Devices and structures Research update Chiral logic gates create ultrafast data processors Devices that work using circularly polarized light are a million times faster than current data processing technologies Read article: Chiral logic gates create ultrafast data processors
Devices and structures Research update Defect suppression enables continuous-wave deep-UV lasing at room temperature The first room-temperature continuous operation deep-UV laser diode could be used in novel sterilization systems and high-definition material processing Read article: Defect suppression enables continuous-wave deep-UV lasing at room temperature
Quantum optics Research update How indistinguishable are indistinguishable photons? New optical interferometer puts a number on it Measurements could help advance light-based quantum computers Read article: How indistinguishable are indistinguishable photons? New optical interferometer puts a number on it
Optical components Research update Tiny beam shaper fabricated on the tip of a fibre creates twisted light Researchers use 3D laser printing to create high-quality optical elements directly on the tip of an optical fibre Read article: Tiny beam shaper fabricated on the tip of a fibre creates twisted light
Quantum optics Research update Compact source produces 10 million single photons per second Efficiency advancements in this room-temperature source should help realize real-world quantum encryption, say researchers Read article: Compact source produces 10 million single photons per second
Microscopy Research update X-ray microscopy sharpens up New approach combines a numerical reconstruction algorithm with an X-ray lens to achieve higher image quality Read article: X-ray microscopy sharpens up
Optical components Research update Flexible organic LED produces ‘romantic’ candle-like light New device might find applications in flexible lighting and smart displays that can be used at night without disrupting the body's biological clock Read article: Flexible organic LED produces ‘romantic’ candle-like light
Devices and structures Research update Quantum physics sets a speed limit for fastest possible optoelectronic switch Switching speeds faster than 1 petahertz harm the transmitted signal, say researchers Read article: Quantum physics sets a speed limit for fastest possible optoelectronic switch
Optical components Interview Optical chipmaker focuses on high-performance computing Lightelligence co-founders Yichen Shen and Spencer Powers on how the company spun out of MIT, its latest product and future plans Read article: Optical chipmaker focuses on high-performance computing
Stars and solar physics Podcasts Closest black hole is really a vampire star, augmented reality comes to prescription eyeglasses We chat about curved waveguide technology and a mysterious stellar system Read article: Closest black hole is really a vampire star, augmented reality comes to prescription eyeglasses
Optics & Photonics Briefing This issue explores lasers and detectors, solar power, medical imaging and high-resolution displays