Tailored Disorder in Photonics: Learning from Nature

Nature photonics article VD.indd

Ti:Sapphire (Ti:Sa) was initially proposed and demonstrated as a near-infrared gain medium in 1982, and was commercialized by Spectra-Physics in 1988 with the launch of a continuous-wave laser. Th is was followed in 1990 by a picosecond mode-locked oscillator, and in 1991 with a femtosecond version. Soon aft er this, the whole ultrafast research community, which until then had been using visibl...

Highly specific label-free molecular imaging with spectrally tailored excitation-stimulated Raman scattering (STE-SRS) microscopy : Nature Photonics : Nature Publishing Group

AbstractIntroductionPrincipleResultsDiscussionMethodsReferencesAcknowledgements Author informationSupplementary information ● Email ● Download PDF ● Download citation ● Order reprints ● Rights and permissions ● Share/bookmark Label-free microscopy that has chemical contrast and high acquisition speeds up to video rates has recently been made possible using stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) micr...

Programming Nanotechnology: Learning from Nature

For many decades, nanotechnology has been developed with cooperation from researchers in several fields of studies including physics, chemistry, biology, material science, engineering, and computer science. In this chapter, we explore the nanotechnology development community and identify the needs and opportunities of computer science research in nanotechnology. In particular we look at methods...

Problem-based learning in photonics technology education: Assessing student learning

Problem-based learning (PBL) is an instructional approach whereby students learn course content by collaboratively solving complex real-world problems and reflecting on their experience. Research shows that PBL improves student knowledge and retention, motivation, problem-solving skills, and the ability to skillfully apply knowledge in new situations. One of the challenges with PBL, however, is...

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