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This approach combines 3D printing, silicone molding and a UV-curable clear resin to fabricate lenses for super-resolution imaging: https://bit.ly/4jzmgOw
Each lens costs less than USD1 to produce, which could broaden access to fully customizable optical parts and enable new imaging tools.
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Each lens costs less than USD1 to produce, which could broaden access to fully customizable optical parts and enable new imaging tools.
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January 13, 2026 at 3:59 PM
This approach combines 3D printing, silicone molding and a UV-curable clear resin to fabricate lenses for super-resolution imaging: https://bit.ly/4jzmgOw
Each lens costs less than USD1 to produce, which could broaden access to fully customizable optical parts and enable new imaging tools.
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Each lens costs less than USD1 to produce, which could broaden access to fully customizable optical parts and enable new imaging tools.
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What if we could measure blood pressure without a cuff?
A team showed that speckle contrast spectroscopy can measure blood pressure with a wearable device.
Easier for patients, the #technology can help doctors catch readings that don’t reflect true blood pressure.
bit.ly/45aq8jf 🧪💡 #MedSky
A team showed that speckle contrast spectroscopy can measure blood pressure with a wearable device.
Easier for patients, the #technology can help doctors catch readings that don’t reflect true blood pressure.
bit.ly/45aq8jf 🧪💡 #MedSky
January 12, 2026 at 7:02 PM
What if we could measure blood pressure without a cuff?
A team showed that speckle contrast spectroscopy can measure blood pressure with a wearable device.
Easier for patients, the #technology can help doctors catch readings that don’t reflect true blood pressure.
bit.ly/45aq8jf 🧪💡 #MedSky
A team showed that speckle contrast spectroscopy can measure blood pressure with a wearable device.
Easier for patients, the #technology can help doctors catch readings that don’t reflect true blood pressure.
bit.ly/45aq8jf 🧪💡 #MedSky
Are you coming to #OpticaQuantum26 to showcase your research? The #photonics community wants to hear from you!
As a presenter, you can join researchers and industry professionals in Glasgow to discuss breakthroughs, meet companies and make connections.
Submit by 10 Feb: https://bit.ly/3NeApEU
As a presenter, you can join researchers and industry professionals in Glasgow to discuss breakthroughs, meet companies and make connections.
Submit by 10 Feb: https://bit.ly/3NeApEU
January 12, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Are you coming to #OpticaQuantum26 to showcase your research? The #photonics community wants to hear from you!
As a presenter, you can join researchers and industry professionals in Glasgow to discuss breakthroughs, meet companies and make connections.
Submit by 10 Feb: https://bit.ly/3NeApEU
As a presenter, you can join researchers and industry professionals in Glasgow to discuss breakthroughs, meet companies and make connections.
Submit by 10 Feb: https://bit.ly/3NeApEU
Usually, scientists could only see part of the organism clearly at any one time.
The new microscope allows researchers to observe the entire worm moving naturally in 3D to study its nervous system and how its behavior may change in response to genetic mutations, diseases or drug treatments. 🧪💡⚛️
The new microscope allows researchers to observe the entire worm moving naturally in 3D to study its nervous system and how its behavior may change in response to genetic mutations, diseases or drug treatments. 🧪💡⚛️
January 9, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Usually, scientists could only see part of the organism clearly at any one time.
The new microscope allows researchers to observe the entire worm moving naturally in 3D to study its nervous system and how its behavior may change in response to genetic mutations, diseases or drug treatments. 🧪💡⚛️
The new microscope allows researchers to observe the entire worm moving naturally in 3D to study its nervous system and how its behavior may change in response to genetic mutations, diseases or drug treatments. 🧪💡⚛️
A high-speed microscope uses 25 cameras to capture detailed dynamics in an entire small organism without disrupting it: bit.ly/4pu0Aog
Capable of imaging 3D changes in real-time over a large field of view, the microscope replaces bulky prism-based components with custom-designed blazed gratings.🧪⚛️💡
Capable of imaging 3D changes in real-time over a large field of view, the microscope replaces bulky prism-based components with custom-designed blazed gratings.🧪⚛️💡
January 9, 2026 at 1:53 PM
A high-speed microscope uses 25 cameras to capture detailed dynamics in an entire small organism without disrupting it: bit.ly/4pu0Aog
Capable of imaging 3D changes in real-time over a large field of view, the microscope replaces bulky prism-based components with custom-designed blazed gratings.🧪⚛️💡
Capable of imaging 3D changes in real-time over a large field of view, the microscope replaces bulky prism-based components with custom-designed blazed gratings.🧪⚛️💡
🧪(a) Wield-field image of breast cancer cells, red dashed box representing the scanning region. (b) Overlap image of SERS intensity map and wide-field image of the cells. A and B show locations on a targeted cell and background region. (c) Raman signal from the cell and background highlighted in (b)
December 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
🧪(a) Wield-field image of breast cancer cells, red dashed box representing the scanning region. (b) Overlap image of SERS intensity map and wide-field image of the cells. A and B show locations on a targeted cell and background region. (c) Raman signal from the cell and background highlighted in (b)
Raman imaging system detects subtle tumor signals, paving the way for portable devices for earlier cancer detection: https://bit.ly/3L7agXQ
The system combines a swept-source laser, which changes wavelength during analysis, with an ultra-sensitive superconducting nanowire single-photon detector.💡🧪
The system combines a swept-source laser, which changes wavelength during analysis, with an ultra-sensitive superconducting nanowire single-photon detector.💡🧪
December 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Raman imaging system detects subtle tumor signals, paving the way for portable devices for earlier cancer detection: https://bit.ly/3L7agXQ
The system combines a swept-source laser, which changes wavelength during analysis, with an ultra-sensitive superconducting nanowire single-photon detector.💡🧪
The system combines a swept-source laser, which changes wavelength during analysis, with an ultra-sensitive superconducting nanowire single-photon detector.💡🧪
A new device efficiently creates multiple frequency-entangled photons by "sculpting" the joint spectrum of two photons, turning input photons into a frequency-entangled quantum state: https://bit.ly/4j9lKH5
Working at telecom wavelengths, the method could enable long-distance #quantum networks.💡 ⚛️
Working at telecom wavelengths, the method could enable long-distance #quantum networks.💡 ⚛️
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A new device efficiently creates multiple frequency-entangled photons by "sculpting" the joint spectrum of two photons, turning input photons into a frequency-entangled quantum state: https://bit.ly/4j9lKH5
Working at telecom wavelengths, the method could enable long-distance #quantum networks.💡 ⚛️
Working at telecom wavelengths, the method could enable long-distance #quantum networks.💡 ⚛️
Optica (and the Optica #cat) wishes you a pawsitively wonderful holiday season.
In this season of reflection, we celebrate our global community of #scientists and #engineers, who are transforming possibilities into solutions: https://bit.ly/48CuXUA
In this season of reflection, we celebrate our global community of #scientists and #engineers, who are transforming possibilities into solutions: https://bit.ly/48CuXUA
December 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Optica (and the Optica #cat) wishes you a pawsitively wonderful holiday season.
In this season of reflection, we celebrate our global community of #scientists and #engineers, who are transforming possibilities into solutions: https://bit.ly/48CuXUA
In this season of reflection, we celebrate our global community of #scientists and #engineers, who are transforming possibilities into solutions: https://bit.ly/48CuXUA
Chip-scale magnetometer uses light for high-precision magnetic sensing: https://bit.ly/4aSQFFb
The #technology, based on a material that alters its properties in response to a magnetic field, could enable lightweight and low-power sensing for #space, navigation, and medicine applications.
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The #technology, based on a material that alters its properties in response to a magnetic field, could enable lightweight and low-power sensing for #space, navigation, and medicine applications.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Chip-scale magnetometer uses light for high-precision magnetic sensing: https://bit.ly/4aSQFFb
The #technology, based on a material that alters its properties in response to a magnetic field, could enable lightweight and low-power sensing for #space, navigation, and medicine applications.
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The #technology, based on a material that alters its properties in response to a magnetic field, could enable lightweight and low-power sensing for #space, navigation, and medicine applications.
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Happy #InternationalVolunteerDay!
We celebrate the #volunteers who make waves in the optics community around the globe.
Stay tuned to our social media channels today as we highlight some of our community members and opportunities for you to get involved.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4iE0Q2f 💡
We celebrate the #volunteers who make waves in the optics community around the globe.
Stay tuned to our social media channels today as we highlight some of our community members and opportunities for you to get involved.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4iE0Q2f 💡
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Happy #InternationalVolunteerDay!
We celebrate the #volunteers who make waves in the optics community around the globe.
Stay tuned to our social media channels today as we highlight some of our community members and opportunities for you to get involved.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4iE0Q2f 💡
We celebrate the #volunteers who make waves in the optics community around the globe.
Stay tuned to our social media channels today as we highlight some of our community members and opportunities for you to get involved.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4iE0Q2f 💡
A new lightweight microscope could give scientists a more complete view of how brain cells process information during natural behavior: https://bit.ly/4ivVeHj
The #technology captures the electrical spikes of neurons at hundreds of fps in awake animals with a custom-designed optical system. 🥼💡
The #technology captures the electrical spikes of neurons at hundreds of fps in awake animals with a custom-designed optical system. 🥼💡
December 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
A new lightweight microscope could give scientists a more complete view of how brain cells process information during natural behavior: https://bit.ly/4ivVeHj
The #technology captures the electrical spikes of neurons at hundreds of fps in awake animals with a custom-designed optical system. 🥼💡
The #technology captures the electrical spikes of neurons at hundreds of fps in awake animals with a custom-designed optical system. 🥼💡
#ICYMI from #OPG_OpEx: https://bit.ly/42kD8Bf
This motion compensation method enhances single-pixel imaging for dynamic scenes, minimizing motion-induced artifacts for smoother transitions between frames and improving overall image quality. ⚛️ 💡
This motion compensation method enhances single-pixel imaging for dynamic scenes, minimizing motion-induced artifacts for smoother transitions between frames and improving overall image quality. ⚛️ 💡
November 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
#ICYMI from #OPG_OpEx: https://bit.ly/42kD8Bf
This motion compensation method enhances single-pixel imaging for dynamic scenes, minimizing motion-induced artifacts for smoother transitions between frames and improving overall image quality. ⚛️ 💡
This motion compensation method enhances single-pixel imaging for dynamic scenes, minimizing motion-induced artifacts for smoother transitions between frames and improving overall image quality. ⚛️ 💡
Meet the new #OpticaFellows!
The Optica Board of Directors is pleased to announce that 121 members from 23 countries have been elected as Fellows for their outstanding contributions and service to Optica and the community.
Find the full class: https://bit.ly/4rgXHtn
The Optica Board of Directors is pleased to announce that 121 members from 23 countries have been elected as Fellows for their outstanding contributions and service to Optica and the community.
Find the full class: https://bit.ly/4rgXHtn
November 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Meet the new #OpticaFellows!
The Optica Board of Directors is pleased to announce that 121 members from 23 countries have been elected as Fellows for their outstanding contributions and service to Optica and the community.
Find the full class: https://bit.ly/4rgXHtn
The Optica Board of Directors is pleased to announce that 121 members from 23 countries have been elected as Fellows for their outstanding contributions and service to Optica and the community.
Find the full class: https://bit.ly/4rgXHtn
To demonstrate the new in-coupler, the researchers fabricated and tested each of the three metasurface zones individually using a custom-built optical setup, shown here.
The insets provide a zoomed-in view of the metasurfaces, with a scale bar of 200 nm.
The insets provide a zoomed-in view of the metasurfaces, with a scale bar of 200 nm.
November 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
To demonstrate the new in-coupler, the researchers fabricated and tested each of the three metasurface zones individually using a custom-built optical setup, shown here.
The insets provide a zoomed-in view of the metasurfaces, with a scale bar of 200 nm.
The insets provide a zoomed-in view of the metasurfaces, with a scale bar of 200 nm.
What if #AR glasses could go from being a niche gadget to something as light and comfortable as a regular pair of eyeglasses?
A new single waveguide in-coupler improves the #technology by efficiently catching incoming light, thanks to three specialized zones, each made of a metasurface material.💡⚛️
A new single waveguide in-coupler improves the #technology by efficiently catching incoming light, thanks to three specialized zones, each made of a metasurface material.💡⚛️
November 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
What if #AR glasses could go from being a niche gadget to something as light and comfortable as a regular pair of eyeglasses?
A new single waveguide in-coupler improves the #technology by efficiently catching incoming light, thanks to three specialized zones, each made of a metasurface material.💡⚛️
A new single waveguide in-coupler improves the #technology by efficiently catching incoming light, thanks to three specialized zones, each made of a metasurface material.💡⚛️
Hello 👋 💡
On #WorldHelloDay, it's a great opportunity to recognize that individuals engaging with Optica represent 184 countries, forming a global community of scientists, engineers, and professionals.
We do more than #cat videos - find out how we advance optics worldwide: https://bit.ly/4ilM4NB
On #WorldHelloDay, it's a great opportunity to recognize that individuals engaging with Optica represent 184 countries, forming a global community of scientists, engineers, and professionals.
We do more than #cat videos - find out how we advance optics worldwide: https://bit.ly/4ilM4NB
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Hello 👋 💡
On #WorldHelloDay, it's a great opportunity to recognize that individuals engaging with Optica represent 184 countries, forming a global community of scientists, engineers, and professionals.
We do more than #cat videos - find out how we advance optics worldwide: https://bit.ly/4ilM4NB
On #WorldHelloDay, it's a great opportunity to recognize that individuals engaging with Optica represent 184 countries, forming a global community of scientists, engineers, and professionals.
We do more than #cat videos - find out how we advance optics worldwide: https://bit.ly/4ilM4NB
ICYMI....This portable Raman analyzer detects gas leaks from a distance: https://bit.ly/485GxqO
The tech uses a robust enhancement mechanism, where blue pump light and Raman scattered light from hydrogen are reflected multiple times in a multipass cavity to detect very low H2 concentrations. 💡 ⚛️ 🧪
The tech uses a robust enhancement mechanism, where blue pump light and Raman scattered light from hydrogen are reflected multiple times in a multipass cavity to detect very low H2 concentrations. 💡 ⚛️ 🧪
November 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
ICYMI....This portable Raman analyzer detects gas leaks from a distance: https://bit.ly/485GxqO
The tech uses a robust enhancement mechanism, where blue pump light and Raman scattered light from hydrogen are reflected multiple times in a multipass cavity to detect very low H2 concentrations. 💡 ⚛️ 🧪
The tech uses a robust enhancement mechanism, where blue pump light and Raman scattered light from hydrogen are reflected multiple times in a multipass cavity to detect very low H2 concentrations. 💡 ⚛️ 🧪
💡🧪We couldn't leave out the Science + Industry showcase!
The WorkInOptics Career Zone connected employers and job seekers in personal interviews, showfloor programming covered emerging technologies, and exhibitors demonstrated the latest products and innovations in #photonics. 😀
The WorkInOptics Career Zone connected employers and job seekers in personal interviews, showfloor programming covered emerging technologies, and exhibitors demonstrated the latest products and innovations in #photonics. 😀
November 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
💡🧪We couldn't leave out the Science + Industry showcase!
The WorkInOptics Career Zone connected employers and job seekers in personal interviews, showfloor programming covered emerging technologies, and exhibitors demonstrated the latest products and innovations in #photonics. 😀
The WorkInOptics Career Zone connected employers and job seekers in personal interviews, showfloor programming covered emerging technologies, and exhibitors demonstrated the latest products and innovations in #photonics. 😀
Did you have a favorite spot to linger at during #FiO25?
Hearing directly from students at the poster session, networking over coffee breaks, meeting editors from @opg.optica.org, and relaxing at the member lounge... we could go on (and we might, we have a lot of great photos). 💡
Hearing directly from students at the poster session, networking over coffee breaks, meeting editors from @opg.optica.org, and relaxing at the member lounge... we could go on (and we might, we have a lot of great photos). 💡
November 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Did you have a favorite spot to linger at during #FiO25?
Hearing directly from students at the poster session, networking over coffee breaks, meeting editors from @opg.optica.org, and relaxing at the member lounge... we could go on (and we might, we have a lot of great photos). 💡
Hearing directly from students at the poster session, networking over coffee breaks, meeting editors from @opg.optica.org, and relaxing at the member lounge... we could go on (and we might, we have a lot of great photos). 💡
We had a great FiO this year, especially with the latest updates in #quantum at the plenary sessions! 🤩
Don't worry if you missed some sessions - recordings and highlights are available for 60 days 👉 https://bit.ly/49ChAo6
Don't worry if you missed some sessions - recordings and highlights are available for 60 days 👉 https://bit.ly/49ChAo6
November 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
We had a great FiO this year, especially with the latest updates in #quantum at the plenary sessions! 🤩
Don't worry if you missed some sessions - recordings and highlights are available for 60 days 👉 https://bit.ly/49ChAo6
Don't worry if you missed some sessions - recordings and highlights are available for 60 days 👉 https://bit.ly/49ChAo6
⚛️💡By mapping each frequency comb line to a unique group of pixels, the researchers could control each line independently, allowing them to sculpt the spectrum to any shape they wanted.
This video shows the new spectral shaper being used for spectral flattening across approximately 10K comb lines.
This video shows the new spectral shaper being used for spectral flattening across approximately 10K comb lines.
November 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
⚛️💡By mapping each frequency comb line to a unique group of pixels, the researchers could control each line independently, allowing them to sculpt the spectrum to any shape they wanted.
This video shows the new spectral shaper being used for spectral flattening across approximately 10K comb lines.
This video shows the new spectral shaper being used for spectral flattening across approximately 10K comb lines.
Spectral shaper provides control over 10K laser frequency comb lines: https://bit.ly/4oeurBn
By substituting a spatial light modulator for the camera typically used in spectrographs, it could help astronomers detect exoplanets by making tiny stellar wobbles easier to measure.
#OPG_Optica 💡 ⚛️
By substituting a spatial light modulator for the camera typically used in spectrographs, it could help astronomers detect exoplanets by making tiny stellar wobbles easier to measure.
#OPG_Optica 💡 ⚛️
November 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Spectral shaper provides control over 10K laser frequency comb lines: https://bit.ly/4oeurBn
By substituting a spatial light modulator for the camera typically used in spectrographs, it could help astronomers detect exoplanets by making tiny stellar wobbles easier to measure.
#OPG_Optica 💡 ⚛️
By substituting a spatial light modulator for the camera typically used in spectrographs, it could help astronomers detect exoplanets by making tiny stellar wobbles easier to measure.
#OPG_Optica 💡 ⚛️
Happy "Hollow"-ween 🎃
This image was captured by coupling light from a supercontinuum source into a 3-m length of anti-resonant hollow-core fibers and then bending a section of the ARF into a tight bend diameter.
—Leah R Murphy, Heriot-Watt University
Learn more: https://bit.ly/47AsrMX 💡
This image was captured by coupling light from a supercontinuum source into a 3-m length of anti-resonant hollow-core fibers and then bending a section of the ARF into a tight bend diameter.
—Leah R Murphy, Heriot-Watt University
Learn more: https://bit.ly/47AsrMX 💡
October 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Happy "Hollow"-ween 🎃
This image was captured by coupling light from a supercontinuum source into a 3-m length of anti-resonant hollow-core fibers and then bending a section of the ARF into a tight bend diameter.
—Leah R Murphy, Heriot-Watt University
Learn more: https://bit.ly/47AsrMX 💡
This image was captured by coupling light from a supercontinuum source into a 3-m length of anti-resonant hollow-core fibers and then bending a section of the ARF into a tight bend diameter.
—Leah R Murphy, Heriot-Watt University
Learn more: https://bit.ly/47AsrMX 💡
At #FiO25? We know conferences can be tiring, so we're happy to help connect you with caffeine and new faces.
Take a coffee break at the Four Seasons Ballroom at 15:00 (MT) with exhibitors and attendees to chat, network and learn about new developments.
Find the schedule: https://bit.ly/47NH6p6
Take a coffee break at the Four Seasons Ballroom at 15:00 (MT) with exhibitors and attendees to chat, network and learn about new developments.
Find the schedule: https://bit.ly/47NH6p6
October 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
At #FiO25? We know conferences can be tiring, so we're happy to help connect you with caffeine and new faces.
Take a coffee break at the Four Seasons Ballroom at 15:00 (MT) with exhibitors and attendees to chat, network and learn about new developments.
Find the schedule: https://bit.ly/47NH6p6
Take a coffee break at the Four Seasons Ballroom at 15:00 (MT) with exhibitors and attendees to chat, network and learn about new developments.
Find the schedule: https://bit.ly/47NH6p6