The guiding of light: A new metamaterial device steers beams along complex pathways
Friday, July 31, 2009 - 13:07
in Physics & Chemistry
Chestnut Hill, Mass. (July 31, 2009) -- Using a composite metamaterial to deliver a complex set of instructions to a beam of light, Boston College physicists have created a device to guide electromagnetic waves around objects such as the corner of a building or the profile of the eastern seaboard.