Researchers have demonstrated 3D printing of micron-scale optics with unprecedented performance and reproducibility. Their approach can be used to create almost any type of integrated optical element on a micron or smaller ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 20, 2016
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In a joint study, a collaborative of Russian scientists has developed a mechanism of laser deposition of patterns on glass with a resolution of 1000 times lower than the width of a human hair. The lasers were focused through ...
Nanophysics
Jan 19, 2016
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High-quality (high-Q) whispering-gallery-mode (WGM) microresonators can efficiently confine light in a very small volume via total internal reflection, leading to dramatically enhanced interaction of light with matter. The ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 5, 2015
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Whispering-Gallery-Mode (WGM) microcavities that confine light in a small volume with high quality (Q) factors and enhance interaction of light with matters inside the cavity have shown promising applications as an element ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 30, 2015
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Tufts University biomedical engineers are using low-energy, ultrafast laser technology to make high-resolution, 3-D structures in silk protein hydrogels. The laser-based micropatterning represents a new approach to customized ...
Materials Science
Sep 23, 2015
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DVDs and Blu-ray disks contain so-called phase-change materials that morph from one atomic state to another after being struck with pulses of laser light, with data "recorded" in those two atomic states. Using ultrafast laser ...
Nanophysics
Jul 2, 2015
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Research led by Michigan State University could someday lead to the development of new and improved semiconductors.
Condensed Matter
Jun 26, 2015
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Researchers from Lehigh University, Japan and Canada have advanced a step closer to the dream of all-optical data transmission by building and demonstrating what they call the "world's first fully functioning single crystal ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 8, 2015
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Powerful opiate drugs are a mainstay in modern medicine, alleviating pain in both acute and chronic forms. These charms however, bear a curse. Users quickly develop tolerance to their effects, requiring ever-increasing doses ...
Biochemistry
Mar 2, 2015
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By zapping the air with a pair of powerful laser bursts, researchers at the University of Arizona have created highly focused pathways that can channel electricity through the atmosphere.
Optics & Photonics
Aug 19, 2014
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