Single Photons From a Silicon Chip

18th September 2020 by Leave a Comment

New, stable prototype can produce 100,000 single photons per second

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Machine Learning for Efficient Quantum Sources

15th September 2020 by Leave a Comment

A new method could make quantum photonic circuit development more efficient by rapidly preselecting solid-state quantum emitters

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An MOF-Based Multicolor Single-Mode Microlaser

2nd September 2020 by Leave a Comment

New device to achieve up to three-wavelength single-mode polarized lasing in green, red and NIR

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Attosecond Light from Industrial Laser

26th August 2020 by Leave a Comment

New way to get very short, few-cycle pulses out of more commonly available industrial-grade lasers

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Valley-Hall Nanoscale Lasers

17th August 2020 by Leave a Comment

Room-temperature low-threshold lasing from a cavity mode hosted within the topological bandgap of a nanostructure

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Stretching the Spectra of Frequency Combs

11th August 2020 by Leave a Comment

Waveguide design lets silicon compete with glass in frequency comb generation

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New System for Ultra-Fast Flashes

4th August 2020 by Leave a Comment

A strong electromagnetic field can counteract the forces that bind electrons to nuclei

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Tailored Light Inspired by Nature

29th July 2020 by Leave a Comment

Light fields using caustics do not change during propagation

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New Source for Ultrafast Laser Pulses

27th July 2020 by Leave a Comment

Innovative approach has important applications in engineering and biomedicine

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Eagleyard Photonics Rebrands into Toptica Eagleyard

27th July 2020 by Leave a Comment

Joint brand to reflect market positions, create synergies

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