Study shows ultrathin 2D materials can rotate the polarization of visible light

Study shows ultrathin 2D materials can rotate the polarization of visible light

Faraday effect in two-dimensional semiconductors. Credit: nature communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47294-5 It has been known for centuries that light exhibits wave behavior under certain circumstances. Some materials are able to …

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New 2D material manipulates light with extreme precision and minimal loss

New 2D material manipulates light with extreme precision and minimal loss

Structural characteristics of CCPS. Credit: Light: Science and Applications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41377-024-01432-2 To meet the growing need for efficient, tunable optical materials that can precisely modulate light to create wider …

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The Internet could achieve quantum speeds by preserving light as sound

The Internet could achieve quantum speeds by preserving light as sound

The researchers were able to convert light information into vibrations of the membrane inside the quantum drum and back.Photo credit: Julian Robinson-Tate Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute at the …

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Quantum electronics: Charge travels like light in double-layer graphene

Quantum electronics: Charge travels like light in double-layer graphene

Fermi surface profile and quantum Hall state of Bernal bilayer graphene when D=0. Credit: nature communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47342-0 An international research team led by the University of Göttingen has …

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A universal path for converting light into electrical current in solids

A universal path for converting light into electrical current in solids

Schemes based on linearly polarized light and its second harmonic can generate photocurrent in topological and non-topological materials.Credit: Adapted from Physics Review B (2024). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.109.104309 Researchers have long wondered …

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Researchers use customized light to control quantum properties of 2D materials

Researchers use customized light to control quantum properties of 2D materials

Lightwave-controlled valley-selective bandgap modification. Credit: nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07244-z A group of scientists has developed a method that uses the structure of light to twist and tune the properties of …

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Compact Quantum Light Processing: New Discovery Drives Advances in Optical Quantum Computing

Compact Quantum Light Processing: New Discovery Drives Advances in Optical Quantum Computing

Resource-efficient multi-photon processor based on optical fiber loops. Photo credit: Marco Di Vita An international collaboration of researchers led by Philip Walther of the University of Vienna has achieved a …

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