Improvements in the material that converts X-rays into light, for medical or industrial images, could…
Browsing: Photonics
Photonics is the science and technology of generating, controlling, and detecting photons—particles of light. It underpins a wide range of modern technologies, from fiber-optic communications and lasers to imaging systems, quantum computing, and medical diagnostics. As the demand for faster, smaller, and more energy-efficient systems grows, photonics plays an increasingly vital role in areas like data transmission, sensing, and advanced manufacturing. This page showcases the latest research and innovations in photonics, highlighting developments that are shaping the future of light-based technologies.
Caltech researchers have created a material that refracts light backward, a phenomenon called negative refraction.…
A Japanese team has developed a way to create synthetic dimensions using silicon photonic chips,…
Researchers at University of Rochester’s Institute of Optics for first time distill novel interferometry into…
Keeping up with the first law of robotics: a new photonic effect for accelerated drug…
Researchers have introduced a focus-free x-ray fluorescence mapping technique using computational ghost imaging, enabling faster,…
Researchers at MIT have identified a new hybrid particle in NiPS3, combining an electron and…
A comprehensive new review outlines the advancements and obstacles in integrated photonics for quantum technologies,…
New observations of rapidly spinning ultracold atoms record a key crossover from classical to quantum…
A recent study proposes using Molybdenum Trioxide instead of traditional metamaterials to develop optical devices…
Controlling nanolasers with magnets lays the groundwork for more robust optical signaling. A magnetic field…
A new study shows how photonic microresonators can strongly modulate electron beams with just a…
Tiny light combs on a chip could unlock quantum computing and next-gen GPS. Frequency microcombs…
The innovation could be a game-changer for communication technologies, such as phones and internet connections.…
Newly proven physics opens chalcogenide glasses to applications at visible and ultraviolet wavelengths. Electrical engineers…
By trapping light into tiny crevices of gold, researchers have coaxed molecules to convert invisible…
A relatively simple quantum computer design that uses a single atom to manipulate photons could…
On-chip frequency shifters in the gigahertz range could be used in next generation quantum computers…