Photonic time crystals are optical materials that exponentially amplify light. Photo: Xuchen Wang An international research team has for the first time designed realistic photonic time crystals – ...

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Abstract: The limited diversity and reconfigurability greatly hinder the application and development of optical nonlinearity. To address this issue, we propose a photonic nonlinear synthesizer (PNS) ...

Breakthrough in photonic time crystals could change how we use and control light The new discovery could dramatically enhance technologies like lasers, sensors and optical computing in the near future ...

A new publication from Opto-Electronic Sciences; DOI 10.29026/oea.2025.240114, discusses an ultra-high-Q photonic crystal nanobeam cavity for etchless lithium niobate on insulator (LNOI ...

Photonic Crystals (PhCs) are periodic nanostructures with sizes comparable to the optical photons’ wavelengths, which can break through the critical angle limit. Thorough experimental investigation of ...

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To store energy with a time crystal, make it a double. A mathematical analysis shows that putting two time crystals into a coordinated state could create a quantum battery-like device. Time ...

An international research team has for the first time designed realistic photonic time crystals –– exotic materials that exponentially amplify light. The breakthrough opens up exciting possibilities ...

An international team of scientists has developed a novel class of materials called photonic time crystals that could dramatically alter how we manipulate and amplify light. These unique materials, ...