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Optics & Photonics Nov 2, 2023

Optical fiber–based, single-photon light source at room temperature for next-generation quantum processing

Quantum-based systems promise faster computing and stronger encryption for computation and communication systems. These systems can be built on fiber networks involving interconnected nodes which consist of qubits and single-photon ...

Optics & Photonics Oct 26, 2023

Singles become pairs: New insights into the light scattering of atoms

Researchers headed by Jürgen Volz and Arno Rauschenbeutel from the Department of Physics at the Humboldt University of Berlin, partners of the DAALI project, have gained new insights into the scattering of light by a fluorescent ...

Quantum Physics Oct 6, 2023

Scientists develop a semi-device independent, randomness-free test for quantum correlation

In a new Physical Review Letters study, scientists have successfully presented a proof of concept to demonstrate a randomness-free test for quantum correlations and non-projective measurements, offering a groundbreaking alternative ...

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 Sep 21, 2023

Study paves the way for new class of nanoscale devices, new opportunities in photonics

Non-Hermitian systems have numerous alluring optical properties at exceptional points (EPs) and have attracted extensive attention because of their great prospects in applications such as optical sensing, integrated optics, ...

Nanophysics Aug 31, 2023

Peering into nanofluidic mysteries one photon at a time

A discovery in the field of nanofluidics could shake up our understanding of molecular behavior on the tiniest scales. Research teams at EPFL and the University of Manchester have revealed a previously hidden world by using ...

Optics & Photonics Aug 29, 2023

In a first, researchers apply dual frequency comb technology to photonic thermometers

Photonic thermometers, which measure temperature using light, have the potential to revolutionize temperature measurement by being faster, smaller, and more robust than traditional thermometers. In essence, the sensors work ...

Nanophysics Aug 29, 2023

X-photon 3D nanolithography

Multiphoton lithography (MPL) is a technique that uses ultra-short laser pulses to create complex three-dimensional (3D) structures at the micro- and nanoscale. It is based on the principle of multiphoton absorption (MPA), ...

Other Aug 26, 2023

Saturday Citations: Comparing teenagers to bonobos, babies to dogs, ancient cats to modern cats. Plus: Photons!

This week, scientists contemplated teenage hormones, described cat noises, visualized photon entanglement and—oh!—landed on the moon.

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