photonics
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Tuning optical resonators gives researchers control over transparency
January 14, 2020
In the quantum realm, under some circumstances and with the right interference patterns, light can pass through opaque…
An ultrafast laser that’s as precise and reliable as a Swiss timepiece
December 12, 2019 
Florian Emaury, CEO and co-founder of Menhir Photonics, has a dream: to shake up the market with ultrafast…
Research at Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source Leads to New Ebola Drug
December 10, 2019 
The ability to examine how specific antibodies react with the Ebola virus has led to the development of…
Microcavities save organic semiconductors from going dark
November 27, 2019
More and more electronics manufacturers are favoring organic LED displays for smartphones, TVs and computers because they are…
Study details final breakthroughs of late Nebraska physicist in ultra-fast laser research
November 25, 2019
An internationally renowned career that began in New York City and Chicago and London before taking him, finally…
Stanford physicist recalls life-changing first glimpse of a laser
November 21, 2019
Robert Byer was 22 years old when he first saw the light that changed his life. One summer morning…
Researchers create better light-trapping devices
November 18, 2019
A new study shows how the performance of optical resonators can be improved using topological physics, which can…
Flexible, transparent and cost-effective lasers
October 23, 2019
A collaboration between IMDEA Nanociencia and Nanjing Tech University researchers produces flexible, transparent and cost-effective lasers. The interest…
Pushing Quantum Photonics
October 23, 2019
Quantum computers use the fundamentals of quantum mechanics to potentially speed up the process of solving complex computations.…
Shaping nanoparticles for improved quantum information technology
October 13, 2019
Breaking of rotational symmetry in ring-shaped nanoparticle leads to surprising quantum property when illuminated with laser. Particles that…
New Topological Insulator Can Reroute Photonic ‘Traffic’ On the Fly, Making for Faster Chips
October 2, 2019
Topological insulators are a game-changing class of materials; charged particles can flow freely on their edges and route…
Photovoltaic-powered sensors for the “internet of things”
September 27, 2019
By 2025, experts estimate the number of “internet of things” devices — including sensors that gather real-time data…
A chameleon-inspired smart skin changes color in the sun
September 16, 2019
Some creatures, such as chameleons and neon tetra fish, can alter their colors to camouflage themselves, attract a…
Trapping atoms to protect Australia’s groundwater
September 9, 2019
A unique new facility launched at the University of Adelaide will help protect Australia’s precious groundwater from overuse…
Scientists couple magnetization to superconductivity for quantum discoveries
September 6, 2019
By coupling magnetic behavior to a superconducting circuit, Argonne scientists pave the way for quantum information systems. Quantum…
Physicists use light flashes to discover, control new quantum states of matter
August 21, 2019
Jigang Wang can break his research goals into just a few words: “To discover and control quantum states…
A torque on conventional magnetic wisdom
August 14, 2019
Physicists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign announced they have observed a magnetic phenomenon called the “anomalous spin-orbit torque,”…
Thinnest Optical Waveguide Channels Light Within Just Three Layers of Atoms
August 12, 2019
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed the thinnest optical device in the world—a waveguide…
Stanford researchers design a light-trapping, color-converting crystal
August 8, 2019
Five years ago, Stanford postdoctoral scholar Momchil Minkov encountered a puzzle that he was impatient to solve. At the heart…
Stanford researchers developing technologies that run on light
July 29, 2019
The future of faster, more efficient information processing may come down to light rather than electricity. Mark Lawrence, a…
New AI System Improves the Process for the Design of Materials Invisible to the Human Eye
July 17, 2019
Developing metamaterials, or artificial materials with properties not encountered in nature, invisible to the human eye is an…
Quantum sensor breakthrough using naturally occurring vibrations in artificial atoms
July 11, 2019
When individual atoms emit light, they do so in discrete packets called photons. When this light is measured,…
Researchers explore use of new materials to create more efficient solar cells
July 1, 2019
A team of Florida State University researchers is pioneering innovative ways for solar cells to absorb and use…
UTA working to develop longwave infrared photonic device technology
June 26, 2019
A research team from The University of Texas at Arlington is working with the Army Research Laboratory to…
Experts develop nanolasers on silicon
May 30, 2019
Researchers at Cardiff University have shown tiny light-emitting nanolasers less than a tenth of the size of the…
The next generation of optical communication with nanophotonics
May 22, 2019
Anyone reading this article from a phone connected to a high-speed network can thank an optical physicist. Research…
Physicists found new way to optimize nanoparticles and light interaction
May 19, 2019
Scientists first described the new features of dielectric nanoparticles’ optical response using improved method for electromagnetic field analysis…
Smallest pixels ever created could light up colour-changing buildings
May 14, 2019
The smallest pixels yet created – a million times smaller than those in smartphones, made by trapping particles…
Generating high-quality single photons for quantum computing
May 14, 2019
MIT researchers have designed a way to generate, at room temperature, more single photons for carrying quantum information.…
Atomic Beams Shoot Straighter via Cascading Silicon Peashooters
April 25, 2019
To a non-physicist, an “atomic beam collimator” may sound like a phaser firing mystical particles. That might not…
- Largest, fastest array of microscopic ‘traffic cops’ for optical communications
April 15, 2019
- ‘A Swiss cheese-like material’ that can solve equations
March 27, 2019
- Supercrystal: A hidden phase of matter created by a burst of light
March 25, 2019
- Levitating Objects with Light
March 19, 2019 - Device That ‘Shakes’ Light A Breakthrough In Photonics
March 15, 2019 - Experts move one step closer to demystifying the quantum world
February 27, 2019 - Quantum dots can spit out clone-like photons
February 22, 2019 - Imperfections make photons perfect for quantum computing
December 19, 2018 - Using quantum entanglement to study proteins
December 10, 2018 - Quantum optics: new tricks needed
December 3, 2018 - Detecting Light in a Different Dimension
November 14, 2018 - New laser breakthrough: ‘random, transistor’ laser that can be manipulated at nanoscale
October 26, 2018 - Shake, rattle and roll to high efficiency photovoltaics
October 1, 2018 - Small modulator for big data
September 27, 2018 - Penn Engineering groups awarded NSF grants to work toward ‘quantum leap’
September 26, 2018 - On-demand room-temperature single photon array: a quantum communication breakthrough
September 25, 2018 - Sound offers new directions in integrated photonics
September 20, 2018 - A trick of the light
September 12, 2018 - Quantum Light Research Enables Sources of Nearly Identical Photons
September 11, 2018 - Bowtie-funnel combo best for conducting light; team found answer in undergrad physics equation
September 4, 2018
- Quantum weirdness in ‘chicken or egg’ paradox
September 3, 2018 - Light from ancient quasars helps confirm quantum entanglement
August 22, 2018 - Making light work of quantum computing
August 22, 2018 - Low bandwidth? Use more colors at once
August 17, 2018 - Scientists find holes in light by tying it in knots
August 2, 2018 - Shining the light: researchers use photons to separate metal ions
July 9, 2018 - Tackling the 12 ‘Herculean tasks’ of quantum optics
June 22, 2018 - Capturing light in a waveguide array
June 13, 2018 - ‘Exceptional’ research points way toward quantum discoveries
May 3, 2018 - Scaling silicon quantum photonic technology
March 14, 2018 - New algorithm for simulating the structure of quantum systems on a quantum photonic chip
January 30, 2018 - New exotic phenomena seen in photonic crystals
January 15, 2018 - Hidden Properties of Solids
November 29, 2017 - A zero-index waveguide
October 16, 2017 - Squeezing Light Into Infinitesimally Thin Lines
September 21, 2017 - ‘Organismic learning’ mimics some aspects of human thought
August 15, 2017 - Engineers find better way to detect nanoparticles
August 14, 2017 - Report: Compact, Precise Beam Could Aid in Nuclear Security
July 26, 2017 - Scientists announce the quest for high-index materials
July 22, 2017 - Tiny “motors” are driven by light
July 3, 2017 - New system allows optical “deep learning”
June 14, 2017 - X-ray Study Reveals Way to Control Molecular Vibrations that Transmit Heat
June 7, 2017 - Physicists demonstrate photonic hypercrystals for control of light-matter interaction
May 10, 2017 - Penn Engineers Overcome a Hurdle in Growing a Revolutionary Optical Metamaterial
February 28, 2017 - Optical fibre with Einstein effect
February 14, 2017 - Now you see it, now you don’t
November 12, 2016 - New ‘optofluidic’ technology taps power of diatoms to improve sensor performance
November 9, 2016 - We Gather Here Today to Join Lasers and Anti-Lasers
November 8, 2016 - Advancing Quantum Technology With Photon Control
November 3, 2016 - Applying Photonics to Electronic Warfare Challenges
September 21, 2016 - $2 million to add efficiency to integrated quantum photonics
August 9, 2016 - New X-ray method allows scientists to probe molecular explosions
June 17, 2016 - Researchers demonstrate record optical nonlinearity
May 3, 2016 - Step towards ‘holy grail’ of silicon photonics
March 9, 2016 - Engineers demo first processor that uses light for ultrafast communications
December 28, 2015 - A fish may hold the key to more efficient wireless networks
December 21, 2015 - Photonic “sintering” may create new solar, electronics manufacturing technologies
December 2, 2015 - Let the light in
December 2, 2015 - Transforming nonlinear optics with metamaterials
November 27, 2015 - How to spawn an “exceptional ring”
September 15, 2015 - Silicon photonics meets the foundry
September 9, 2015 - NIST Physicists Show ‘Molecules’ Made of Light May Be Possible
September 9, 2015 - Made from Solar Concentrate
September 3, 2015 - Q&A: Researchers Explain a Strange High-Intensity Result at SLAC’s X-ray Laser
September 1, 2015 - Tiny, light-activated crystal sponges fail over time. Why?
August 8, 2015 - Innovations from the wild world of optics and photonics
August 4, 2015 - Researchers Discover New Chiral Property of Silicon, With Photonic Applications
July 24, 2015 - Long-sought phenomenon finally detected
July 20, 2015 - Trapped Light Orbits Within an Intriguing Material
July 17, 2015 - European Collaboration Accelerates Silicon Photonics Prototyping Services
July 10, 2015
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