Meta-optics is advancing science and technology far beyond the 3,000-year-old optical paradigm that we rely on for the visual human-machine interface, such as through cameras in our mobile phones ...

Classical physics theories suggest that when two or more electromagnetic waves interfere destructively (i.e., with their electric fields canceling each other out), they cannot interact with matter ...

In this extract from the new book Beautiful Experiments: An Illustrated History of Experimental Science, science writer Philip Ball explains how Isaac Newton transformed our understanding of light.

Id: 008557 Credits Min: 3 Credits Max: 3 Description. Wave nature of light, mathematics of wave motion, electromagnetic theory of light propagation, reflection and refraction, Fresnel coefficients, ...

Sir Isaac Newton invented calculus and explained optics. His most significant work involved forces and the development of a universal law of gravity.

New quantum optics theory proposes that classical interference arises from bright and dark states of light. by Ingrid Fadelli, Phys.org ...