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Research Shows How Photonic Crystals May Perform as One-Way Street for Light

In photonic integrated circuits, topological photonics offers virtually unknown possibilities for manipulating the direction of light flow.

29 Jun 2022

Researchers Successfully Make Dark Semiconductors Glow

The energy levels of the electrons in a solid’s crystalline lattice determine whether it can generate light or not, for example as a light-emitting diode (LED).

28 Jun 2022

Researchers Discover the Behavior of Light in Complex Media

A new finding on how light behaves in complex media, which have a tendency to significantly distort light, has been designed by a group led by researchers at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, with collaborators from the University of Pretoria (South Africa), as well as Mexico and Scotland.

27 Jun 2022

Scientists Demonstrate Utilizing Exotic Photonic Crystals for a Powerful One-Way Transport of Light

In photonic integrated circuits, topological photonics offers previously unknown possibilities for manipulating the direction of light flow.

24 Jun 2022

Researchers Devise Ultra-Thin Film That Produces Detailed 3D Images

Researchers have created a new ultra-thin film that can produce finely detailed 3D pictures that can be viewed in ordinary lighting without the use of special reading equipment.

24 Jun 2022

Scientists Monitor Development of High-Performance Integrated LN-Based Photonic Devices

Since its ferroelectric feature was initially identified in 1949, lithium niobate (LiNbO3, LN), one of the most significant artificial materials, has been extensively exploited in the photonics field.

24 Jun 2022

FLEX PRO™ from CRAIC Technologies: Flexible Microspectroscopy

FLEX PRO™ from CRAIC is a full-featured yet flexibly configured instrument that incorporates UV-visible-NIR optics, spectrophotometers digital imaging, and software...all tied together with our Lightswitch by CRAIC™ optical multiplexer.

From CRAIC Technologies, Inc. 23 Jun 2022

Scientists Present Broadband Perfect Absorber Scheme for Light Absorption

A design idea for a tunable broadband perfect absorber based on non-split coupling of Epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) and localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) modes was recently put forth by scientists from the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

21 Jun 2022

Study Shows How Nanoparticles May Control the Flow of Light Like Road Signs

The Australian National University (ANU) physicists have invented small transparent slides that may produce two quite distinct pictures depending on the way light flows through them.

21 Jun 2022

Reference Flat Mirrors for Satellite Telescope Performance Verification

Optical Surfaces Ltd. reports how its high precision reference flat mirrors are enabling testing and precise alignment of Earth observation satellite telescopes.

From Optical Surfaces Ltd. 21 Jun 2022

Researchers Present Major Breakthrough in Dynamic and Digital Holography

Over the past ten years, the Holography and Metamaterials (HaM) Lab at the University of Dayton’s Department of Electro-Optics and Photonics has produced ground-breaking work in dynamic and digital holography.

20 Jun 2022

Researcher Describes the Invention of Holographic Interferometry and Its Development

Holographic interferometry is a method for using light to measure stress, strain, and vibration. It determines defects in structural bonds by measuring the light’s wavelength. It fully utilizes a hologram’s capacity to mimic an object’s optical field of reflection or transmission.

20 Jun 2022

Radiant Vision Systems Honored by Vision Systems Design 2022 Innovators Award Program

Radiant Vision Systems, a leading provider of scientific imaging systems for automated visual inspection of light sources and displays, announces that its ProMetric® I61 (61-megapixel) Imaging Colorimeter has been recognized among the best in machine vision today by the judges of the Vision Systems Design 2022 Innovators Awards program.

From Radiant Vision Systems 20 Jun 2022

Scientists Upgrade EDFAs to Boost Optical Signal Power

Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs) are devices that boost the optical signal power in optical fibers. They are commonly employed in long-distance communication fiber optic cables and fiber-based lasers.

17 Jun 2022

Engineers Develop Photonic Chipscope Enabling Label-Free Monitoring of Live Cell Activities

Understanding numerous biological processes and the response of cells to medicinal medications requires label-free, non-invasive, and statistical monitoring of cellular activity.

17 Jun 2022