This review summarizes traditional and recent nonconventional, bioinspired, methods for the
aqueous synthesis of colloidal semiconductor quantum dots (QDs). The basic chemistry …

The femtosecond laser direct‐writing (FLDW) of waveguide circuits in glasses has seen
interest from a number of fields over the previous 20 years. It has evolved from a curiosity to …

Photonic technologies offer numerous functionalities that can be used to realize
astrophotonic instruments. The most spectacular example to date is the ESO Gravity …

Since the discovery that tightly focused femtosecond laser pulses can induce a highly
localised and permanent refractive index modification in a large number of transparent …

This paper reviews the recent advancements achieved using ultrafast laser inscription (ULI)
that highlight the cross‐disciplinary potential of the technology. An overview of waveguide …

Diamond is a promising platform for sensing and quantum processing owing to the
remarkable properties of the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) impurity. The electrons of the NV center …

This first book on this fascinating, interdisciplinary topic meets the much-felt need for an up-
to-date overview of the field. Written with both beginners and professionals in mind, this …

Glasses, either pure or suitably doped, constitute an excellent material for the development
of integrated optical circuits. A brief review is presented of the most widely used processes …

The continuing trend of exponential growth in data communications and processing are
driving the need for large-scale heterogeneous integration. Similar to the trend we have …

The development of high-contrast capabilities has long been recognized as one of the top
priorities for the VLTI. As of today, the VLTI routinely achieves contrasts of a few 10− 3 in the …