In a new study published in Light: Science & Applications , a team of scientists led by Asst. Prof. Abdullah Demir from UNAM-Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent University, has successfully developed ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 27, 2023
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Quantum dots are a kind of artificial atom: just a few nanometers in size and made of semiconductor materials, they can emit light of a specific color or even single photons, which is important for quantum technologies. The ...
Nanophysics
Jan 31, 2024
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Scientists from Russia and the U.K. have developed an antenna that can aid in reducing sources of terahertz radiation down to the size of a fingertip. The antenna is a "sandwich" of semiconductor layers combined with quantum ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 5, 2016
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Solar cells are just like leaves, capturing the sunlight and turning it into energy. It's fitting that they can now be made partially from trees.
Nanomaterials
Mar 26, 2013
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A novel scheme to generate optical Schrödinger cat states leads to unprecedented size and preparation rate.
Quantum Physics
Jul 10, 2015
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Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) are significantly better at photon detection efficiency (DE) compared to their semiconducting counterparts, and have enabled many breakthrough applications in quantum ...
Superconductivity
Nov 10, 2017
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Invented in 1970 by Corning Incorporated, low-loss optical fiber became the best means to efficiently transport information from one place to another over long distances without loss of information. The most common way of ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 23, 2022
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The concepts of quantum technology promise to achieve more powerful information processing than is possible with even the best possible classical computers. To actually build efficient quantum computers remains a significant ...
Quantum Physics
Oct 13, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The merging of two technologies under development - plasmonics and nanophotonics - is promising the emergence of new "quantum information systems" far more powerful than today's computers.
Optics & Photonics
Oct 27, 2011
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(Phys.org)—No need to turn to your smartphone to check the time, look at your agenda or the weather forecast, read a text message or map a route in an unfamiliar city. All this information, and much more, will soon be displayed ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 1, 2012
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