Optics offers tremendous bandwidth for high-rate communications and information access.
Research on optical applications provides new forms of communication, computation, and imaging. Investigations are currently examining optical imaging technology, smart pixel devices, and synthesis of computer generated holograms. Electromagnetics, magnetism, and microwave research includes both device-level research and new applications of the technology. Biomedical applications of magnetic imaging, particularly MRI, are being analyzed to improve safety and efficiency. Innovations in microwave waveguides have been conceived and prototyped.