Polarization has been a central concept to our understanding of optics and has found many applications ranging from quantum science to our daily life. 3D polarization structures possess peculiar ...

Scientists explore the physics of how polarization-filtered colors emerge, how they can be controlled, and why subtle changes in viewing angle, sample orientation, and the order of layers of films ...

Polarized light is one of the most powerful tools scientists have for peering inside matter, yet the way it twists, scatters ...

A domestic research team has implemented the world’s first ultracompact spectrometer that can simultaneously analyze the color and rotation direction of light. Because this technology can replace ...

Troy, N.Y. – "Smart" solid-state light sources now being developed not only have the potential to provide significant energy savings, but also offer new opportunities for applications that go well ...