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A new mechanism uses photonic crystals to concentrate light on the chip

The artist’s impression of the light concentration at the “wall” at the end of the waveguide. Credit: Amorph Focusing light on a volume as small as the wavelength itself is a critical challenge for many applications. Researchers at Amolf, Tu Delft and Cornell University in the US have demonstrated new ways to concentrate light on a very small scale. These…