Atomic, molecular and optical physics lies at the intersection of quantum mechanics and electromagnetic theory, providing the fundamental framework for our understanding of matter and light.

The first Bose-Einstein Condensate (BEC) was first created by Eric Cornell, Carl Wieman, Mike Anderson, Jason Ensher, and Michael Matthews on June 5, 1995 in JILA at the University of Colorado Boulder ...

Our research is focused on advancing the limits of light manipulation and application, driving innovation across optics, microscopy, and photonics. Dr. Mbaye Diouf is a tenure-track Assistant ...

Around the turn of the century, scientists began to understand that atoms have discrete energy levels. Within the field of quantum physics, this sparked the development of quantum optics in which ...

Light can be sculpted into countless shapes. Yet building optical devices that can simultaneously manipulate many different ...

SPIE Photonics West sees the global optics and photonics community come together to present and discuss the latest industry ...

A research team has developed a new way to measure and predict how plant leaves scatter and reflect light, revealing that leaf optical behavior can be accurately inferred from measurable phenotypic ...

Glass nanostructures etched using high-intensity femtosecond laser pulses promise to keep vast quantities of data safe for billions of years, describe Peter Kazansky, Ausra Cerkauskaite and Rokas ...

Light is usually described using quantum mechanics when phenomena like entanglement enter the picture. But a new paper shows ...

Complex fluids, such as polymer melts and concentrated suspensions, are foundational materials for industrial products, including high-strength plastics and optical components. The final performance ...