Toward Remote Monitoring of Plastic Pollution
Novel technology leverages lidar to enable plastic debris detection and monitoring from drones.
23 December 2024
Driving Photonics Learning
A series of learning initiatives at Thorlabs—including a photonics lab on wheels—is bolstering the photonics community.
01 January 2025
Tiny “Lantern” Probes the Brain
A new device can detect biological tissues in mice altered by cancer or traumatic injury.
07 January 2025
Black-Body Radiation with a Twist
Twisted carbon nanotube or tungsten filaments produce circularly polarized thermal radiation up to 100 times brighter than current emitters.
02 January 2025
Nanosensors' Infrared Avalanche Gathers Momentum
Tiny force detectors might in future enable robotic touch and embryo monitoring.
08 January 2025
Repairing Skull Bone
Section of mouse calvarial bone days after injury imaged through second-harmonic generation microscopy, revealing changes in collagen organization and tissue remodeling.
10 January 2025
January 2025 Issue
LATEST NEWS
Swave Lands Series A Funding
Startup receives US$28.3 million toward developing its 3D holographic display platform for AR devices.
10 January 2025
New Route to Infrared Sensing
Reimagining the design of a germanium photodiode delivers improved optical performance over a wide wavelength range.
10 January 2025
Nanosensors' Infrared Avalanche Gathers Momentum
Tiny force detectors might in future enable robotic touch and embryo monitoring.
08 January 2025
Tiny “Lantern” Probes the Brain
A new device can detect biological tissues in mice altered by cancer or traumatic injury.
07 January 2025
Black-Body Radiation with a Twist
Twisted carbon nanotube or tungsten filaments produce circularly polarized thermal radiation up to 100 times brighter than current emitters.
02 January 2025ADVERTISEMENT
EDITOR'S PICKS
Thermoradiative Photovoltaics
Devices that operate like solar cells in reverse can generate power even in the absence of sunlight, offering an alternative route for energy production.
01 November 2024
The Journey of Quantum Sensing
From the concept of “matter waves” to precision quantum sensing.
01 June 2019
The Benefits of Volunteering
Active committee work can open doors and create positive first impressions for early-career scientists.
01 July 2021
Diffracted laser speckle
The diffracted laser speckle from a multimode fiber (core size: 200 microns) is captured by a CMOS camera. The laser wavelength is 661 nm.
01 July 2021ADVERTISEMENT
Repairing Skull Bone
Section of mouse calvarial bone days after injury imaged through second-harmonic generation microscopy, revealing changes in collagen organization and tissue remodeling.
10 January 2025
“Optics in 2024” Cover Art
For its December 2024 “year in optics” feature, OPN received numerous submissions for cover art. Which cover would you choose?
01 January 2025
The Beginnings of OPN
A look at how a vehicle to announce society events evolved into a monthly magazine covering a broad spectrum of optics and photonics content.
01 January 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