A continuous-wave laser study finds strong third-order nonlinear optical responses in MEH-PPV and PBDB-T polymer solutions, ...

An experimental graphene optical system uses red, green and blue light challenges, transformer-assisted image analysis and binary codes to create programmable hardware-based authentication responses.

Scientists have advanced metasurface technology by developing a new design that simultaneously projects holographic images and creates special diffraction patterns with ten-fold rotation symmetry of ...

"For us, it became an enabler." By carefully designing patterns smaller than the diffraction limit, the team was able to precisely control how much light reached different parts of the printing area ...

Researchers have generated high-quality atom diffraction data from graphene, which could lead to new ways to measure surface interactions. A beam of neutral atoms striking a material can produce a ...

A pattern of distorted lines is visible as a reflection in this close-up view of a human eye. By observing the deformation of illumination patterns reflected off the eye's surface, researchers in ...

A U.K.-Portuguese research group is proposing a new solar cell design based on diffraction gratings – optical components that split and diffract light into several beams. They claim this could lead to ...

X-ray diffraction (XRD) is a generally non-destructive materials characterization technique that uses the diffraction of X-rays by ordered atomic planes to identify crystalline phases and measure ...