Read article: Efficient optical rectenna could generate power from waste heat
Efficient optical rectenna could generate power from waste heat
Electron tunnelling phenomenon boosts current and device efficiency
Read article: Efficient optical rectenna could generate power from waste heat
Read article: Crystalline supermirrors cut optical losses
Crystalline supermirrors cut optical losses
New optical coating technology produces low-loss, high-performance mirror for mid-infrared wavelengths
Read article: Streamlined optics pave the way for miniature atom traps
Streamlined optics pave the way for miniature atom traps
Compact optical assembly brings portable, cold-atom-based quantum devices a step closer
Read article: Hollow-core fibre boosts optical gyroscope performance
Hollow-core fibre boosts optical gyroscope performance
New device could make its way into next-generation guidance and civil navigation systems
Read article: Dual-focus ZnSe lenses get ready to shine in industrial laser systems
Dual-focus ZnSe lenses get ready to shine in industrial laser systems
Using a state-of-the-art laser-assisted diamond-machining system, ULO Optics and LBP Optics are developing a unique class of lenses to fine-tune the laser-cutting process for industrial steels
Read article: Imaging spectrometer slims down
Imaging spectrometer slims down
High-performance instrument is small enough to fit on drones and satellites and could even fly on planetary exploration missions
Read article: Photonic nanojet lenses are spun from spider silk
Photonic nanojet lenses are spun from spider silk
New lenses could take large-area, high-resolution biomedical images of tissue
Read article: Optical phased array steers blue light
Optical phased array steers blue light
New device could significantly reduce the size of the light projection components employed in many emerging applications
Read article: Diamond micro-lenses stand up to synchrotron sources
Diamond micro-lenses stand up to synchrotron sources
Stacks of lenses make durable, compact systems for conditioning intense beams of X-rays
Read article: Could legacy fibre networks host the global quantum Internet?
Could legacy fibre networks host the global quantum Internet?
Researchers demonstrate that entangled photons can be transported across long distances in conventional single-mode optical fibre
