Polarization, as a primary physical quantity of light, is of great interest to almost all optical sciences and technologies. Along with linear polarization detection, circular polarization (or light ...

The circular polarization of light that planets reflect is often neglected because it is very small compared to the linear polarization. It could, however, provide information on a planet’s atmosphere ...

So I've been familiar with the basics of polarization since forever, but I recently realized circular polarization is a mystery to me. I've heard of it in conjunction with eg satellite broadcasts, but ...

Light near the surface of ultra-thin optical fibers allows sorting of chiral nanoparticles based on their handedness.

An electromagnetic wave or signal traveling from “here” to “there” has an electrostatic field component that we call its E-field and whose direction we assign as the signal’s polarity. Often, the ...

A research team has demonstrated that silicon nanospheres can strongly enhance second-harmonic generation (SHG) from an atomically thin semiconductor while preserving the circular polarization ...

Have you ever wished to drive microscopic matter along an arbitrarily tailored trajectory instead of just a circle? That's ...

Light, as we usually conceive of it, is defined by the astonishing velocity at which it moves from one point to another. For ...

By striking a gold nanorod off-center with an electron beam, researchers found a simple way to make light spin.

New holographic storage packs data into amplitude, phase and polarization, raising density and simplifying readout. (CREDIT: ...