Materials scientists can learn a lot about a sample material by shooting lasers at it. With nonlinear optical microscopy—a specialized imaging technique that looks for a change in the color of intense ...

Nonlinear optical phenomena such as parametric amplification and frequency conversion are typically driven by external optical fields. Free electrons can also act as electromagnetic sources, offering ...

Nonlinear optics has long relied on high-power lasers, whose spatial and temporal coherence ensures efficient nonlinear frequency conversion. However, a new study challenges the traditional assumption ...

Optical microscopy plays a crucial role in biological and biomedical research, from the investigation of fundamental biological processes to the integration of microscopy techniques in clinical ...

have found a new way to image layers of boron nitride that are only a single atom thick. This material is usually nearly invisible in optical microscopes because it has no optical resonances. To ...

Researchers developed a 3D imaging method that visualizes internal tissues using ordinary light sources instead of expensive ultrafast lasers. (Nanowerk News) A research team, affiliated with UNIST ...

Understanding the interaction between light and matter at the smallest scales (angstrom scale) is essential for advancing technology and materials science. Atomic-scale structures, such as defects in ...

Laser-driven thermoviscous flows provide contact-free rotation, transport or stabilization of delicate samples such as ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Microscopes have long been scientists’ eyes into the unseen, revealing everything from bustling cells to viruses and nanoscale ...

AIMED allows microscopes to image multiple depth layers simultaneously, producing detailed 3D reconstructions with reduced ...