Small but Mighty: The latest in micro-optics fabrication, structures and materials
Matthew Dale discusses some of the latest fabrication techniques, materials and optical structures being used in the field of micro-optics
Matthew Dale discusses some of the latest fabrication techniques, materials and optical structures being used in the field of micro-optics
Greg Blackman looks at some of the uses of micro optics, including focusing and collimating laser-diode light sources
As microscopes become ever more powerful, a growing band of businesses are racing to make the latest technologies more accessible and more affordable, reports Rebecca Pool
Illustration of a three-dimensional crystal with various types of confining centres. (a) Crystal with four confining centres, each trapping waves (yellow) in all three dimensions simultaneously. (b) Crystal with a linear confining centre where waves can propagate in one dimension, analogous to an optical fibre. (c) Crystal with a planar confining centre where waves can propagate in two dimensions, analogous to a 2D electron gas. (Image: Vos et al.)
Newly discovered fundamental rules have been embedded into software to dramatically optimise the design of photonic integrated circuits