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  Research News

  Toward Bigger Integrated Photonic Switches

  Stewart Wills | 22 April 2019

  Approach offered by U.C. Berkeley could allow better scaling of fast, energy-saving optical “traffic cops” for data centers. read more  

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  Research News

  A “Laser for Sound” from a Levitated Nanoparticle

  Stewart Wills | 19 April 2019

  Team at two Rochester institutions combines theory and experiment to create a phonon laser using optical tweezers and clever feedback loops. read more  

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  Book Reviews

  Quantum Nano-Photonics

  B. Di Bartolo, L. Silvestri, M. Cesaria, J. Collins Eds | 18 April 2019 | Review by Mark Fox

  Suitable for post-graduate students, this compilation of lectures provides an excellent, authoritative introduction to the field of quantum nanophotonics. read more  

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  Research News

  Optical Clock Passes a Crucial Accuracy Test

  Patricia Daukantas | 17 April 2019

  NIST researchers have measured the “tick” of an optical clock with unprecedented accuracy, meeting the requirements for an optical redefinition of the second. read more  

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  Research News

  Communicating Science: Mind the “rGap”

  Stewart Wills | 16 April 2019

  Effectively changing public understanding of science, according to two organizational-behavior researchers, requires not just facts, but efforts to build trust and mutual respect. read more  

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  Research News

  Spin Lasers for Ultrafast Communications

  Stewart Wills | 12 April 2019

  Approach of German–U.S. research team would exploit polarization to speed up data transfer in short-haul optical interconnects. read more  

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  Industry News

  A Photonics Vision for Scotland

  Stewart Wills | 11 April 2019

  Scottish photonics trade group recommends measures to build workforce, technology transfer and more, in a bid to triple country’s photonics revenues by 2030. read more  

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  Book Reviews

  The Laser Inventor: Memoirs of Theodore H. Maiman

  Theodore H. Maiman | 11 April 2019 | Review by Barry R. Masters

  This must-read autobiography includes key addenda of Maiman’s scientific papers, patents and awards. read more  

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  Research News

  Hybrid Fabrication Technique for MEGO Devices

  Sarah Michaud | 10 April 2019

  Engineers create metamaterial devices with unique optical and electrical properties by combining 3-D printing technology with metal-coating and wet-etching techniques. read more  

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  Research News

  Improving Entangled Photons’ On-Time Performance

  Stewart Wills | 09 April 2019

  Engineering entangled photon pairs to cancel out fiber’s dispersive effects could boost quantum encryption’s prospects in installed fiber networks. read more