The Inescapable Challenge of VLEO As the space domain becomes increasingly congested, contested, and competitive, the United States is turning its eyes to Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO)—typically between 180 km and 450 km altitude—as the next frontier for tactical advantage. This region offers unmatched benefits: reduced latency for communications, …

Beyond Linearity: Fundamentals Reimagined Nonlinear optical (NLO) materials and devices manipulate light in ways that defy traditional physics—enabling quantum communication, photonic computing, and ultrafast sensing. Instead of behaving proportionally to incoming electromagnetic fields, these materials exhibit nonlinear responses when illuminated by intense lasers. This manifests in processes like frequency conversion …