How the Crystals Manipulate Light (IMAGE)

University of Sydney

How the Crystals Manipulate Light

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The polarization of transmitted light is rotated by a crystal immersed in a magnetic field (top). The perovskite crystal (bottom right) rotates light very effectively, due to the atomic configuration of its crystal structure (bottom left).

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Dr Randy Sabatini/University of Sydney

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