Kok P. Quantum optics: Entangled photons report for duty. Nat Photon. 2010;4(8):504–5.
Abstract: Entangled photons are a key ingredient in optical quantum technologies, but researchers have so far been unable to produce a single pair of entangled photons. Now, two groups from China and Austria independently report just that, with a technique that avoids the need to infer entanglement from detection signatures.
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Gabay M, Triscone J-M. Superconductors: Terahertz superconducting switch. Nat Photon. 2011;5(8):447–9.
Abstract: The use of terahertz pulses to 'gate' interlayer charge transport in a superconductor could lead to a variety of new and interesting applications.
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Schwarz B. Lidar: Mapping the world in 3D. Nat Photon. 2010;4(7):429–30.
Abstract: A high-definition LIDAR system with a rotating sensor head containing 64 semiconductor lasers allows the efficient generation of 3D environment maps at unprecedented levels of detail.
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Wu MC. Optoelectronic tweezers. Nature Photon. 2011;5(6):322–4.
Abstract: Using projected light patterns to form virtual electrodes on a photosensitive substrate, optoelectronic tweezers are able to grab and move micro- and nanoscale objects at will, facilitating applications far beyond biology and colloidal science.
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Fazal FM, Block SM. Optical tweezers study life under tension. Nat Photon. 2011;5(6):318–21.
Abstract: Optical tweezers have become one of the primary weapons in the arsenal of biophysicists, and have revolutionized the new field of single-molecule biophysics. Today's techniques allow high-resolution experiments on biological macromolecules that were mere pipe dreams only a decade ago.
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