Keyword: optical components and systems

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New approach for perfect optical diffusers

12.01.2022 -

Metasurface diffusers in a layer that is 0.2 micrometers in thickness scatter light of a specific color and let other wavelengths pass undisturbed.

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Transforming materials with light

05.01.2022 -

New process uses lasers to dramatically sculpt the properties of materials without the production of any excess damaging heat. 

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Magnifying glass gives clear view of infrared light

03.01.2022 -

Demonstration of a new concept in detecting infrared light, showing how to convert it into visible light, which is easily detected.

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Shifting colors for on-chip photonics

27.12.2021 -

On-chip frequency shifters in the gigahertz range could be used in next generation quantum computers and networks.

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Tiny, efficient modulators at visible wavelengths

24.12.2021 -

Compact and power-efficient phase modulator will improve lidar for remote sensing, AR/VR goggles, quantum information processing chips and implantable optogenetic probes.

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Bridging optics and electronics

26.11.2021 -

A simple spatial light modulator made from gold electrodes covered by a thin film of electro-optical material changes its optical properties in response to electric...

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New kind of a local quantum network

22.11.2021 -

Quantum network exemplifies how experts might routinely connect quantum computers and sensors at a practical scale.

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Bioplastics for use in optical technologies

15.11.2021 -

Scientists from Paderborn University, Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences and the Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) are researching new...

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Digital tools or software can ease your life as a photonics professional by either helping you with your system design or during the manufacturing process or when purchasing components. Check out our compilation:

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Digital tools or software can ease your life as a photonics professional by either helping you with your system design or during the manufacturing process or when purchasing components. Check out our compilation:

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