They are precision polished using magnetorheological finishing, a process which selectively removes material in a highly…

Scientists at Heriot-Watt University have demonstrated optical soliton dynamics in gas-filled hollow capillary fibres for the first time.

This is the second ever demonstration of such pulses worldwide, with a new method for generating them that is much simpl…

This can greatly increase the amount of information that can travel through that fibre, leading to faster internet speed…

Optical frequency comb can now be generated and processed on the same chip

This is the first time a Kerr frequency comb has been generated on a lithium niobate platform, and the first time that K…

By putting the lower-noise 2000Q processor into Leap, users will now benefit from access to both processors, offering tw…

ICFO researchers use ultrafast thermo-modulation microscopy to understand how heat diffusion occurs in solids on ultrashort timescales.

In their experiment, the researchers took a 50 nm thin film of gold and illuminated it with a on optical pump pulse. The…

For the first time ever, researchers have measured the fidelity – that is, the accuracy – of two-qubit logic operations…

Tweaking the design of microring sensors enhances their sensitivity without adding more implementation complexity.

The microring resonator is coupled to a waveguide with an end mirror that partially reflects light, which

The technology can thus be applied to most of the freeform products, including products with various complex curved desi…

Controlling the properties of ultrafast light pulses is essential for sending information through high-speed optical cir…

One of the greatest challenges for researchers worldwide is to develop qubits that are stable enough to allow a computer…

Researchers transmit data via a semiconductor laser, opening the door to ultra-high-speed Wi-Fi

The research opens the door to new types of hybrid electronic-photonic devices and is the first step toward ultra-high-s…

The team created such a quantum memory by trapping billions of rubidium atoms into a hair-like tiny space – those atoms…

The physicists found that it is possible to achieve superinjection with just one material. What is more, most of the kno…

The internet is powered by lasers. Every email, cell phone call and website visit is encoded into data and sent around t…

The researchers invented a new family of zinc germanosilicate glass that has a high refractive index comparable to that…

Researchers at KTH have taken aim at the key component of lidar, optical beam-stearing, and developed a device that is s…

Understanding the dynamics of massive mesoscopic objects levitated in high vacuum is among the most exciting recent area…

Lone atoms are a potential building block for harnessing quantum physics. If researchers can capture and control these t…

In a paper in Nature Photonics, they describe trapping nanoparticle-sized silica beads with an optical tweezer in a vacu…