The Fiber Lab Flex optical-fiber testing platform from M2Optics is a 19-in. rack-mount instrument that can be configured with plug-inmodules for physical network emulation and other fiber-optic ...

Have you ever wondered why stars appear to “twinkle” in the night sky? These fast and seemingly random changes in the color and brightness of stars arise from how light interacts with different layers ...

Using Aerotech's A3200 controller, users are able to automatically align multichannel optical devices for assembly. Using the built-in automated alignment algorithms, the controller aligns the first ...

US-based simulation software vendor Ansys has signed a deal to acquire Canada-headquartered Lumerical, which specializes in software tools for advanced photonics design. The agreement, which will see ...

Geometric optics is a confusing subject for many physics students, who often first encounter the subject in introductory college physics classes. Traditional instruction in geometric optics is not as ...

Designers of composites are learning that if they are to be able to guarantee component and system performance, repeatability and reliability, it is critical that they have access to more sensor and ...

Quantum physics needs high-precision sensing techniques to delve deeper into the properties of materials. From the analog quantum processors that have emerged recently, the so-called quantum-gas ...

How do I build a career in optics and photonics? Is my research focus too narrow? What career opportunities do universities offer international applicants? Unfortunately, the academic job market is ...