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Caption: This schematic conceptually shows how a control beam (green) and a signal beam (red) interact through plasmons on a gold film pierced with an array of holes. The squiggly lines on the control beam represent information that is transferred to the signal beam through the interaction.

Credit: G. A. Wurtz, R. Pollard, and A.V. Zayats

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