Waveguides are structures designed to direct and control the propagation of electromagnetic waves from one point to another. They play a crucial role in various fields, including telecommunications, ...

Optical fibers provide an excellent platform for transmitting light over long distances, manipulating it and enhancing ...

Tubular laser beams can create what amount to fiber-optic cables made of thin air, researchers report in a study to appear in Physical Review X. Laser-heated air can efficiently transmit light signals ...

Interferometers, devices that can modulate aspects of light, play the important role of modulating and switching light signals in fiber-optic communications networks and are frequently used for gas ...

Building integrated-photonic circuits into a new generation of technology requires expanding our view of light guiding to a broad range of optics that transport and manipulate light. What are modal ...

A recent study published in Light: Science & Applications presents a new approach to nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) using compact square-core hollow-core waveguides (HCWs) directly integrated ...