π 2026 Rising Stars of Light finalists announced!
Congratulations to the 12 outstanding young scientists selected for this yearβs Faculty and Before Faculty tracks.
Meet the finalists:
www.nature.com/documents/Fi...

π 2026 Rising Stars of Light finalists announced!
Congratulations to the 12 outstanding young scientists selected for this yearβs Faculty and Before Faculty tracks.
Meet the finalists:
www.nature.com/documents/Fi...
2/4 The stack: ultra-low loss SiN photonics acting as optical circuit boards, plus SNSPDs for photon number resolving detection. SNSPDs are widely recognized as the most reliable PNR tech, expected to raise speed and cut chip overheads. #Photonics #QuantumComputing
ams OSRAM unveils breakthrough Thin-Film VCSEL tech for AI scale-up, achieving 32 Gb/s at 0.25 pJ/bit efficiency. A connectorized multi-core fiber demo with BizLink showcases the future of low-power optical interconnects for AI data centers. #Photonics #AIInfrastructure
Another member of the Hamamatsu team joins the 20-year club!
Thank you, Ardavan, for 20 years of dedication and for helping researchers advance our understanding of the world and the universe around us!
#HighlyViewedPaper
π Room Temperature Terahertz and Frequency Combs Based on Intersubband Quantum Cascade Laser Diodes: History and Future
β By Manijeh Razeghi and Quanyong Lu
π mdpi.com/2304-6732/12/1/79
#Photonics #Optics #QuantumCascadeLaser #TerahertzSource #FrequencyComb
Do yourself (and us) a favor and register today for LFW's PhotonicsNXT event next week to catch our four fabulous keynotes highlighted in earlier posts! And much more.:)
#lasers #optics #photonics #sensors #quantum #metamaterials
www.photonicsnxt.com/photonicsnxt...
πAnalyses of an Ultra-Wideband Absorber from UV-B to Middle-IR Utilizing a Square Nanopillar and a Square Hollow Embedded in a Square Cavity of the Top Layer of Multilayer Metamaterials
βChia-Te Liao et al.
ποΈAir Force Institute of Technology et al.
π www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/11...
#Photonics #Optics
ποΈ Read all about it! The October Newsletter from Torr Scientific is out now! ποΈ
You can check it out here: fatmail.fatpromotions.com/t/d-1D041804...
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#VacuumTechnology #Photonics #PrecisionEngineering #UHV #AdvancedManufacturing
π A Self-Healing WDM Access Network with Protected Fiber and FSO Link Paths Effective Against Fiber Breaks
β By Tsu-Hsin Wu et al.
ποΈ From Feng Chia University and National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
#Photonics #Optics #WavelengthDivisionMultiplexing #FSO #PON
#PhysicsSky #Photonics really cool stuff coming from Lan Yang and Sang-Hoon Bae at @washuengineers.bsky.social
Developed ultrathin crystalline materials to serve as βphotonic Legos.β source.washu.edu/2026/10/new-... #ScienceSky π§ͺπ
#TitleStory
π A Directional-Entropy Framework for Polarization Disorder: Information-Theoretic Insights from von MisesβFisher Statistics
β By Jihad Zallat et al.
π mdpi.com/2304-6732/13/8/744
#Photonics #Optics #Polarization #PolarimetricImaging
Hybrid optoelectronic module design enhances quantum communication with:
β¨Power use of 7.69W
π·οΈStable temperature at 45Β°C
πChip-on-board technology
π§Improved thermal management
https://dev.tnyp.me/p0vtA7HY/s #QuantumCommunication #QKD #Photonics
π Interferometrically Enhanced Intensity and Wavelength Modulation in Tunable Diode Laser Spectroscopy
βBy Sander Vervoort and Marcus Wolff
ποΈ From Hamburg University of Applied Sciences and University of the West of Scotland
π mdpi.com/2304-6732/11...
#Photonics #Optics #DiodeLaserSpectroscopy
#HighlyViewedPaper
π Advances in Distal-Scanning Two-Photon Endomicroscopy for Biomedical Imaging
β By Conghao Wang et al.
ποΈ From @pku1898.bsky.social et al.
π www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/12...
#Photonics #Optics
A quantum Rabi ring with matched giant-atom couplings exhibits 2^N degenerate superradiant configurations. Quantum order-by-disorder selects ferro/antiferro phases, enabling macroscopic photon occupation with engineered sign correlations.
#HighlyViewedPaper
π Review of High-Power Continuous Wave Yb-Doped Fiber Lasers near 980 nm
β By Shangde Zhou et al.
π mdpi.com/2304-6732/11/4/365
#Photonics #Optics #FiberLaser #FiberAmplifier #YbDopedFiber #FiberLaserNear980Nm #AmplifiedSpontaneousEmission
#TitleStory
π Ambiguity-Reduced Depth from Defocus via Single-Shot Polarizer-Free Dual-Focus Imaging
β By Wenjie Lai et al.
ποΈ From University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
π www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/13...
#Photonics #Optics
Final article in our AFPs in the AI Value Chain series: where amorphous fluoropolymers are established, emerging or still exploratory β from pellicle films to photonic packaging and data-center monitoring.
Researchers have discovered a way to read the hidden structure of opaque materials by analyzing the erratic fluctuations of focused light, turning what was considered noise into a powerful diagnostic tool.
#science #Photonics
Xanadu and Bluefors partner to develop modular cryogenic infrastructure enabling scalable utility-scale quantum computing systems.