A New Fast Electro-Optical Modulator

21st April 2020 by Leave a Comment

Micrometer-size device with a thin layer of indium tin oxide in a silicon photonic waveguide

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Nanohighway for Light

22nd November 2019 by Leave a Comment

Tiny low-energy optical switch rapidly reroutes light in computer chips

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Thinnest Optical Waveguide

13th August 2019 by Leave a Comment

With only three layers of atoms the new device is a proof of concept for scaling down to sizes that are orders of magnitude smaller than today’s devices

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Photonic Chip with Three Components

17th December 2018 by Leave a Comment

New device combines quantum dots as single-photon sources, a beamsplitter and two single-photon detectors

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Small Waveguides for Wearable Displays

13th December 2018 by Leave a Comment

New flexible devices could serve also as implantable sensors or building blocks for photonic printed circuit boards

Filed Under: Detectors, Displays, Fiber Optics, Fibers, Imaging, Laser Patterning, Micro Optics, Optical Components, Optical Materials, Optical Sensors, Photonic Integrated Circuits, Research News Tagged With: , , , , ,

Waveguides Widen Light Beams

29th November 2018 by Leave a Comment

A highly efficient converter enlarges the diameter of a light beam by 400 times

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Inkjet Printers Produce Cheap Waveguides

28th November 2018 by Leave a Comment

A micro-waveguide core is printed with titanium dioxide nanoparticles for a high refractive index

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The World’s Smallest Optical Gyroscope

5th November 2018 by Leave a Comment

Prototype is 500 times smaller than the current state-of-the-art device

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Optical Filter on a Chip

3rd August 2018 by Leave a Comment

Filters with cutoffs around 1550 and 2100 nm are fabricated on a silicon-on-insulator platform

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Trapping Light with Metamaterials

2nd August 2018 by Leave a Comment

A new protective metamaterial cladding prevents light from leaking out of curvy pathways

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