Technology advance lays groundwork for reliable, compact ultrafast lasers for biomedical applications and more. Researchers have recently developed the first fiber laser capable of producing…
Advance lays the groundwork for miniature devices for spectroscopy, communications, and quantum computing. Researchers have created chip-based photonic resonators that operate in the ultraviolet (UV)…
Microscope based on fiberoptic components designed for studying cellular effects of drug combinations. Researchers have developed a fluorescence microscope that uses structured illumination for fast…
Faster, energy-efficient diffractive ONN could be used for image and video processing. For the first time, researchers have harnessed the power of a surface normal…
Detection across widely varying concentrations down to single-molecule could enable multiple medical tests to be performed on a single portable device. UC Santa Cruz scientists…
NASA researchers have created a new, lightweight, and cost-effective imaging spectrometer for space use. These designs deliver high-resolution spectroscopy in a compact form, potentially expanding…
Integrated photonics-based quantum key distribution system paves the way for network deployment. Scientists have crafted a quantum key distribution (QKD) system rooted in integrated photonics,…
Mirrors that are both lightweight and flexible could be compactly rolled up for the launch, and then accurately reshaped once they are deployed. Scientists have…
Instrumentation recreates properties of the myopic eye to test lenses that prevent visual decline. Scientists have developed new instruments to evaluate specialized eyeglass lenses that…
Scientists successfully overcome two obstacles in existing digital holographic methods. A new method for producing dynamic ultra-high-density 3D holographic projections has been developed by researchers….
Researchers use a superconducting nanowire design for fast and precise photon counting. Researchers have developed a new detector that can precisely measure single photons at…
New all-optical pumping chip-based nanolaser technology could aid in meeting the ever-growing need to move more data faster. A new all-optical approach for driving multiple…
New green-light absorbing photodetectors could be useful for medical sensors, fingerprint recognition, and more. New green-light absorbing transparent organic photodetectors that are highly sensitive and…
Researchers have developed a new chip-based beam steering technology that provides a promising route to small, cost-effective, and high-performance lidar systems. Lidar, or light detection…
Researchers Create Flat Magic Window With Liquid Crystals For the first time, scientists empolyed liquid crystals to construct a flat magic window — a transparent…
New design could enable high-quality wide-angle cameras that can possibly fit into smartphones. Researchers have designed a new compact camera that acquires wide-angle images of…
New approach lays groundwork for compact 3D displays that create more realistic virtual scenes. Researchers have demonstrated a prototype glasses-free 3D light field display system…
Technology could make it possible to use radio emissions from cell phone networks to wirelessly power sensors and LEDs. Researchers have developed a new metasurface-based…