Bolometers, devices that monitor electromagnetic radiation through heating of an absorbing material, are used by…
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.
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…
A team of physicists, headed by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), have demonstrated the…
Using two types of “designer” quantum dots, researchers are creating double-pane solar windows that generate…
Engineers at MIT have developed a new material that can be repeatedly stretched and flexed…
Imagine a miniature device that suffuses each room in your house with a different hue…
Researchers from MIT have designed a light-emitter and detector that can be integrated into silicon…
Scientists from MIT have created in simulations the first system in which particles — ranging…
A team of engineers propose a new architecture for a fully optical neural network that,…
By using an adhesive-like layer of nickel to peel graphene from silicon carbide, engineers at…
New research from MIT reveals a practical way to introduce second-order nonlinearities into silicon photonics,…