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Versatile on-chip polarization detection leveraging two-dimensional materials
Chao Ma, Shaofan Yuan
Published Published online: 30 June 2025 , doi: 10.37188/lam.2025.042
Hot carriers generated at the vicinity of the metal electrode in a WSe2 photodetector are extracted and amplified by a MoS2 field effect transistor, leading to a strong polarization-dependent photocurrent. This miniaturized polarization detection system assembled from two-dimensional materials enables new possibilities in optical communication and image recognition.
Chip-based quantum signature network reaches 200 km
Chenglong You, Omar S. Magaña-Loaiza
Published Published online: 25 June 2025 , doi: 10.37188/lam.2025.041
A pioneering chip-based quantum digital signature (QDS) network achieves secure document signing over 200 km of fiber, leveraging integrated photonics to miniaturize transmitters and centralize measurement systems. This breakthrough paves the way for future scalable, cost-effective, and robust quantum-secure communication networks.
Ultrafast recrystallisation simplifies the synthesis of lanthanide-based metal halide scintillators
Bing Chen, Feng Wang
Published Published online: 18 June 2025 , doi: 10.37188/lam.2025.037
An advancement in the fast synthesis of lanthanide-based metal halides at room temperature is proposed and demonstrated. The reported Cs3LnCl6 scintillators are potential candidates in X-ray imaging by providing a safer, more efficient, and environmentally benign alternative to address the long-standing concerns about toxicity and fabrication complexities of existing scintillators.
Precision motion control of X-ray optics assisted with optical interferometric metrology for advanced X-ray beam sources
Ting Guo, Jennifer Lien
Published Published online: 29 May 2025 , doi: 10.37188/lam.2025.038
Nanoradian precision has been achieved in control of X-ray optics using feedback from optical interferometric measurements and real time adjustments of three mirrors in a simulated X-ray laser cavity in recent work reported by Koehlenbeck et al.
Twist metrology with twisted light in fibers
Yijie Shen
Published Published online: 21 April 2025 , doi: 10.37188/lam.2025.028
A recent breakthrough of optical metrology is the all-fiber rotational Doppler velocimetry using twisted light, which offers a compact, reciprocal, and ultra-broadband solution for measuring the angular velocity of rotating objects.