Nature PhotonicsPub Date : 2025-07-03DOI: 10.1038/s41566-025-01688-z
Mette B. Gaarde
{"title":"Going visible","authors":"Mette B. Gaarde","doi":"10.1038/s41566-025-01688-z","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41566-025-01688-z","url":null,"abstract":"Attosecond pulses in the optical regime, formed as solitons during infrared laser-pulse compression in a hollow-core fibre, may open up attosecond science in molecules and solids.","PeriodicalId":18926,"journal":{"name":"Nature Photonics","volume":"19 7","pages":"668-669"},"PeriodicalIF":32.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144546983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature PhotonicsPub Date : 2025-07-03DOI: 10.1038/s41566-025-01702-4
Marcelo Ciappina
{"title":"High-harmonic generation meets quantum optics","authors":"Marcelo Ciappina","doi":"10.1038/s41566-025-01702-4","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41566-025-01702-4","url":null,"abstract":"Quantum light is shown to perturb strong-field interactions in solids, revealing photon bunching in high-harmonic sidebands. The generation of attosecond non-classical states opens up quantum-enhanced photonics in novel temporal and spectral domains.","PeriodicalId":18926,"journal":{"name":"Nature Photonics","volume":"19 7","pages":"666-667"},"PeriodicalIF":32.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144546984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature PhotonicsPub Date : 2025-07-03DOI: 10.1038/s41566-025-01705-1
Artur Bednarkiewicz
{"title":"Parallel photon avalanche in holmium nanoparticles","authors":"Artur Bednarkiewicz","doi":"10.1038/s41566-025-01705-1","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41566-025-01705-1","url":null,"abstract":"Holmium-doped nanoparticles exhibit a novel parallel photon avalanching mechanism, offering controlled chromaticity and enabling sub-diffraction, multicolour bio-imaging upon excitation with a single near-infrared laser.","PeriodicalId":18926,"journal":{"name":"Nature Photonics","volume":"19 7","pages":"664-665"},"PeriodicalIF":32.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144546988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature PhotonicsPub Date : 2025-07-03DOI: 10.1038/s41566-025-01711-3
Shunsuke Takano, Toru Asahi, Ivan I. Smalyukh
{"title":"Chirality-assembled on-chip lasers","authors":"Shunsuke Takano, Toru Asahi, Ivan I. Smalyukh","doi":"10.1038/s41566-025-01711-3","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41566-025-01711-3","url":null,"abstract":"Optical micro-printing provides a way to directly self-assemble photonic microchips with chiral liquid-crystalline photonic elements.","PeriodicalId":18926,"journal":{"name":"Nature Photonics","volume":"19 7","pages":"659-661"},"PeriodicalIF":32.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144546901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature PhotonicsPub Date : 2025-07-01DOI: 10.1038/s41566-025-01715-z
Pengju Zhang, Hao Liang, Meng Han, Joel Trester, Jiabao Ji, Jan Michael Rost, Hans Jakob Wörner
{"title":"Resolving the phase of Fano resonance wave packets with photoelectron frequency-resolved optical gating","authors":"Pengju Zhang, Hao Liang, Meng Han, Joel Trester, Jiabao Ji, Jan Michael Rost, Hans Jakob Wörner","doi":"10.1038/s41566-025-01715-z","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41566-025-01715-z","url":null,"abstract":"The creation of structured electronic wave packets (EWPs) energetically close to Fano resonances has been achieved with ultrafast extreme ultraviolet coherent light sources. However, direct real-time observations of EWP evolution and full reconstructions of the quantum properties of EWPs, including both amplitude and phase, are lacking. Here we introduce and demonstrate a comprehensive approach for the direct measurement and complete characterization of structured EWPs created within a prototypical Fano resonance. Because of its analogy with frequency-resolved optical gating (FROG), we named the method photoelectron FROG. The correlated EWP is initiated by a carefully engineered extreme UV pump pulse. A weak near-infrared laser field, serving as a probe pulse, samples the evolution of the EWPs in the time domain, as well as in the frequency domain. The amplitude and phase of the EWPs are obtained via a time-dependent reconstruction algorithm based on a short-time Fourier transformation. Given the excellent agreement between our experimental results and time-dependent reconstructions, we expect this method to be broadly applicable to the study of ultrafast processes, especially electronic ones, in complex systems, as well as the coherent control of such systems on their fundamental timescales. The researchers demonstrate direct measurement and complete characterization of structured electronic wave packets created within a prototypical Fano resonance. The method may be broadly applicable to the study of ultrafast processes, especially electronic ones, in complex systems, as well as coherent control of such systems on their fundamental timescales.","PeriodicalId":18926,"journal":{"name":"Nature Photonics","volume":"19 8","pages":"847-853"},"PeriodicalIF":32.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.comhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41566-025-01715-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144521033","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature PhotonicsPub Date : 2025-06-27DOI: 10.1038/s41566-025-01714-0
Yuqi Zhou, Atsuhiro Nakagawa, Masahiro Sonoshita, Guillermo J. Tearney, Aydogan Ozcan, Keisuke Goda
{"title":"Emergent photonics for cardiovascular health","authors":"Yuqi Zhou, Atsuhiro Nakagawa, Masahiro Sonoshita, Guillermo J. Tearney, Aydogan Ozcan, Keisuke Goda","doi":"10.1038/s41566-025-01714-0","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41566-025-01714-0","url":null,"abstract":"Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading global cause of death, encompassing heart attacks, strokes and coronary artery disease. While traditional photonic technologies such as angiography, computed tomography and laser ablation have long been used for CVD diagnosis and treatment, newer innovations are transforming the field. Emerging photonic technologies such as photoacoustic imaging, optical wearable sensors, point-of-care testing and optogenetic control offer non-invasive, high-resolution and high-throughput imaging along with precise therapeutic interventions. This Review highlights the broad applications of these photonic technologies in CVD care, discussing their potential to enhance precision and outcomes. It also addresses the challenges of integrating these innovations into clinical practice, focusing on trends including miniaturization and AI integration. These advancements are poised to revolutionize CVD management and reduce its global burden. The broad applications of emerging photonic technologies, such as photoacoustic imaging, optical wearable sensors, point-of-care testing and optogenetic control, in cardiovascular disease care are reviewed, together with the challenges of integrating these innovations into clinical practice.","PeriodicalId":18926,"journal":{"name":"Nature Photonics","volume":"19 7","pages":"671-680"},"PeriodicalIF":32.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144500790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature PhotonicsPub Date : 2025-06-26DOI: 10.1038/s41566-025-01708-y
Jihye Lee, Yina Wu, Ivan Sinev, Mikhail Masharin, Sotirios Papadopoulos, Eduardo J. C. Dias, Lujun Wang, Ming Lun Tseng, Seunghwan Moon, Jong-Souk Yeo, Lukas Novotny, F. Javier García de Abajo, Hatice Altug
{"title":"Plasmonic biosensor enabled by resonant quantum tunnelling","authors":"Jihye Lee, Yina Wu, Ivan Sinev, Mikhail Masharin, Sotirios Papadopoulos, Eduardo J. C. Dias, Lujun Wang, Ming Lun Tseng, Seunghwan Moon, Jong-Souk Yeo, Lukas Novotny, F. Javier García de Abajo, Hatice Altug","doi":"10.1038/s41566-025-01708-y","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41566-025-01708-y","url":null,"abstract":"Metasurfaces provide an ideal platform for optical sensing because they produce strong light-field confinement and enhancement over extended regions that allow us to identify deep-subwavelength layers of organic and inorganic molecules. However, the requirement of using external light sources involves bulky equipment that hinders point-of-care applications. Here we introduce a plasmonic sensor with an embedded source of light provided by quantum tunnel junctions. An optically resonant, doubly periodic nanowire metasurface serves as a top contact for the junction and provides extremely uniform emission over large areas, amplified by plasmonic nanoantenna modes that simultaneously enhance the spectral and refractive index sensitivity. As a proof of concept, we demonstrate spatially resolved refractometric sensing of nanometre-thick polymer and biomolecule coatings. Our results open exciting prospects based on a disruptive platform for integrated electro-optical biosensors. Exploiting resonant quantum electron tunnelling empowered by an optically resonant, doubly periodic plasmonic nanowire metasurface, a biosensor with no external light source is demonstrated, boosting the integrability of the biosensor.","PeriodicalId":18926,"journal":{"name":"Nature Photonics","volume":"19 9","pages":"938-945"},"PeriodicalIF":32.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.comhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41566-025-01708-y.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144488488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature PhotonicsPub Date : 2025-06-26DOI: 10.1038/s41566-025-01698-x
Sunny Howard, Jannik Esslinger, Nils Weiße, Jakob Schröder, Christoph Eberle, Robin H. W. Wang, Stefan Karsch, Peter Norreys, Andreas Döpp
{"title":"Single-shot spatiotemporal vector field measurements of petawatt laser pulses","authors":"Sunny Howard, Jannik Esslinger, Nils Weiße, Jakob Schröder, Christoph Eberle, Robin H. W. Wang, Stefan Karsch, Peter Norreys, Andreas Döpp","doi":"10.1038/s41566-025-01698-x","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41566-025-01698-x","url":null,"abstract":"The control of light’s various degrees of freedom underpins modern physics and technology, from quantum optics to telecommunications. Ultraintense lasers represent the pinnacle of this control, concentrating light to extreme intensities at which electrons oscillate at relativistic velocities within a single optical cycle. These extraordinary conditions offer unique opportunities to probe the fundamental aspects of light–matter interactions and develop transformative applications. However, the precise characterization of intense, ultrashort lasers has lagged behind our ability to generate them, creating a bottleneck in advancing laser science and its applications. Here we present the first single-shot vector field measurement technique for intense, ultrashort laser pulses that provides an unprecedented insight into their complete spatiotemporal and polarization structure, including quantified uncertainties. Our method efficiently encodes the full vector field onto a two-dimensional detector by leveraging the inherent properties of these laser pulses, allowing for real-time characterization. We demonstrate its capabilities on systems ranging from high-repetition-rate oscillators to petawatt-class lasers, revealing subtle spatiotemporal couplings and polarization effects. This advancement bridges the gap between theory and experiment in laser physics, providing crucial data for simulations and accelerating the development of novel applications in high-field physics, laser–matter interactions, future energy solutions and beyond. A single-shot full-vector-field measurement technique for intense, ultrashort laser pulses is studied, demonstrating the approach on systems ranging from high-repetition-rate oscillators to petawatt-class lasers.","PeriodicalId":18926,"journal":{"name":"Nature Photonics","volume":"19 8","pages":"898-905"},"PeriodicalIF":32.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.comhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41566-025-01698-x.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144488757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature PhotonicsPub Date : 2025-06-25DOI: 10.1038/s41566-025-01703-3
Leyu Bi, Jiarong Wang, Zixin Zeng, Xiaofei Ji, Xiaofeng Huang, Francis R. Lin, Sai-Wing Tsang, Qiang Fu, Alex K.-Y. Jen
{"title":"Temperature-controlled vacuum quenching for perovskite solar modules towards scalable production","authors":"Leyu Bi, Jiarong Wang, Zixin Zeng, Xiaofei Ji, Xiaofeng Huang, Francis R. Lin, Sai-Wing Tsang, Qiang Fu, Alex K.-Y. Jen","doi":"10.1038/s41566-025-01703-3","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41566-025-01703-3","url":null,"abstract":"Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) exhibit substantially improved performance and stability; however, maintaining high power conversion efficiency (PCE) and stability while up-scaling cell areas remains challenging. Furthermore, perovskite nucleation and growth are highly sensitive to processing methods, increasing the complexity of large-scale production. To address these challenges, we establish a temperature-controlled vacuum quenching method combined with in situ photoluminescence spectrometry to fabricate perovskite films under monitoring. We systematically study the commonly used quenching nucleation processes and reveal the impact of the pumping speed, solvent system and additives on the vacuum quenching process. We manage to modulate the perovskite nucleation process by lowering the temperature during the vacuum quenching process, thereby broadening the time window for post-processing treatments to obtain high-quality large-area perovskite films. The resultant 1.55 eV mini-module achieves a PCE of 22.69% with an aperture area of 11.7 cm2 (and a certified aperture-area PCE of 21.60%), whereas the corresponding PSC maintained >93% of its initial efficiency after continuously operating at 45 °C for 3,500 h under 1 sun illumination. This approach enables high-quality, uniform and large-area perovskite films on rigid, flexible and curved substrates, demonstrating the feasibility of our strategy for improving the scalability of renewable PSC technology. A temperature-controlled vacuum quenching method enables the fabrication of perovskite solar modules with a power conversion efficiency of 22.69% and an area of 11.7 cm2, while the corresponding cells maintain over 93% of their initial efficiency after 3,500 h of operation.","PeriodicalId":18926,"journal":{"name":"Nature Photonics","volume":"19 9","pages":"968-976"},"PeriodicalIF":32.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144479028","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}