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Unusual Ferromagnetic Property Detected in a Two-Dimensional System

The thinnest materials in the world are only a single atom thick. These kinds of two-dimensional or 2D materials – such as graphene, well-known as consisting of a single layer of carbon atoms – are causing a great deal of excitement among research teams worldwide.

2 Nov 2021

Unique Response of Quantum Material to Circularly Polarized Laser Light Confirmed

When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down experiments at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory early last year, Shambhu Ghimire's research group was forced to find another way to study an intriguing research target.

25 Oct 2021

Research Paves the Way for Transmitting Quantum-Encrypted Information Over Long Distances

By implementing a new signal stabilization technique, researchers were able to achieve secure quantum communication over a record 605 kilometers of fiber using the twin-field quantum key distribution protocol.

22 Oct 2021

New, Compact Photonic Isolator Uses Sound Waves to Rein in Light

Light offers an irreplaceable way to interact with our universe. It can travel across galactic distances and collide with our atmosphere, creating a shower of particles that tell a story of past astronomical events.

22 Oct 2021

New Insights on Ultrafast Dynamics of Coupled Phonons in Hexagonal Boron Nitride

Materials consisting of a few atomic layers display properties determined by quantum physics. In a stack of such layers, vibrations of the atoms can be triggered by infrared light.

13 Oct 2021

Research Paves the Way for Developments in THz Opto-Electronics, Wireless Communication

Using organic DAST crystals pumped with mid-IR pulses, researchers have created an exceptionally strong terahertz field that can directly drive a large change in transmission of a visible probe pulse in quantum dots.

4 Oct 2021

Recent Advances in Quantum Optics Based on Metasurfaces

This paper summarizes recent works on quantum optics based on micro/nano structures. Since its birth, quantum optics has been full of controversies with the locality and reality of classical physics versus the non-locality and uncertainty of quantum physics.

1 Oct 2021