Squeezing light beyond the diffraction limit and controlling the optical processes caused by nano-confined light are central issues of nanophotonics. In particular, localized and enhanced light at the plasmonic nanogaps in ...
Nanophysics
Jul 31, 2023
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A recent study affiliated with UNIST has introduced an effective method of restoring images distorted by fog. According to the research team, their method can also provide a breakthrough by exploiting the random fluctuations ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 7, 2023
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In a new study, researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) show how a brain-inspired image sensor can go beyond the diffraction limit of light to detect miniscule objects such as cellular components or nanoparticles ...
Nanophysics
Feb 21, 2023
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The ability to see invisible structures in our bodies, like the inner workings of cells, or the aggregation of proteins, depends on the quality of one's microscope. Ever since the first optical microscopes were invented in ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 25, 2023
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Toward the end of the 19th century, Abbe and Rayleigh formulated the principles of optical diffraction that limits the resolution of optical instruments in the far-field where the distance between the target and the optical ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 9, 2022
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In the information era, photons and electrons are the main carriers of information transmission. Different from Moore's law in microelectronics, the density of integrated photonic devices is mainly limited by the wavelength ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 28, 2022
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Recent progress in the fabrication of nanostructures has led to their application in several fields, including biomedicine, chemistry, materials engineering, and environmental remediation.
Optics & Photonics
Nov 2, 2022
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Until recently, it was widely believed among physicists that it was impossible to compress light below the so-called diffraction limit (see below), except when using metal nanoparticles, which unfortunately also absorb light. ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 26, 2022
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It has been commonly accepted that tumorigenesis and cancer progression constitute a multistep process. The most commonly used method for cancer diagnosis and prognosis to guide treatment decisions is based on a complex combination ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 12, 2022
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Li Dong's group from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Science, in collaboration with DAI Qionghai's group from Department of Automation of Tsinghua University and Dr. Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz from ...
Biotechnology
Oct 11, 2022
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