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CLEO 2026 Honorees
Optica is proud to recognize the outstanding achievements of our community. Thank you for joining us in congratulating the following honorees recognized during CLEO 2026.
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9 things you (probably) didn’t know were invented at Stanford
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.
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Meet the new directors of GLAM, PULSE, and the Ginzton Lab
Three interdisciplinary research labs anchored in the physical sciences have new faculty directors – each a longtime member of the community they’ll now lead.
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Optica Names Yoshihisa Yamamoto the 2026 Charles Hard Townes Medal Recipient
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.
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Optica Names Jelena Vuckovic the 2026 R.W. Wood Prize Recipient
Optica is pleased to announce that Jelena Vuckovic, Stanford University, USA, has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the R.W. Wood Prize.
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Optica Names Tony Heinz the 2026 Frederic Ives Medal/Jarus W. Quinn Prize Recipient
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.
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Light-based platform sets the stage for quantum supercomputers
A new “parallel interface” developed at Stanford enables quick data extraction from quantum computers and has the potential to scale into networked quantum supercomputers.
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Stanford faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences
Seven Stanford researchers join the scholarly society, which works to promote science for public good.
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National Academy of Engineering Elects 114 Members and 21 International Members
Shanhui Fan to be formally inducted during the NAE's annual meeting on Sept. 29, 2024
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The science of light
How the field of photonics is creating a brighter future.
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New Stanford chip-scale laser isolator could transform photonics
Using well-known materials and manufacturing processes, researchers have built an effective, passive, ultrathin laser isolator that opens new research avenues in photonics.
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Two Faculty named Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellows
Mark Schnitzer and Jelena Vučković are among the nine scientists and engineers selected for the Department of Defense’s “most prestigious research grant award.”
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Optica Names Shanhui Fan the 2022 R.W. Wood Prize Recipient
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.
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Stanford engineers and physicists study quantum characteristics of ‘combs’ of light
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
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Stanford engineers propose a simpler design for quantum computers
A relatively simple quantum computer design that uses a single atom to manipulate photons could be constructed with currently available components.
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Stanford researchers develop a quantum simulator that exhibits the building blocks of sound
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
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Three Stanford scholars have been named American Physical Society Fellows
The new APS Fellows are all recognized for their work in quantum physics.
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With new optical device, Stanford engineers can fine tune the color of light
A new sort of optical device allows engineers to change the frequencies of individual photons, putting new capabilities in engineers’ hands.
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Ten Stanford faculty members elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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.
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Stanford researchers develop first self-cooling laser made with a silica fiber
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
