Light is an unusually rich carrier of information. Its direction of travel, wavelength, and polarization can all be used to encode signals or images ...

Now that we have explored light waves, we can dive more in depth into polarization. In how to describe light, we mentioned that sunlight is a form of unpolarized light or natural light. But what ...

(Nanowerk News) Photoexcitation, particularly photoionization, represents a vital aspect of light-matter interactions in nature, with applications spanning photosynthesis in plants, vision in biology, ...

So I've been familiar with the basics of polarization since forever, but I recently realized circular polarization is a mystery to me. I've heard of it in conjunction with eg satellite broadcasts, but ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Skyrmions, known for their intricate spin textures, are topological quasiparticles initially studied in particle and solid-state physics. They hold great promise as ...

Mid-wavelength infrared (MWIR) as one of the most important transparent atmosphere windows is less sensitive to the interference from the background emission of the sun, providing a high-transmission ...