To change the quantum state of the photons, the researchers made use of techniques which are usually applied for the sha…

How many bits of information can be loaded on a single photon? Will doughnut-shaped pulses of light one day provide nove…

Researchers at QuTech in Delft have succeeded in generating quantum entanglement between two quantum chips faster than t…

Caltech's "fine-toothed" optical comb contributes to a fomenting technological revolution

The Caltech frequency comb relies on finely constructed optical resonators—basically, circular racetracks for trapped ph…

How can quantum information be transferred from one atom to another? A team of researchers from TU Wien and Harvard University has proposed using phonons – the quanta of sound.

A team of researchers from TU Wien and Harvard University has found a new way to transfer the necessary quantum informat…

In the new study, the researchers even predicted that the particles can act like different quantum balls called bosons t…

Reducing the wavelength of light could allow it to be absorbed or emitted by a semiconductor, study suggests.

The fundamental principle behind the new approach is a way to get the momentum of light particles, called photons, to mo…

In Experiment, they distributed the two photons entangled in three dimensions to two laboratories 8 meters apart and mea…

They developed a theoretical model that uses both the properties of quantum bits and the modes of the electromagnetic fi…

They discovered for the first time ever how the amount of omnipresent light noise depends on the size of any nanostructu…

Processes in the atomic microcosmos are revealed

They used optical travelling waves that are formed by laser pulses of varying wavelengths. The movements of electrons in…

Team is first to directly image propagation and dynamics of graphene plasmons at very low temperatures; findings could impact optical communications and signal processing

The Columbia researchers developed a practical approach to confining light to the nanoscale. They knew they could form p…

This work may lead to the development of new optoelectronic devices based on excitons

In an experiment described in Physical Review Letters, a single photon aligned the spins of 6,000 electrons in only 50 picoseconds. The result offers prospects for technological applications in the electronic component industry

This happens because when a photon interacts with an electron, it changes a state that is strongly located in the

Molecular switch will facilitate the development of pioneering electro-optical devices

The researchers used the fragment to direct laser light to the molecule and measure tiny spectroscopic signals that vary…

The team performed more than 700,000 quantum computing measurements of the energy of a deuteron, the

RoboFly is slightly heavier than a toothpick and is powered by a laser beam. It uses a tiny onboard circuit that convert…

Researchers have studied how a ‘drumstick’ made of light could make a microscopic ‘drum’ vibrate and stand still at the same time.

In recent years, the emerging field of quantum optomechanics has made great progress towards the goal of a quantum drum…

The NIST team relied on nanometer-scale fabrication processes to develop the reference material. The researchers used el…

Graphene Flagship researchers created a technology that could lead to new devices for faster, more reliable ultra-broad bandwidth transfers

Researches envision the creation of new graphene optical switches, which could also harness new optical frequencies to t…