Controlling light with light is a long-sought goal for computing and communication technologies. Achieving this capability ...

Australian researchers have built an ultra-compact artificial intelligence (AI) chip that is able to make calculations using ...

Researchers have developed a microscopic 3D-printed optical device that can efficiently combine light from dozens of small semiconductor lasers into a single multimode optical fiber with very low loss ...

Silicon-based technology brings fiber-like efficiency to a chip, showing strong potential for quantum computers, biomedical ...

Engineers at the University of Florida have built a photonic chip that performs convolutions, the most compute-heavy operation in modern AI, using light instead of electricity and delivering roughly ...

Atomically thin semiconductors such as tungsten disulfide (WS2) are promising materials for future photonic technologies. Despite being only a single layer of atoms thick, they host tightly bound ...

Researchers in Israel have created a microscopic optical device that could simplify high-power laser ...

Researchers have developed a microscopic 3D-printed optical device that can efficiently combine light from dozens of small semiconductor lasers into ...

A single layer of atoms may seem too thin to meaningfully interact with light, yet materials like tungsten disulfide are reshaping what is possible in nanophotonics. Researchers have now found a way ...

What are Whispering Gallery Modes? Whispering gallery modes (WGMs) are a fascinating phenomenon that occurs in both optical and acoustic systems when waves are confined and circulate within a circular ...