An array of active optical devices (modulators, laser diodes and/or detectors), each of whose electrical inputs or outputs are directly connected to electronic logic circuits, which also are a part of the array. This enables some degree of signal...

Indium phosphide (InP) is a compound semiconductor material composed of indium (In) and phosphorus (P). It belongs to the...

Optical materials refer to substances or compounds specifically chosen for their optical properties and used in the...

Magneto-optics refers to the study and manipulation of the interaction between magnetic fields and light (electromagnetic...

A type of matched filter that responds only to the phase of incoming light; the output has a much greater intensity than...

Also known as RAMP microscopy, random access multiphoton microscopy is a microscopic technique that uses multiple...

A modulator is a device or component that modifies a carrier signal in order to encode information for transmission over a...

A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) is a compact and integrated device that incorporates multiple photonic components and...

Second-order nonlinear optical properties refer to a class of phenomena exhibited by certain materials in response to...

The optical Fourier transform is a mathematical operation applied to optical signals that involves transforming a spatial...

A spatial light modulator (SLM) is an optical device that modulates or manipulates the amplitude, phase, or polarization of...

In optics, the Pockels effect refers to the phenomenon where the refractive index of a material changes in response to an...

A liquid crystal light valve (LCLV), also known as a spatial light modulator (SLM), is an optical device that modulates the...

Laser-powered telephone device for analog communications that employs a vibrating plastic membrane as a transmitter to...

An acousto-optic modulator (AOM) is a device that utilizes the interaction between sound waves and light waves to modulate...

The term half bandwidth (HBW) generally refers to the width of a spectral band or frequency range at half of its maximum...

An electro-optic modulator (EOM) is a device used to modulate the amplitude, phase, or polarization of light waves using an...

Optoelectronics is a branch of electronics that focuses on the study and application of devices and systems that use light...

Laser optics refers to a broad category of optical components and systems designed for manipulating and controlling laser...

Integrated photonics is a field of study and technology that involves the integration of optical components, such as lasers,...

A holographic camera, also known as a holographic imaging system or holographic recorder, is a specialized device used to...

A monolithic device containing both photonic and electronic sources, detectors, modulators, etc., on a single semiconductor...

A crystalline ferroelectric material used primarily as a substrate and an active medium for thin-film optical modulators and...