Optical components Research update Machine vision begins to work like the human eye New artificial vision system adapts faster to changing light conditions Read article: Machine vision begins to work like the human eye
Optical components Research update Compact optical amplifier is efficient enough for on-chip integration Low-power optical device achieves around 100 times amplification using just a couple of hundred milliwatts of input power Read article: Compact optical amplifier is efficient enough for on-chip integration
Optical components Research update Fluid-based laser scanning technique could improve brain imaging Laser scanning microscopy using a fluid-based prism to steer the light could help researchers learn more about neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease Read article: Fluid-based laser scanning technique could improve brain imaging
Nanomaterials Research update Chip-integrated nanoantenna efficiently harvests light from diamond defects Nearly all light emitted by nitrogen-vacancy centres can be collected, providing a boost for these room-temperature quantum technology platforms Read article: Chip-integrated nanoantenna efficiently harvests light from diamond defects
Optical components Research update Deep-blue LEDs get a super-bright, non-toxic boost A new hybrid copper iodide semiconductor converts nearly all the photoenergy it receives into blue light Read article: Deep-blue LEDs get a super-bright, non-toxic boost
Optical components Research update Single silicon chip processes optical and microwave signals Researchers create a photonic engine that can manipulate microwave and optical signals and convert the signals between the two domains Read article: Single silicon chip processes optical and microwave signals
Quantum computing Research update Quantum transducer enables optical control of a superconducting qubit Physicists create the first device that can control a superconducting microwave qubit using only light Read article: Quantum transducer enables optical control of a superconducting qubit
Optical components Research update Magnetically controlled microbots are small enough to diffract visible light Untethered microscopic robots offer new ways of probing the microscopic world Read article: Magnetically controlled microbots are small enough to diffract visible light
Optical components Research update Lens breakthrough paves the way for ultrathin cameras A metasurface-based folded lens system shows promise for creating a new generation of slimline cameras Read article: Lens breakthrough paves the way for ultrathin cameras
Optical components Research update Blurred tomography fabricates custom microlenses with optically smooth surfaces A novel 3D printing method can rapidly produce optical components with commercial-level quality Read article: Blurred tomography fabricates custom microlenses with optically smooth surfaces
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