational importance of demystifying quantum science.
01 March 2025CAREERS
Journeys in Optics: Alejandro Velez-Zea
Velez-Zea discusses his career in academia, his research project that won the Optica Foundation Challenge and offers advice for students and early-career professionals.
05 November 2024
Ambassadors and Chapters Driving Optics Education and Career Advancement
Ana Karen Reyes talks about her work as an Optica Ambassador supporting optics and photonics education and professional development.
29 October 2024
A Career in Subsea: The Final (Fiber) Frontier
The Optical Fiber Communications Workshop, hosted by an Optica/SPIE Student Chapter, showcased career opportunities in the burgeoning field of subsea communications.
18 October 2024
Journeys in Optics: George Dwapanyin
Dwapanyin talks about his time as an Optica Ambassador, his involvement with Optica’s 2020 DEI Rapid Action Committee and the role community has had in his career.
15 October 2024
Journeys in Optics: Jason Adams
Adams discusses the genesis of his career in optics, his previous career as an audio engineer and the role of travel in his work.
03 September 2024