Shooting light a curve: New tool may yield smaller, faster optoelectronics
Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 18:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Paving the way for fast-as-light, ultra-compact communication systems and optoelectronic devices, scientists have developed a technique for steering the curved path of plasmonic Airy beams -- combinations of laser light and quasi-particles called surface plasmon polaritons.