Taming Light on the Nanoscale
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Physics and chemistry merge in Miriam Deutsch's laser lab, where researchers are developing metallodielectric photonic crystals and optical probe techniques to study their novel properties. This delicate process of building large-scale functional optical materials through nanoscale assembly is creating new materials whose unique light-transport properties are revolutionizing optical information technologies.
“When you don't have direct access, whether it is to nanoscale
materials or a different galaxy, you have to devise a method of
probing the invisible. That's the essence of science."