Plasmons put laser light on the straight and narrow
Tiny collimator reduces divergence of light from semiconductor lasers
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Laser beams are entangled in space
Breakthrough could allow optical measurements to beat the 'diffraction limit'
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Liquid mirror shows promise for adaptive optics
Device is controlled by an array of magnetic coils
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Pumped atom laser brings high-precision measurements in sight
Technique uses a second atomic condensate to feed the laser
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Thin-film dyes boost solar cells
Concentrators increase solar cells' power output by an order of magnitude
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‘Excitonic integrated circuit’ is a first
Device used excitons to switch beams of light
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Extreme UV light made easy
Breakthrough could lead to the first 'tabletop' EUV source
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Terahertz laser source shines at room temperature
Light source opens up applications in biological imaging and security screening
‘Polaritonics’ forges ahead
Particles that are 'half-matter and half-light' could be used in optoelectronics devices
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Shrimp see a polarized world
Biophysics experiment reveals how shrimp could find food and mates using circularly polarized light
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