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Advertisement Advanced Nanolithography and analytical SEM in a single system? Visit Raith's New Website and learn more about the perfect EBL-SEM hybrid PIONEER Two. TABLE OF CONTENTS December 2015 Volume 9, Issue 12 Editorial Correspondence Commentary Books and Arts Research Highlights News and Views Progress Article Review Letters Articles Subscribe   Facebook   RSS   Recommend to library   Twitter   Advertisement Light: Science & Applications received a 2014 Impact Factor of 14.603. It is an open access, peer-reviewed journal publishing fundamental research as well as the important issues in engineering and applied sciences that are related to optics and photonics.  Submit your manuscript   Editorial Top A wonderful spin   p771 doi:10.1038/nphoton.2015.245 First studied more than a decade ago, the field of spin–orbit interactions of light has accelerated in recent years and is now being exploited in nanophotonics and the generation of complex optical fields. Correspondence Top Discrete and continuous variables for measurement-device-independent quantum cryptography   pp772 - 773 Feihu Xu, Marcos Curty, Bing Qi, Li Qian and Hoi-Kwong Lo doi:10.1038/nphoton.2015.206 See also: Correspondence by Pirandola et al. Reply to 'Discrete and continuous variables for measurement-device-independent quantum cryptography'   pp773 - 775 Stefano Pirandola, Carlo Ottaviani, Gaetana Spedalieri, Christian Weedbrook, Samuel L. Braunstein et al. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2015.207 See also: Correspondence by Xu et al. Commentary Top Spin–orbit photonics   pp776 - 778 Filippo Cardano and Lorenzo Marrucci doi:10.1038/nphoton.2015.232 Spin–orbit optical phenomena involve the interaction of the photon spin with the light wave propagation and spatial distribution, mediated by suitable optical media. Here we present a short overview of the emerging photonic applications that rely on such effects. Books and Arts Top New titles at a glance   p779 Optical Technologies for Extreme-Ultraviolet and Soft X-ray Coherent Sources Edited by Federico Canova and Luca Poletto doi:10.1038/nphoton.2015.231 Research Highlights Top Quantum emitters: Fully tunable | Terahertz photonics: Compact accelerator | Graphene: Terahertz modulator | Free-electron lasers: Two-colour operation | Silicon photonics: Two-qubit logic gate News and Views Top Quantum cryptography: Round-robin with photons   pp781 - 782 Bernd Fröhlich and Zhiliang Yuan doi:10.1038/nphoton.2015.230 Last year the common notion that signal disturbance has to be monitored in a quantum cryptographic link to guarantee secrecy was challenged by a new protocol. The formidable task of demonstrating it experimentally has now been achieved. See also: Article by Takesue et al. | Article by Wang et al. Thermophotonics: LEDs feed on waste heat   pp782 - 784 Jani Oksanen and Jukka Tulkki doi:10.1038/nphoton.2015.229 Heating LEDs from room temperature to 615 K is found to increase their emission power fourfold. The finding suggests that thermophotonics could remove the need for heat sinks for high-power devices. Topological insulators: Nonlinear opportunities   p784 Noriaki Horiuchi doi:10.1038/nphoton.2015.235 View from... ECOC 2015: Lighting that talks   pp785 - 786 Oliver Graydon doi:10.1038/nphoton.2015.236 The deployment of LED lighting that can communicate with portable electronics could provide a faster alternative to WiFi. View from... Photonics Meets Biology Summer School: The bio-mission of diode lasers   pp786 - 787 Rachel Won doi:10.1038/nphoton.2015.237 Diode lasers represent a viable alternative to light sources used in many biomedical applications. Their ongoing development will further increase their importance, offering not only multiple wavelength ranges, but also higher power levels. Photonics JOBS of the week Two Tenure Track Assistant Professor Positions in the Broad Areas of Optics, Optoelectronics and Photonics Boston University (BU) Tenure-Track Positions at any Faculty Rank USC University of Southern California Managing Director- Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory University of Illinois Tenure-Track Group Leaders @ ICFO ICFO - The Institute of Photonic Sciences More Science jobs from Photonics EVENT SPIE Photonics Europe 2016 04.04.16 Brussels, Belgium More science events from Progress Article Top From transverse angular momentum to photonic wheels   pp789 - 795 Andrea Aiello, Peter Banzer, Martin Neugebauer and Gerd Leuchs doi:10.1038/nphoton.2015.203 This Progress Article details the latest achievements and underlying principles of light carrying transverse spin.The capabilities and future applications of this young yet already advanced field are highlighted. Review Top Spin–orbit interactions of light   pp796 - 808 K. Y. Bliokh, F. J. Rodríguez-Fortuño, F. Nori and A. V. Zayats doi:10.1038/nphoton.2015.201 This Review article provides an overview of the fundamental origins and important applications of the main spin–orbit interaction phenomena in modern optics that play a crucial role at subwavelength scales. Letters Top Dynamic consequences of optical spin–orbit interaction   pp809 - 812 Sergey Sukhov, Veerachart Kajorndejnukul, Roxana Rezvani Naraghi and Aristide Dogariu doi:10.1038/nphoton.2015.200 Scientists theoretically and experimentally demonstrate that the transformation of spin into orbital momentum can lead to a fundamentally new type of force acting transversally to the direction of propagation. Optical control of excitation waves in cardiac tissue   pp813 - 816 Rebecca A. B. Burton, Aleksandra Klimas, Christina M. Ambrosi, Jakub Tomek, Alex Corbett et al. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2015.196 Optogenetics makes it possible for dynamic patterns of visible light to control the behaviour of excitation waves in heart cells. Table-top femtosecond soft X-ray laser by collisional ionization gating   pp817 - 821 A. Depresseux, E. Oliva, J. Gautier, F. Tissandier, J. Nejdl et al. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2015.225 An improved table-top femtosecond soft X-ray laser with a gain duration of 450 fs is reported. Capacity limits of spatially multiplexed free-space communication   pp822 - 826 Ningbo Zhao, Xiaoying Li, Guifang Li and Joseph M. Kahn doi:10.1038/nphoton.2015.214 Limits of orbital-angular-momentum multiplexing for free-space optical communication are revealed. Articles Top Experimental quantum key distribution without monitoring signal disturbance   pp827 - 831 Hiroki Takesue, Toshihiko Sasaki, Kiyoshi Tamaki and Masato Koashi doi:10.1038/nphoton.2015.173 A proof-of-principle quantum key distribution experiment based on the round-robin differential phase shift protocol is demonstrated. Using a coherent wave-packet containing five pulses, the quantum keys were distributed over up to 30 km of fibre. See also: News and Views by Fröhlich & Yuan Experimental demonstration of a quantum key distribution without signal disturbance monitoring   pp832 - 836 Shuang Wang, Zhen-Qiang Yin, Wei Chen, De-Yong He, Xiao-Tian Song et al. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2015.209 A round-robin differential phase shift protocol, in which monitoring of the signal disturbance is unnecessary, has been experimentally realized. With 65 pulses in each packet, the system can distribute a secret key over a distance of 90 km. See also: News and Views by Fröhlich & Yuan Room-temperature InP distributed feedback laser array directly grown on silicon   pp837 - 842 Zhechao Wang, Bin Tian, Marianna Pantouvaki, Weiming Guo, Philippe Absil et al. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2015.199 Scientists demonstrate an optically pumped InP-based distributed feedback laser array monolithically grown on (001)-silicon operating at room temperature that is suitable for wavelength-division multiplexing applications. X-ray imaging with scintillator-sensitized hybrid organic photodetectors   pp843 - 848 Patric Büchele, Moses Richter, Sandro F. Tedde, Gebhard J. Matt, Genesis N. Ankah et al. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2015.216 A 256 × 256 pixel scintillator-based X-ray detector that improves resolution by limiting optical cross-talk is made using terbium-doped gadolinium oxysulfide scintillator particles in an organic photodetector matrix. 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