Since the invention and further development of lasers in the 1960s, photonics has grown
into a field that permeates virtually every aspect of modern life. As photonics deals with the …

Nonlinear photonic chips can generate and process signals all-optically with far superior
performance to that possible electronically—particularly with respect to speed. Although …

In this topical review, the recent progress on radiation-hardened fiber-based technologies is
detailed, focusing on examples for space applications. In the first part of the review, we …

Infrared (IR) fibers offer a versatile approach to guiding and manipulating light in the IR
spectrum, which is becoming increasingly more prominent in a variety of scientific …

Photonic integrated circuits are a key component 1 of future telecommunication networks,
where demands for greater bandwidth, network flexibility, and low energy consumption and …

Several classes of non-planar metallic and dielectric waveguides have been proposed in
the literature for guidance of terahertz (THz) or T-ray radiation. In this review, we focus on the …

In the upcoming space revolutions aiming at the implementation of automated, smart, and
self-aware crewless vehicles and reusable spacecraft, sensors play a significant role in the …

Since the advent of quantum mechanics and the clear demonstration of the existence
of'matter waves', physicists have never failed to take advantage of concepts and theoretical …

The year 2009 marks the tenth anniversary of the first report of white-light supercontinuum
generation in photonic crystal fibre. This result had a tremendous impact on the field of …

The field of hybrid optical fibers is one of the most active research areas in current fiber
optics and has the vision of integrating sophisticated materials inside fibers, which are not …