Photonics

A new crystalline silicon metasurface harnesses asymmetric design to efficiently generate deep-UV light, advancing chip-scale photonic applications.

A new optical nanoantenna design provides fine control of light emissions from quantum dots, honing their tunability for more robust, energy-efficient optoelectronics.

Advanced photonic processors boost machine learning efficiency by handling vast data streams in parallel, with potential benefits for enhanced patient monitoring and cloud computing.

A new approach to generating terahertz radiation offers a compact, tuneable and scalable solution for faster data transmission and improved imaging applications.

A new two-step process for fabricating quantum dots with tuneable properties offers exciting possibilities for medical imaging and beyond.

Scientists are creating advanced nanopatterned metasurfaces for projecting high-resolution 3D holograms in augmented reality headsets, thereby making the user experience more immersive.

This first-of-its-kind integrated avalanche photodetector for visible light lays the foundation for next-generation innovations in imaging and communications.

Scientists develop a technique for performing advanced infrared microscopy using off-the-shelf cameras built for visible light.

Compact nanochain waveguides that can efficiently transmit infrared light and even slow light down to a fraction of its usual speed could take photonics mainstream.

Nuclear fusion could provide Singapore—and the rest of the world—with a safe and clean source of energy, says A*STAR National Science Scholar Valerian Hall-Chen.

A*STAR researchers have developed a compact on-chip laser using a nanoantenna chain as an optical resonator.

A*STAR researchers have built a miniaturized nanoemitter laser that works at room temperature, opening a path to a wide array of future applications.