Optical materials news, August 2021

Confining electrons in the one-dimensional sub-units of fibrous red phosphorous can cause this material to display strong photoluminescence.

Over the past 30 years, quantum dots have progressed from scientific curiosities to becoming critical components of various emerging technologies.

A novel quantum crystal comprising 150 beryllium ions can measure electric fields with record sensitivity, potentially allowing it to detect dark matter.

By fabricating nanoantennas on a semiconductor surface, researchers have developed an efficient way for converting light from one wavelength to another.

Discovery of New Nonlinear Optical Materials

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A lightweight sunshield has been developed to protect the mirrors and instruments aboard the James Webb Space Telescope from solar radiation.

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Researchers have created a stretchable photodetector with enhanced, strain-tunable photoresponsivity by engineering 2D graphene into 3D structures.