Thanks to a set of unique properties, diffractive optical elements have the potential to transform light into almost any desired distribution. Joshika Akhil gives the low-down on the technology that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Twelve years ago at the AECOS meeting, a program chair asked the audience if in 10 years we would be able to ...

Imaging technology has transformed how we observe the universe—from mapping distant galaxies with radio telescope arrays to ...

As photonics continues to penetrate the world of consumer electronics and telecommunications, there is an increasing need for custom-designed optical parts that are low cost, compact and lightweight.

All-optical image denoising using diffractive visual processors. Credit: Ozcan Lab UCLA While image denoising algorithms have undergone extensive research and advancements in the past decades, ...

Increasingly complex applications such as artificial intelligence require ever more powerful and power-hungry computers to run. Optical computing is a proposed solution to increase speed and power ...

The total amount of data generated worldwide is expected to reach 175 ZB (Zettabytes; 1 ZB equals 1 billion Terabytes) by 2025. If 175 ZB were stored on Blu-ray disks, the disk stack would be 23 times ...

Now you see it: A schematic of the experiment, in which an optical diffractive camera hides information by concealing it within ordinary-looking “dummy” patterns. (Courtesy: A Ozcan) Information ...

Understanding optical resolution is key in microscopy, highlighting the diffraction limit and innovations in super-resolution ...

(Nanowerk News) The total amount of data generated worldwide is expected to reach 175 ZB (Zettabytes; 1 ZB equals 1 billion Terabytes) by 2025. If 175 ZB were stored on Blu-ray disks, the disk stack ...