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Multi-Photon State Achieved in Remote Superconducting Circuit

In a groundbreaking leap for quantum science, researchers have achieved a multi-photon state in a remote superconducting circuit. This achievement opens doors to previously unimaginable applications in quantum...

Tellurite Glass: A New Frontier in Light-Harvesting Technology

In a groundbreaking study conducted by Gözden Torun and her team at the Galatea Lab in collaboration with scientists from Tokyo Tech, the potential...

Study Reveals Potential of Rydberg Moiré Excitons for Quantum Applications

In a groundbreaking study published in Science, researchers from the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Wuhan University have...

MIT Researchers Harness Novel Nanoparticles for Quantum Computing Breakthrough

In a groundbreaking development, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have harnessed the potential of novel materials to advance the field of...

Can Dark Matter Interact with Photons? Optical Atomic Clocks Provide Clues

Scientists at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) have conducted a groundbreaking study to explore the potential interaction between dark matter and photons. Within the Collaborative Research...

Dispersion coding of ENZ media via multiple photonic dopants

Small permittivity media, also known as epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) media, have piqued the interest of researchers in physics, materials science, and engineering. In principle, the...

Position measurement of a levitated nanoparticle via interference with its mirror image

Levitated nanoparticles are promising tools for sensing ultra-weak forces of biological, chemical, or mechanical origin, as well as for testing quantum physics fundamentals. Such...

Review discusses using nonlinear optics with structured light

Light, like cloth, can be tailored by weaving and stitching a pattern into the fabric of light itself. This structured light enables us to...

The optical fiber imaging method advances studies of Alzheimer’s disease

A hair-thin optical fibre holds promise for use in minimally invasive deep-tissue studies of patients' brains to demonstrate the effects of Alzheimer's disease and...

Researchers develop highly efficient ultrabroadband edge coupler

Thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) is a versatile nanophotonic platform that has recently emerged. TFLN-based periodically poled lithium niobite (PPLN) devices outperform their legacy counterparts...

Characterizing the materials for next-generation quantum computers with nonlinear optical spectroscopy

Researchers from Universität Hamburg's Department of Physics and the Cluster of Excellence "CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter" and the University of California, Irvine have...

Scientists investigate temperature effect on semiconductor optical amplifiers

Temperature's effect on the performance of semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) is an important research topic. Amer Kotb and colleagues from the Chinese Academy of...

Photon-controlled diode: An optoelectronic device with a new signal processing behavior

A photodetector is an optoelectronic device that detects and converts optical signals into electrical signals. Photodiodes, phototransistors, and photoconductors are examples of these devices. Although...

Light traveling in a distorting medium can appear undistorted

A team led by researchers at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, with collaborators from the University of Pretoria (South Africa),...

Developed a way to bend light into a vortex ring using mirrors, lasers and lenses

Using mirrors, lasers, and lenses, a team of researchers from the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology and the University of Dayton created...