Metamaterial Waveguide (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Metamaterial Waveguide

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Image shows the metamaterial waveguide located at the center of a silicon chip, wired to an external circuit. A research team at Georgia Tech has created a nonlinear material that has opposite refractive indices at the fundamental and harmonic frequencies of light.

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Courtesy of John Toon, Georgia Tech

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