Scientists at Harvard have built a miniature device that can twist and tune light in real time. By rotating two stacked photonic crystals and adjusting their spacing with a tiny mechanical system, ...

Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have created a chip-scale device ...

Researchers design scalable nanostructures that selectively reflect propulsion laser light while reducing heat and mass for fuel free interplanetary travel. (Nanowerk News) Most space missions rely on ...

MIT researchers have built a nanoscale photonic device shaped like a tiny ski jump that launches laser light directly off a ...

Researchers from Tuskegee University, Alabama, have developed a new photonic crystal (a kind of ...

For decades, researchers have explored light sails as an alternative. These devices use radiation pressure—the force exerted when light reflects from a surface—to generate thrust. When driven by a ...

Most space missions rely on chemical rockets for propulsion. Rockets must carry fuel, which increases spacecraft mass and limits their speed and travel distance. For decades, researchers have explored ...

III-V photonic crystal (PhC) lasers are potential ultra-compact and power-efficient light sources for future on-chip optical interconnects. While PhC lasers fabricated via conventional vertical ...

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 ...

Nanoscale features of a laser-driven light sail showing germanium pillars and air holes embedded in a poly(methyl methacrylate) matrix, designed to achieve high ...