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Spectral shaper provides control over 10K laser frequency comb lines: https://bit.ly/4oeurBn By substituting a spatial light modulator for the camera typically used in spectrographs, it could help astronomers detect exoplanets by making tiny stellar wobbles easier to measure.
#OPG_Optica
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ICYMI....This portable Raman analyzer detects gas leaks from a distance:
https://bit.ly/485GxqO
The tech uses a robust enhancement mechanism, where blue pump light and Raman scattered light from hydrogen are reflected multiple times in a multipass cavity to detect very low H2 concentrations. π‘ βοΈ π§ͺ
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We had a great FiO this year, especially with the latest updates in
#quantum
at the plenary sessions! π€© Don't worry if you missed some sessions - recordings and highlights are available for 60 days π
https://bit.ly/49ChAo6
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New project publication! Our partners developed an open-hardware, affordable, and accessible macroscope. π¬π Congratulations Ian Coghill, AliΓ©nor Lahlou, Andrea Lodetti, Shizue Matsubara, Thomas Le Saux, and Ludovic Jullien! π Read the open access
@optica.org
publication at
doi.org/10.1364/OE.5...
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Optics & Photonics News
8 days ago
Image of the Week: Jack-oβ-Lantern Cloud At sunset, this cumulus cloud lit up like a giant jack-oβ-lantern in the sky. Read more here:
http://bit.ly/3Uj2QCf
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13 days ago
An Editors' Pick via
#OPG_OL
: Active glass fiber derived via levitation melting of a rare-earth titano-niobate
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#OpticalFiber
#RareEarth
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Spectral shaper provides control over 10K laser frequency comb lines: https://bit.ly/4oeurBn By substituting a spatial light modulator for the camera typically used in spectrographs, it could help astronomers detect exoplanets by making tiny stellar wobbles easier to measure.
#OPG_Optica
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Spectral shaper provides control over 10K laser frequency comb lines: https://bit.ly/4oeurBn By substituting a spatial light modulator for the camera typically used in spectrographs, it could help astronomers detect exoplanets by making tiny stellar wobbles easier to measure.
#OPG_Optica
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Happy "Hollow"-ween π This image was captured by coupling light from a supercontinuum source into a 3-m length of anti-resonant hollow-core fibers and then bending a section of the ARF into a tight bend diameter. βLeah R Murphy, Heriot-Watt University Learn more:
https://bit.ly/47AsrMX
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At
#FiO25
? We know conferences can be tiring, so we're happy to help connect you with caffeine and new faces. Take a coffee break at the Four Seasons Ballroom at 15:00 (MT) with exhibitors and attendees to chat, network and learn about new developments. Find the schedule:
https://bit.ly/47NH6p6
13 days ago
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The results are in. We are pleased to announce the 2026-2028 Directors at Large! Thomas G. Brown, University of Rochester Kaoru Minoshima, University of Electro-Communications and Marisa Edmund, Edmund Optics Read about their service in the optics community:
https://bit.ly/47MzAe7
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We are thrilled to announce that Alex Gaeta has been elected as the 2026 Optica Vice President! Alex's experience covers nearly four decades of research in quantum, nonlinear photonics and volunteer service to Optica and the greater optics community. Read more:
https://bit.ly/49mrfz6
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14 days ago
Deeply honored to receive the Edgar D Tillyer Award from
@optica.org
. My remarks last night at the Awards Ceremony in Denver πΉπ. Heartfelt thanks to nominations, collaborators, research teams & family for their support & inspiration
#Optics
#VisionResearch
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#OPG_Optica
: Energyβtime ptychography for one-dimensional phase retrieval https://opg.optica.org/optica/fulltext.cfm?uri=optica-12-9-1529
#Ptychography
#QuantumOptics
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MarcosLab UR
15 days ago
Renuka Manjula & Susana Marcos,
@marcoslabur.bsky.social
both delivered talks today on Adaptive Optics Visual Simulators
@optica.org
#FrontiersinOptics
#FIO2025
, in 2 sessions at the same time! Hope you could catch one of those!
@urengineering.bsky.social
@cvsuor.bsky.social
@flaumeye.bsky.social
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Good morning
#FiO25
attendees! π We hope you're having a great start to the second day of FiO! On the first day, 27 October,
@opg.optica.org
hosted a "Meet the Editors" event, technical talks covered
#VR
and
#MachineLearning
, and attendees connected over well-deserved coffee breaks. β
14 days ago
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MarcosLab UR
15 days ago
En route to
#Denver
for
@optica.org
Frontiers in Optics
#FiO2025
(Invited talk & Awards Ceremony). Amazing aerial views of the Genesee River Gorge, waterfalls, Rochester downtown, Lake Ontario &
@urochester.bsky.social
campus upon taking off from
#ROC
airport
@thisisroc.bsky.social
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24 days ago
Our Language Editing Services include everything from grammar checks to logic, structure, and clarity improvements. The Premium Service even includes a cover letter for submission! Prepare your manuscript for review today. Learn more:
https://languageediting.optica.org/
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We're excited to announce a new publishing approach from
@opg.optica.org
! In 2026,
#OPG_JOSA_B
will pilot the Subscribe to Open model, which facilitates
#OpenAccess
publishing while meeting the needs of authors, libraries and the broader community. Learn more:
bit.ly/4nohRhT
#AcademicSky
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26 days ago
We were proud to see our President, Jennifer Cable, present at the Optica (
@optica.org
) Global Photonics Economic Forum last week.
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Ultra-thin 3D display delivers wide-angle, highly-detailed images: https://bit.ly/3KJ6kMq The 28mm display can create immersive experiences in various fields, like
#healthcare
,
#education
, and more. For example, it could allow doctors to see complex anatomical structures in real-time.
#OPG_Optica
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about 1 month ago
An Editors' Pick via
#OPG_BOEx
: Label-free multiphoton microscopy of human skin: longitudinal studies capturing cell dynamic
opg.optica.org/boe/fulltext...
#SkinImaging
#CellularDynamics
#PhasorAnalysis
@ucirvine.bsky.social
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Open Research at York
about 1 month ago
An international collaboration between
@york.ac.uk
, Strathclyde and researchers in SΓ£o Paulo has made a significant breakthrough in the development of a blood test for Alzheimerβs See Steve's post for link to open access article in
@optica.org
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Breakthrough in blood test for Alzheimerβs by University of York researchers
Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in the development of a blood test for Alzheimerβs, creating a new sensor design that is ultra-sensitive, outperforms competing technologies and can be...
https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2025/research/blood-test--alzheimers/
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A new laser technique targets pancreatic tumors by homing in on collagen: https://bit.ly/4q200Qn By matching the laser wavelength to the collagen absorption peak, the method selectively ablates pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma without harming healthy tissue.
#Medicine
#Health
#CancerResearch
about 1 month ago
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Chip-based phonon splitter brings hybrid quantum networks closer to reality: https://bit.ly/3KFOZUB The coupler acts like a junction in a
#quantum
postal route to split, route or recombine single quantum vibrations to send excitations made in one processor to others on the same chip.
#OPG_OpticaQ
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about 1 month ago
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: Monolithic piezoelectrically tunable hybrid integrated laser with sub-fiber laser coherence
opg.optica.org/optica/fullt..
.
#FrequencyAgileLaser
#UltraLowNoiseLaser
#MEMSPhotonicDevice
#IntegratedPhotonicCircuits
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about 1 month ago
An Editors' Pick via
#OPG_BOEx
: Adaptive fluorescence lifetime imaging with per-pixel signal optimization and flexible scanning https://bit.ly/470VRVd
#BiomedicalImaging
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Schallek Lab
about 1 month ago
Austin Roorda
@roordalab.bsky.social
delivering the richly deserved Boynton Lecture
@optica-fvm.bsky.social
@optica.org
A tremendous journey with an incredible cast of characters that brought the world high resolution retinal imaging, Oz Vision and olo
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Optica Fall Vision Meeting (FVM)
about 1 month ago
And thatβs a wrap for
@optica.org
's
#OpticaFVM
2025. Thank you all for joining us and making it such a vibrant meeting! Below are some impressions, courtesy of Arathy Kartha.
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Congrats to the 2025
#NobelLaureates
in Chemistry! Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson & Omar M. Yaghi were awarded for developing metalβorganic frameworks, molecular constructions with large spaces through which gases & other chemicals can flow. Full statement:
https://bit.ly/4pW5r3j
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Congrats to the 2025
#NobelLaureates
in Physics! John Clarke, Michel Devoret & John Martinis receive the
#NobelPrize
for establishing the existence of quantum tunneling at the macroscopic scale, laying the groundwork for potential large-scale
#quantum
computers. Read more:
https://bit.ly/4o8e7lp
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This chip-based
#quantum
random number generator produces truly random numbers:
bit.ly/48MoWVJ
The
#technology
both boosts weak signals and uses a second photodiode to suppress noise. As a result, miniaturized and high-speed, it can generate unpredictable random numbers at a rate of 3 Gbps. βοΈπ‘
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about 2 months ago
Via
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: Cleared tissue dual-view oblique plane microscopy
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#LightSheetFluorescenceMicroscopy
#ClearedTissueImaging
#VolumetricImaging
#SubcellularResolution
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π Who's ready for the
#NobelPrize
announcements next week...? Physics, Chemistry, Physiology/Medicine, we're ready to celebrate some of the biggest achievements in these fields. Any ideas on hot topics for this year's prizes? Take a look at recipients in the Optica community π
bit.ly/4nYjIdP
about 1 month ago
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Oh, this? It's the Opticat mug, now in magenta: https://bit.ly/472nwFc
#InternationalCoffeeDay
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MAGENTA Opticat Reverse Laser Pointer Mug
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about 1 month ago
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Evaporation comes from many sources, like a steaming cup of coffee, or even without heat: https://bit.ly/46iIZrQ A study found that visible light evaporates water faster than heat alone, with photons cleaving water molecules off a hydrogelβs surface.
#InternationalCoffeeDay
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In one year, Optica Conferences and Congresses will serve more than 2,000 gallons/7,570 liters of coffee to event attendees! We just issued the 2026 calendar of events. Download your copy and make plans to attend. (Strong cups of coffee will be ready for you.) π π
https://bit.ly/4nZ60rk
about 1 month ago
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If you're drinking a cup of coffee on
#InternationalCoffeeDay
, you may notice the coffee-ring effect.π‘ When a turbid drop dries on a solid surface, its suspended particulates will be deposited in a ring-like pattern, a phenomenon that may improve site-specific delivery drugs:
https://bit.ly/48ax3Lw
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Perovskite solar cells need caffeine too...not to get energized, but as a way to slow down the crystallization of perovskite film. By doing so, they can arrange into a more favorable orientation for photovoltaic performance: https://bit.ly/48ai2tk
#InternationalCoffeeDay
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Do you smell that? π β It's coffee. The coffee we serve at Optica meetings, coffee as a subject of research, coffee in your coffee, and, we hope, coffee in an Opticat mug. Happy
#InternationalCoffeeDay
, where we're celebrating how a little caffeine goes a long way:
https://bit.ly/4gUUZFe
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Stretchable waveguides maintain stable transmission even when bent or twisted:
https://bit.ly/3IOt3WH
A new design helically winds deformable metallic wires onto thermoplastic polyurethane to create flexible waveguides, achieving both elastic recovery and compatibility with fabric and skin. π‘ βοΈ
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about 1 month ago
Terahertz science is reaching new limits because of advances in ultrafast laser-driven secondary sources. Read all about these powerful new tools in the October OPN feature article "High-Power Ultrafast Moves into the Terahertz:"
bit.ly/46WpG9r
#THz
#Terahertz
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New from Optics Express: Flexible optical touch sensor simultaneously pinpoints pressure strength and location
bit.ly/46Kpvwy
By enabling distributed pressure sensing, the advance could enable smarter interfaces and devices. π‘βοΈ
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Researchers tested the single-pixel motion compensation technique on a 4-second video recorded at 120fps. Seen here, the resulting output was an 8-second video sequence, still at 120fps, effectively doubling the temporal resolution by increasing the total frame count from 480 to 960. π‘βοΈ
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CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter
about 2 months ago
π£New publication: "Energyβtime ptychography for one-dimensional phase retrieval" by CUI member L. Lohse et al. πhttps://uhh.de/tfip5
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@uni-hamburg.de
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about 2 months ago
A new scheme attempts to boost the frame rate of single-pixel imaging, while preserving image quality by limiting the blur and artifacts that result from recording fast-moving scenes. Read the OPN story:
bit.ly/4moTXCp
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Radiant Minds
about 2 months ago
π On Sept 8, we hosted a seminar at RAU on Advanced Electro-Optic Materials and Components. π€ Speaker: Prof. Jeroen Beeckman (Ghent University, Belgium)
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Researchers revive the pinhole camera for next-gen infrared imaging:
https://bit.ly/460aIim
The new lens-free system delivers clear mid-infrared images in low light and across long distances, which could enhance night vision, industrial inspection and environmental monitoring. π‘ βοΈ
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Attention Optica Members - There's only one week left to vote in the
#OpticaElections
! Your input is essential to deciding how Optica will continue to evolve and better serve the optics community through all stages of your career. Find more information:
https://bit.ly/4fViCNo
about 2 months ago
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New approach delivers sharper single-pixel imaging in dynamic scenes:
https://bit.ly/42kD8Bf
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2 months ago
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Get ready! π Experts like Nobel Laureate David Wineland, MIT's Wolfe Professor of Physics Vladan VuletiΔ & Mete AtatΓΌre, head of the University of Cambridge's Department of Physics, are coming to
#FiO25
. Want to hear the latest in quantum,
#MachineLearning
& more? We do.
https://bit.ly/4nleaK7
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