In a first for the field, researchers from The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ...

A team of researchers has developed a novel method for using cholesteric liquid crystals in optical microcavities. The platform created by the researchers enables the formation and dynamic tuning of ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois have pulled off a laser first: they built a new kind of eye-safe laser that works ...

Photonic-crystal surface-emitting laser (PCSEL) is a promising technology that can completely revolutionize what lasers ...

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Photonic crystals possess unique properties that enable scientists to manipulate and control the behavior of light, serving as 'traffic controllers' for light within crystals.

An international research team has for the first time designed realistic photonic time crystals –– exotic materials that exponentially amplify light. The breakthrough opens up exciting ...

Photonic crystals possess unique properties that enable scientists to manipulate and control the behavior of light, serving as 'traffic controllers' for light within crystals.

A photonic time crystal can capture this light and automatically amplify it, enabling more efficient detection with existing equipment.” Creating photonic time crystals for visible light has long been ...

For over two decades, physicists have been working toward implementing quantum light storage—also known as quantum memory—in various matter systems. These techniques allow for the controlled and ...