Dr. Judith Su's Work Featured on Optics & Photonics News Cover
Congratulations to Dr. Judith Su and team! Their groundbreaking work on label-free optical mapping of single 5-nm quantum dots earned a spot on the front cover of Optica’s Optics & Photonics News year-end issue. This special edition highlights 30 of the most exciting peer-reviewed optics papers from the past year, showcasing innovations shaping the future of photonics.
In addition to this recognition, Dr. Su was invited to contribute thought leadership on “Optics in 2026 and Beyond,” offering expert perspectives on emerging trends and technologies that will define the next decade in the field.
Label-Free Optical Mapping
The next frontier in optics lies in fusing photonics with biology, creating systems that can see and hear at the molecular level. Optical resonators, frequency combs and quantum light, combined with advances in AI and machine learning, are converging to make real-time, label-free diagnostics and environmental monitoring a reality. The future of this field lies in its potential to advance knowledge through discovery and to reveal phenomena that were once beyond our reach.