{
  "id": 6614892,
  "title": "Bringing hidden optical imperfections to light",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/bringing-hidden-optical-imperfections-to-light",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-10T17:00:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-hidden-optical-imperfections.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tiny manufacturing imperfections in optical components normally go unnoticed. Yet they can alter light in surprisingly significant ways. An international research team led by TU Darmstadt has shown that such imperfections can affect not only polarization—the direction in which light oscillates—but also the spatial shape of a light beam.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}