Researchers have developed a new way to control and manipulate optical signals by embedding a liquid crystal layer into waveguides created with direct laser writing. The new devices enable ...

Photodetectors capable of simultaneously measuring light intensity, wavelength, and polarization are pivotal for advancing optical technologies in fields ranging from autonomous systems to quantum ...

Over the past decades, engineers have introduced numerous technologies that rely on light and its underlying characteristics. These include photonic and quantum systems that could advance imaging, ...

Proposed device outlines new paths forward for compact ultra-sensitive optical sensors, multi-band switches with high ...

(Nanowerk News) Liquid-crystal (LC) phase modulators are widely used in optical systems because of their advantages of low power consumption, light weight, flexible bandwidth adjustment, and ...

Terahertz (THz) waves, which are located between microwaves and infrared light in the electromagnetic spectrum, can pass through many materials without causing damage, making them useful for security ...

Researchers embedded a liquid crystal layer into a waveguide that was created with direct laser writing (pictured). The resulting hybrid device can be used to change the polarization of light ...