Laser physics, optics and photonics group

ANU physicists are using lasers to give the Sydney Harbour Bridge a makeover

by Rebeka Selmeczki If you’ve ever walked into a shop selling Australian merchandise, you will have noticed one of the nation’s most iconic symbols, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, stamped across clothing and shot glasses.   The 92-year-old...

New telescope chip offers clear view of alien planets

Scientists have developed a new optical chip for a telescope that enables astronomers to have a clear view of alien planets that may support life. Seeing a planet outside the solar system which is close to its host sun, similar to Earth, is very difficult...

Tractor beam one step closer to reality

Researchers from The Australian National University have developed the ability to move particles over large distances, using a specially designed laser beam. Professor Andrei Rode’s team from the Laser Physics Centre at ANU have developed a laser...