Researchers at Rice University have developed a sophisticated 3D photonic-crystal cavity that can trap and control light in ...

Just as electronic bandgaps prevent electrons from passing through, photonic crystals create photonic bandgaps that confine light. This technology increases the efficiency in optical fibers and ...

Concentrating light in a volume as small as the wavelength itself is a challenge that is crucial for numerous applications.

A team of researchers from the Netherlands and the U.S. has found a new way to concentrate light in an incredibly tiny ...

Photonic Crystal Fibers (PCFs) represent one of the most successful and impactful applications of photonic crystals. These specialized optical fibers incorporate a microstructured arrangement of ...

a so-called “double-lattice photonic crystal” *3. Based on this structure, they established a way to suppress the occurrence of higher-order modes even when the photonic crystal laser area is ...

have developed an on-chip twisted moiré photonic crystal sensor that uses MEMS technology to control the gap and angle between the crystal layers in real time. The sensor can detect and collect ...

Photonic circuits, which manipulate light to ... now developed a new approach to address this problem. Using a liquid-crystal (LC)-based platform, the team designed an optical processor capable ...