Photonic Crystal Fibers (PCFs) represent one of the most successful and impactful applications of photonic crystals. These specialized optical fibers incorporate a microstructured arrangement of ...

Transport in photonic crystals (PCs) reveals a variety of fascinating phenomena, ranging from the photonic band gaps to topological edge states. One of the most attractive topics in this field is how ...

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 possibilities ...

Scientists have theoretically predicted that light can be bent under pseudogravity. A recent study by researchers using photonic crystals has demonstrated this phenomenon. This breakthrough has ...

Scientists have achieved the impossible-sounding feat of bringing light to a standstill, in a breakthrough that could pave the way for new lasers and quantum light sources. The trick was achieved in a ...

In this interview, AzoNano speaks to Professor Moti Segev and Professor Vlad Shalaev, who made surprising discoveries about photonic time crystals that challenge existing research and theories. Could ...

Photonic crystals are materials with repeating internal structures that interact with light in unique ways – such as in opals and the brightly colored shells of certain insects. Although these ...

Active metadevices integrated with semiconductors. (a) Hybrid silicon-metallic resonators for all-optical ultrafast active metamaterials. (b) Broadband metamaterial frequency switch with femtosecond ...

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 ...

Physicists have taken a step that sounds like science fiction: they have coaxed light into behaving as a “supersolid,” a ...