For the experiment, a high-power green laser was directed through ruby cube and illuminated with a blue laser from the side. The green laser increases the optical absorption of the blue ...

Scientists have shown that laser light, under certain conditions, can behave like an object and cast a shadow.

Shadows have been integral to humanity’s exploration of light and its properties. From their depiction in ancient shadow ...

After discussing the quirks in 3D modeling software, where a laser beam is treated as a solid object that can cast a shadow, ...

Researchers used a ruby crystal and specific laser wavelengths to demonstrate that a laser beam could obstruct light and ...