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Silicon Modulator Integrates Photonics and Electronics to Perform at 100 Gbit/s
SOUTHAMPTON, England, Nov. 17, 2020 — Researchers from the University of Southampton’s Optoelectronics Research Centre have demonstrated an all-silicon optical modulator at 100 Gbit/s and beyond, without the use of digital signal processing. The transmitter nearly doubles the maximum power rate of current state-of-the-art devices. Low-power, low-cost transmitters, such as the Southampton research team’s design, are necessary for overcoming fabrication processes with new materials and those that are not
All-optical Sensor Safely Detects Volatile Chemicals
PAMPLONA, Spain, Nov. 16, 2020 — University of Navarra scientists in Spain and partners from European photonics innovation hub ACTPHAST 4R are collaborating to develop technology capable of detecting lethal and highly explosive chemicals in industrial settings. The team is working...
Biologically Controlled Lasing Could Lead to Nanoscale Functionality
SINGAPORE, Nov. 16, 2020 — An international research team at Nanyang University has demonstrated the concept of a switchable microlaser controlled by the organic biomolecule DNA hybridization process. The study could lead to the development of programmable photonic devices at...
Researchers Claim New Record in Quantum Light Detection
BRISTOL, England, Nov. 12, 2020 — Researchers from the University of Bristol have claimed a new record for detecting squeezed light, using a newly developed balanced homodyne detector. The work could pave the way for higher-performance quantum computers and quantum communications....
Researchers Devise Method to Observe Atomic Interactions, Quantum Mechanics
PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 12, 2020 — Researchers from Princeton University have formulated a method to control and measure atoms that are indistinguishable when observed with an optical lens. The work allows the researchers to observe atomic interactions and quantum mechanical...
From Contradictory Polymers, Scientists Develop Nanocoatings with Optimal Properties for Optics
KIEL, Germany, Nov. 11, 2020 — Materials scientists at Kiel University in Germany have synthesized nanoscale gradient copolymers, which possess distinct contradictory properties, to create material coatings that could be used to coat aircraft and glass fronts. In such...
Capturing the Invisible with Upconversion Technology
TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 10, 2020 — New technology from researchers at Tel Aviv University has the potential to help cameras recognize colors that are invisible to the human eye. The development has potential to advance applications in fields such as computer gaming, photography,...
Infrared Spectroscopy Technique Unveils Insights into Planet Formation
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Nov. 10, 2020 — Planetary scientists at Brown University have introduced an infrared spectroscopic method for studying olivine, a mineral that provides insights into the formation of the moon, Mars, and other planetary bodies. Informally dubbed “crossover...
Improving Microscope Resolution with Plasmonic Metasurfaces
FUKUOKA, Japan, Nov. 9, 2020 — While imaging cells using real-time fluorescence microscopy methods, professor Kaoru Tamada of Kyushu University’s Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering and her group found that they could improve resolution under a conventional...
Scientists Publish Blueprints for Cheaper Single-Molecule Microscope
SHEFFIELD, England, Nov. 9, 2020 — A team from the University of Sheffield has designed and built a single-molecule microscope for one-tenth the cost of commercially available models — and shared the build instructions to make the equipment more readily available. The...
Moth Eyes Inspire Antireflective Coating
TOKYO, Nov. 6, 2020 — Researchers at Tokyo University of Science have developed an antireflective coating inspired by the biostructures in moth eyes. Previous attempts at re-creating the antireflective structure, developed through years of evolution, yielded varying...
Wearable Sensor Could Increase Awareness of UV Exposure
POTSDAM, N.Y., Nov. 6, 2020 — A custom bio-ink developed by Clarkson University researchers could enable wearable sensors designed to increase the wearer’s awareness of UV exposure. Noting the prevalence of skin cancer and the fact that most exposure to UV radiation is...
Large-Area Organic Photodiodes Offer Cost-effective Alternative to Silicon Sensors
ATLANTA, Nov. 5, 2020 — A research team at Georgia Tech has demonstrated that large-area organic photodiodes, produced from solutions at low temperatures, can detect several hundred thousand photons every second. The process, the researchers said, is conceptually similar...
Light-Driven Quantum Network Promises Faster, Enhanced Communication
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 5, 2020 — Using magnetic and semiconducting materials, researchers at the University of Rochester and Cornell University designed a nanoscale node capable of using laser light to emit and accept photons to interact with other nodes. Compared to current...
Laser-Powered Nanomotors Follow Their Path
TOKYO, Nov. 4, 2020 — Researchers from the Institute of Industrial Science at the University of Tokyo have designed linear nanomotors that can be made to move in controlled directions by laser light. The technology has applications in microfluidics, including...
Camera Design Aims to Make Multispectral Imaging Cost-effective
ERLANGEN, Germany, Nov. 4, 2020 — Researchers from Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have incorporated three resolutions into a single camera using a cost-efficient process and construction. The intelligent device achieves high spatial, temporal, and...
Terahertz Quantum Cascade Laser Light Propogates Beyond Laboratory Walls
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 4, 2020 — Researchers at MIT and the University of Waterloo (Canada) created a high-power quantum cascade laser (QCL) capable of generating terahertz radiation outside of a laboratory environment. The laser has applications for skin cancer diagnostics and...
Photonic Barcodes Pave the Way for Encryption, Biosensing
SINGAPORE, Nov. 3, 2020 — Bioresponsive barcodes, capable of detecting molecules in a single liquid droplet, generated radiative energy that successfully converted dynamic biomolecular information into trillions of distinctive photonic barcodes. Microdroplet radiative energy...
Materials Expand Volumetric 3D Printing
LIVERMORE, Calif., Nov. 2, 2020 — A new class of materials adapted by researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) enable nearly instant production through volumetric 3D printing and expanding the range of material properties achievable with the technique. The...
Nanostructure Allows Large Incidence Angles in Fiber Optics
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Nov. 2, 2020 — Researchers from ITMO, in collaboration with the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology and Australian National University, have resolved the fundamental problem of light coupling into optical fiber at incidence angles of over 70°. The...
Researchers Creep Closer to Stable Quantum Memory
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Nov. 2, 2020 — Researchers at ITMO have shown that individual atoms can be transformed into polaritons — quantum particles that are a mixture between matter and light, which are transmitted via optical fibers. The research may have applications in quantum...
Autonomous Robot Takes on COVID-19
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Oct. 30, 2020 — A team at the Grainger College of Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Health Care Engineering Systems Center (HCESC) developed the UVBot, an autonomous robot built from easily accessible objects and designed to neutralize...
Light-Sheet Microscopy Method Improves Cancer Diagnostics
VIENNA, Oct. 30, 2020 — A microscopy technique developed by researchers at TU Wien (Austria) in collaboration with TU Munich could lead to more reliable cancer diagnostics. The technique allows a tumor to be analyzed after surgery in 3D without cutting the tumor into...
Microscopy Advancement Expands Camera-based 3D Imaging
BOSTON, Oct. 30, 2020 — Researchers at Boston University introduced a multifocus optical microscopy technique for simultaneously acquiring images at differing depths. The method can be added to existing camera-based microscopy techniques, such as fluorescent, phase...
Algae-Inspired Polymers May Reduce Night-Vision Cost
TSUKUBA, Japan, Oct. 29, 2020 — An infrared-transmitting polymer based on common low-cost materials may lead to low-cost night-vision lenses that retain focus while imaging at variable distances. The polymer, developed by researchers from the University of Tsukuba, keeps its shape...

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