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Optically-driven organic nano-step actuator for reconfigurable photonic circuits

The authors introduce and demonstrate a programmable optically-driven organic micro-actuator for precise manipulation of on-chip structures. This paves the way for adaptive, multifunctional photonic systems.

Ji-Zhe Zhang
Xin-Biao Xu
Chang-Ling Zou
ResearchOpen Access02 Sept 2025
Nature Communications

Volume: 16, P: 1-8
Brillouin-scattering-induced transparency and non-reciprocal light storage

Stimulated Brillouin scattering is a non-linear interaction that allows light to be stored as coherent acoustic waves. Here, the authors report on Brillouin scattering-induced transparency in an optical microresonator whose high quality allows for long-lifetime non-reciprocal light storage.

Chun-Hua Dong
Zhen Shen
Guang-Can Guo
ResearchOpen Access04 Feb 2015
Nature Communications

Volume: 6, P: 1-6
Reconfigurable optomechanical circulator and directional amplifier

Upconversion nanoparticles, which convert lower-energy light into higher-energy light, have many potential applications including sensing and imaging. Here, Wen et al. review recent advances that have addressed concentration quenching and enabled increasingly bright nanoparticles, opening up their full potential.

Zhen Shen
Yan-Lei Zhang
Chun-Hua Dong
ResearchOpen Access04 May 2018
Nature Communications

Volume: 9, P: 1-6
Noiseless photonic non-reciprocity via optically-induced magnetization

Optical nonreciprocity through magneto-optical effects requires bulky apparatuses and strong magnetic fields, while magnetic-free approaches are difficult to implement. Here, the authors use optically-induced magnetisation in an atomic ensemble to get 50 dB of isolation over a large power dynamic range.

Xin-Xin Hu
Zhu-Bo Wang
Chang-Ling Zou
ResearchOpen Access22 Apr 2021
Nature Communications

Volume: 12, P: 1-8
Experimental realization of optomechanically induced non-reciprocity

Non-magnetic non-reciprocal transparency and amplification is experimentally achieved by optomechanics using a whispering-gallery microresonator. The idea may lead to integrated all-optical isolators or non-reciprocal phase shifters.

Zhen Shen
Yan-Lei Zhang
Chun-Hua Dong
Research22 Aug 2016
Nature Photonics

Volume: 10, P: 657-661
Self-induced optical non-reciprocity

Zhu-Bo Wang
Yan-Lei Zhang
Chang-Ling Zou
ResearchOpen Access02 Jan 2025
Light: Science & Applications

Volume: 14, P: 1-9
A defensin-like protein drives cadmium efflux and allocation in rice

Crops that allocate heavy metals to leaves rather than grains could allow phytoremediation of polluted soil while producing food that is safe to eat. Here, the authors show that a defensin-like protein promotes cadmium secretion from rice cells and allocation to leaves without causing accumulation in grain.

Jin-Song Luo
Jing Huang
Ji-Ming Gong
ResearchOpen Access13 Feb 2018
Nature Communications

Volume: 9, P: 1-9
High efficiency integration of three-dimensional functional microdevices inside a microfluidic chip by using femtosecond laser multifoci parallel microfabrication

Bing Xu
Wen-Qiang Du
Koji Sugioka
ResearchOpen Access28 Jan 2016
Scientific Reports

Volume: 6, P: 1-9
Observation of the liquid metal phase transition in optofluidic microcavities

Zixiang Fu
Zhenlin Zhao
Qijing Lu
ResearchOpen Access02 Jul 2024
npj Nanophotonics

Volume: 1, P: 1-8