A Firefly's Flash Inspires New Nanolaser Light (IMAGE)

King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST)

A Firefly's Flash Inspires New Nanolaser Light

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The complex flashing patterns of fireflies (left) led KAUST researchers to develop anapole lasers that use interactions between energy-storing nanodisks (center) to generate high-speed pulses of light on microchips (right).

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Reproduced with permission from ref 1. © 2017 Gongora et al.

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