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TABLE OF CONTENTS January 2015 Volume 9, Issue 1 Editorial Commentary Interview Research Highlights News and Views Review Letter Articles Subscribe   Facebook   RSS   Recommend to library   Twitter   Editorial Top A year to remember   p1 doi:10.1038/nphoton.2014.324 2015 marks the 150th anniversary of Maxwell's formulation of his theory of electromagnetism and a year-long celebration of the importance of optics. Commentary Top How Maxwell's equations came to light   pp2 - 4 Basil Mahon doi:10.1038/nphoton.2014.306 The nineteenth-century Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell made groundbreaking contributions to many areas of science including thermodynamics and colour vision. However, he is best known for his equations that unified electricity, magnetism and light. Interview Top Numerical solution   pp5 - 6 Interview with Allen Taflove doi:10.1038/nphoton.2014.305 Nature Photonics spoke to Allen Taflove, father of the finite-difference time-domain technique, about the birth of Maxwell's equations and their impact on the world after 150 years. Research Highlights Top Quantum information: One-way quantum computer | Light-matter coupling: Dynamic observation | Mid-infrared: Intraband quantum dots | Laser diodes: Linewidth reduction | Organic LEDs: DNA benefits News and Views Top Integrated photonics: Device-level photonic testing   pp8 - 9 Matteo Burresi doi:10.1038/nphoton.2014.313 Non-invasive, multispectral characterization of integrated photonic circuits paves the way towards optical methodologies ready for industrial applications. See also: Article by Bruck et al. Photonic-crystal fibre: Mapping the structure   pp9 - 11 Christos Markos doi:10.1038/nphoton.2014.308 The demonstration of real-time and non-destructive Doppler-assisted tomography of the internal structure of photonic-crystal fibres could aid the fabrication of high-quality fibres with enhanced performance. Acoustic vibrational spectroscopy: Raman extraordinaire   pp11 - 12 Alexander Weigel and Philipp Kukura doi:10.1038/nphoton.2014.309 Fluctuations in light transmitted through a plasmonic nanohole-structure provide a way of mapping Raman transitions in nanoscale objects, including single proteins. See also: Article by Wheaton et al. Photoisomerizaton: Molecular motors driven by light   p13 Oliver Graydon doi:10.1038/nphoton.2014.312 View from... QCMC 2014: Expanding ambitions   pp13 - 14 Noriaki Horiuchi doi:10.1038/nphoton.2014.310 Long-distance secure quantum communication has long been one of the goals of quantum optics research. Ambitions are now growing following the realization of fibre-based links to free-space satellite-ground communication networks. Photonics JOBS of the week Assistant Professors Ghent University Postdoctoral position in systems biology INERIS Post-Doctoral Position in cell biology / neuronal morphogenesis CRBM-CNRS Postdoctoral Position – The Role of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in the Immune System VIB Inflammation Research Center Full-time academic vacancy in Cardiovascular Rehabilitation KU Leuven More Science jobs from Photonics EVENT SPIE Optics + Photonics Exhibition 2015 11.08.15 San Diego, USA More science events from Review Top Conformal transformation optics   pp15 - 23 Lin Xu and Huanyang Chen doi:10.1038/nphoton.2014.307 Transformation optics is a modern application of Maxwell's equations offering unprecedented control over the flow of light that exploits spatially customized optical properties and mathematical techniques applied to space-time curvature. Letter Top Writing and reading of an arbitrary optical polarization state in an antiferromagnet   pp25 - 29 Takuya Satoh, Ryugo Iida, Takuya Higuchi, Manfred Fiebig and Tsutomu Shimura doi:10.1038/nphoton.2014.273 The ability to store arbitrary polarization states of light in an antiferromagnetic material (YMnO3) potentially adds a new degree of freedom to data storage applications. Articles Top Strong light–matter coupling in two-dimensional atomic crystals   pp30 - 34 Xiaoze Liu, Tal Galfsky, Zheng Sun, Fengnian Xia, Erh-chen Lin et al. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2014.304 Microcavity polaritons—the bosonic quasiparticles that result from strong light–matter coupling—are observed for the first time in a dielectric cavity containing a monolayer of molybdenum disulphide at room temperature. Small-molecule solar cells with efficiency over 9%   pp35 - 41 Qian Zhang, Bin Kan, Feng Liu, Guankui Long, Xiangjian Wan et al. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2014.269 Solution-processed small-molecule solar cells with almost 100% internal quantum efficiency and a power conversion efficiency of 9% are reported. The cells make use of a donor molecule called DRCN7T and use PC71BM as an acceptor. Octave-spanning semiconductor laser   pp42 - 47 Markus Rösch, Giacomo Scalari, Mattias Beck and Jérôme Faist doi:10.1038/nphoton.2014.279 The authors report a semiconductor injection laser with a continuous wave emission spanning more than one octave, from 1.64 THz to 3.35 THz, with optical powers in the milliwatt range and more than 80 modes above threshold. Photon number resolution enables quantum receiver for realistic coherent optical communications   pp48 - 53 F. E. Becerra, J. Fan and A. Migdall doi:10.1038/nphoton.2014.280 A quantum receiver based on photon-number-resolving detection and adaptive feedback is demonstrated. It can discriminate quadrature-phase-shift-keying coherent signals with error below the standard quantum limit. Device-level characterization of the flow of light in integrated photonic circuits using ultrafast photomodulation spectroscopy   pp54 - 60 Roman Bruck, Ben Mills, Benedetto Troia, David J. Thomson, Frederic Y. Gardes et al. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2014.274 An all-optical modulation technique based on a pump–probe scheme for temporally, spectrally and spatially characterizing the flow of light in a variety of silicon photonic devices is demonstrated. See also: News and Views by Burresi Bandgap tuning of multiferroic oxide solar cells   pp61 - 67 R. Nechache, C. Harnagea, S. Li, L. Cardenas, W. Huang et al. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2014.255 Tuning the bandgap of multiferroic solar cells made from Bi2FeCrO6 is achieved by cationic ordering and is shown to dramatically improve their performance. Probing the Raman-active acoustic vibrations of nanoparticles with extraordinary spectral resolution   pp68 - 72 Skyler Wheaton, Ryan M. Gelfand and Reuven Gordon doi:10.1038/nphoton.2014.283 A nanoaperture tweezer excited by two lasers with slightly different wavelengths is used to trap nanoscopic particles. The beating field that is created allows low-frequency Raman spectra at the single particle level to be measured. See also: News and Views by Weigel & Kukura Top 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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