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Frequency Translating Add/Drop Filters Could Open New Avenues for On-Chip Light Manipulation

Researchers report the development of frequency translating add/drop filters based on electro-optically modulated photonic molecules.

20 Oct 2021

New Organic-Inorganic Halide Perovskites Could Outshine Other Solar Materials

An exciting new solar material called organic-inorganic halide perovskites could one day help the U.S. achieve its solar ambitions and decarbonize the power grid.

20 Oct 2021

Researchers Design Desk-Sized Microscope for Point of Care Diagnostics

Current medical diagnostics involve sending samples to laboratory facilities, which can be difficult and expensive.

20 Oct 2021

Study Identifies New Mechanism of Carbon Coating Degradation in Optical Fibers

A mechanism of degradation of carbon coating under extreme conditions has been discovered by Kazan Federal University and OFS.

20 Oct 2021

21 October to Celebrate Day of Photonics 2021

DAY OF PHOTONICS is an annual event that promotes “photonics” towards the general public.

19 Oct 2021

Using Light to Control Quantum Materials

An international team with participation of the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI shows how light can fundamentally change the properties of solids

19 Oct 2021

Researchers Discuss Advanced III-V-on-Silicon Photonic Integration

A new study led by researchers Yingtao Hu, Di Liang and, Raymond G. Beausoleil from Hewlett Packard Labs, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Milpitas, CA, USA, discusses advanced III-V-on-silicon photonic integration.

19 Oct 2021

New On-Chip Smart Optical Waveform Generators for Telecom Applications

From the internet, to fibre or satellite communications and medical diagnostics, our everyday life relies on optical technologies.

18 Oct 2021

Optical Circuit Switches can Enhance Switching Performance in Datacenters

Hyper-scale cloud providers such as Microsoft offer services powered by voluminous datacenters that use hundreds of thousands of servers, whose performance relies deeply on the network quality between them.

18 Oct 2021

Rice Scientists Create Nanostructures of Silica for Electronic, Photonic Devices

Weaving intricate, microscopic patterns of crystal or glass is now possible thanks to engineers at Rice University.

15 Oct 2021

New Device Created by Integrating Photon-Pair Source with Pump Rejection Filter in a Single CMOS Chip

Researchers have demonstrated a new wavelength-tunable, silicon photon-pair source integrated with a pump rejection filter in a single CMOS chip.

15 Oct 2021

Novel Spatial Light Modulator Bridges the Realms of Optics and Electronics

Spatial light modulators are common optical components found in everything from home theater projectors to cutting-edge laser imaging and optical computing.

15 Oct 2021

Scientists Develop Multimodal Nonlinear Endomicroscopic Imaging Probe for Tissue Diagnostics

The diagnostic gold standard in most surgeries is the extraction of biopsies and their histopathological examination to confirm the tumor and the tumor borders. The histopathological examination is carried out by means of rapid sections of non-contrasted tissue sections during the surgery and also on tissue sections of fixed material.

15 Oct 2021

Evolution in the Press Shop

IDS Imaging presents intelligent, camera-based tool protection in stamping and forming technology

From IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH 14 Oct 2021

New Smart Microscope Adapts Itself to Image Biological Structures

The observation of living cells with the help of microscopes forms the basis of modern biology. Recent developments in optical microscopy enable cellular and sub-cellular imaging within model organisms like zebrafish, the vinegar fly, or mouse.

13 Oct 2021