Quantum Waves in Ultrathin Materials

29th May 2020 by Leave a Comment

Wavelike plasmons could power up a new class of sensing and photochemical technologies at the nanoscale

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Spectral Tuning in a van der Waals Crystal

28th May 2020 by Leave a Comment

New, effective method for controlling the frequency of confined light at the nanoscale in the form of phonon polaritons

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Switching Between Transparent and Reflective

25th May 2020 by Leave a Comment

A new metamaterial capable of changing its optical properties without any mechanical input

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Filter Chips for High-Quality Lasers

21st May 2020 by Leave a Comment

A hybrid-integrated electronic–photonic system suppresses the phase noise of the input light

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Towards Ultra-High-Resolution Displays

20th May 2020 by Leave a Comment

New approach uses a switching mechanism of plasmonic pixels based on magnesium

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A Living Photosynthetic Microcavity

18th May 2020 by Leave a Comment

New photonic approach to boost nanoelectricity from living microalgae

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A Temporal Supersymmetry

12th May 2020 by Leave a Comment

New approach to designing omnidirectional invisible materials

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World’s First Super-Chiral Light

30th April 2020 by Leave a Comment

Laser opens up a new world of applications using optical control of physical objects.

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On-Chip Frequency Combs for Microwaves

29th April 2020 by Leave a Comment

Microwave signals could be used in radars, satellite communications and future 5G wireless networks

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Planar Systems for Optical Transistors

24th April 2020 by Leave a Comment

Coupling of photons to excitons in a thin molybdenum diselenide semiconductor layer

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