Light-based quantum technologies, such as quantum communication and photonic quantum computing, require reliable sources of ...

A team of physicists has uncovered a hidden topological structure within one of the most widely used sources of quantum entanglement.

A research team led by Dominik Schneble, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has uncovered a novel regime, or set of conditions within a system, for cooperative radiative ...

Quantum optics investigates the behaviour of light and its interactions with matter at the quantum level, revealing phenomena that are absent in classical descriptions. This field encompasses studies ...

Scientists have developed a new way to manufacture semiconductor quantum dots that emit faster ...

Carbon nanotubes are moving from lab curiosities to workhorse components in quantum hardware, and one of the most striking examples is their use as single-photon light sources. By exploiting their ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University is expanding the scientific footprint of 2027’s all-Boilermaker suborbital flight mission with the addition of onboard autonomous experiments in quantum ...

Physics senior Ruijian Wang has been awarded the Fall 2025 Stephen Halley White Undergraduate Research Award from the Department of Physics for his outstanding research in quantum optics and ...

New research shows that metasurfaces could be used as strong linear quantum optical networks This approach could eliminate the need for waveguides and other conventional optical components Graph ...

Professor Daniel Blumenthal's lab develops chip-scale components that can bring the power and precision of quantum science outside of the tightly controlled environment of the lab. (Santa Barbara, ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine standing on a railway platform watching a trolley go past. A girl on the trolley drops a bright red ball. To her, the ball falls ...