Optoelectronics
Lighting up the world of optoelectronics
28 Sep 2021From sensors to solar cells, Le Yang harnesses functional materials to create energy-efficient devices applicable to various facets of everyday life.
Shining a way forward for on-chip lasers
12 Apr 2021A*STAR researchers have developed a compact on-chip laser using a nanoantenna chain as an optical resonator.
Silicon nanochains that ‘sing’ with light
15 Jun 2020A nanoparticle chain that resonates with light is opening up new possibilities in nanophotonics and optoelectronics.
Digging sensors out of an efficiency hole
14 Sep 2017The
key to ultrathin high-efficiency sensors and solar cells could be materials
covered with tiny trenches
Harnessing the properties of a remarkable 2D material
9 Aug 2017Determining
the thermal properties of a versatile material could lead
to new applications in energy storage, optoelectronic and flexible electronic
devices
Mix and match lasers
29 Nov 2016Combining silicon with an optically active material enables tiny lasers compatible with industrial fabrication techniques
Unmasking the properties of 2D materials
23 Feb 2016Innovative method creates larger sheets of two-dimensional materials
Silicon helps light go through the right channels
25 Mar 2014Improved design of lasers on optoelectronic chips will advance optical communications
On track for downsizing
29 Jan 2013The ability to miniaturize photonics devices to sizes compatible with computer chips inches closer
In the crossfire
25 Oct 2011The elimination of detrimental cross-talks in single-photon detectors pushes quantum optics to new limits
Plasmonics on the grid
7 Jun 2011Periodic structures in organic light-emitters can efficiently enhance and replenish surface plasmon waves