For many years, cesium atomic clocks have been reliably keeping time around the world. But the future belongs to even more ...

Optical aberration theory remains a fundamental component in the design and operation of space telescopes. With increasingly ambitious astronomical missions and the demand for high-resolution imaging, ...

LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Sept. 14, 2004 - University of California scientists working at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a theory describing light pulse dynamics in optical fibers that explains ...

Groundbreaking research unveils unified theory for optical singularities in photonic microstructures (Nanowerk News) In a recent study published in Engineering ("Optical Singularities in Photonic ...

Freeform optical system design and metrology represent a paradigm shift in the development of imaging and sensing technologies. By allowing optical surfaces to depart from traditional rotational ...

A new book on infrared spectroscopy picks up where all previous books leave off. Jena-based scientist PD Dr. Thomas Mayerhöfer has written the first book on infrared spectroscopy that explains spectra ...

(A). Light was absorbed by a leaf and reflected and transmitted from the leaf. The reflect light includes specular and diffuse portion, and this reflect light distribution can be modeled with BRDF (B) ...