quantum optics

American  

noun

1. the branch of optics dealing with light as a stream of photons, each possessing a quantum of energy proportional to the frequency of light when it is considered as a wave motion.

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Example Sentences

The institute's infrastructure is a world-wide unique combination of precision as well as quantum optics laboratories and state-of-the-art cleanroom facilities.

From Science Daily • Feb. 13, 2026

Interference among photons, a fundamental phenomenon in quantum optics, serves as a cornerstone of optical quantum computing.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2024

It was unclear why the F.S.B. targeted Dmitri Kolker, 54, a specialist in quantum optics.

From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2022

Another pioneer is Marlan Scully, sometimes called the “quantum cowboy,” who works on quantum optics at Princeton University and Texas A&M University and also raises cattle.

From Scientific American • Apr. 20, 2020

The authors’ finding could have many technological implications for nanophotonics, quantum optics and nonlinear optics — the study of how intense light interacts with matter.

From Nature • Oct. 22, 2019