Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (commonly referred to AMO Physics) is the study of the interaction between light and matter. Physicists study this interaction on various scales, from the atomic ...

A research team led by Dominik Schneble, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has uncovered a novel ...

Scientists have shown that laser light, under certain conditions, can behave like an object and cast a shadow.

Researchers have made a significant breakthrough by observing how light can block other light, creating a visible shadow. This remarkable phenomenon, seen for the first time in their experiments using ...

Four-wave mixing A weak optical signal (red) from a spacecraft transmitter can be amplified noise-free when it encounters two pump waves (blue and green) in a receiver on Earth. (Courtesy: Chalmers ...

A career in optical physics or engineering means knowing about the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and its detection by instruments. Since the discovery that ...

David Binks, University of Manchester 'The fourth edition of Optical Physics has been significantly updated in both content and presentation. It now covers almost the entire range of topics in ...