Schematic of the nonlinear optical loop mirror (NOLM) configuration incorporating a tapered Ho:ZBLAN photonic crystal fiber. The setup shows counter-propagating pulses within the loop, nonlinear phase ...

Photonics is gaining momentum as a platform for high-speed AI computing. Researchers in Singapore have demonstrated a passive, ultrafast, and integration-ready all-optical nonlinear activation ...

Ultrashort mid-infrared (mid-IR) laser pulses are essential for applications such as molecular spectroscopy, nonlinear ...

Atomically thin semiconductors such as tungsten disulfide (WS2) are promising materials for future photonic technologies.

UMC has formed a partnership with HyperLight, a spin out from Harvard University’s Laboratory for Nanoscale Optics, to mass produce thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) chiplets before the end of this ...

Research shows that external impulses in non-reciprocal optical solitary waves can exceed expected momentum responses, ...

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

Researchers report building photonic computing chips that use light pulses to train spiking neural networks on ...

A micrometer-sized liquid crystal droplet doped with fluorescent dye functions as a nanosecond optical switch that controls light output using light alone. The resonant cavity design cuts the energy ...

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 ...