Optical materials and structures are substances used to manipulate the flow of light. This can include reflecting, absorbing, focusing or splitting an optical beam. The efficiency of a specific ...

Better Data Transmission with Lower Energy Consumption The ATHENS project investigates new material systems and components for electronic-to-optical signal conversion. “Our goal is to make ...

Visually readable codes designed based on optical materials are widely used due to their ease of verification, reasonable ...

Researchers at KIT are addressing the challenges posed by the rapid growth in data volumes and the demands of AI technologies ...

Germanium Optical Domes are vital for improving drone capabilities. They allow drones to operate efficiently under ...

Chiba University researchers introduce an optical cooling technique using quantum dots, offering energy-efficient solutions ...

Researchers investigate an elusive cooling phenomenon in a halide perovskite-based 'dots-in-crystal' material, shedding light ...

Diamonds aren’t just a luxury item—as one of the hardest naturally occurring materials in existence, they are vital components in many industrial drills, medical devices, and even space-grade ...

Photonic time crystals represent a unique class of optical materials. Unlike traditional crystals, which have spatially repeating structures, photonic time crystals remain uniform in space but ...