Waveguides
An on-chip wellspring for quantum light
27 May 2025A new lithium niobate nanophotonic device efficiently produces correlated photon pairs on chips, paving the way for compact quantum communication systems.
Off the beaten track
1 Jun 2016An unusual silicon-rich alloy offers enhanced
channeling of light for optical computer chips
Lighting the way to new sensors
5 Apr 2016Novel photonic structures can act as tiny and highly accurate sensors of temperature and humidity
Getting a fair compensation
10 Apr 2012Compensation doping can improve the efficiency of silicon optical modulators
Bright prospects
2 Aug 2011A silicon chip with integrated laser and optical grating offers new possibilities for telecommunications
Double twist
7 Jun 2011A silicon waveguide that converts the polarization mode of light could speed up the operation of photonic circuits