Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have unveiled a new optical technology that enables precise focusing of light—only in one direction. This novel unidirectional focusing ...

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 ...

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 ...

A team of researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has introduced a novel framework for monitoring structural vibrations using diffractive optical processors. This new ...

Augmented reality (AR) displays are emerging as the next generation of interactive platform, providing deeper human-digital interactions and immersive experiences beyond traditional flat-panel ...

Diffractive optical lenses are special lenses that function based on the principle of diffraction. Like normal, traditional lenses, diffractive optical lenses also focus the input light beams onto a ...

NASA has funded further development of a new type of solar sail relying on diffractive optics, with the ultimate aim of a demonstration mission in space. The "Diffractive Solar Sailing" project has ...

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coherent Corp. (Nasdaq: COHR), a leader in industrial laser optics, today announced that it introduced a product line of diffractive optical elements ...

Spatially incoherent diffractive optical processors can handle data beyond non-negative values, potentially making them valuable in diverse scenarios, such as visual encryption and autonomous vehicle ...

Recently there has been a reemergence of interest in optical computing platforms for artificial intelligence-related applications. Optics/photonics is ideally suited for realizing neural network ...