EPFL scientists have developed a new technique that lets researchers watch, with unprecedented sensitivity, how materials ...

Polarization—the orientation of light waves—is a cornerstone of modern technology, critical in everything from next-generation wireless communications to biomedical imaging.

Photonics is the study of the generation, detection, and manipulation of light waves in the form of photons. One interesting property of light is polarization, defined by its electric and magnetic ...

Gravitational waves can rotate the polarization of light, providing an indirect means of detection. Nevertheless, this gravitational radiation would affect any light passing through, curling its ...

BICEP2 Collaboration . Gravitational waves from inflation generate a faint but distinctive twisting pattern in the polarization of the cosmic microwave background, known as a "curl" or B-mode pattern.

Report 1969-31. Abstract. The effect of electron collisions on the polarization of waves reflected from the ionosphere is calculated by an iteration procedure and shown to be relatively small at ...

A detailed analysis of microwave polarization has thrown a final splash of cold water on claims about the detection of Big Bang gravity waves. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience ...