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Researchers used superconducting circuits to fuse smaller photonic graph states into larger entangled states, offering a new approach to the large-scale entanglement resources needed for quantum computing.
Ziwei Yang and colleagues at the ARC Centre for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems at the Australian National University demonstrated a method of controlling nonlinear optical metasurface functionality with light, changing the traditional situation in which nonlinear metasurface functions are fixed after fabrication.
Why we recommend it: The article explains the approach of dynamically switching metasurface functions with light, offering reference value for reconfigurable meta-optics
Nature Photonics published a paper online on October 9 in which researchers blended multiple self-assembled molecules to form high-entropy molecular contacts, improving hole transport and achieving efficient, stable perovskite solar cells.
Nature Photonics published a paper online on October 9 in which researchers modulated population transfer in helium atoms from the ground state to the metastable state by controlling the phase of interfering stimulated Raman pathways in the extreme ultraviolet (XUV) region.
Researchers have proposed the SF-PULSE lensless imaging method, which can monitor living cells over long periods without staining, and successfully imaged and reconstructed glioblastoma cells.
Why we recommend it: The article demonstrates an imaging approach that replaces lenses with computational reconstruction, offering reference value for low-cost microscopy
Ghost imaging replaces pixelated sensors with correlation measurements between structured illumination and a single-pixel detector. Researchers combined an optical frequency comb with deep learning to achieve faster ghost imaging with higher fidelity.
Why we recommend it: The article shows the combination of frequency comb illumination and AI reconstruction, a typical case of optics and AI working together in computational imaging
A paper in Light: Science & Applications uses spatiotemporally resolved terahertz emission nanoscopy to observe ultrafast charge and spin currents in spintronic devices, offering detailed insight for next-generation technologies such as high-efficiency solar cells.
A paper in Light: Science & Applications proposes photonic thermal management for overhead transmission cables using high-thermal-conductivity radiative cooling materials, lowering cable temperatures to boost grid operating capacity.
A paper in Optica reports a wide-field coherent multidimensional spectroscopy microscope (2DESM) that uses ultrashort laser pulses to map the spatial distribution and temporal dynamics of electron interactions in thin materials.
A paper in Science reports that researchers entangled a levitated glass nanosphere with an optical field in an optical trap, achieving the effect at room temperature and providing a new platform for macroscopic quantum mechanics research.
Why we recommend it: The original article reports entanglement of a macroscopic object with light at room temperature, relevant to optomechanics and quantum sensing
Engineers at the University of California, San Diego demonstrated a new method for switching magnetic information in a material using specially designed ultrafast laser beams, without an external magnetic field.
Why we recommend it: The original article demonstrates the use of structured light in all-optical magnetic storage, relevant to light-controlled magnetic recording
A paper in ACS Nano uses X-ray techniques to observe in real time the structural response of a quantum material after ultrafast laser pulses strike a crystal. Fabricating quantum devices often begins with deliberately damaging a crystal using ultrafast lasers, and this method could help clarify that process.
Researchers have demonstrated a new chip-scale optical frequency comb formation process in which two laser beams interact, enabling a range of precision measurements and showing potential for use in portable atomic clocks.
Why we recommend it: The original article explains the path from chip-based frequency combs to portable timekeeping, serving as a reference for integrated photonic precision measurement
A paper in Advanced Functional Materials examines the in-plane anisotropy of the bulk photovoltaic effect in the Pc phase of CuCrP2S6 at 100K, concluding that atomic motion could help solar cells surpass conventional efficiency limits.
Researchers have demonstrated an antenna that uses a laser-generated plasma filament to emit radio waves; the related paper is titled "Laser-Induced-Plasma-Filament" antenna research.
The Ozcan laboratory at the University of California, Los Angeles developed a digital-optical hybrid system capable of identifying deepfake videos simultaneously across multiple channels.
Why we recommend it: The original article shows a new application of diffractive optical processors in AI vision tasks, a practical case of optical computing
A Nature Communications paper uses wavefront shaping to focus light through a scattering medium onto multiple target points, revealing giant fluctuations in focused intensity and using them to uncover hidden correlations in opaque materials.
Researchers use a programmable photonic chip to read out the hidden topology of a lossy system: two signal channels reproduce the lossy system, while two auxiliary channels absorb leaked energy, allowing topological properties to be measured even under energy loss.
Earlier studies in hydrogel and water droplet experiments proposed a photomolecular effect in which visible light illumination accelerates water evaporation. New rigorous experiments find this claim to be inaccurate.
Researchers irradiate a large-area suspended thin film with an intense laser to induce a propagating electrostatic wave, letting protons surf it to higher energies under long-pulse laser conditions.