| | | | | | | | A new type of organic thin film manipulates light in ways not currently possible on today’s silicon photonic chips—and placing it directly onto silicon opens the door to optical components such as modulators, amplifiers, and specialized light sources for quantum technologies. |
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| | | | | | Scientists discover light’s chirality and spin during propagation can be controlled by simply tweaking its topology—sans mirrors, lenses, or special materials. |
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| | | | | | In this episode: A detector combo could be the key to encryption, this week's photonics business news roundup, and an optics solution to AI energy usage. |
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| | Sponsored | | Designing clear micro-scale components requires precise control over material properties, tolerances, and geometry. Join BMF engineer Carl Leonard for a deep dive into BMF Clear, our new transparent resin engineered for micro 3D printing. Topics include real-world applications in microfluidics, photonics, and medical devices, plus design considerations and a live Q&A session. Attendance is free. |
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| | | | | | Researchers are narrowing a decades-old performance gap between optical fiber and integrated photonics, which could fundamentally reshape photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and precision measurement applications like portable optical clocks and high-power chip lasers. |
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