Thanks to a set of unique properties, diffractive optical elements have the potential to transform light into almost any desired distribution. Joshika Akhil gives the low-down on the technology that ...

As photonics continues to penetrate the world of consumer electronics and telecommunications, there is an increasing need for custom-designed optical parts that are low cost, compact and lightweight.

Kelly Peng is an electrical and optical engineer, and founder of Kura AR. She’s built a fusion reactor, a Raman spectrometer, a DIY structured light camera, a linear particle accelerator, and ...

MOIRE is a ground-based experiment of a GEO-based system that uses a lightweight membrane optic etched with a diffractive pattern. (Images courtesy of DARPA) Image quality in space hinges on one key ...