Showing Spotlights 57 - 64 of 66 in category Nano-optics, -Photonics (newest first):
Achieving higher spacial resolution with apertureless optical near-field probes
Cantilever based back-illuminated full body glass tips with thin metal layers can be used as apertureless optical near-field probes with single molecule sensitivity and optical resolutions down to 15 nm exceeding by far the classical diffraction limit of Abbe.
Electrochromic devices based on tungsten oxide
An electrochromic display is one of the most attractive candidates for paper-like displays, so called electronic paper, which will be the next generation display, owing to attributes such as thin and flexible materials, low-power consumption, and fast switching times.
Superior optical labels made from diamond nanoparticles
Optical labeling is an important tool in biological imaging because it offers superb discrimination between the sites of interest and the crowded background of a biological specimen. Diamonds nanocrystals have several advantages over other optical labels and open new opportunities in optical imaging, especially in applications where the size of optical labels represents an important parameter.
Quantum dots in a tube could open a new chapter in opto-electronics
Researchers in Germany managed to integrate quantum dots (QD) into the walls of nano- and microtubes. This novel structure serves as a quantum light emitter as well as optical waveguide. This represents a major step toward the realization of flexible high quality factor optical resonators based on tubes.
Hybrid carbon nanotube material allows ultrafast nonlinear optical switching
Nano Zinc Oxide (ZnO) and Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) are arguably two of the most studied nanomaterials in recent years. Combining these two nanomaterials into hybrid nanomaterial presents a fascinating nanosystem for further investigations.
One step closer to industrial fabrication of photonic crystal devices
Researchers in the UK and Germany told Nanowerk that they developed a simple, fast and efficient method for fabricating metallic photonic crystals. This new method opens the door to a number of applications in telecommunication, all-optical switching, sensors, and semiconductor devices.
Guiding light in the nanoscale via nanoparticle arrays
The application of phase and polarization control may lead to guidance of light in the nanoscale via metal nanoparticle arrays.
Zinc oxide nanomaterials are promising candidates for nanoelectronics and photonics
Researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) succeeded in fabricating a fascinating ZnO nanosheet structure.