Check out the articles highlighted on the covers of the latest issue of Advanced Optical Materials.
Optics
Quantum Cascade Lasers
Steady progress turns multi-wavelength quantum cascade laser arrays into a powerful versatile source for next-generation spectroscopy and stand-off detection systems.
High-Performance Flexible Si Phototransistors
Inspired by the mammalian eye, University of Wisconsin-Madison electrical engineers have created the fastest, most responsive, flexible silicon phototransistor ever made.
Non-Toxic and Efficient: New Developments for Polymer Solar Cells
A team of US and Chinese scientists has demonstrated a new, nonhalogenated solvent system to produce high performance polymer solar cells.
Increased sensitivity of molecular optoacoustic imaging
Molecular optoacoustic imaging is a powerful tool for research and for diagnostics. Multiple excitation wavelengths tend to increase its sensitivity .
Cancer diagnosis using the Raman technique
The Raman technique is on its way to be translated into clinical use. Latest developments of real-time in vivo Raman systems for cancer detection are reviewed.
Advanced Optical Materials Top 5 – October 2015
The month’s top articles from the field of nanooptics, optoelectronics, optical devices, detectors & sensors, micro/nano resonators and more.
For a better view into turbid media
Enhancement in imaging performance of a spectral-domain optical coherence microscope (OCM) in turbid media by incorporating an optical parametric amplifier.
International Year of Light: Whispering Gallery Mode Microcavities
The fundamentals and the advances in the fabrication methods of whispering gallery mode cavities, as well as their application prospects are presented in this review article.
A Fluorescent Rotaxane: Molecular Shuttle and Sensor Gel
The fluorescent rotaxane is a molecular shuttle sensitive to temperature, pH, and solvent polarity changes. It forms a gel which changes its fluorescence properties upon acidic/basic gas exposure and can be turned into a liquid by shaking, heating, and by adding anions.
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