“Scientists from the University of the Philippines’ National Institute of Physics (NIP) recently built on the work of US scientists to create an affordable “invisibility cloak” which, though it might not be at Harry-Potter levels Read more…
Simple Invisibility Cloak From Off-The-Shelf Lenses At the National Institute of Physics of the University of the Philippines, a team led by Dr. Nathaniel Hermosa created a Rochester cloak that does not impose conditions on Read more…
Dr. Percival Almoro of the NIP Photonics Group participated in the 3rd International Seminar on Photonics, Optics, and its Applications (ISPhOA) held last August 1 to 2, 2018 in Bumi Surabaya City Resort, Surabaya, Read more…
The speed of light in a perfect vacuum – a well-known fact, a fundamental constant, a universal truth. This law has been a major principle of modern physics and in no small part does it Read more…
Besides visible light optics, many strides are being done to improve our capability to harness information using other wavelengths of light. One such wavelength range is in the sub-millimeter range, or in terms of frequency, Read more…
In this letter published in Optics Letters on May 3, 2016, the group proposes a phase retrieval technique where the set-up uses a spatial light modulator (SLM) as a diffuser to enhance the variation in Read more…
Graduate members of Photonics (Joseph A. De Mesa, Cherrie May Olaya, Jessa Jayne Miranda, and Einstom Engay) participated in an international summer school SSOLLA 2016 (Summer School on Lasers and Laser Applications 2016) last April Read more…
Thirteen members of the Photonics Research Laboratory (PRL) participated in the 34th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas (SPP) Physics Congress at the University of the Philippines Visayas, Iloilo, Philippines, August 16-21 2016. The PRL exhibited a Read more…
Two members of the Photonics Research Group, Dr. Nathaniel Hermosa and Mr. Lean Dasallas, along with other students and faculty members of the National Institute of Physics, joined the kick-off symposium of the Global Read more…
The Photonics Apprenticeship Program is back! Calling all avid photonics enthusiasts who aim to grow in mastery and knowledge of the field. Look forward to more hands-on and insightful activities throughout this second semester of Read more…