Optical sensors are widely used for refractive index measurement in chemical, biomedical, and food processing industries. Due to specific field distribution of the resonances, optical …
The discovery and continued development of the laser has revolutionized both science and industry. The advent of miniaturized, semiconductor lasers has made this technology an …
M Humar, SH Yun - Nature photonics, 2015 - nature.com
Optical microresonators 1, which confine light within a small cavity, are widely exploited for various applications ranging from the realization of lasers 2 and nonlinear devices 3, 4, 5 to …
This review provides an insight into the recent developments of photonic crystal (PhC)- based devices for sensing and imaging, with a particular emphasis on biosensors. We focus …
Y Li, X Liu, B Li - Light: Science & Applications, 2019 - nature.com
Optical microscopes and optical tweezers, which were invented to image and manipulate microscale objects, have revolutionized cellular and molecular biology. However, the optical …
We report on a laser that is fully embedded within a single live cell. By harnessing natural endocytosis of the cell, we introduce a fluorescent whispering gallery mode (WGM) …
Nanophotonic device building blocks, such as optical nano/microcavities and plasmonic nanostructures, lie at the forefront of sensing and spectrometry of trace biological and …
We demonstrate a method for efficient coupling of guided light from a single-mode optical fiber to nanophotonic devices. Our approach makes use of single-sided conical tapered …
Molecular dyes, plasmonic nanoparticles and colloidal quantum dots are widely used in biomedical optics. Their operation is usually governed by spontaneous processes, which …