OPTICS & PHOTONICS

How to explain localized gap modes in Bose-Einstein condensates

Kailash Junior - May 23, 2022 0

Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) have been created in ultracold bosonic atoms and degenerate quantum gases. These are macroscopic quantum phenomena and are considered as a...

OPTICS & PHOTONICS

Light-controlled reactions at the nanoscale

Maruti Shah - May 23, 2022 0

Controlling strong electromagnetic fields on nanoparticles is important to trigger targeted molecular reactions on their surfaces. This control over strong fields is achieved via...

OPTICS & PHOTONICS

Mixing laser beams and X-ray beams

Maruti Shah - May 23, 2022 0

Real laser beams do not interact with each other when they cross. This is until the beams meet within a suitable material that allow...

OPTICS & PHOTONICS

A new nanotech imaging tool may allow smartphone disease diagnosis

Nelish Singh - May 7, 2022 0

Scientists have developed a low-cost microscopic imaging device small enough to fit on a smartphone camera lens which has the potential to make mobile...

OPTICS & PHOTONICS

Hydroxyl radicals first detected at 2.8 μm wavelength with optical-feedback cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy

Nelish Singh - May 5, 2022 0

A research team led by Prof. Zhang Weijun from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has...

OPTICS & PHOTONICS

Time‑correlated single‑photon counting technique to visualize weak pulse electroluminescence

Kailash Junior - May 5, 2022 0

Time‑correlated single‑photon counting (TCSPC) technique is a powerful way to measure the weak light signals. The basic principle behind TCSPC is the photoelectric effect...

OPTICS & PHOTONICS

Deformation of hydrogel used to measure the negative pressure of water

Nelish Singh - May 3, 2022 0

Water has the potential to withstand a massive stretching force or tension due to its internal cohesive force. The hydrostatic pressure of the water...

OPTICS & PHOTONICS

A luminescent material that shines brighter when stretched or electrified

Nelish Singh - May 3, 2022 0

Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) in Korea scientists have fabricated a flexible material that lights up brightly when stretched and/or when...

GENERAL PHYSICS

Observation of the branched flow of spatially incoherent light in dish soap

Kailash Junior - April 30, 2022 0

Technion-Israel Institute of Technology researchers have conducted the first experimental observation of the branched flow of spatially incoherent light by using liquid dish soap. The...

GENERAL PHYSICS

Deep UV photodetectors head to real-world testing

Maruti Shah - April 29, 2022 0

Numerous devices and detectors sense and catalog deep ultraviolet frequencies which the Earth's ozone layer otherwise absorbs. Most solar-blind space-borne imaging platforms still rely...

OPTICS & PHOTONICS

Ancient Namibian stone could hold key to future quantum computers

Kailash Junior - April 29, 2022 0

A special form of light made using an ancient Namibian gemstone could be the key to new light-based quantum computers. This can solve long-held...

OPTICS & PHOTONICS

First integrated laser on lithium niobate chip

Ricky Kaka - April 25, 2022 0

For all the recent advances in integrated lithium niobate photonic circuits, one big component has remained frustratingly difficult to integrate which is lasers. Long haul...

OPTICS & PHOTONICS

Shedding new light on controlling material properties in solid-layered perovskite

Surekha Barfa - April 23, 2022 0

Materials scientists will soon be able to control material properties with light. Kyoto University and Kurume Institute of Technology researchers have discovered a scaling...

OPTICS & PHOTONICS

Ultrathin films of cesium antimonide used to make more efficient photocathodes

Kailash Junior - April 17, 2022 0

Scientists developed an ultrathin film of cesium antimonide that can be used as a highly efficient photocathode. The study was published in the journal...

OPTICS & PHOTONICS

Turning any camera into a polarization camera

Surekha Barfa - April 6, 2022 0

Polarization is the direction in which light vibrates. It provides a lot of information about the objects with which it interacts. This includes aerosols...

OPTICS & PHOTONICS

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