The spectrum of laser technologies available to hackers has gradually widened from basic gas lasers through CO2 tubes, diode lasers, and now fiber lasers. One of the newer entries is the MOPA laser, ...

The proposed system shows a color viewing angle of 50.12º, without any chromatic aberration. Beihang researchers utilized a specially designed color liquid crystal grating with the same diffraction ...

Inprentus proud to be part of advancing scientific research and look forward to seeing the impact of our gratings on future discoveries.” — Dr. Peter Abbamonte, Chief Science Officer CHAMPAIGN, IL, ...

One of the coolest things about physics is that the same basic concept can pop up in several seemingly unrelated things: say, a CD, the seed shrimp’s antennae, certain fossils in the Burgess shale, ...

Editor's Note: To view a PDF version of the article, Click Here. The commercial introduction of wafer-based, nanofabrication techniques now makes it possible to create a new class of optical ...

Diffraction gratings are beautiful things, bending transmitted and reflected light and splitting it into its component wavelengths to create attractive iridescent rainbow patterns. It’s the same ...

Engineering and physics researchers have developed a new technology for steering light that allows for more light input and greater efficiency -- a development that holds promise for creating more ...

Holographic 3D display completely avoids the side effects of the traditional 3D display, such as the dizziness and fatigue of viewers. Therefore, it has become the frontier and hotspot of the current ...

Holographic display technology provides an ultimate solution for real 3D display and has great potential in augmented reality and virtual reality. However, the color and viewing angle of holographic ...