A research group has discovered significant nonreciprocal optical absorption of LiNiPO4, referred to as the optical diode effect, in which divalent nickel (Ni2+) ions are responsible for magnetism, by ...

Using nanometer-scale components, researchers have demonstrated the first optical rectenna, a device that combines the functions of an antenna and a rectifier diode to convert light directly into DC ...

The arrows indicate the direction in which the light travels, and the size of the cylinder indicates the intensity of the light. The intensity of light transmitted through a magnetic material (the ...

The Massachusetts Institute of Technologyrecently demonstrated a thinfilmoptical diode that designers canintegrate onto a silicon photonic chip alongwith lasers and waveguides. This task ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Researchers have created a new type of optical device small enough to fit millions on a computer chip that could lead to faster, more powerful information processing and ...

Nonreciprocal photonics encompasses the design and implementation of optical devices that break the symmetry of light propagation, permitting transmission in one direction while inhibiting it in the ...

External cavity diode lasers (ECDLs) integrate a semiconductor gain medium with an optical resonator external to the diode chip, enabling precise wavelength control, narrow spectral linewidths and ...

(Nanowerk News) Researcher at iGaN Lab, University of Science and Technology of China, have developed a multifunctional three-terminal diode that functions both as a light emitter and a detector. This ...

Osram Opto Semiconductors has introduced the first compact laser multi-chip package. The PLPM4 450 module can pack up to 20 blue laser chips into a single "butterfly" package for projection ...

The AI-driven semiconductor upcycle has created significant opportunities for emerging chip suppliers positioned in ...

(Nanowerk News) At the heart of global internet connectivity, optical communications form an indispensable foundation. Key to this foundation are optical isolators, created by combining multiple ...