Fig. 1 (a) Schematic of a PM that consists of two nanobeam cavities. (b) Normalized profile of the electric field (Ex at left and Ey at right) for the S and AS mode Polarization is an intrinsic ...

MIT researchers recently announced that they may have found a solution to polarization-dependence problems in ICs. Light traveling in fiber-optic cables experiences randomized polarization, which ...

Based on a suitable band structure, the synergistic effect of oxygen vacancy defects and an electromagnetic field facilitates electron transfer. This process thereby achieves broadband absorption ...

Sliding ferroelectrics are a type of two-dimensional (2D) material realized by stacking nonpolar monolayers (atom-thick layers that lack an electric dipole). When these individual layers are stacked, ...

It has been known for many years that careful control of the polarization of light can impact optics and photonics technologies. For example, tiny nanostructures are known to be able to capture light ...

So I've been familiar with the basics of polarization since forever, but I recently realized circular polarization is a mystery to me. I've heard of it in conjunction with eg satellite broadcasts, but ...

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When the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics announced a press conference for a “Major Discovery” (capital letters in the original e-mail) involving an unspecified experiment, rumors began to ...