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We developed a phase plate for which the phase can be changed within microseconds, which enables building a fast, simple and stable MINFLUX microscope.
We propose and demonstrate the first chip-based 3D printer, consisting of a silicon-photonics chip that emits non-mechanically-reconfigurable beams into photocurable resin, enabling future compact, portable, and low-cost next-generation 3D printers.
Characterising forces deep inside biological tissue is a challenging task. Here, we demonstrate that deformable biointegrated microlasers can sense nanoscopic forces with unprecedented spatio-temporal resolution in vitro and in vivo.
We propose a scheme for simultaneous manipulation of the coherence lengths and coherence structures of the light beams with the disordered metasurfaces, which further carry ultra-robust optical information.
We delineate a femtosecond laser-direct writing method that allows customizing the refractive index profile (both shape and distribution) of 3D waveguides in a variety of glasses with high spatial precision.
A diminutive 3D nano-printed photonic lantern supporting multiplexing of six input sources to a six-mode optical fiber is demonstrated, at 375 μm total length, exhibiting low insertion, polarization and mode-dependent loss.
Low-energy ions implantation is used for spatially selective p-type doping to construct lateral p-n homojunction. The as-fabricated lateral WS2 p-n homojunction is applied in self-powered photodetector.
We have introduced the concept of frequency downconversion temporal ghost imaging that enables to extend the operation regime of computational temporal ghost imaging to the mid-infrared.
Intense terahertz pulses, produced from a large-area lithium niobate wafer via phase-matched optical rectification of 150-terawatt laser pulses, ionize atoms and molecules and turn them into plasma.
HBmito Crimson has the ability to localize specifically on the inner mitochondrial membrane and emit light, while its superior photostability enables STED imaging.
On-demand color control, enabling simultaneous and omni-directional wavelength tuning towards both shorter (blue-shift) and longer (red-shift) wavelengths, is reported using stretchable chiral liquid crystal elastomers.
A light-sensitive polymer nanocarrier encapsulating photosensitizer was synthesized. An implantable wireless device delivers two light wavelengths sequentially was developed to programmatically control the release and activation of the loaded photosensitizer.