A new ring-based tunable laser on a chip emits multiple wavelengths smoothly, offering a compact, cost-effective alternative for sensing, diagnostics, and more. (Nanowerk News) Researchers in the ...

A team at Harvard and Technical University of Vienna have invented a new tunable laser that uses a series of rings to smoothly emit many light wavelengths from a single chip. The laser could replace ...

(Nanowerk News) It is no mystery that light is essential to human life. Since the discovery of fire, humans have developed various artificial light sources, such as incandescent lamps, gaslights, ...

Rice University researchers studying a class of atom-thin semiconductors known as transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have discovered that light can trigger a physical shift in their atomic ...

In a groundbreaking leap for photonics, scientists have created the world’s first programmable nonlinear photonic waveguide, a device that can switch between multiple optical functions on a single ...

Suited for use as a calibration reference for light sources and imaging systems, the RS-5B Digital Light Source System is a spectrally-tunable, programmable, and self-calibrating 16-bit color ...

Lighting is now considered a core element of home design, with 94% of professionals emphasizing its importance for client satisfaction. Homeowners are increasingly adopting layered, tunable lighting ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. For too long, color-changing smart lighting has been stuck inside bulbs and light strips, limiting its use to ...

Researchers developed a novel tunable ultrasonic liquid crystal light diffuser that allows changing the diffusion direction It is no mystery that light is essential to human life. Since the discovery ...