Simulation results.
How can light be guided from a surface into free space? 🌈🔬
Researchers use a chiral metasurface to turn surface‑bound light into swirling beams with precise control. This could enable new tools for optical communications, sensing, and #photonics.
#APNexus article: https://bit.ly/4amKkBu
Transverse scattered light images recorded with an infrared CCD camera.
Can we pinpoint different colors of infrared light in 3D spaces? 🌈🔦
Researchers localize IR light by wavelength inside a 3D chirped woodpile, showing new ways to control light for sensing, imaging, and #photonic devices.
Read the full #APNexus article here: https://bit.ly/3ZXhd1t
An imaging system shown on the left. On the right, a schematic of how the system works.
How can doctors see inside the body with a hair‑thin fiber? 🔬🧵
Researchers demonstrate a portable, flexible micro‑endoscopy system using a multimode fiber that works even when bent, pointing to smaller, less invasive medical imaging tools.
Read the #APNexus article here: https://bit.ly/3OuEHsu
Scientific figure showing ultrasound waveguiding for optoacoustic tomography.
Can sound guide light through tissue? 🔊💡
Focused ultrasound creates temporary “light paths” that boost contrast + sharpness in optoacoustic imaging. This technique enables clearer, deeper views. No added contrast agents needed. 😎
Read the full #APNexus article: https://bit.ly/4tCMWml
Elliptical retarder model characterization.
Light’s polarization isn’t just theory—it shapes how we study optics. 💡 Researchers from @ox.ac.uk introduce elliptical vectorial metrics, making analysis for physically plausible polarization more useful for advancing photonics. Read the full #APNexus article here: https://bit.ly/3M888zp
A flowchart describing the MICRO solar magnetograph.
☀️ Scientists demonstrate a silicon nitride photonics-based imaging system that can perform one-dimensional interferometric imaging around the 1550-nm wavelength.
This could improve solar research and space weather predictions. Read the full #APNexus story here: https://bit.ly/4p6pniY
Figure from the Advanced Photonics Nexus article showing the characterization of a deformed microsphere.
Ever wondered how scientists see inside tiny, complex structures without breaking them? 🩻 Using X-ray micro-CT, researchers create 3D views of chaotic microcavities.
Read the #APNexus article here: https://bit.ly/48IxEUu
Researchers developed an index-adapting method to strip stray light from high-power thulium fiber lasers. The result? Cooler, more efficient systems for demanding applications like manufacturing and medical tech.
👉 Read the full #APNexus story: https://bit.ly/49mrkCW
⚡️Trading at the speed of light? Meet OFE² — a breakthrough in optical computing. Read the full #APNexus cover story here: https://bit.ly/48dZkjL
Diagram illustrating the process of light manipulation with a metasurface.
Can a transformer model make metasurface design faster and more precise?
GLSaT does just that, capturing global and local spectral features to boost accuracy by 32.9% and streamline inverse design for optical filters. 🔍
Read the full #APNexus article here: https://bit.ly/4heNol0
A new RGB multiplexer using thin-film lithium niobate could revolutionize laser beam scanning, making it faster, more energy-efficient, and perfect for compact tech.
🔗 Read how researchers at TDK Corp. are pushing integrated #photonics forward: spie.org/news/tfln-b...
#APNexus
Figure depicting a high-energy photon radiation source based on a microwave dielectric undulator.
Researchers developed a chip-scale undulator where electromagnetic excitations phase-lock with dielectric nanostructures to create subwavelength near-field confinement. 💡
Learn more: www.spiedigitallibra...
#AdvancedPhotonics #APNexus
A figure depicting artificial intelligence applied in various fields of full-color display.
Thanks to AI, full-color display technologies are evolving rapidly!
🔑 4 key areas of AI application in full-color display:
1️⃣ Epitaxial structure design
2️⃣ Defect detection & repair
3️⃣ Perovskite synthesis
4️⃣ Dynamic dimming
#APNexus review: www.spiedigitallibra...
#AdvancedPhotonics
Schematic diagram of the photonics-assisted concurrent radar detection and spectrum-sensing prototype.
A new microwave #photonics system performs concurrent radar detection + spectrum sensing up to 40 GHz.
Learn more: www.spiedigitallibra...
#APNexus #AdvancedPhotonics
Schematic of THz radiation in a parabolic plasma channel.
Researchers demonstrate a method for generating #terahertz vortices with continuously tunable topological charges. This advance may enable the manipulation of molecular physical processes, including rotational and vibrational energy levels.
Read more in #APNexus - www.spiedigitallibra...
Researchers developed a compact, solid-state laser system that generates 193-nm coherent light, promising significant advancements in #semiconductor lithography and other high-tech applications. 💡
Learn more in #APNexus - spie.org/news/breakt...
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