Physics World Optics & Photonics Briefing 2022
The smartphone displays needed for high-resolution web browsing soak up lots of energy, while advanced AI algorithms require ever-increasing amounts of processing power. But as fast as these obstacles appear, we see start-up companies emerging to address them. In this Physics World Optics & Photonics Briefing, we profile two companies using novel light-based technologies to do just that.
We also look at a company developing a laser-lit chip technology, based on micron-scale waveguides inscribed into glass, that can create highly power-efficient displays for smartphones or laptops. Read about these exciting developments and many more.
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Light, nano, action
Topological insulator design makes 30 lasers emit as one
Challenging our understanding of quantum interactions
Frequency upconversion makes infrared light visible
Quantum dots are no longer on the blink
Structural colours from a single transparent ink
Laser beams become visible in vacuum
AI system detects vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy
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