With @optica-opn.org, Optica Ambassador George Dwapanyin discussed his career path and the importance of community #outreach. His work includes identifying barriers for underrepresented groups, advocating for policy changes and forming initiatives to promote diversity. #InternationalVolunteerDay

Happy #InternationalVolunteerDay! We celebrate the #volunteers who make waves in the optics community around the globe. Stay tuned to our social media channels today as we highlight some of our community members and opportunities for you to get involved. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4iE0Q2f 💡

Highlighted in OPN's #OpticsIn2025: The first Hatano-Nelson photonic device that achieves exceptional points and giant optical isolation, as well as the demonstration of a photonic gyrator. https://bit.ly/3KAnPyN

Researchers used perovskite semiconductors to generate shear hypersound waves through pulsed optical excitation. The work could enable higher spatial resolution in acoustic imaging, nondestructive testing and nanoscale material probing. Read the OPN story: https://bit.ly/4rD2hC8 💡 🧪 ⚛️

Highlighted in OPN's #OpticsIn2025: Researchers demonstrated high-dimensional quantum gates on spatial light modulators and femtosecond laser–written 3D polymer devices. Their results confirm the feasibility of DNN-based photonic quantum gates. https://bit.ly/4pfFH0P

Highlighted in OPN's #OpticsIn2025: Lab-based experiments with a fiber laser that incorporates a spectral pulse shaper measured the amplitude of the energy leakage of solitons, confirming mathematical proofs. https://bit.ly/3Kh7ezJ @sydney.edu.au @caltech.edu💡 ⚛️

Highlighted in OPN's #OpticsIn2025: Researchers achieved ultra-broadband frequency combs in two UV spectral regions: 372–410 nm, spanning 80 THz with 1,000,000 comb lines, and 325–342 nm, spanning 44 THz with 550,000 comb lines. https://bit.ly/4oflkja 💡⚛️

Every day in December starting tomorrow, OPN will highlight one of 30 exciting peer-reviewed optics studies published in the past year. Take a look at the #OpticsIn2025 hashtag to follow along and the link below to get a sneak peek! bit.ly/43KB1Yj 💡 ⚛️

Researchers have developed micrometer-scale micromotors that glide through the air on convection currents and could one day be used for gas-phase heterogeneous catalysis, aerosol toxin detection and pollution control. Read the story: https://bit.ly/4idJvgr #technology #micromotors 💡 ⚛️ 🧪

Hello 👋 💡 On #WorldHelloDay, it's a great opportunity to recognize that individuals engaging with Optica represent 184 countries, forming a global community of scientists, engineers, and professionals. We do more than #cat videos - find out how we advance optics worldwide: https://bit.ly/4ilM4NB

OPN's December special issue is now live! 🥳 The issue includes the 30 optics and photonics studies selected for the 2025 Year in Optics and the 2025 photo contest winners! Check it out online 👉 https://bit.ly/486vL2j #light #quantum 💡 ⚛️ 🧪

"[Anton] Bernardi undeniably discovered and to some extent explained the Land Effect 30 years before Edwin Land did." OPN's November Light Touch column delves into the history of two-colored superimposed projected images: https://bit.ly/4o7zp29 #LandEffect #Photography💡

New work demonstrates a computing approach that enables fully parallel tensor processing through a single coherent light propagation. The study could pave the way for optical neural network implementations with the potential to accelerate complex AI tasks. Read the story: https://bit.ly/3LLIOip 💡 ⚛️

Silicon nitride is actively shaping the future of quantum devices, from single photons to supercooled atoms. Checkout the OPN feature article "Silicon Nitride: From Workhorse to Superstar" to learn more about the material's unique properties. https://bit.ly/4nWiejR 💡 ⚛️

IPG Photonics announced the opening of a new customer center and production site in Huntsville, AL, USA, that will serve as the headquarters of its newly created IPG Defense business. Read the OPN story for more: https://bit.ly/43sx6iO 💡 ⚛️

The OPN November Issue's feature article "FELs and the Future of Lithography" discusses how free-electron lasers may address today’s lithography bottlenecks and provide a clear path toward sub-nanometer nodes. Read the story: https://bit.ly/4nUjnIM #Lithography #Lasers #FEL 💡 ⚛️

A new imaging method, called computational scattered light imaging, can quickly map tissue without specialized equipment! All someone needs is a rotating LED lamp and a standard microscope camera. Read the OPN story for more! https://bit.ly/47S8oto #microscopy #imaging 💡 ⚛️ 🧪

In new work, researchers simulated a new material dupped "gyromorph" that should be able to block light in all directions. The material's unique properties could be leveraged to one day guide light through optical computers. Read the OPN story: https://bit.ly/48gzFWP 💡 ⚛️ #materials #technology

“We want to change things dramatically, not provide incremental improvements.” OPN spoke with Alexandra Boltasseva about her work in tailorable and tunable materials and the potential for interdisciplinary collaborations. Read the interview: https://bit.ly/3WJLI9z 💡 ⚛️ 🧪

A new approach to spectral shaping extends spectral control to 10,000 individual comb lines and could assist in the hunt for Earth-like exoplanets! Read the OPN story: bit.ly/4nLXSKe 💡⚛️

A new technique combines lasers, fluorescent dyes and artificial intelligence to "tag" cells with abnormal chromosomes that may become cancerous. Read the OPN story for more! bit.ly/4os3Jpa 💡⚛️🧪

Image of the Week: Jack-o’-Lantern Cloud At sunset, this cumulus cloud lit up like a giant jack-o’-lantern in the sky. Read more here: http://bit.ly/3Uj2QCf

OPN's November issue's cover feature explores the transition from copper to optics in data centers as they're being pushed to their limits to accommodate growing AI infrastructure. Check out the story to see how this is transforming photonic integrated circuit production: bit.ly/3JGC9W0 💡⚛️🧪

SoftBank and Cisco have partnered up to deploy an all-optical network in Japan's metro network. The companies estimate that the integration will be completed by 2027. Read the OPN story: bit.ly/47AiMWH #industry #technology 💡⚛️

Image of the Week: Miniature Beauty The spores (blue/purple structures) of a small tropical fern (Ceratopteris richardii). [5th Place, 2025 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition] Read more here: http://bit.ly/3Uj2QCf

Ever wonder what happens when photons are cooled and trapped in a two-state quantum system? Check out the latest OPN story covering new research that explores just that to find out! bit.ly/4nwYumP #Quantum 💡⚛️🧪

A new type of miniature pixel is comparable in size and resolution to the photoreceptors in the human eye! The technology could find applications in VR headsets. Read the OPN story: bit.ly/3WZZKDY #VR #Technology 💡⚛️

A new 2D #electrowetting prism scanner could enable in-vivo #imaging of the #brain. “Imagine being able to watch brain activity in real time while an animal runs through a maze,” said researcher Darwin Quiroz. Read the OPN story: bit.ly/3L2iGiU 💡⚛️🧪

In new work, a team at Aalto University say they have, for the first time, connected a time crystal to an external physical system. The research could pave the way for next-generation sensors or memory systems for quantum computers. Read the story: https://bit.ly/3L0g19n #Quantum #Technology 💡 ⚛️

The European Commission announced a €1 billion initiative to accelerate the use of AI in key industries, with photonics technology poised as the hardware backbone. Read the OPN story: bit.ly/4hngMW9 #AI #Technology 💡⚛️

📣 OPN's November issue is live 📣 Check it out for stories about AI factories, free-electron lasers and lithography, the super-star material silicon nitride and so much more! bit.ly/47fUReV #AI #lasers #lithography #materials 💡⚛️🧪

For OPN's October issue, the team put together a beautiful collection of immersive #art installations that play with light and movement: bit.ly/4or4MFw 💡⚛️🧪

A new light-harvesting device mimics photosynthesis, combining organic semiconductors with bacterial enzymes to convert sunlight, water and carbon dioxide into fuel for further chemical transformations. Read the OPN story: bit.ly/46V0pMV #energy #technology #solar 💡⚛️🧪

New work demonstrated a high-power frequency comb that could one day replace the many individual lasers currently needed to transfer optical signals across data centers, reducing power consumption. Read the OPN story: bit.ly/3IPO9US 💡⚛️

“Joe was one of the most charismatic individuals because of his enthusiasm, as well as his just sheer intelligence, or, I should say, deep insight into physics.” —Michael Raymer Celebrate the incredible legacy of Joseph Eberly in the October OPN feature: bit.ly/4q8J1M4

Researchers demonstrated a new method for time-phase QKD by leveraging the Talbot effect in time. The simple components they used could one day fit on a photonic chip. Read the OPN story: https://bit.ly/4mZnT8q 💡 ⚛️

In the latest OPN Market Report, Tom Hausken discusses the new opportunities optics and photonics is finding in the commercialized NewSpace industry. Read the story for more! bit.ly/46LSdP5 #NewSpace #Space #Industry #Technology 💡⚛️

New work shows how to engineer phonons to potentially modify fundamental material properties, such as charge carrier mobilities, in perovskite thin films for light-harvesting and light-emitting technologies. Read the OPN story: bit.ly/42wCuAO #solar #energy #technology 💡⚛️🧪

New optical #computing strategy uses much less energy than conventional #generative #AI models to create novel images! Read the OPN story: bit.ly/4q09kE6 #Technology 💡⚛️

OPN's October feature article "3D-Printed Optics and Photonics: Unlocking the Third Dimension" discusses how leveraging 3D-printing technologies has revolutionized the design and fabrication of complex optical components. Read the story: bit.ly/4nL0etI #technology #3Dprinting 💡⚛️

OPN spoke with Nobel Laureate David Wineland for the October issue about his work in #quantum science and what he thinks is the future of the field. “Change in the field has been gradual, but certainly people are getting closer and closer to making a practical quantum computer.” bit.ly/4q81I2K 💡⚛️

For the first time, a photonic quantum system has been used to perform tasks that would be practically impossible to do on a classical machine. Read the OPN story for more! bit.ly/46LkR1j #quantum #computing #technology 💡⚛️

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 💡⚛️

In new work, researchers created tiny gears, nearly 10 times smaller than 0.1 mm, by replacing the bulky couplings with light. “This is a fundamentally new way of thinking about mechanics on a microscale,” Read the OPN story: bit.ly/4nnUplG #technology 💡⚛️

New device uses UV light to disable airborne allergens! “Far-UVC could be installed in homes, schools, hospitals or workplaces as a passive, fast-acting way to improve indoor air quality.” Read the OPN story: bit.ly/42ad0sO #UV #AirQuality #Allergies 💡⚛️🧪

Company IonQ announced quantum networking breakthrough! The startup demonstrated the frequency conversion of photons from the visible wavelengths used to interface with trapped barium ions into telecom wavelengths on a prototype system. Read the story: bit.ly/4nL7fKr 💡⚛️

OPN's October issue is now live! 🥳 The issue includes features about advances in terahertz science, 3D-printed optics and photonics technology, the legacy of Joseph Eberly and so much more! Check it out online 👉 bit.ly/46r5e0p 💡⚛️🧪

Check out OPN's September Issue Then and Now to learn about optical image processing through the years! bit.ly/46bysjB #AI #NeuralNetwork #ImageProcessing 💡⚛️

In new work, researchers from the California Institute of Technology engineered a photonic chip able to efficiently generate coherent light across a broad frequency range. Read the OPN story for more! bit.ly/47KxbRN 💡⚛️

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 💡⚛️