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Novel Metamaterial Structure Efficiently Absorbs a Wide Range of Light

A research team at Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a novel metamaterial for more efficient absorption of a broad range of light, paving the way to a new class of optical sensors and solar cells.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 13 Mar 2012

MEMSCAP Achieves Milestone in Supplying Variable Optical Attenuator MEMS Chips

MEMSCAP has announced that over the last years, it has supplied over one million MEMS-based thermally actuated variable optical attenuator chips.

From MEMSCAP 8 Mar 2012

EXFO Adds New MEMS Optical Switch Test Module to its IQS-600 Platform

EXFO has introduced its MEMS optical switch test module called the IQS-9100B, the latest addition to the company’s Windows-based IQS-600 platform.

8 Mar 2012

2012 Winter College on Nano-Optics and Plasmonics Conducted in Italy

Key topics of nano-optics and plasmonics and their applications in research, lasers and solar energy were discussed at the 2012 Winter College on Optics conducted from February 6 to 17, 2012, at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in Trieste.

7 Mar 2012

CALIENT Unveils 3D MEMS-Based High-Density Photonic Switch

CALIENT Technologies, a specialist in photonic switching technology, has introduced its new 320-port photonic switch called the S320, the company’s next-generation 3D MEMS switching technology.

7 Mar 2012

Researchers Develop Optical Modulators Using Graphene

A research team from the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) has found that graphene provides a superior active media for optical modulators.

3 Mar 2012

Nanocrystals Embedded in Glass Emit Light in UV Spectrum

A process to produce light in the UV spectrum has been developed by a group of multinational researchers. This process produces glass-based, inorganic LEDs that emit light in the UV spectrum.

From Los Alamos National Laboratory 28 Feb 2012

Researchers Demonstrate First Physical Metatronic Circuit Using Nanotechnology

A research team led by Nader Engheta from the University of Pennsylvania is working on ways to use light in place of electricity. The team has developed the first physical illustration of ‘lumped’ optical circuit elements using nanotechnology.

27 Feb 2012

Researchers Develop Tunable Color Filter by Engineering Metal Nanoparticles

A research team comprising Kenneth Crozier and colleagues from the Harvard University has developed a novel tunable color filter, which utilizes optical nanoantennas for accurately controlling color output.

27 Feb 2012

Novel Nanoscale Material Compositions Help Optimize Infrared Photodetectors

A research team led by Yong-Hang Zhang from the Arizona State University is involved in the development of novel ways using nanoscale materials for optimizing infrared photodetector technology used in national security and defense systems.

From Arizona State University 16 Feb 2012