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UT researchers have demonstrated ultra-pure radio signals on a photonic chip by strengthening light–sound interaction more than 200x, addressing a long-standing challenge in integrated photonics.

At the centre of the work: a phenomenon the researchers describe as “mini-earthquakes”—surface acoustic waves that travel along the chip and enable a more efficient coupling between optical and acoustic signals.

https://www.movetheneedle.news/technology/from--mini-earthquakes--to-ultra-pure-radio-signals--university-of-twente-researchers-advance-photonic-chip-technology/

#science #photonics #semiconductors #EU #innovation #Twente

From “mini-earthquakes” to ultra-pure radio signals: University of Twente researchers advance photonic chip technology

University of Twente researchers demonstrate ultra-pure radio signals on a photonic chip, strengthening light–sound interaction and advancing Europe’s photonics ecosystem.

SPIE 4d ago

This #WiOWednesday, we're highlighting Theresa Kunz! As a principal optical design engineer at Jabil, she leads teams developing advanced AR and automotive HUD optical systems. Read more about how she drives collaboration and innovation in optics + #photonics: https://bit.ly/3P2fRAo #WomenInSTEM

Scientific Frontline 4d ago

Researchers have developed a novel, highly compact electro-optical modulator that converts electrical signals into light pulses for ultra-fast and efficient data transmission across fiber-optic networks.
#Microtechnology #Technology #MaterialScience #Photonics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/mtec03182601.html

Stable, Fast, Mass-producible: Breakthrough in Light-based Data Connections

New Technology Facilitates Manufacture of Optical Microchips for Efficient Data Transmission

Scientific Frontline 4d ago

A supersolid is an exotic #quantum state of matter that simultaneously exhibits the ordered, crystal-like spatial structure of a solid and the frictionless flow of a superfluid. Researchers have successfully generated this state at room temperature by engineering light-matter interactions within a nanoscale device.
#QuantumScience #MaterialScience #Nanotechnology #Photonics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/qs03172601.html

Scientists Create a New State of Matter at Room Temperature Using Light and Nanostructures

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have created a new and unusual state of matter

Scientific Frontline 4d ago

Researchers developed a classical laser rangefinding technique that achieves sub-millimeter accuracy in long-distance measurements by successfully mimicking the noise-rejecting properties of quantum entanglement in bright daytime environments.
#AppliedPhysics #Photonics #QuantumOptics #OpticalEngineering #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/phy03172601.html

Quantum-inspired laser system delivers distance measurements with sub-millimeter accuracy

A new laser range-finding technique, inspired by quantum physics, which can measure distances under strong solar background

SPIE 5d ago

The Eichenholz–SPIE Photonics Technician Scholarship awards four $2,500 scholarships to students in #laser, #optics, or #photonics technician programs. 💡 Recipients will also receive a 1-year complimentary SPIE Student Membership. Apply by 31 March: https://bit.ly/4cwIG1q

CBC Prince Edward Island Mar 14

UPEI student lone Canadian to win prestigious award for her cancer treatment research
The international honour is given to 20 women students with an aim to empower next-generation leaders in optics and photonics. Chapman — the sole Canadian to receive this year’s award — plans to put the money toward next year’s tuition, school supplies and extensions to her research work.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-abby-chapman-biomedical-engineering-award-9.7124981?cmp=rss

The Daily Perspective Mar 11

LightMatter's path to low-cost datacenter optics sidesteps the co-packaging dilemma

#Photonics #DatacenterTech #OpticalInterconnect #AusNews

https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-11-lightmatters-path-to-low-cost-datacenter-optics-sidesteps-the-co-packaging-dilem-ad56a63e

LightMatter's path to low-cost datacenter optics sidesteps the co-packaging dilemma

LightMatter's Passage L20 offers bidirectional fibre links and near-package integration as a practical alternative to co-packaged optics for AI datacenters.

The Daily Perspective

Science News Mar 11

Controlling quantum condensation with sound: Researchers at the Paul Drude Institute steer hybrid light-matter particles into their lowest energy state using acoustic waves. Published in Nature Photonics #QuantumPhysics #Photonics #Semiconductors
https://nachrichten.idw-online.de/2026/03/11/acoustic-driving-enables-controlled-condensation-of-light-and-matter-on-chip

Acoustic Driving Enables Controlled Condensation of Light and Matter on Chip

3D Print 🧵 3Dable.IT Mar 10

Researchers from Heidelberg University and University of Münster have demonstrated a 3D printed plug-and-play fiber interface for photonic integrated circuits, achieving just 0.78 dB total coupling loss. The breakthrough enables low-loss fiber coupling for chips using additive manufacturing. https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/3d-printed-plug-and-play-packaging-enables-low-loss-fiber-coupling-for-photonic-chips-249763/ #3Dprint #3Dprinting #Materials #Photonics

3D Printed plug-and-play Packaging Enables low-loss Fiber Coupling for Photonic Chips - 3D Printing Industry

Researchers led by Erik Jung from Heidelberg University, a German research university with programs in photonics and nanotechnology, together with collaborators including Wolfram Pernice from University of Münster, a public research university known for work in nanophotonics and materials science, have demonstrated a plug-and-play fiber interface for photonic integrated circuits (PICs) that achieves 0.78-decibel total […]

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