Figure 1. Schematic of the metal-like quantum gas. Credit: NINS/IMS Electronic properties of condensed matter are often determined by an intricate competition between kinetic energy…
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Quantum Rings in the Hold of Laser Light: Ultracold Atoms Trapped in Surprisingly Complex Structures
Ultracold atoms caught in an optical trap form suprisingly complex structures. Dependently on mutual interactions between particles with opposite spins, phases with various properties can…
An artist’s conception of the superlens compressing a laser beam into more manageable, lower-wavelength electromagnetic oscillations. Scroll down for a more accurate graphic representation. Credit:…
Microscope image of monolithic semiconductor lasers fabricated with ring waveguides. When turned on, the light in these lasers manifests a turbulent flow, just like the…
A critical state of the quasiperiodic patterning of a semiconductors polariton cavity. Credit: Aalto University, Jose Lado Combined theoretical and experimental work unveils a novel…
A phase-locking scheme for plasmonic lasers is developed in which traveling surface-waves longitudinally couple several metallic microcavities in a surface-emitting laser array. Multi-watt emission is…
The invention of chirped pulse amplification technique by Strickland and Mourou in 1985 has boosted the peak power of ultrashort laser pulses to an unprecedented…
NANF polarization holding. Credit: University of Southampton The novel fibers’ latest advances, published recently in Nature Photonics, have underlined the technology’s potential for next-generation optical…
An artistic representation of the new imaging method called biochemical quantitative phase imaging with midinfrared photothermal effect, developed by a research team at the University…
Australian and German researchers build modular bridge design for nanoscale photonic chip. Photonic chips have huge potential for the future of computers and telecommunications. Australian…
Artistic illustration of the light compressed below the silver nanocubes randomly placed over the graphene-based heterostructure. Credit: Matteo Ceccanti Miniaturization has enabled so many unfathomable…
The colors in this newly discovered phase of liquid crystal shift as researchers apply a small electric field. Credit: SMRC Researchers at the University of…
Artist’s view of individual electrons interacting with an optical whispering gallery mode as it circles a silica sphere. The matching between the velocities of the…
It’s hard to make out at first, but with practice, researchers can easily see molecules in motion. A team including researchers from the Department of…
Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics and collaborators have discovered that terahertz radiation, contradicting conventional belief, can disrupt proteins in living cells without…
Illustration of the newly discovered charge fluctuations in the trimeron order of magnetite triggered by a laser beam. Credit: Ambra Garlaschelli and MIT New Type…
Adopted as the back cover picture for Materials Horisonz. Credit: University of Tsukuba Researchers from the University of Tsukuba create millimeter-size chips with unique color…
A sea of private information is only accessible through an unbreakable lock that can only be opened by two fingerprints. Credit: © 2019 Andrea Fratalocchi…
The nonlinear microresonator converts a single wavelength pump coming in from the left into a rainbow of frequency combs. The combs exit to the waveguide…
Development concept of nanocellulosic oriented film based on liquid-phase 3D patterning technology. Credit: Osaka University Researchers at Osaka University develop liquid-phase 3D-patterning to create nanocellulose…