Editorials

Filter By:

Article Type
Year

  • Activity in using photonics for subsea wireless communications and power generation is starting to make waves.

    Editorial

  • Nature Photonics has now integrated the Figshare data repository into its submission system.

    Editorial

  • Early research towards bulk metamaterials and exotic properties has been supplanted by work on thin metasurfaces ripe for commercialization, as outlined in this Focus issue.

    Editorial

  • The 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics celebrates the profound impact of quantum entanglement, which underpins many modern quantum technologies such as quantum cryptography and computing.

    Editorial

  • The Breakthrough Prize Foundation has awarded two prizes for pioneering theoretical and experimental research in quantum science.

    Editorial

  • In order to simplify and streamline our processes, Nature Photonics is moving to a single format for its primary research submissions

    Editorial

  • Two visionaries of optical lattice clock technology have received recognition in this year’s Breakthrough Prizes.

    Editorial

  • As they race towards commercialization, perovskite solar cells are receiving critical acclaim with numerous awards.

    Editorial

  • News of a 1.3-MJ-output-energy experiment at the National Ignition Facility in the United States in August has raised hopes that laser-based fusion is back on track.

    Editorial

  • Solution-processing of light-emitting devices is attracting much attention due to low manufacturing costs and access to new materials. In this month’s Focus issue we highlight some of the advances and challenges in the field.

    Editorial

  • Artificial intelligence deployment in photonics has spawned much research activity during 2020, but optimism must be balanced by realism. This month we celebrate the advances in the field with a focus issue.

    Editorial

  • Research activities in the areas of X-ray imaging and ultraviolet sterilization illustrate how photonics is helping to combat the threat of COVID-19.

    Editorial

  • Integrated quantum photonic chips offer the promise of a convenient, scalable platform for performing tasks such as quantum communication and information processing.

    Editorial

  • Does the popularity of a recent online photonics conference signify a growing appetite for a change in scientific interaction?

    Editorial

  • The certification of solar cells with exceptional performance is now common practice in order to ratify claims. Should similar schemes be introduced for other optoelectronic devices?

    Editorial

  • Nature Photonics pays tribute to the pioneering scientists that helped define the field of photonics in the latter part of the twentieth century with the launch of an online collection of profiles.

    Editorial

  • Frequency combs measure optical frequencies with an unprecedented precision, allowing myriad applications in optical metrology, high-precision spectroscopy, optical atomic clocks, attosecond science, astronomy and, recently, quantum information processing.

    Editorial