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The one-handed jump shot, the computer mouse, the klystron, and the human heart transplant are just a few of the game-changing innovations born at Stanford.

Three interdisciplinary research labs anchored in the physical sciences have new faculty directors – each a longtime member of the community they’ll now lead.

Optica is pleased to announce that Yoshihisa Yamamoto, NTT Research Inc., USA, has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the Charles Hard Townes Medal.

Optica is pleased to announce that Jelena Vuckovic, Stanford University, USA, has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the R.W. Wood Prize.

Optica, Advancing Optics and Photonics Worldwide, is pleased to announce that Tony F. Heinz, Stanford University and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, USA has been named the recipient of the 2026 Frederic Ives Medal/Jarus W. Quinn Prize.

A new “parallel interface” developed at Stanford enables quick data extraction from quantum computers and has the potential to scale into networked quantum supercomputers.

Seven Stanford researchers join the scholarly society, which works to promote science for public good.

Shanhui Fan to be formally inducted during the NAE's annual meeting on Sept. 29, 2024

How the field of photonics is creating a brighter future.

Using well-known materials and manufacturing processes, researchers have built an effective, passive, ultrathin laser isolator that opens new research avenues in photonics.

Mark Schnitzer and Jelena Vučković are among the nine scientists and engineers selected for the Department of Defense’s “most prestigious research grant award.”

Optica (formerly OSA) is pleased to announce that Shanhui Fan, Stanford University, USA, has been selected as the 2022 recipient of the R.W. Wood Prize.

Frequency microcombs are specialized light sources that can function as light-based clocks, rulers and sensors to measure time, distance and molecular composition with high precisi

A relatively simple quantum computer design that uses a single atom to manipulate photons could be constructed with currently available components.

Aiming to emulate the quantum characteristics of materials more realistically, researchers have figured out a way to create a lattice of light and atoms that can vibrate – bringing

The new APS Fellows are all recognized for their work in quantum physics.

A new sort of optical device allows engineers to change the frequencies of individual photons, putting new capabilities in engineers’ hands.

Ten Stanford faculty have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious honorary learned societies.

Stanford researchers and a team of collaborators develop the first self-cooling optical fiber made of silica for laser applications and have quickly developed it into a laser ampli