Nature Photonics contents January 2014 Volume 8 Number 1 pp1-80

TABLE OF CONTENTS January 2014 Volume 8, Issue 1 Editorial Research Highlights News and Views Correction Review Letters Articles Erratum Corrigendum Interview Subscribe   Facebook   RSS   Recommend to library   Twitter   Advertisement Nature Collections  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 The power of analogies   p1 doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.359 Black holes, gravitational lenses, turbulence, chaotic flow and rogue waves are just a few examples of complex physical phenomena that can be conveniently modelled using photonics. Research Highlights Top Maxwell's equations: Knot theory | Sensors: Light slows DNA | Frequency combs: Fast spectro-imaging | Optical materials: Perfect absorber | Laser physics: QASER unveiled | Lasers: Air laser insight | Lasers: Ultraviolet nanorod lasers | Laser surgery: Treating flies | Single-photon sources: Electrical drive | Optomechanics: Mirror levitation News and Views Top Attosecond science: Electrons on a winning streak   pp5 - 6 Dave Kielpinski doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.352 A new optical technique enables electron beam currents to be measured with a femtosecond temporal resolution. See also: Article by Kirchner et al. Metamaterials: Metamaterials go Gattaca   pp6 - 8 Andrea R. Tao doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.351 DNA tethers guide the self-assembly of colloidal metal nanoparticles into three-dimensional optical metamaterials. The observation of epsilon-near-zero behaviour in nanoparticle-based materials indicates that bottom-up assembly may be a viable solution to current challenges in the manufacture of metamaterials. Optical physics: Shaping the topology of light   p8 Rachel Won doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.358 Optical physics: Scattering in focus   pp9 - 10 L. Kuipers doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.356 Sustaining the ongoing revolution in optical microscopy will require gaining detailed insight into the optical fields in focal spots. Researchers have developed an elegant method for mapping the full electric vector field using just a metal nanosphere on a glass substrate. See also: Letter by Bauer et al. Optical multiplexing: Tunable lifetime nanocrystals   pp10 - 12 Renren Deng and Xiaogang Liu doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.353 Tuning the luminescence lifetimes of upconversion nanocrystals through lanthanide doping provides new opportunities for optical multiplexing in the time domain for applications in imaging and security marking. See also: Letter by Lu et al. Photonics JOBS of the week PhD Position Silicon Photonics Institut Fresnel - Aix Marseille university Postdoctoral Fellow in Ophthalmic Adaptive Optics and Optical Coherence Tomography Indiana University - Bloomington Smart Ultrafast Laser Development Heriot-Watt University Postdoctoral Appointee – Optical Engineering Sandia National Laboratories More Science jobs from Photonics EVENT SPIE Photonics Europe 2014 14.04.14 Brussels, Belgium More science events from Correction Top Warming up   p12 doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.346 Review Top Nanofocusing of electromagnetic radiation   pp13 - 22 Dmitri K. Gramotnev and Sergey I. Bozhevolnyi doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.232 This article reviews the underlying physical principles of radiation nanofocusing in metallic nanostructures, and the recent progress, future directions and potential applications of this subfield of nano-optics. Letters Top Nanointerferometric amplitude and phase reconstruction of tightly focused vector beams   pp23 - 27 Thomas Bauer, Sergej Orlov, Ulf Peschel, Peter Banzer and Gerd Leuchs doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.289 An easily implementable reconstruction scheme is demonstrated for determining the full vectorial amplitude and relative phase distributions of highly confined electromagnetic fields with subwavelength resolution from a single-scan measurement. This scheme will help improve microscopy and nanoscopy techniques. See also: News and Views by Kuipers Quasi-monoenergetic and tunable X-rays from a laser-driven Compton light source   pp28 - 31 N. D. Powers, I. Ghebregziabher, G. Golovin, C. Liu, S. Chen, S. Banerjee, J. Zhang & D. P. Umstadter doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.314 Quasi-monoenergetic Compton X-rays tunable in the range [sim]70 keV to >1 MeV are generated in a laser-driven scheme. Tunable lifetime multiplexing using luminescent nanocrystals   pp32 - 36 Yiqing Lu, Jiangbo Zhao, Run Zhang, Yujia Liu, Deming Liu, Ewa M. Goldys, Xusan Yang, Peng Xi, Anwar Sunna, Jie Lu, Yu Shi, Robert C. Leif, Yujing Huo, Jian Shen, James A. Piper, J. Paul Robinson & Dayong Jin doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.322 Control over the luminescence lifetimes of upconversion nanocrystals allows a new form of temporal multiplexing for imaging and data-storage applications. See also: News and Views by Deng & Liu Carrier-envelope phase effects on the strong-field photoemission of electrons from metallic nanostructures   pp37 - 42 Björn Piglosiewicz, Slawa Schmidt, Doo Jae Park, Jan Vogelsang, Petra Groß, Cristian Manzoni, Paolo Farinello, Giulio Cerullo & Christoph Lienau doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.288 The carrier-envelope phase of laser fields at metal tips can affect the generation and motion of strong-field emitted electrons. Observed variations in the width of plateau-like photoelectron spectra characteristic of the sub-cycle regime may lead to the control of coherent electron motion at metallic nanostructures on ultrashort lengths and timescales. Simultaneous measurement of nanoscale electric and magnetic optical fields   pp43 - 46 B. le Feber, N. Rotenberg, D. M. Beggs and L. Kuipers doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.323 Simultaneous detection of electric and magnetic fields with a subwavelength resolution is achieved by a near-field scanning approach. Additionally, theoretical considerations provide guidelines for designing probes sensitive to specific desired combinations of electric- and magnetic-field components. Photocurrent generation in semiconducting and metallic carbon nanotubes   pp47 - 51 Maria Barkelid and Val Zwiller doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.311 Clear evidence is presented for the origins of photocurrent generation in metallic and semiconducting carbon nanotubes [mdash] photocurrent is found to be mainly generated by photothermal and photovoltaic effects in metallic and semiconducting carbon nanotubes, respectively. This finding will enable the engineering of highly efficient carbon-based photodetectors and energy-harvesting devices. Articles Top Laser streaking of free electrons at 25 keV   pp52 - 57 F. O. Kirchner, A. Gliserin, F. Krausz and P. Baum doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.315 An optical-field-driven streak camera for the temporal characterization (with potentially attosecond resolution) of ultrashort free-electron pulses at 25 keV is demonstrated. It involves intersecting an electron beam and a laser beam at a thin metal mirror. See also: News and Views by Kielpinski Controlling light in scattering media non-invasively using the photoacoustic transmission matrix   pp58 - 64 T. Chaigne, O. Katz, A. C. Boccara, M. Fink, E. Bossy & S. Gigan doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.307 An approach is demonstrated that allows the optical transmission matrix to be noninvasively measured over a large volume inside complex samples using a standard photoacoustic imaging set-up. This approach opens the way towards deep-tissue imaging and light delivery utilizing endogenous optical contrast. 90-degree optical switching of output second-harmonic light in chiral photomagnet   pp65 - 71 Shin-ichi Ohkoshi, Shinjiro Takano, Kenta Imoto, Marie Yoshikiyo, Asuka Namai & Hiroko Tokoro doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.310 Perpendicular photoswitching of the polarization plane of the output second-harmonic light is observed in a chiral spin-crossover assembly based on an iron-octacyanoniobate magnet. This photoswitching can be reversed by irradiating with blue or red light. It originates from alternate photoswitching between the crystallographic and magnetic contributions to second-harmonic generation. See also: Interview with Shin-ichi Ohkoshi Giant Raman scattering from J-aggregated dyes inside carbon nanotubes for multispectral imaging   pp72 - 78 E. Gaufrès, N. Y.-Wa Tang, F. Lapointe, J. Cabana, M.-A. Nadon, N. Cottenye, F. Raymond, T. Szkopek & R. Martel doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.309 The use of Raman spectroscopy for high-resolution optical imaging is severely limited by the inherent weakness of the Raman effect. Now, a giant resonant Raman effect is demonstrated from J-aggregated dye molecules encapsulated in single-walled carbon nanotubes, and it is used to realize multispectral Raman imaging. Interview Top Optical switching of magnetism   p80 doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.357 Researchers realized a magnet that can optically switch the polarization plane of light by 90 degrees. Nature Photonics asked Shin-ichi Ohkoshi how his group achieved this feat. See also: Article by Ohkoshi et al. Corrigendum Top Corrigendum: Hyperbolic metamaterials   p78 Alexander Poddubny, Ivan Iorsh, Pavel Belov and Yuri Kivshar doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.347 Erratum Top Erratum: Carrier-envelope phase effects on the strong-field photoemission of electrons from metallic nanostructures   p78 doi:10.1038/nphoton.2013.344 Top Advertisement NatureJournals app for iPad The NatureJournals app for iPad now boasts over 25 Nature-branded titles. Subscribe to any journal in the app for $35.99* and gain access to world class research on the move. www.nature.com/content/app/anytitleoffer *Apple exchange rates apply. Limited time offer available on all journals except Scientific Reports. iPad is a trademark of Apple Inc.   Natureevents is a fully searchable, multi-disciplinary database designed to maximise exposure for events organisers. The contents of the Natureevents Directory are now live. 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