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First Horizon 2020 Photonics Projects Open
BRUSSELS, Dec. 12, 2013 — The European Commission presented on Wednesday its first calls for projects under the Horizon 2020 program, the European Union’s seven-year, €80 billion research and innovation program. Those calls include €47 million specifically earmarked for photonics-related proposals. Horizon 2020 will be worth more than €15 billion over its first two years, and the funding is intended to help boost the European economy and tackle social issues. The 12 "action" areas for 2014 and.....
Quantum Phenomenon Shown with Plastic Film
ZURICH, Dec. 10, 2013 — Instead of the usual ultrapure crystals, a plastic film similar to the material used in light-emitting smartphone displays has been used to demonstrate a complex quantum mechanical phenomenon. The first-time demonstration of a Bose-Einstein...
Tapping Solar’s Full Potential
ORLANDO, Fla., & URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Dec. 10, 2013 — The realization of solar cells’ full potential may be a little closer, thanks to newly created large sheets of nanotextured silicon microcell arrays. The discovery holds the promise of making solar cells lightweight, bendable, more efficient...
Curiosity Surpasses 100,000 Laser Zaps
LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Dec. 9, 2013 — The laser instrument aboard NASA’s Curiosity rover has surpassed its 100,000th shot on Mars, the space agency reported last week. Designed to fire 1 million shots, the ChemCam zaps rocks and dust with a high-power laser to determine their...
Nanowire Lasers Emit at Useful Wavelengths
MUNICH, Dec. 6, 2013 — Threadlike semiconductors can be made to emit light at useful wavelengths, demonstrating potential as lasers for applications in computing, communications, and environmental and biological sensing. Scientists at Technical University Munich (TUM)...
Zero-Index Material Generates Nonlinear Light
BERKELEY, Calif., Dec. 6, 2013 — A unique optical metamaterial with a refractive index of zero was used to generate light waves that gain strength as they move through the material in all directions. This demonstration of “phase mismatch-free nonlinear light” holds...
Optical Fiber Throughput Boosted Tenfold
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Dec. 5, 2013 — A simple, innovative solution reduces the amount of space required between the pulses of light that transport data through an optical fiber, dramatically increasing their capacity. Optical fiber can carry data as light pulses over thousands of miles...
One Photon Per Pixel Produces 3-D Lidar Image
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 4, 2013 — With the detection of a single photon from each pixel location, a new lidarlike system can gauge depth and produce 3-D images. The technique is expected to be broadly applicable to microscopy and remote sensing. Lidar rangefinders are commonly used...
Photonics Innovators are Finalists for 2014 Prism Awards
BELLINGHAM, Wash., and PITTSFIELD, Mass., Dec. 3, 2013 — Light-based products that detect hidden explosives or drugs, hyperspectrally image potential ground threats from the air, and push the boundaries of scientific exploration are among the finalists for the 2014 Prism Awards for Photonics Innovation,...
Laser Reveals Photosynthetic Processes
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2, 2013 — Scientists have used an ultrafast laser to study a photosynthetic complex — arguably the most important bit of organic chemistry on the planet — in its complete functioning state. When sunlight strikes a photosynthesizing organism,...
‘God particle’ theorists share physics Nobel
STOCKHOLM – Peter Higgs and François Englert will share the 2013 Nobel Prize in physics for their independent theoretical discoveries nearly 50 years ago of the Higgs boson, the so-called “God particle” that gives all other particles their...
A BOLD idea for handling big data
HOUSTON – An optical network in development will help streamline demanding, data-intensive computations in a customized, energy-efficient way. The new network, BOLD (Big Data and Optical Lightpaths-Driven Networked Systems Research Infrastructure), will use...
Better optical modulators boost silicon photonics
BOULDER, Colo., and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – An improved pair of optical modulators could be a big step toward a major goal in silicon photonics: enabling microprocessors to use light instead of electrical signals to communicate with transistors on a chip. The optical modulators were made at...
Fiber optic links may show height differences between optical clocks
GARCHING and BRAUNSCHWEIG, Germany – A new approach transporting frequencies via commercially available fiber makes it possible to use optical atomic clocks to precisely measure height differences between locations thousands of kilometers apart, a development that could have...
Graphene on chip closing the gap with germanium
VIENNA, CAMBRIDGE, Mass., and HONG KONG – Graphene-based photodetectors can efficiently convert IR light into electrical signals, three independent studies have reported. The work “makes it very likely that graphene will soon replace germanium and compound semiconductors in...
Graphene on chip closing the gap with germanium
VIENNA, CAMBRIDGE, Mass., and HONG KONG – Graphene-based photodetectors can efficiently convert IR light into electrical signals, three independent studies have reported. The work “makes it very likely that graphene will soon replace germanium and compound semiconductors in...
Haptic optical tweezers let us ‘feel’ microstructures
PARIS – A new technology called haptic optical tweezers allows microscope users to manipulate samples by sight and touch, which could improve dexterity of micromanipulation and microassembly. The tweezers “will become an invaluable tool for force...
South Africans develop ‘world’s first digital laser’
PRETORIA, South Africa – The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) announced that it has developed a digital laser, a milestone its creators say represents a paradigm shift for laser resonators. In a paper published in Nature Communications (doi:...
Tabletop OPA generates 10 TW
WARSAW, Poland – A new optical parametric amplifier that’s extremely efficient and small enough to fit on a desktop generates light pulses of more than 10 TW. The amplifier, constructed by a team from the Laser Centre of the Institute of Physical Chemistry of...
Tabletop OPA generates 10 TW
WARSAW, Poland – An optical parametric amplifier that’s extremely efficient and small enough to fit on a desktop generates light pulses of more than 10 terawatts. The amplifier, constructed by a team from the Laser Centre at the Institute of Physical Chemistry...
Ti:sapphire laser drives accelerator on chip
STANFORD, Calif. – An advance that uses commercial lasers and low-cost mass-production techniques could set the stage for a generation of “tabletop” particle accelerators that are less expensive for use in science and medicine. Current state-of-the-art...
Tiny camera takes a wide view
SAN DIEGO – A new imager achieves the optical performance of a traditional wide-angle or fish-eye lens – and in high resolution – but in a device less than one-tenth the volume. Such a system could enable high-resolution imaging in unmanned aerial...
Tunable polymer could make truly white OLEDs
SALT LAKE CITY – Doping an organic polymer with platinum atoms makes the light it emits tunable, which could lead to the realization of cheaper, more efficient and truly white OLEDs. Existing white OLED displays use different organic polymers that emit different...
Ultrafast spectroscopy reveals new uses for flawed gems
TUCSON, Ariz. – Ultrafast laser pulses have provided the first detailed observation of how energy travels through diamonds with specific flaws that provide interesting optical and electronic properties. A team led by University of Arizona assistant professor...
Universal Display named top N.J. tech firm
Dec 1, 2013 — OLED technology developer Universal Display Corp. of Ewing, N.J., has been named Master Technology Company of the Year by the New Jersey Technology Council (NJTC). The 2013 NJTC Awards recognize technology companies for business accomplishments in...

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