Optical sensors are a broad class of device for detecting light intensity. This can be just a simple component for notifying when ambient light levels rise above or fall below a prescribed level, or a ...

Artificial crystals of light, consisting of hundreds of thousands of optical microtraps, are routinely created by interfering optical laser beams. These so-called optical lattices act as versatile ...

Chip-sized optical amplifier can intensify light 100-fold with minimal energy Light does a lot of work in the modern world, enabling all types of information technology, from TVs to satellites to ...