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Nanophotonics

‘Twistronics for photons’ brings tunable diffraction-free light rays

11 Jun 2020 Anna Demming
Artist's impression of unusual light wave propagation patterns in 2D materials
Twisted photonics: A bilayer of molybdenum trioxide supports highly unusual light propagation along straight paths when the two layers are rotated with respect to each other at the photonic magic angle. (Courtesy: Advanced Science Research Center, CUNY)
Light diffracts as it travels around objects. If it didn’t, designing quantum optics devices and g

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