Adaptive optics is a class of components that can be added to optical systems to improve their performance. They do this by reducing the incoming wave distortions which can arise due to natural ...

In the quest for ultra-secure, long-range quantum communication, two major challenges stand in the way: the unpredictable nature of atmospheric turbulence and the limitations of current optical ...

Techniques to enable imaging through highly scattering media in microscopy, or compensate for atmospheric currents in astronomy, have become increasingly effective. But they usually rely on the use of ...

For astronomers, it’s a magical moment: you’re staring at a monitor, and a blurry image of a cosmological object sharpens up, revealing new details. We call this “closing the loop,” a reference to the ...

An adaptive optics (AO) technique analogous to one used in astronomy has allowed neuronal processes and subcellular dynamics within the zebrafish embryo brain to be imaged in greater detail than ...

Piezo ceramic actuators combine rapid response with high resolution and high force generation, ideal prerequisites to drive highly-dynamic deformable mirrors. The principle has been used in adaptive ...