Organic Laser Diodes Move from Dream to Reality

31st May 2019 by Leave a Comment

Thorough characterization demonstrates lasing by direct electrical stimulation of an organic film is possible

Filed Under: Diode Lasers, Electro-Optics, Laser Sources, Lasers, Light Sources, OLEDs, Optical Materials, Photonics, Research News Tagged With: , , ,

Smallest Pixels Ever Created for Color-Changing Buildings

15th May 2019 by Leave a Comment

Nanopixels are compatible with roll-to-roll fabrication on flexible plastic films

Filed Under: Displays, Electro-Optics, Imaging, Light Sources, Nanophotonics, Nanotechnology, Optical Components, Optical Materials, Research News Tagged With: , , , ,

Array with 50,000 Photonic Switches

23rd April 2019 by Leave a Comment

Largest, fastest array of microscopic “traffic cops” to speed up optical communications

Filed Under: Electro-Optics, Nanophotonics, Optical Communication, Optical Components, Photonic Integrated Circuits, Photonics, Research News, Semiconductors, Silicon Photonics Tagged With: , , ,

Optical Switching with Spintronics

14th January 2019 by Leave a Comment

New approach to optimize the process of data storage in future photonic integrated circuits

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Superhighway for the Quantum Internet

11th January 2019 by Leave a Comment

New concept for the inline measurement of spatially encoded multiphoton quantum states

Filed Under: Detectors, Electro-Optics, Optical Communication, Optical Computing, Optical Materials, Photonics, Quantum Optics, Qubit, Research News Tagged With: , , , ,

Controlling Neurons with Light

8th January 2019 by Leave a Comment

Implantable optoelectronic device without batterie for turning off pain receptors

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Polarization Switching for Excitonic Circuits

7th January 2019 by Leave a Comment

New method to control exciton flows at room temperature for energy-efficient devices

Filed Under: Electro-Optics, Metamaterials, Nanophotonics, Optical Computing, Optical Materials, Optoelectronics, Photonic Integrated Circuits, Photonics, Research News, Semiconductors Tagged With: , , , ,

Twisting Light for Data Transmission

3rd January 2019 by Leave a Comment

Tiny gears on computer chips generate a vortex of light that could boost optical computing

Filed Under: Electro-Optics, Nanophotonics, Optical Communication, Optical Computing, Optoelectronics, Photonic Integrated Circuits, Research News Tagged With: , , , , ,

Microwaves for the Last Mile

23rd November 2018 by Leave a Comment

New light modulator is completely independent of external power supplies

Filed Under: Electro-Optics, Fiber Optics, Fibers, Optical Communication, Optical Materials, Optoelectronics, Photonics, Plasmonic, Research News Tagged With: , , , ,

Bending Light Around Tight Corners

21st November 2018 by Leave a Comment

A new photonic crystal waveguide paves the way to build futuristic light-based computers

Filed Under: Beam Shaping, Electro-Optics, Metamaterials, Nanophotonics, Optical Computing, Optical Materials, Optoelectronics, Photonic Integrated Circuits, Research News Tagged With: , , ,