The new studies used optical computer chips, a type of technology that uses light instead of electrons to undertake the processes done in a computer. "We're at an inflection point where ...

The UT researchers, led by Jelmer Renema, have invented a component for a photonic quantum computer that “exchanges ... To do this, they devised an optical circuit consisting of programmable light ...

Optical parametric oscillators (OPOs) are convenient sources of coherent light that suit numerous scientific applications, including various types of spectroscopy, multiphoton excitation ...

Researchers have developed a new machine learning algorithm that excels at interpreting optical spectra, potentially enabling faster and more precise medical diagnoses and sample analysis.

Beams of light that can be guided into corkscrew-like shapes called optical vortices are used today in a range of applications. Pushing the limits of structured light, Harvard applied physicists ...

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, have revealed a new advancement in optical ... 1.5 times the light's wavelength. Even in situations when the light source exhibits ...

Researchers have long recognized that quantum communication systems would transmit quantum information more faithfully and be impervious to certain forms of error if nonlinear optical processes were ...