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  1. Quantum Properties Of Multimode Light Observed Despite Extreme Losses 7/1/2026

    Quantum properties of light are extremely delicate. When researchers attempt to measure them even small losses on the way to a detector can make them invisible, limiting their use outside carefully controlled environments.

  2. Wave Photonics Announces Synopsys OptoCompiler Compatibility For PDKs Hosted On Its PDK Management Platform 7/1/2026

    Wave Photonics announced that, as of today, all the PDKs developed or managed by Wave Photonics through the PDK management platform are now compatible with Synopsys OptoCompiler.

  3. Harnessing Light At The Nanoscale 6/30/2026

    How do light particles behave when confined to a few billionths of a meter? And how can these phenomena drive discoveries in imaging, communication, and quantum technologies? Charles Roques-Carmes, who joined the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) as an assistant professor in June, will investigate these questions together with his research group.

  4. The Lasers Of Tomorrow Will Operate Autonomously 6/30/2026

    Increasing levels of automation and new applications are currently shaping industrial laser technology. High-performance lasers and photonic technologies are opening up new growth prospects, particularly in microelectronics, energy, aerospace, and medical technology.

  5. Single Photons From Two-Dimensional ZnPS₃ – An Important Step For Quantum Technologies 6/30/2026

    Scientists from the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw, in collaboration with teams from the National University of Singapore and Radboud University in Netherlands, have observed single photon emission from layered two-dimensional material ZnPS3.

  6. MIT Researchers Advance Toward Greater Bandwidth, More Energy-Efficient Communications 6/30/2026

    An MIT-led research program aimed at creating future microsystems capable of sustainably transmitting data with greater bandwidth and higher efficiency than is possible today has made several significant advances since it was established in 2022.

  7. Handling Light Polarization In Next-Generation Photonic Chips 6/30/2026

    Photonic chips are becoming increasingly important as the demand for faster internet, cloud services, and data processing continues to grow.

  8. New Quantum Sensor Paves The Way For Future Discoveries In Physics 6/26/2026

    Researchers at King's College London have played an important role in motivating the development of a new prototype quantum sensor which, when scaled, will enable scientists to solve major challenges in fundamental physics.

  9. Researchers Have, For The First Time, Experimentally Demonstrated The Recurrence Of Rabi Oscillations In Semiconductor Quantum Dots 6/26/2026

    Physicists at Paderborn University have, for the first time, experimentally demonstrated the so-called ‘return’ of Rabi oscillations in semiconductor quantum dots.

  10. Molecules On A Surface Reach The Ultimate Quantum Limit 6/26/2026

    Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) have developed a technique for interrogating molecules on surfaces with spectroscopic precision and thereby reaching the ultimate quantum limit for the first time.