Shrinking Light: The optical breakthrough at the nanoscale unlocks a world of quantum possibilities

The light is extremely confined to a nanoslit in a pair of bonded nanowires

The light is extremely confined to a nanoslit in a pair of bonded nanowires. Credit: Zhejiang University Nanophotonics Group led by Limin Tong The waveguide scheme allows for highly confined subnanometer optical fields. Researchers have pioneered a new method for confining light to sub-nanometer scales. This development offers promising potential for advances in areas such … Read more