Adaptive optics (AO) systems play a pivotal role in mitigating the deleterious effects of atmospheric turbulence and optical aberrations, thereby enhancing the resolution and imaging quality in fields ...

A new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances; DOI 10.29026/oea.2026.250149, discusses a quarter-wave geometric-phase ...

It is essential that strict wavefront error (WFE) budgets be met when designing and manufacturing space telescope optics. These performance thresholds dictate a telescope’s ability to clearly and ...

Researchers at Caltech make progress in medical imaging by adapting astronomical optics. A reflector shapes light waves to counterbalance distortion. Researchers in Caltech’s Andrew and Peggy Cherng ...

A nanophotonic diffractive network performs morphological image processing, including dilation and erosion, purely through light propagation.

Discover how high-speed wavefront sensing enhances space situational awareness by overcoming atmospheric distortion.

New York, NY—May 8, 2023—Researchers at Columbia Engineering have developed a new class of integrated photonic devices--“leaky-wave metasurfaces”--that can convert light initially confined in an ...

Imaging science Ph.D. student Muhammad Akif Qadeer awarded Optica Foundation scholarship for his work in developing ultrafast ...

ROCHESTER, Feb. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Clerio Vision, Inc., a developer of next-generation laser-based vision correction platforms, today announced that it will be delivering two key ...

Researchers have developed a new class of integrated photonic devices -- 'leaky-wave metasurfaces' -- that convert light initially confined in an optical waveguide to an arbitrary optical pattern in ...

These devices are the first to demonstrate simultaneous control of all four optical degrees of freedom, namely, amplitude, phase, polarization ellipticity, and polarization orientation--a world record ...