Nature Photonics contents June 2016 Volume 10 Number 6 pp 353-427

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Subscribe   Facebook   RSS   Recommend to library   Twitter   Advertisement MATERIALS FOR ENERGY 2016 Presented by: Wuhan University of Technology | Nature Energy | Nature Materials | Nature The conference will feature sessions on electrochemical energy storage, solar energy conversion, and emerging materials and devices. June 11-14, 2016 | Wuhan, China REGISTER NOW   Advertisement Nature Conference on FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS — CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES  June 6-8, 2016 | Nanjing, China Presented by: Nanjing Tech University | Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) Nature Communications | Nature  REGISTER NOW!   Editorial Top Crossroads   p353 doi:10.1038/nphoton.2016.114 The merger of biology and optics was the focus of new sessions at SPIE Photonics West 2016. The conference attracted over 20,000 attendees. Corrections Top Correction   p353 doi:10.1038/nphoton.2016.120 Correspondence Top Tandem organic solar cells revisited   pp354 - 355 Daniel Bahro, Manuel Koppitz and Alexander Colsmann doi:10.1038/nphoton.2016.96 See also: Correspondence by Timmreck et al. Reply to 'Tandem organic solar cells revisited'   p355 Ronny Timmreck, Toni Meyer, Jan Gilot, Holger Seifert, Toni Mueller et al. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2016.99 See also: Correspondence by Bahro et al. Commentary Top Optical microphone hears ultrasound   pp356 - 358 Balthasar Fischer doi:10.1038/nphoton.2016.95 An Austrian start-up describes how its membrane-free optical microphone technology is being put to good use in ultrasonic non-destructive testing and process control. Research Highlights Top Quantum cascade lasers: On-chip dual-comb source | Nanophotonics: Giant nonlinearity | Imaging: Hyperspectral protein tracking | Metamaterials: Ultracold atom lattices | Nanoparticles: Scattering-force scheme News and Views Top Photocatalysis: Plasmonic solar desalination   pp361 - 362 Tianyu Liu and Yat Li doi:10.1038/nphoton.2016.97 The sustainability of many existing desalination technologies is questionable. Plasmon-mediated solar desalination has now been demonstrated for the first time, using an aluminium structure that absorbs photons spanning the 200 nm to 2,500 nm wavelength range, and is both cheap and 'clean'. See also: Letter by Zhou et al. Optical physics: Harmonic angular Doppler effect   pp362 - 364 Etienne Brasselet doi:10.1038/nphoton.2016.106 By making use of the spin angular momentum of light, rotational frequency shifts of harmonic waves generated by spinning nonlinear media have been observed. Photodetectors: The staircase photodiode   pp364 - 366 John David doi:10.1038/nphoton.2016.98 The demonstration of a prototype avalanche photodiode with a staircase band profile suggests that such devices may ultimately become a viable alternative to photomultiplier tubes in the infrared. Optomechanics: Vibrations copying optical chaos   pp366 - 368 Marc Sciamanna doi:10.1038/nphoton.2016.67 Mechanical oscillation in a microtoroidal optical cavity transfers chaos from a pump to a probe laser beam with a different wavelength. Through stochastic resonance, the combination of noise and internal chaotic dynamics leads to amplification of optomechanically induced light self-oscillations. See also: Article by Monifi et al. Optical sensors: Ultraflexible on-skin oximeter   p368 Gaia Donati doi:10.1038/nphoton.2016.111 View from... JSAP Spring Meeting 2016: Ultrashort interactions   pp369 - 370 Noriaki Horiuchi doi:10.1038/nphoton.2016.110 At the 63rd Spring Meeting of the Japan Society of Applied Physics, scientists described how femtosecond laser pulses can be used to perform tasks such as quantum beat spectroscopy, control of magnetization, cell sorting and crystal growth. Photonics JOBS of the week Associate Editor The Optical Society POST-DOCTORAL POSITION, in Plasmonics Institut Fresnel - CNRS More Science jobs from Photonics EVENT Nano photonics and Micro/Nano Optics International Conference 2016 07.12.16 Paris, France More science events from Correction Top Correction   p370 doi:10.1038/nphoton.2016.113 Review Top Advances in terahertz communications accelerated by photonics   pp371 - 379 Tadao Nagatsuma, Guillaume Ducournau and Cyril C. Renaud doi:10.1038/nphoton.2016.65 This Review covers the state-of-the-art technologies on photonics-based terahertz communications, which are compared with competing technologies based on electronics and free-space optical communications. Future prospects and challenges are also discussed. Letters Top An efficient quantum light–matter interface with sub-second lifetime   pp381 - 384 Sheng-Jun Yang, Xu-Jie Wang, Xiao-Hui Bao and Jian-Wei Pan doi:10.1038/nphoton.2016.51 An efficient light–matter interface for quantum repeaters is developed. By placing Rb atoms optically confined in a 3D lattice in a ring cavity, an initial retrieval efficiency of 76% together with a 1/e lifetime of 0.22 s are achieved. Multidimensional Purcell effect in an ytterbium-doped ring resonator   pp385 - 388 Dapeng Ding, Lino M. C. Pereira, Jared F. Bauters, Martijn J. R. Heck, Gesa Welker et al. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2016.72 A silicon nitride ring resonator with implanted ytterbium ions offers a means for greatly enhanced ion–light interactions in an integrated optics platform. Planar optics with patterned chiral liquid crystals   pp389 - 392 Junji Kobashi, Hiroyuki Yoshida and Masanori Ozaki doi:10.1038/nphoton.2016.66 Patterned chiral liquid crystals operate as configurable optical elements. 3D self-assembly of aluminium nanoparticles for plasmon-enhanced solar desalination   pp393 - 398 Lin Zhou, Yingling Tan, Jingyang Wang, Weichao Xu, Ye Yuan et al. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2016.75 Self-assembling aluminium nanoparticles are used to make a plasmon-enhanced device for desalination. See also: News and Views by Liu & Li Advertisement Celebrating 10,000 articles published On the 20th April 2016, Nature Communications celebrated publishing its 10,000 article. To celebrate this milestone our editors have selected a sample of articles from each subject area published in the last five years. Access the highlights here and sign up for free article e-alerts to stay up-to-date on all the latest content as it is published.   Articles Top Optomechanically induced stochastic resonance and chaos transfer between optical fields   pp399 - 405 Faraz Monifi, Jing Zhang, Sahin Kaya Özdemir, Bo Peng, Yu-xi Liu et al. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2016.73 Researchers demonstrate chaos transfer between two optical fields in an optomechanical system. See also: News and Views by Sciamanna Efficient and low-noise single-photon-level frequency conversion interfaces using silicon nanophotonics   pp406 - 414 Qing Li, Marcelo Davanço and Kartik Srinivasan doi:10.1038/nphoton.2016.64 Ultralow-noise frequency conversion within the 980-nm band and between the 980-nm and 1,550-nm bands occurs through Bragg scattering in Si3N4 microring resonators. The maximum conversion efficiencies are 25% and 60%, respectively. Large-scale Ising spin network based on degenerate optical parametric oscillators   pp415 - 419 Takahiro Inagaki, Kensuke Inaba, Ryan Hamerly, Kyo Inoue, Yoshihisa Yamamoto et al. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2016.68 More than 10,000 time-division-multiplexed degenerate parametric oscillators are generated using phase-sensitive amplification in a nonlinear optical fibre. They can be used to simulate a coherent Ising machine that could solve difficult computing problems. Cavity-enhanced light emission from electrically driven carbon nanotubes   pp420 - 427 Felix Pyatkov, Valentin Fütterling, Svetlana Khasminskaya, Benjamin S. Flavel, Frank Hennrich et al. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2016.70 Carbon nanotubes in a nanocavity offer a route to narrow-linewidth on-chip light emitters. Advertisement Light: Science & Applications received 2014 Impact Factor of 14.603. 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