THE extract from the writings of Boscovich which Prof. Osborne quotes is interesting. Until the reason for the rectilinear propagation of light-waves was explained by the work of Young and Fresnel on ...

Advanced photonic nanostructures are currently revolutionizing the optics and photonics that underpin applications ranging from light technology to quantum-information processing. The strong light ...

Devices based on light, rather than electrons, could revolutionize the speed and security of our future computers. However, one of the major challenges in today's physics is the design of photonic ...