Key applications include space research, EUV lithography for semiconductor manufacturing, and nuclear fusion research ...

Scientists have found a way to trap light in an extremely thin layer, potentially reshaping how future photonic devices are ...

Controlling light at the micro- and nanoscale opens up opportunities for a better understanding of the world and the ...

Today, astronomers seek to observe the faintest and most distant objects possible. Extremely Large Telescopes (ELTs), with apertures in the order of several dozen meters, are the next generation ...

Here’s a great picture from [Jelly & Marshmallows] that shows off the wild effects of melted chocolate poured onto a diffraction grating. A diffraction grating is a kind of optical component whose ...

The Inprentus Team has developed proprietary software to predict diffraction efficiency of real, manufactured groove shapes illuminated at designed scattering conditions, order, and energy range. The ...

A U.K.-Portuguese research group is proposing a new solar cell design based on diffraction gratings – optical components that split and diffract light into several beams. They claim this could lead to ...