Search results for photonics and optics

Nanophysics Oct 31, 2023

Successful development of the world's first superconducting wide-strip photon detector

Researchers from the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology has invented a novel structure in a superconducting strip photon detector that enables highly efficient photon detection even with a wide ...

Optics & Photonics Oct 17, 2023

New photonic chips for high-capacity data transmissions

With the growth in artificial intelligence (AI), 5G systems, cloud computation, and the Internet of Things, transmitters with extremely high capacities are required for data communication. Ultrafast optical modulation is ...

Optics & Photonics Oct 12, 2023

High-speed electro-optic modulation in topological interface states of a one-dimensional lattice

Electro-optic modulators, which convert signals from the electrical to the optical domain, are at the heart of optical communications, terahertz wireless communications, microwave signal processing, and quantum technology. ...

Nanophysics Oct 7, 2023

Free-space nanoprinting beyond optical limits to create 4D functional structures

Two-photon polymerization is a potential method for nanofabrication to integrate nanomaterials based on femtosecond laser-based methods. Challenges in the field of 3D nanoprinting include slow layer-by-layer printing and ...

Optics & Photonics Oct 5, 2023

Discovery may enable network interface for quantum computers

A team of scientists at the QOT Centre for Quantum Optical Technologies, including a student from the Faculty of Physics (University of Warsaw), made a device capable of the conversion of quantum information between microwave ...

Optics & Photonics Oct 4, 2023

Navigating moiré physics and photonics with band offset tuning

When two lattices with distinct angles or periodicities come together, they conjure a moiré superlattice—a realm where astonishing phenomena like superconductivity and optical solitons spring to life. At the heart of this ...

Optics & Photonics Oct 2, 2023

Next-generation printing: Precise and direct, using optical vortices

Will printed photographs ever match the precision of a mirror's reflection? Even though the answer may still be no for a while, Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have made significant strides in precision printing ...

Optics & Photonics Sep 28, 2023

Integrating 2D materials for on-chip photonics

Recently, the introduction of nonlinear optical functions in integrated optics has sparked significant enthusiasm. Demonstrations have shown the potential for integrated photonic platforms. Furthermore, large-scale manufacturing ...

Optics & Photonics Sep 26, 2023

Researchers fabricate chip-based optical resonators with record low UV losses

Researchers have created chip-based photonic resonators that operate in the ultraviolet (UV) and visible regions of the spectrum and exhibit a record low UV light loss. The new resonators lay the groundwork for increasing ...

Optics & Photonics Sep 26, 2023

Holographic hybridization technique allows changes of depth of field in recorded pictures and videos

Most of the imaging technologies available today, including smartphone cameras, digital video cameras, microscopes and telescopes, are based on the concepts of direct imaging, i.e., a camera directly recording a scene in ...

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