Nanophotonics

News and Updates

What a Switch! NIST-Led Team Develops Tiny Low-Energy Device to Rapidly Reroute Light in Computer Chips

November 14, 2019

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have developed an optical

Sculpting Super-Fast Light Pulses: NIST Nanopillars Shape Light Precisely for Practical Applications

May 2, 2019

Imagine being able to shape a pulse of light in any conceivable manner—compressing it, stretching it, splitting it in

New Device Widens Light Beams by 400 Times, Broadening Possibilities in Science and Technology

November 27, 2018

By using light waves instead of electric current to transmit data, photonic chips—circuits for light—have advanced

NIST Chip Lights Up Optical Neural Network Demo

July 26, 2018

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have made a silicon chip that distributes

Projects and Programs

PTIR combines the spatial resolution of AFM with the specificity of absorption spectroscopy

Nano-Chemical Imaging and -Spectroscopy (IR, nIR, VIS)

Conventional techniques for analyzing chemical composition, such as infrared (IR) microscopy often miss critically important nanoscale details. To overcome this

Light-matter interactions in Semiconductor Nanostructures

The quantum optics of light interacting with semiconductor-based nanostructures is being studied to extend concepts of entanglement and coherence in atomic

Micro- and nano-optomechanical systems

Light can interact with mechanical systems in interesting and useful ways, not only probing the mechanical motion with spectacular sensitivity, but also driving

Measuring Light-Matter Interactions in Chip-Based Optical Cavities

Measuring interactions between light and matter has both fundamental and practical importance. For example, lasers have had a profound influence on science and

Publications

Advanced technologies for quantum photonic devices based on epitaxial quantum dots

October 11, 2019

Author(s)

Tian M. Zhao, Yan Chen, Yu Ying, Li Qing, Marcelo I. Davanco, Jin Liu

Photonic quantum technology is creating breakthroughs in both fundamental quantum science and applications such as quantum communication, computation and

Microscopic origin of the chiroptical response of optical media

October 11, 2019

Author(s)

Matthew S. Davis, Wenqi Zhu, Jay K. Lee, Henri J. Lezec, Amit K. Agrawal

The potential for enhancing the optical activity of natural chiral media using engineered nanophotonic components has been central in the quest towards

Experimental Variation of Magnification Calibration for Localization Microscopy

September 15, 2019

Author(s)

Craig R. Copeland, Bojan R. Ilic, Samuel M. Stavis

We study the experimental variation of a localization microscope due to temporal and thermal factors, enabling elucidation of the discrepancy between

A photonic pH sensor based on photothermal spectroscopy

September 12, 2019

Author(s)

Zeeshan Ahmed, Nathan J. Castro, Matthew R. Hartings

Although the determination of pH is a standard laboratory measurement, new techniques capable of measuring pH are being developed to facilitate modern

Tools and Instruments

Sample Preparation and Metrology Tools

Read about our sample preparation and metrology tools.

Awards

NIST Physicist Honored by the Optical Society - Kartik Srinivasan

The Optical Society (OSA) is the leading professional association in optics and photonics. Fellowship in OSA is limited to no more than ten...