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  • News & Views |

    An optical fibre-fed superconducting electro-optic modulator with gigahertz bandwidth and attojoule per bit electric power consumption offers a fast, efficient means to connect superconducting circuits to the room temperature environment.

    • Paolo Pintus
    • , Mo Soltani
    •  & Galan Moody

  • Obituary |

    The 2014 Nobel laureate, Isamu Akasaki, sadly passed away in April at the age of 92. He was highly regarded for his work on the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes and research into new semiconductor materials.

    • Yasuo Koide

  • Obituary |

    The Indian scientist and passionate entrepreneur responsible for pioneering work on optical fibres and biomedical optics has passed away aged 94.

    • Kamal P. Singh

  • Obituary |

    When the nanophotonics research community finally gets back to in-person conferences, the rooms will have empty chairs on the first row. The chairs will be reserved for Professor Mark I. Stockman.

    • Alexandra Boltasseva
    • , Vladimir M. Shalaev
    •  & Nikolay. I. Zheludev

  • Editorial |

    The International Day of Light is an achievement that the entire photonics community can be proud of. Let’s be inspired by the celebrations to begin planning for next year’s event.

  • Q&A |

    Giorgio Anania, the vice president of Photonics21 and CEO of Aledia, a French developer of GaN microwire LEDs, discusses the impact of the Photonics Public Private Partnership on jobs and growth in Europe and the importance of investing in future industries.

    • Rachel Won

  • Editorial |

    The International Day of Light, which will be held on 16 May every year, is a day for celebrating and highlighting the importance of light.

  • Editorial |

    Starting a company may not be easy, but growing it into a mid-sized entity is where the challenge really lies.

  • Commentary |

    Thinking of creating your own company? Perseverance, pragmatism, flexibility and truly understanding your customers' needs are all vital ingredients for success.

    • Richard Murray

  • Editorial |

    Following the UK's decision to leave the European Union, we asked scientists and industrialists working in the optics sector for their reaction to the news and how it may affect photonics research in the UK.

  • News & Views |

    The ability to make measurements of time and fundamental physical constants with extreme precision makes it possible to test theories to ever greater levels of scrutiny. A workshop in Tokyo in January discussed the challenges involved and the progress being made.

    • Noriaki Horiuchi

  • News & Views |

    Next-generation wireless communication, high-harmonic generation of sub-cycle pulses and ultrafast probing of the excitation dynamics of materials were all topics of discussion at this year's IRMMW-THz conference in Hong Kong.

    • Noriaki Horiuchi

  • Editorial |

    US$610 million has been secured for a US initiative into high-tech manufacturing involving 20 states with the hope of leveraging the capabilities of photonics.

  • Editorial |

    Bringing plasmonics out of the lab is important. University support and communication between researchers and industry play a vital role.

  • News & Views |

    London hosted this year's Photon conference. Quantum optics and improved technology commercialization in the UK were two key points of discussion.

    • Maria Maragkou

  • Article |

    The Gaussian minimum entropy conjecture—a long-standing open question—has now been proved for single-mode phase-insensitive bosonic Gaussian channels. This establishes the ultimate achievable bit rate under an energy constraint and provides long-awaited proof that the single-letter classical capacity of these channels is additive.

    • V. Giovannetti
    • , R. García-Patrón
    •  & A. S. Holevo

  • Editorial |

    A networking convention for photonics start-ups seeking funding will hold its fourth event in October 2014 at Bordeaux, France.

  • News & Views |

    Inertial fusion energy is one potential path towards realizing sustainable energy. The development of a laser power plant capable of delivering high-energy laser pulses is crucial for realizing laser-driven inertial fusion energy.

    • Rachel Won

  • Article |

    A stretchable polymer LED is fabricated that is capable of emitting light when subjected to strains as large as 120%. A prototype 5 × 5 pixel monochrome display based on an array of these LEDs is demonstrated.

    • Jiajie Liang
    • , Lu Li
    •  & Qibing Pei

  • News & Views |

    Silicon photonics and devices based on group IV elements are overcoming the tough economic downturns that have rocked industry over the past 12 years. Cross fertilization between academia and industry may lead to new devices that are both innovative and profitable.

    • David Pile

  • News & Views |

    Worldwide sales in the laser market grew to US$7.5 billion in 2011, recovering from a slump brought on by economic turmoil.

    • Neil Savage

  • Industry Perspective |

    The photosensitive optical fibre — a work-horse of the telecommunications industry for many years — is now seeing rapid uptake in the sensor and laser industries.

    • Andy Gillooly

  • Industry Perspective |

    Important developments in fibre technology now allow the realization of fibre lasers with reliable and stable single-mode operation at power levels beyond 1 kW.

    • Bryce Samson
    • , Adrian Carter
    •  & Kanishka Tankala

  • Profile |

    When AOptix Technologies was set up in 2000 to exploit adaptive optics in laser communications systems, its future looked bright. But, as Nadya Anscombe finds out, the company has had to adapt to changes in the market and find new applications for its technology.

    • Nadya Anscombe

  • Editorial |

    Supply concerns over rare-earth elements mined in China are worrying the rest of the world.

  • News & Views |

    ACTMOST, a new initiative subsidized by the European Commission, looks poised to boost microphotonic innovation in Europe.

    • Rachel Won

  • Profile |

    The concentrator photovoltaics market is becoming increasingly crowded. Nadya Anscombe finds out what makes German company Concentrix Solar stand out from the crowd.

    • Nadya Anscombe

  • Industry Perspective |

    Quantum-dot-based solar cells promise to deliver efficiencies approaching those of crystalline solar cells but with the manufacturing simplicity of organics.

    • Ghassan E. Jabbour
    •  & David Doderer

  • Industry Perspective |

    Distributed fibre-optic sensors that rely on Brillouin scattering are being used by the oil and gas industries to keep their infrastructure safe and working properly.

    • Marc Niklès
    •  & Fabien Ravet

  • Interview |

    The photonic sensors market is a diverse and fragmented one. David Krohn, chair of the Optoelectronics Industry Development Association's Photonic Sensor Consortium, tells Nadya Anscombe that the difference between success and failure often depends on understanding your market.

    • Nadya Anscombe

  • Industry Perspective |

    A high-definition LIDAR system with a rotating sensor head containing 64 semiconductor lasers allows the efficient generation of 3D environment maps at unprecedented levels of detail.

    • Brent Schwarz

  • Product Focus |

    The ability to capture and analyse complex, high-speed electronic signals makes the oscilloscope one of the most useful and powerful tools in an engineer's laboratory, reports The Scott Partnership.

  • Profile |

    Researchers in Germany have set up a company to manufacture custom-made optics for ultrafast applications. Nadya Anscombe finds out about the company's products and its plans for the future.

    • Nadya Anscombe

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