Search results for electro-optic

Condensed Matter Apr 22, 2024

New 2D material manipulates light with remarkable precision and minimal loss

Responding to the increasing demand for efficient, tunable optical materials capable of precise light modulation to create greater bandwidth in communication networks and advanced optical systems, a team of researchers at ...

Optics & Photonics Apr 16, 2024

Gigahertz-rate switchable wavefront shaping by LNOI-empowered metasurface

Over the past decade, metasurfaces deploying two-dimensional artificial nanostructures have emerged as a groundbreaking platform to manipulate light across various degrees of freedom. These metasurfaces exhibit significant ...

Optics & Photonics Apr 9, 2024

Electro-optic 3D snapshot of a laser wakefield accelerated kilo-ampere electron bunch

Invented by T. Tajima and J. Dawson, laser wakefield acceleration (LWFA) harnesses the power of high-intensity laser pulses to drive plasma waves with acceleration gradients orders of magnitude higher than conventional RF-based ...

Optics & Photonics Apr 4, 2024

Surface emitting semiconductor laser achieves efficiency breakthrough

Since its inception, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of edge-emitting laser (EEL) technology has been continuously breaking records, achieving a historically high efficiency of 85% at -50°C in 2006. Following this, ...

Optics & Photonics Apr 1, 2024

Researchers observe anomalously bright single-molecule upconversion electroluminescence phenomenon

A research group has developed a new and highly efficient upconversion luminescence mechanism by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) induced luminescence to observe an extraordinarily bright single-molecule upconversion electroluminescence ...

Astronomy Mar 15, 2024

GALILEO: Scientists propose a new method to search for light dark matter

New research in Physical Review Letters (PRL) has proposed a novel method to detect light dark matter candidates using laser interferometry to measure the oscillatory electric fields generated by these candidates.

Optics & Photonics Mar 4, 2024

Researchers use liquid crystals to control polarization inside laser-written waveguides

Researchers have developed a new way to control and manipulate optical signals by embedding a liquid crystal layer into waveguides created with direct laser writing. The new devices enable electro-optical control of polarization, ...

Optics & Photonics Feb 28, 2024

Researchers develop world-leading microwave photonics chip for high-speed signal processing

A research team led by Professor Wang Cheng from the Department of Electrical Engineering (EE) at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) has developed a world-leading microwave photonic chip that is capable of performing ...

Optics & Photonics Feb 28, 2024

A promising leap towards computers with light-speed capabilities

Scientists have created a reprogrammable light-based processor, a world-first, that they say could usher in a new era of quantum computing and communication.

Optics & Photonics Feb 14, 2024

Super-resolution microscopy harnesses digital display technology

In the ever-evolving realm of microscopy, recent years have witnessed remarkable strides in both hardware and algorithms, propelling our ability to explore the infinitesimal wonders of life. However, the journey towards three-dimensional ...

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