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. 💡⚛️

📣New publication: "Energy–time ptychography for one-dimensional phase retrieval" by CUI member L. Lohse et al. 👉https://uhh.de/tfip5 @optica.org @uni-hamburg.de @esrf.fr

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 💡⚛️

📆 On Sept 8, we hosted a seminar at RAU on Advanced Electro-Optic Materials and Components. 🎤 Speaker: Prof. Jeroen Beeckman (Ghent University, Belgium)

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. 💡 ⚛️

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

New approach delivers sharper single-pixel imaging in dynamic scenes: https://bit.ly/42kD8Bf 💡 ⚛️ The method compensates for distortion while increasing framerate, making it possible to use single-pixel imaging for monitoring applications in challenging environments like underwater scenes or in fog.

Get ready! 😎 Experts like Nobel Laureate David Wineland, MIT's Wolfe Professor of Physics Vladan Vuletić & Mete Atatüre, 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 💡

Hoping that a new paper would be a good come-back: opg.optica.org/oe/fulltext.... It’s about nano-diamonds and detecting small magnetic fields with light. The diamonds are inside an optical fiber. You could imagine placing it at a harbor entrance to detect hostile submerged drones. #physics #optics

Looking for a way to take a break from reality on #FightProcrastinationDay? https://bit.ly/45RLTFk Lab mice are exploring #VirtualReality too. These VR “goggles” with a circular OLED screen and a meniscus lens on each side can enable experiments that simulate the mice's responses to stimuli. 💡

If you're putting off work on this #FightProcrastinationDay, it could be time to learn something new: https://bit.ly/46nM4rZ 🧪 ⚛️ 💡 AgNO3 + habanero = silver nanoparticles. With habanero peppers as the secret ingredient, researchers created an eco-friendly way to biosynthesize silver nanoparticles.

Don't waste time, make waste useful: https://bit.ly/45J8x1c To combat seafood waste, researchers developed a process to repurpose discarded crab shells into a bidegradble plastic suitable for diffraction gratings. 💡🧪

You've pawsed long enough; #FightProcrastinationDay is the perfect time to tackle what you’ve been putting off! 🐱 If you need a break, we've compiled a light reading list to help you stay on track with Optica deadlines or just to learn something new: https://bit.ly/3VxmVVx 💡

Researchers accidently discovered a photonic-origami method that leverages a laser beam to fold ultrathin glass into microscopic optical structures. Read the OPN story for more: bit.ly/4n6uFcV 💡⚛️🧪

In 2019 Rob Thew (www.unige.ch/gap/qic/qtec...) and I hosted a Workshop on US-EU Collaboration in Quantum Information Science at the @optica.org building. Here is the workshop photo. I know @tahantech.bsky.social and @andreasateth.bsky.social are on bluesky. Everyone else tag yourself.

A new method folds glass like origami: https://bit.ly/3JTeXU0 Existing 3D printers produce rough 3D structures that aren’t uniform and can’t be used for high-performance optics, so researchers mimicked the way a pinecone’s scales bend outward to trigger precise bending in ultra-thin glass sheets. 💡

"Diversity enriches research by bringing varied perspectives, experiences and problem-solving approaches." Read OPN's interview with Winnie N. Ye to learn about the challenges she overcame during her career and the importance of diversity and mentorship in research and academics. bit.ly/4mzdBwc 💡⚛️

AI-driven advances in camera systems are unlocking faster hyperspectral and video capture, better image fusion, and scene-specific control. See how deep learning is transforming imaging science: https://bit.ly/3V65HhH #OPG_AOP #WorldPhotographyWeek #AIinOptics #CameraTech

In our next Light Conversations webinar on Friday, 5 September, #OPG_Optica authors Joseph Lukens and Hsuan-Hao Lu will discuss the principles, recent advances, and future of quantum information processing. This webinar is free to attend. Register here: https://bit.ly/4fPHHZM

In this photo, Rayleigh scattering produces a vibrant sunset as the sunlight traverses a greater atmospheric path, scattering more blues and greens to leave behind predominantly red hues. — Edgar Guevara, CONAHCYT-UASLP, San Luis Potosi, Mexico #WorldPhotographyWeek

One month left to vote! Your input is essential to deciding the future of Optica and how the Society will continue to evolve and better serve the optics community. Check your Optica email for a message sent on 25 June on how to access your ballot! Find more information: https://bit.ly/4fViCNo

An optical fibre is inserted into a water droplet to image a beam profile by an inverse microscope. A white light laser passing through the objective aligns it with the fibre, displaying the blue color of the lenses on the droplet's surface. [Asa Asadollahbaik] #WorldPhotographyWeek

A new 25-camera multifocus microscope can capture 3D volumes of living organisms at high speeds. Using the microscope, the researchers were able to view a fruit-fly larva’s heart beating at about 2 Hz. Read the OPN story: bit.ly/4muEQbx #imaging #microscopy 💡⚛️🧪

Check out this tutorial in #OPG_AOP: Structured light in atmospheric turbulence--a guide to its digital implementation: tutorial opg.optica.org/aop/fulltext... #StructuredLight #LaserOptics

Lensless imaging is redefining the limits of imaging system design. Showcasing advances in hardware, algorithms, & applications, this review also covers challenges in computation, power, & model-based reconstruction. bit.ly/draftlink #OPG_Optica #WorldPhotographyWeek #LenslessImaging

“Rather than trying to incrementally improve conventional methods, we asked whether we could re-engineer the very way light interacts with matter to create a fundamentally new kind of sensing.” Read the OPN story "Quantum Sensor Lights Up Molecular Vibrations" for more: bit.ly/3JKFWkD 💡⚛️🧪

This photograph shows the fluorescence of olive oil—as well as the phenomenon of total internal reflection—which is visible under illumination with a green laser. —Luis Alberto Sánchez, Universitat de València, València, Spain #WorldPhotographyWeek #photography

Normally, noctilucent clouds, formed by the smoke left behind from meteoroids, are only visible near polar regions. This photo captures the rare event of noctilucent clouds in southern Oregon, which were visible as far south as San Francisco. Robert Schalck, Senior Member #WorldPhotographyWeek 💡

Happy #WorldPhotographyDay! 💡 📸 ⚛️ To celebrate, we curated a gallery featuring submissions from photographers around the globe, informative histories of the earliest imaging technologies, the latest advancements in ultrafast cameras, and more. Take a look: https://bit.ly/47DYc9l

A 25-camera system captures detailed cell dynamics of an entire small whole organism at once: https://bit.ly/419MpM1 With a simplified chromatic correction architecture, it's compatible with label-free modalities — a major advantage for applications where minimally invasive imaging is essential. 💡

For #FluorescenceFriday mitochondria in HeLa cell imaged via the shear-warp transform. Had to wrap my head around it again…🤕

Remember how we mentioned today's ultrafast cameras can capture events at 4.8M frames/sec? 💡 Researchers developed a diffraction-gated real-time ultrahigh-speed mapping camera that could assist nanosurgeries and laser-based cleaning applications.: https://bit.ly/4lr6ftz #WorldPhotographyWeek

This is the first color photo of Mars, taken by the panoramic camera (Pancam) on the robotic field geologist Spirit. Published in OPN February 2004, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and @cornelluniversity.bsky.social #WorldPhotographyWeek #mars #space

Are you celebrating #WorldPhotographyWeek too? We have big plans! Each day, we're posting a different photograph submission on our Instagram. We'll also be sharing various articles, pieces of history, and other interesting facts about photography on our LinkedIn, Facebook and Bluesky channels.

New coin-sized hybrid photonic-terahertz #chip paves the way for the next generation of sensing and ranging systems! The #technology is made from lithium niobate and is able to support terahertz generation and detection. Read the OPN story: bit.ly/45nUUEk 💡⚛️

Deep learning pushes the boundaries of optical imaging—recovering SEM-like nanoparticle detail from diffraction-limited photos using a non-local U-net. Bridging computational microscopy and photography for #WorldPhotographyWeek. t.co/8If4GzBZzv #SuperResolution #OPG_OpEx📷⚛️

Everything starts somewhere. Find a piece of history on high-speed #photography, including the role of streak #cameras, fiber optics, and lasers and how it became a tool for viewing ultrafast processes like hypersonic events and ballistics. Read more: bit.ly/4mGSp7g 💡📸

For #WorldPhotographyWeek, we're putting polarization to work! In this article from ‪@optica-opn.org, you can follow the evolution of polarization—from the invention of the first polarized glasses in 1849 to Polaroid's groundbreaking #technology and 3D imaging. 💡📸

World Photography Week starts today! To celebrate, we are highlighting a feature article all about Kodachrome film--the first true-color film to hit the market in 1936: bit.ly/46TW7G6 #WorldPhotographyWeek #Photography #Kodachrome #Color 💡

How does it work? The results could pave the way toward redundant encoding for more reliable, fault-tolerant #quantum communication and computation. ⚛️

Did you know? Schrödinger’s Cat can not only be dead and alive simultaneously, but in two "boxes" at the same time, too! 💡 Researchers set up multiple optical cavities connected by a superconducting artificial atom, which can deterministically generate a two-mode cat state in the bridged cavities.

Celebrating #InternationalCatDay by highlighting our very own editor Mugen! He always has a MEOWthful of edits to offer with a PAWsitive attitude! His favorite topics are Schrödinger's cat and the best size boxes for sleeping in. 💡⚛️

It's #InternationalCatDay! Optica staff members are always hard at work supporting the optics community - but so are our cats! Meet some of the cats of Optica...😸 Our first kitties are Zora and Flora. They're members of our IT team!

Happy #InternationalCatDay! We love all sorts of cats, whether they're alive, dead, cute, or all three simultaneously. Entangle with our social media channels and stay tuned as we share just how often cats pop up in optics! Check it out 👉 https://bit.ly/3H0bLVW

Via #OPG_OpticaQ: Efficient storage of multidimensional telecom photons in a solid-state quantum memory opg.optica.org/opticaq/full... #RareEarthDopedCrystal #QuantumMemory

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_OpEx: Ultra-high-Q chalcogenide glass on-chip resonators attaining internal impurity-limited loss in the mid-infrared opg.optica.org/oe/fulltext.... #MidInfrared #FiberLosses

Researchers have created a single-step process for fabricating microstructures that can produce structural color of any visible wavelength. The technique opens up diverse applications in photonics, sensing and biomedical engineering. Read the OPN story: bit.ly/3HoNDMC #Colors 💡⚛️🧪

💡 🧪 ⚛️ A new microphone listens with light instead of sound: https://bit.ly/45c3upD Based on single-pixel imaging, it captures tiny vibrations on the surfaces of objects caused by sound waves and turns them into audible signals.

📅 Dates: July 27–31, 2025 📍 Dilijan, Armenia Let’s make this summer all about science, curiosity, and quantum fun! 🌌 Main Organizer: Russian-Armenian University (RAU) Co-Organizer: Radiant Minds Student Chapter #QuantumYear2025 @optica.org @spie.org @worldquantumday.bsky.social

ICYMI...An unprecedented optical clock network lays the groundwork for redefining the second: https://bit.ly/4kBBrGK As the largest coordinated comparison of optical clocks to date, an NPL team operated clocks and the links connecting them simultaneously across thousands of kilometers.