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Plasmon Findings Could Pave-Way for Carbon-Based NIR Optoelectronic Devices
HOUSTON, March 19, 2018 — Researchers’ observation of gate-controlled quantum plasmons in aligned carbon nanotubes could pave the way for the development of carbon-based NIR optoelectronic devices and enable researchers to study the collective dynamic response of interacting electrons in one dimension. Rice University researchers achieved tight alignment of carbon nanotubes in wafer-sized films. These films caught the attention of a team at Tokyo Metropolitan University (TMU), which had developed a gating
Nanophotonic Sensors Monitor Processes in Living Cells
OKINAWA, Japan, Feb. 27, 2018 — A large-scale biosensor developed using nanoplasmonic material is able to accommodate a large number of cells on a single substrate and monitor cell proliferation in real time. The nanoplasmonic material allows for long-term cell survival and...
Asia-Pacific: A Powerhouse Region
Jan 29, 2018 — As technology advances, so, too, does the level of competition among product developers. Those in the Asia-Pacific region are dashing to the front of the pack, boosting the market in various sectors of photonics. Asia-Pacific is expected to see a...
Energy-Efficient Frequency Comb Could Be Used for Quantum Encryption
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 15, 2018 — A new design for a frequency comb that requires 1,000 times less power than traditional combs uses organic molecules to generate combs in ultrahigh-Quality Factor (ultra-high Q) microcavities. A University of Southern California (USC) research team...
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (Video)
Jan 9, 2018 — Three conferences and two exhibitions make SPIE Photonics West the world’s largest annual event in the industry. From plenary presentations to networking opportunities, this show offers an expansive, comprehensive look at the photonics...
Engineered Quantum Dots Could Help Lower Solar Power Cost
LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Jan. 8, 2017 — A window architecture that uses two different layers of low-cost colloidal quantum dots, tuned to absorb different parts of the solar spectrum, could be used to build double-pane solar windows that generate electricity more efficiently while...
Iridescent Spiders Provide Inspiration for Optics Design
AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 4, 2018 — Could the courtship habits of a tiny spider provide the basis for a novel design for miniature optics? An international research team studied the unique iridescent signal produced by miniature Australian peacock spiders during their courtship...
Researchers Generate a Directional, Spin-Polarized Photocurrent Using Topological Insulator
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 21, 2017 — Researchers have developed a device for controlling the direction of photocurrent without using an electric voltage. This device, according to researchers, could provide a way of implementing coupled spin-orbit interaction between electrons and...
Researchers Manipulate Light to Make Optical Chip Invisible
BEER-SHEVA, Israel, Dec. 4, 2017 — Researchers have conceived a method that deflects and scatters light away from a ‘cloaking’ chip surface so it is not detected. The scattering fields of the object located on the cloak do not interact with the evanescent field, rendering...
Coupling Perovskite to Nanophotonic Cavities for More Efficient Optoelectronics
COLLEGE PARK, Md. and ZÜRICH, Nov. 29, 2017 — To boost the efficiency of perovskite as a light source for optoelectronics, researchers coupled lead halide perovskite nanocrystals to a nanophotonic cavity at room temperature. The research team drop cast perovskite nanocrystals in toluene...
Photonics West Brings Together Industry’s Best, Brightest
Nov 1, 2017 — With three conferences — BiOS, LASE and OPTO — and two exhibitions, SPIE Photonics West is the world’s largest annual event for the photonics, laser and biomedical optics industries. And it’s just around the corner —...
Photodetector Uses Ultrathin Materials to Increase Efficiency
RIVERSIDE, Calif., Oct. 17, 2017 — A prototype developed using quantum mechanical processes could usher in a novel class of ultra-efficient photodetectors that would enable solar cells to turn the light they receive into multiple electrons. The prototype is based on the efficient...
Tunable Nanoparticle Layer Switches Between ‘Mirror,’ ‘Window’
LONDON, Sept. 13, 2017 — Researchers have made a reversible electrotunable filter that can change between a reflective ‘mirror’ and a transmissive ‘window’. This discovery could help scientists create special materials whose optical properties could...
Optical Wells for Super-Photons Could be Forerunner of Quantum Circuits
BONN, Germany, Aug. 24, 2017 — Experiments with a “super-photon,” also known as a Bose-Einstein condensate and formed when thousands of photons merge with each other, led scientists to create an optical well that could lead to a novel approach to variable...
Anapole Lasers Generate Ultrafast Pulses for Managing Nanoscale Optics
THUWAL, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 17, 2017 — Anapole lasers made from semiconductors shaped into energy-storing nanodisks could be used in the development of optically powered neurocomputers. According to researchers, the lasers could be made small enough to fit onto computer circuit boards...
Better Materials Could Advance Design of Dielectric Nanophotonic Devices
MOSCOW and SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia, July 25, 2017 — A team of physicists has conducted a comparative analysis of available high-index materials and existing fabrication techniques, examining their performance as optical nanoresonators. The systematic study has produced results that could optimize the...
Photodetector Identifies Miniscule Differences in Wavelengths
PASADENA, Calif., June 30, 2017 — A novel technology that combines nanophotonics and thermoelectrics has the potential to detect different wavelengths of light, including visible and IR, at high resolution. The detector operates about 10 to 100 times faster than comparable...
Nanophotonic Processor Uses Optics to Speed Deep Learning Computations
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 16, 2017 — Using light instead of electricity to power neural networks could improve the speed and efficiency of certain deep learning computations, especially tasks that involve repeated multiplications of matrices, which can be computationally intensive for...
Artificial Photocatalyst Used to Harness Light, Drive Chemical Reactions
LONDON, April 17, 2017 — An artificial photocatalyst material made from metal nanoparticles has been developed that could be used to harvest the sun’s energy more efficiently, for use in solar and other applications. Nanostructured materials that demonstrate plasmonic...
Optoelectronic Device Speeds Parallel Processing
DAEJEON, South Korea, March 30, 2017 — To increase the speed of data transfer when many microprocessors are used in parallel, a novel device has been developed that uses surface plasmons to mediate optoelectronic imaging. The on-chip plasmonic switching device consists of a 2D disordered...
Chiral Metamaterial Causes Optical Shift in mW Range
ATLANTA, March 9, 2017 — A metamaterial with chiroptical properties in the nonlinear regime has shown the ability to produce a significant spectral shift with power levels in the milliwatt (mW) range. Two absorptive resonances were spectrally modified through incremental...
Photon Gun Could Further Development of Photonic Quantum Network
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Feb. 21, 2017 — A photonic nanostructure for constructing quantum photonic circuits for quantum networks has been developed, which could impact the optics and photonics that underlie quantum information processing. Photons (unlike electrons) display weak...
Transformation Optics Conceals Objects in Diffusive Environments
VALENCIA, Spain, Jan. 24, 2017 — Researchers have devised a new cloaking device that could conceal aircraft in fog or a submarine in the sea. Both the fog and the sea serve as diffusive environments in which light is not propagated in a straight line, which makes his cloaking...
Nanocrystal can Transform Light to Visible Spectrum
CANBERRA, Australia, Dec. 27, 2016 — A novel nanocrystal, 500 times smaller than a human hair, is capable of changing the intensity, shape and color of light. Developed by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU), the nanocrystal was built on glass so that light could...
Nanophotonic Cloaking Could Eliminate Crosstalk Between Photonic Devices
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 14, 2016 — A nanophotonic cladding cloak that prevents crosstalk between two closely spaced single-mode waveguides could allow photonic devices to be integrated at a much higher density, without causing light to leak from one waveguide to another. This would...
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