A career in optical physics or engineering means knowing about the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and its detection by instruments. Since the discovery that ...

Atomic, molecular and optical physics lies at the intersection of quantum mechanics and electromagnetic theory, providing the fundamental framework for our understanding of matter and light.

Engineering physics blends concepts from engineering, physics, and math in an effort to bridge the gap between theoretical science and practical engineering. Engineering physicists focus on research ...

From left: Cohen, Gopinath, Krueper in the lab. Their paper, “Realistic model of entanglement-enhanced sensing in optical fibers,” was published in Optics Express earlier this year. Research into ...

Opaque to transparent: A strong laser illuminating a material in a low-temperature chamber. The laser changes the material's degree of transparency in a reversible way, without heating it. (Courtesy: ...

Engineers have discovered a new phase-transition optical material -- samarium nickelate -- and demonstrated novel devices that dynamically control light over a much broader wavelength range and with ...

1 Or MATH.1280 Calculus 1A and MATH.1290 Calculus 1B, followed by MATH.1320 Calculus II. 2 A grade of C or better in Calculus II is required. 3 PHYS.3380 Optics and Waves satisfies the prerequisite ...

Roland Winston, SB’56, SM’57, PhD’63—a pioneer in solar energy, engineering, and physics—died Feb. 8 at his home in California. He was 88. Winston was a University of Chicago professor in the ...

Researchers have harnessed nonlocal artificial materials to create optical systems that emulate parallel spaces, wormholes, ...

The Optical Solutions Group adds a suite of advanced optical design and simulation platforms to Keysight’s ecosystem, including: These tools are relied upon in consumer electronics, automotive, ...

Three physicists from China, the US and Canada have picked up this year’s Nobel Prize for Physics. The SEK10m prize has been shared between Charles Kao from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and ...