Nature Photonics contents December 2013 Volume 7 Number 12 pp933-1008

Advertisement Direct writing of photonic and waveguides devices without stitching errors? Visit Raith and learn how traxx and periodixx eliminate stitching effects in Raith electron and ion beam lithography systems. TABLE OF CONTENTS December 2013 Volume 7, Issue 12 Editorial Correspondence Books and Arts Research Highlights News and Views Correction Review Letters Articles Corrigenda Erratum Interview Advertisement Detect everything you want! Scontel performs ultra-low noise Superconducting Single Photon Detection Systems (SSPD) for visible and near infrared ranges and high-speed receivers for THz and mid-infrared ranges. All detectors are available with Cryogenic-free cooling systems. Subscribe   Facebook   RSS   Recommend to library   Twitter   Advertisement Nature Methods  COLLECTION ON LIGHT-SHEET MICROSCOPY  The use of a planar sheet of light for illumination in light-sheet fluorescence microscopy allows researchers to image sample volumes faster than is possible with other current methods, while limiting light dosage. A collection of articles from Nature Methods, Nature Communications and Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology provides a brief overview of this exciting imaging technology and the biological research applications that it makes possible. Produced with support from:  Carl Zeiss Microscopy    Editorial Top Apps galore   p933 doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.328 A growing family of iPad and iPhone apps launched by publishers, institutes and societies active in photonics now makes it easy to keep up to date with the latest happenings in optics. Correspondence Top Inelastic scattering puts in question recent claims of Anderson localization of light   p934 Frank Scheffold and Diederik Wiersma doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.210 Inelastic scattering puts in question recent claims of Anderson localization of light   pp934 - 935 Georg Maret, Tilo Sperling, Wolfgang Buhrer, Andreas Lubatsch, Regine Frank et al. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.281 Books and Arts Top New titles at a glance   p937 Optics of Aperiodic Structures: Fundamentals and Device Applications by Luca Dal Negro doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.313 Research Highlights Top Plasmonics: No bend loss | Optomechanics: Squeezing light | Random lasers: Mid-infrared regime | Quantum optics: Mutual interaction | Nanophotonics: Aperiodic advantage | Scanning tunnelling microscopy: Exploiting expansion | Optical resonators: High-purity diamond | Metrology: Terahertz comb | Quantum optics: Spatial memory | Quantum optics: Subwavelength localization News and Views Top Biophotonics: Implantable waveguides   pp940 - 941 Edward A. Sykes, Alexandre Albanese and Warren C. W. Chan doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.308 The development of hydrogel patches that both guide light and accommodate optogenetic cells could usher in a new breed of implantable systems for in-body optical sensing and therapy. See also: Article by Choi et al. Optical physics: On-chip synthetic magnetic field   pp941 - 943 A. B. Khanikaev doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.321 The experimental observation of topologically protected photonic edge transport in a silicon chip paves the way to realizing unprecedented control of light using synthetic magnetic fields and opens up new approaches for optical information processing. See also: Article by Hafezi et al. Computational imaging: Colour imaging with single-pixel detectors   p943 Noriaki Horiuchi doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.325 Hydrogen production: Catalysing artificial photosynthesis   pp944 - 946 Samuel S. Mao and Shaohua Shen doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.326 Efficient photocatalytic splitting of water to realize carbon-free production of hydrogen from sunlight remains a challenge. New precious-metal-free molecular catalysts in semiconductor-based, visible-light-driven water-splitting systems are promising for realizing practical artificial photosynthesis. View from... SPIE O+P 2013: Flat optics excels   pp946 - 947 Rachel Won doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.327 Metasurfaces, two-dimensional versions of metamaterials, look poised to replace their three-dimensional counterparts in many applications. Photonics JOBS of the week Endowed Chair Professor: Director of Center for Photonics and Nanoelectronics Lehigh University Faculty Position in Nanoscale Engineering University of Delaware Materials Design, Synthesis and Mechanics Arizona State University Outstanding Tenure-Track Group Leaders @ ICFO ICFO - The Institute of Photonic Sciences More Science jobs from Photonics EVENT SPIE Photonics Europe 2014 14.04.14 Brussels, Belgium More science events from Correction Top Correction   p947 doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.320 Review Top Hyperbolic metamaterials   pp948 - 957 Alexander Poddubny, Ivan Iorsh, Pavel Belov and Yuri Kivshar doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.243 Hyperbolic, or indefinite, metamaterials are reviewed. These anisotropic materials may exhibit properties such as strong enhancement of spontaneous emission, diverging density of states, negative refraction and superlensing. Letters Top Petahertz optical oscilloscope   pp958 - 962 Kyung Taec Kim, Chunmei Zhang, Andrew D. Shiner, Bruno E. Schmidt, François Légaré et al. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.286 A new laser-field measurement technique is demonstrated that exploits nonlinear optical mixing in a gas in which attosecond pulses are being generated. The instantaneous field of an unknown pulse is imprinted onto the deflection of an attosecond pulse using an all-optical set-up with a bandwidth of up to 1 PHz. Optically pumped room-temperature GaAs nanowire lasers   pp963 - 968 Dhruv Saxena, Sudha Mokkapati, Patrick Parkinson, Nian Jiang, Qiang Gao et al. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.303 Room-temperature lasing in core-shell-cap GaAs/AlGaAs/GaAs nanowires is demonstrated using optical pumping. It is realized by employing a Fabry–Pérot cavity along with material optimization and surface recombination minimization. This demonstration should prove useful for designing nanoscale optoelectronic devices operating at near-infrared wavelengths. See also: Interview with Saxena and Mokkapati Multiphoton absorption in amyloid protein fibres   pp969 - 972 Piotr Hanczyc, Marek Samoc and Bengt Norden doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.282 Two-, three- and higher multiphoton absorption processes are shown to occur in amyloid protein fibres, which are thought to play a role in various diseases, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. The nonlinear optical behaviour of such proteins may also be useful for fabricating photonics devices. Enhanced two-photon excited fluorescence from imaging agents using true thermal light   pp973 - 976 Andreas Jechow, Michael Seefeldt, Henning Kurzke, Axel Heuer and Ralf Menzel doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.271 Excitation with thermal light from a superluminescent diode is shown to yield enhanced fluorescence from both quantum dots and dyes, potentially enabling higher-sensitivity biological imaging. Wireless sub-THz communication system with high data rate   pp977 - 981 S. Koenig, D. Lopez-Diaz, J. Antes, F. Boes, R. Henneberger et al. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.275 A wireless communication system with a maximum data rate of 100 Gbit s-1 over 20 m is demonstrated using a carrier frequency of 237.5 GHz. The photonic schemes used to generate the signal carrier and local oscillator are described, as is the fast photodetector used as a mixer for data extraction. Ultra-large-scale continuous-variable cluster states multiplexed in the time domain   pp982 - 986 Shota Yokoyama, Ryuji Ukai, Seiji C. Armstrong, Chanond Sornphiphatphong, Toshiyuki Kaji et al. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.287 A continuous-variable cluster state containing more than 10,000 entangled modes is deterministically generated and fully characterized. The developed time-domain multiplexing method allows each quantum mode to be manipulated by the same optical components at different times. An efficient scheme for measurement-based quantum computation on this cluster state is presented. Articles Top Light-guiding hydrogels for cell-based sensing and optogenetic synthesis in vivo    pp987 - 994 Myunghwan Choi, Jin Woo Choi, Seonghoon Kim, Sedat Nizamoglu, Sei Kwang Hahn et al. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.278 Polymer hydrogel patches that are capable of supporting living cells and guiding light are used to perform in-vivo optical sensing and therapy in living mice. Tasks performed include toxicity testing and glucose regulation. See also: News and Views by Sykes et al. Transparent polymer solar cells employing a layered light-trapping architecture   pp995 - 1000 Rafael Betancur, Pablo Romero-Gomez, Alberto Martinez-Otero, Xavier Elias, Marc Maymo et al. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.276 Transparent polymer solar cells are demonstrated that can transmit 30% of visible light and operate with a power conversion efficiency of 5.6%. The cells employ photonic crystals to trap ultraviolet and infrared light. Imaging topological edge states in silicon photonics   pp1001 - 1005 M. Hafezi, S. Mittal, J. Fan, A. Migdall and J. M. Taylor doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.274 Topological edge states of light are observed in a two-dimensional array of coupled optical ring resonators, which induce a virtual magnetic field for photons using silicon-on-insulator technology. The edge states are experimentally demonstrated to be robust against intrinsic and introduced disorder, which is a hallmark of topological order. See also: News and Views by Khanikaev Corrigenda Top Ultrafast fibre lasers   p1006 Martin E. Fermann and Ingmar Hartl doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.317 Recent advances in fibre lasers for nonlinear microscopy   p1006 C. Xu and F. W. Wise doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.318 Erratum Top Ultrafast fibre lasers   p1006 Martin E. Fermann and Ingmar Hartl doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.319 Interview Top Warming up   p1008 Interview with Saxena and Mokkapati doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.324 Room-temperature, optically pumped GaAs/AlGaAs/GaAs nanowire lasers have been realized. Dhruv Saxena and Sudha Mokkapati from the Australian National University discuss this breakthrough. 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