Friday, October 10, 2014

Fwd: Left and Right turns for light

'How can a beam of light tell the difference between left and right? Tiny particles have now been coupled to a glass fiber. The particles emit light into the fiber in such a way that it does not travel in both directions, as one would expect. Instead, the light can be directed either to the left or to the right. This has become possible by employing a remarkable physical effect – the spin-orbit coupling of light. This new kind of optical switch has the potential to revolutionize nanophotonics.'

 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141006084915.htm

 

Looks like a Diode for light

 




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John Coffey

http://www.entertainmentjourney.com

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