Optics
Rise of the light-benders
14 Nov 2023With their unique optical properties, customisable ultrathin metasurfaces can enable the next wave of high-performance optoelectronics devices.
How to create crystal clear holograms
25 Jan 2023By working on the next wave of high-resolution liquid crystal projectors, A*STAR researchers pave the way for better virtual reality hardware.
Making metasurfaces
8 Nov 2022A new hybrid metasurface created by researchers opens doors to exciting new aerospace, defence and biomedical optical applications.
Seeing (infra)red more clearly
9 Dec 2020Adding more crystals to a quantum optical infrared sensor improves its sensitivity and opens the door to broader use.
UV-based anti-counterfeiting in the limelight
17 Sep 2019Surfaces bearing nanoscale patterns for manipulating UV light could be the next frontier in anti-counterfeiting technology and nanophotonic devices.
Flat lenses bring tiny features into focus
7 Aug 2018Flat lenses that enable high-resolution imaging are created by forming nanoscale structures on a surface
Flat-packed optical components
21 Feb 2018Nanostructured
thin-films that can bend light by large angles could be a replacement for bulky
glass optical components
Exciting silicon nanoparticles
26 Jan 2016Separating the electric and magnetic components of light scattered by
silicon nanoparticles enables more precise control of light
A shift in the right direction
19 Jan 2016A simple artificial material can influence the properties of visible light
Nanostructures filter light to order
5 Nov 2013Arrays of nanoscale pillars made to reflect light of a selected color could find application as optical filters in digital cameras
Nanotechnology’s benefits brought into focus
13 Aug 2013Mathematical modeling confirms that a nanometer-scale device that can concentrate light into a tiny spot improves optical sensing
A step in time saves two
16 Jul 2013A technique that reduces the time to simulate the operation of active optical devices aids the design of nanoscale lasers