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Optical coherence theory has a long and proud tradition. Nature Photonics spoke to Ayman Abouraddy and Kumel Kagalwala to learn about their recent work, which may reshape this established field.
Researchers can now remove 36 electrons from a xenon atom using a pulse of high-energy photons from a free-electron laser. Nature Photonics spoke with Daniel Rolles to learn about the process and why the ionization is stronger than expected.
Joachim Krenn was one of the early pioneers of modern surface plasmon optics, and has almost 8,000 citations to his work. Nature Photonics spoke to Krenn about the field's origins.
Silvery fish have evolved an elegant optical scheme for overcoming the Brewster effect, creating broadband, polarization-neutral reflections for any angle of incidence. Nicholas Roberts explained to Nature Photonics how and why they do it.
The directional manipulation of spin waves, a long-awaited technique in spintronics, has now been realized by shaping a light pulse. Takuya Satoh from the University of Tokyo talked to Nature Photonics about the technique.
Brillouin scattering threatens to limit continued power-scaling for many fibre applications, but sapphire-derived all-glass fibres with large concentrations of alumina may help to eliminate this problem. Nature Photonics spoke to Peter Dragic and John Ballato to learn more.
Researchers around the world now have access to a second hard-X-ray free-electron laser facility: the SPring-8 Angstrom Compact Free-Electron Laser in Japan. Nature Photonics spoke to Makina Yabashi and Hitoshi Tanaka from the facility about their achievements and plans for the future.
Twisted light beams with different values of orbital angular momentum can be used to provide dramatic increases in the capacity of free-space optical communications. Nature Photonics spoke to Alan Willner at the University of Southern California to find out more.
Zhentang Zhao from the Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics spoke with Nature Photonics about how he and his co-workers achieved first lasing in an echo-enabled harmonic generation free-electron laser.
Nature Photonics spoke to Kim Ta Phuoc about an extremely bright and compact X-ray and gamma-ray source that exploits laser plasma acceleration and Compton scattering simultaneously.
New research suggests that graphene is not a 'miracle material' for metamaterials and plasmonics. Nature Photonics spoke to Philippe Tassin about what makes a good conductor for these applications.
The application of catastrophe theory to high-harmonic generation is creating opportunities for optimizing the spectral intensity of extreme-ultraviolet light and characterizing attosecond pulses, explains Oren Raz from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.
Suntech Power is the world's largest producer of solar panels and has delivered more than 20 million photovoltaic panels to more than 80 countries around the globe. Nature Photonics spoke with Stuart Wenham, chief technology officer at Suntech Power, to find out more about its activities and visions.
A semiconductor is usually opaque to any light whose photon energy is larger than the semiconductor bandgap. Nature Photonics spoke to Stephen Durbin about how to render GaAs semiconductor crystals transparent using intense X-ray pulses.
