Light's quantum behavior is well established ... and we only have a limited grasp of how photons are created and emitted, or of how they change through space and time. "We want to be able to ...

Photons are massless quantum particles that form light. They travel at incredible speeds and interact with various forms of matter. The emission of photons from atoms and molecules can lead to an ...

Scientists have revealed quantum coherence in classical light fields, challenging traditional physics boundaries. Through ...

Bright, twisted light can be produced with technology similar to an Edison light bulb, researchers at the University of ...

WHATEVER view is held regarding the nature of light, it must. now be admitted that the process whereby an atom loses radiant energy, and another near or distant atom receives the same energy ...

Scientists have long known that light can sometimes appear to exit a material before entering it – an effect dismissed as an ...

He, along with a team of U-M researchers, demonstrated for the first time that a twisted filament could produce twirling ...

Researchers have forced light to travel in very different and unusual ways. Using nifty engineered chip-nanostructures, they ...

Quantum information can be carried in particles of light called photons. Single photon emitters that emit precisely one photon at a time are important components for many quantum technologies ...

Bright, twisted light can be produced with technology similar to an Edison light bulb, researchers have shown. The finding adds nuance to fundamental physics while offering a new avenue for robotic ...