: Photonics Articles
Editorial: Embracing mobilityAn iPhone application for browsing nature.com content may change the way we access research news. Nature Photonics, vol. 4 #3, pp127-127 |
News and Views: Nonlinear optics: Terahertz Kerr effectThe optical Kerr effect is a well-known phenomenon in which an electric field creates birefringence in a material. Researchers have now demonstrated this effect using single-cycle terahertz pulses ? instead of optical pulses ? in a variety of liquids. Nature Photonics, vol. 4 #3, pp131-132 |
News and Views: Quantum optics: Towards efficient quantum sourcesOn-demand single-photon sources with high efficiency are required to realize many of the applications of quantum optics. By exploiting photonic mode transformation in a tapered nanowire, researchers have created a source that has an unprecedented extraction efficiency over an extremely broad spectral range. Nature Photonics, vol. 4 #3, pp132-134 |
News and Views: Solar energy: Ferroelectric photovoltaicsFerroelectrics may have a bright future for solar-energy generation, following the report that the domain walls of such materials can be engineered to exhibit a photovoltaic effect with an impressively high voltage output. Nature Photonics, vol. 4 #3, pp134-135 |
News and Views: Quantum optics: Repairing quadrature entanglementOptical loss degrades quantum correlations, hindering the use of quantum quadrature entanglement for many applications. Researchers have now experimentally demonstrated that this entanglement can be recovered using photon subtraction. Nature Photonics, vol. 4 #3, pp136-138 |
News and Views: Quantum optics: Enhanced quantum light generationThe use of a specially designed cavity to enhance the intensity of femtosecond ultraviolet pulses dramatically increases the rate at which non-classical states of light can be produced. Nature Photonics, vol. 4 #3, pp138-140 |
Profile: Optics made to measureResearchers in Germany have set up a company to manufacture custom-made optics for ultrafast applications. Nadya Anscombe finds out about the company's products and its plans for the future. Nature Photonics, vol. 4 #3, pp146-147 |
