Research Highlights

The advent of plasmonics has enabled the focusing of visible light down to few-nanometer spot sizes, more than an order of magnitude below the diff

Studying the polarization of light has been pursued for over two centuries, since Étienne Malus did the first related observations using a birefringent calcite crystal

Optical supercontinuum (SC) results from the synergy of several nonlinear and linear processes, all acting together. Supercontinuum generation is these days finding applications in biomedical

Since its invention in the late 16th Century, the optical microscope, has become an essential tool in modern biology, leading to numerous discoveries. Fluorescence is

Nanocomposites, in particular inorganic-organic hybrids, allow for a wide range of combinations of phases with broad applications including solar energy harvesting, lighting, imaging, radiation sensing,

Mid-infrared subharmonic optical parametric oscillators (OPO) produce frequency comb light with one-and-half-octave-wide instantaneous band and superior temporal coherence, suitable for real-time trace molecular detection. Optical

Achromatization by Combined Volume Bragg Gratings & Surface Diffraction Gratings Over the last decades phase masks have found numerous applications including imaging, encryption, beam shaping,

Nonlinear phenomena are fundamental to laser optics and photonics throughout a wide range of fields. However, these are generally neglected or intentionally avoided when considering

In recent years, the increasing penetration of flexible devices into the consumer products market has led to a surge of interest in flexible photonics, i.e.,

The generation of arbitrary optical waveforms in real time is of keen interest owing to their use in a broad range of applications, spanning secure

The liquid crystal display (LCD) has become ubiquitous and indispensable in our daily life. It is widely used in applications such as smart phones, pads,

Optical fiber communication is the backbone for the telecommunications infrastructure. Fueled by emerging bandwidth-hungry applications, the Internet traffic has sustained an exponential growth in the