Breakthrough after 50 years of work paves the way for photonic chips. Emitting light from…
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.
Simple chip powered by quantum dots allows standard microscopes to visualize difficult-to-image biological organisms. Do…
By bombarding an ultrathin semiconductor sandwich with powerful laser pulses, physicists at the University of…
An old thought experiment now appears in a new light. In 1935 Erwin Schrödinger formulated…
Yale scientists have discovered that laser light can be used to cool traveling sound waves…
The way that ordinary materials undergo a phase change, such as melting or freezing, has…
Yale scientists have demonstrated a new method to control the behavior of light on a…
Nearly 150 years ago, the physicist James Maxwell proposed that a circular lens that is…
MIT researchers have developed novel photography optics that capture images based on the timing of…
Bolometers, devices that monitor electromagnetic radiation through heating of an absorbing material, are used by…
Yale scientists have created a new type of silicon laser that uses sound waves to…
A new way of enhancing the interactions between light and matter, developed by researchers at…
New technique would allow addition of optical communication components to existing chips with little modification…
Startup’s optoelectronic chips could reduce energy usage by up to 50 percent in data centers…
It’s difficult to conceptualize a world where humans could casually manipulate nanoscale objects at will…
Try a quick experiment: Take two flashlights into a dark room and shine them so…
Researchers have designed a new LED-based train headlight that uses a tenth of the energy…
Topological effects, such as those found in crystals whose surfaces conduct electricity while their bulk…