It is essential that strict wavefront error (WFE) budgets be met when designing and manufacturing space telescope optics. These performance thresholds dictate a telescope’s ability to clearly and ...

SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, recognized the top-rated new optics and photonics products with the industry-focused Prism Awards. The gala evening, held during SPIE ...

For the first time, physicists have generated and observed stable bright matter-wave solitons with attractive interactions within a grid of laser light. In the quantum world, atoms usually travel as ...

To promote the region as a “leader in photonics, imaging, and laser technologies.” University of Rochester supports 32,200 jobs in the city. Economic development organization Greater Rochester ...