Technologies that rely on interactions between matter and polarized light usually stick to the well-understood effects of linear or circular polarization. Researchers at Rice University in the US have ...

If you shine a light at a mirror, the beam is reflected inward to a central focal point, bouncing back toward you in a predictable manner—it’s a simple reflection of light, a spatial inversion. When a ...

Exploring the physics phenomenon where light waves penetrate a boundary even when total internal reflection occurs. Demonstrating how these non-propagating waves exist and their crucial role in ...