Quantum entanglement could link distant telescopes for sharper images

To capture higher-definition and sharper images of cosmological objects, astronomers sometimes combine the data collected by ...
GeekWire

NASA awards funds to study deep-space interferometer and other far-out ideas

This collage highlights several concepts proposed by 2024 NIAC Phase I awardees, including miniaturized interstellar spacecraft, a Venus glider, a water detoxifier for Mars, a solar-system-scale ...

Physicists Unlock a New Way To Detect Tiny Fluctuations in Spacetime

A new theoretical framework shows how subtle fluctuations in spacetime could be detected using existing interferometers.
Optics

Novel interferometer controls light frequency, intensity, and mode

Interferometers, devices that can modulate aspects of light, play the important role of modulating and switching light signals in fiber-optic communications networks and are frequently used for gas ...
Science Daily

A multimodal light manipulator

Interferometers, devices that can modulate aspects of light, play the important role of modulating and switching light signals in fiber-optic communications networks and are frequently used for gas ...
Purdue University

In Print: ‘Interference: The History of Optical Interferometry and the Scientists Who Tamed Light’

Purdue faculty dedicate countless hours to exploring the frontiers of their respective fields, pushing the boundaries of knowledge and contributing to the ever-evolving landscape of academia. To ...