Quantum Research update Trapped ion quantum technology gets smaller Portable device could find applications in quantum computing and optical clocks Read article: Trapped ion quantum technology gets smaller
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Broadband wireless gets even broader thanks to integrated transmitter Device can process signals at frequencies ranging from below 1 GHz to more than 100 GHz Read article: Broadband wireless gets even broader thanks to integrated transmitter
Integrated optics Research update Photonic computer chips perform as well as purely electronic counterparts, say researchers New light-based chips could boost machine leaning Read article: Photonic computer chips perform as well as purely electronic counterparts, say researchers
Diagnostic imaging Research update First human retinal image brings sight-saving portable OCT a step closer Siloton’s handheld OCT system could soon be used for home-based monitoring of retinal disease, and may one day find its way onto future space missions Read article: First human retinal image brings sight-saving portable OCT a step closer
Semiconductors and electronics Research update Semiconductor fibres are fracture free and glass clad New process could yield flexible and wearable optoelectronics Read article: Semiconductor fibres are fracture free and glass clad
Integrated optics Research update All-in-one chip combines laser and photonic waveguide for the first time Integrated device could help miniaturize quantum computers based on atoms or ions Read article: All-in-one chip combines laser and photonic waveguide for the first time
Integrated optics Research update Alpine adaptive optics experiment paves the way for terabit-per-second satellite links Researchers at ETH Zurich tested a new high-rate optical data transmission system over 53km of free space between the Jungfrau mountain and the University of Bern Read article: Alpine adaptive optics experiment paves the way for terabit-per-second satellite links
Biomedical devices Research update Meta-optical fibres downsize endoscopes An inverse designed meta-optic can reduce the length of an endoscope tip by a third Read article: Meta-optical fibres downsize endoscopes
Integrated optics Research update Leaky-wave metasurfaces connect waveguides to free-space optics Research could lead to portable quantum optics Read article: Leaky-wave metasurfaces connect waveguides to free-space optics
Integrated optics Research update Lithium niobate photonic integrated circuits create ultrafast tunable laser New laser technology shows promise for use in continuous-wave LiDAR systems Read article: Lithium niobate photonic integrated circuits create ultrafast tunable laser
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