Photonics
Rippling new colours from quantum emitters
28 Oct 2025A new method of electrically controlling light emissions from nanoscale light sources opens new possibilities for quantum photonic devices.
A chip that dials in colours
10 Oct 2025A new photonic device offers a hybrid metasurface design that produces brighter, tuneable light emissions for applications in quantum computing and sensing.
Tiny silicon patterns for an ultraviolet shine
5 Aug 2025A new crystalline silicon metasurface harnesses asymmetric design to efficiently generate deep-UV light, advancing chip-scale photonic applications.
Nanoarrays tune light on the dot
21 Oct 2024A new optical nanoantenna design provides fine control of light emissions from quantum dots, honing their tunability for more robust, energy-efficient optoelectronics.
To build a light-speed data highway
23 Aug 2024Advanced photonic processors boost machine learning efficiency by handling vast data streams in parallel, with potential benefits for enhanced patient monitoring and cloud computing.
A quantum leap towards reshaping connectivity
8 May 2024A new approach to generating terahertz radiation offers a compact, tuneable and scalable solution for faster data transmission and improved imaging applications.
Beauty in quantum imperfections
6 Mar 2023A new two-step process for fabricating quantum dots with tuneable properties offers exciting possibilities for medical imaging and beyond.
Holograms make better augmented reality
21 Jun 2022Scientists are creating advanced nanopatterned metasurfaces for projecting high-resolution 3D holograms in augmented reality headsets, thereby making the user experience more immersive.
Bringing integrated avalanche detectors into the (visible) light
14 Sep 2021This first-of-its-kind integrated avalanche photodetector for visible light lays the foundation for next-generation innovations in imaging and communications.
Seeing biological specimens in a new light
19 Aug 2021Scientists develop a technique for performing advanced infrared microscopy using off-the-shelf cameras built for visible light.
Limiting light loss
13 Aug 2021Compact nanochain waveguides that can efficiently transmit infrared light and even slow light down to a fraction of its usual speed could take photonics mainstream.
Fuelling the future
22 Jul 2021Nuclear 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.