Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (commonly referred to AMO Physics) is the study of the interaction between light and matter. Physicists study this interaction on various scales, from the atomic ...

Examples include optical hydrodynamics, in which the propagation of light is described in terms of fluid flow, statistical physics using incoherent light, and quantum optics. The new language allows ...

With an applied physics: optics degree, you’ll gain specialized expertise in optics ... and optical instruments. Explore the wave nature of light, studying phenomena such as interference, diffraction, ...

Roland Winston, SB’56, SM’57, PhD’63—a pioneer in solar energy, engineering, and physics—died Feb. 8 at his home in ...

A recent study from the (UEF) examines how photons—the fundamental particles of light—behave when they encounter sudden ...

He graduated from the Department of Physics at Fudan University in ... Research topics include fiber sensors, slow & fast light, nonlinear fiber optics and laser spectroscopy in gases.

A small international team of nanotechnologists, engineers and physicists has developed a way to force laser light into becoming a supersolid. Their paper is published in the journal Nature. The ...

Researchers at Tel Aviv University developed a groundbreaking method to synthesize spatial coherence during nonlinear optical ...

In the quest for ultra-secure, long-range quantum communication, two major challenges stand in the way: the unpredictable ...