Institute of Optics Archives - Page 3 of 18 - News Center

Close-up of a blue-gloved finger holding an intraocular lens.

Science & Technology

What are intraocular lenses? And how can they restore sight for patients with cataracts?

New technology is quickly improving the world’s most common form of eye surgery.

Graphic that shows a photo of Sarah Bjornland alongside the University of Rochester "spirit R" and text that reads "Alumni Connections: Sarah Bjornland '17, optics."

Campus & Community

Sarah Bjornland ’17: Embracing her management superpowers

Meaningful connections with faculty and industry experts helped the Rochester graduate find her niche in the field of optics.

Close up of fiber optics cables lit up with a woman out of focusing behind them looking at the cables.

Science & Technology

The surprising way that fiber optics connects us

An optics expert explains how thin strands of glass that transmit light make modern telecommunications possible.

Close-up of a chip-scale laser held in front of a penny, highlighting its miniature size and intricate gold circuitry.

Science & Technology

New laser smaller than a penny can measure objects at ultrafast rates

The chip-scale laser has applications ranging from guiding autonomous vehicles to detecting gravitational waves.

Joseph Eberly

Science & Technology

Pioneering physicist and optical scientist Joseph Eberly remembered

His serendipitous original foray into optics research would help advance the fields of quantum optics and optical physics.

Close-up of the technology that makes the Rochester Quantum Network possible.

Science & Technology

University of Rochester and RIT develop experimental quantum communications network

The Rochester Quantum Network uses single photons to transmit information over dual fiber-optic telecommunications lines.

System of colorful neurons with glowing connections against a dark background.

Science & Technology

Do neurons transmit light?

Rochester researchers aim to determine if neurons can transport light like fiber-optic communications channels.

Four students play spike ball on the quad.

Campus & Community

March 2025 in photos

A look back in photos at how we spent a busy March at the University of Rochester.

University of Rochester graduate student smiles while manipulating the apparatus in an optics lab.

Science & Technology

Twisting atomically thin materials could advance quantum computers

Placing two layers of special 2D materials together and turning them at large angles creates artificial atoms with intriguing optical properties.

White text reads "Faculty Awards" against a blue-colored background image of architectural detail featuring an ironwork owl and vines.

Health & Medicine

Faculty earn awards and accolades for scholarship, research contributions

National and international organizations are recognizing Rochester faculty members for their work.