Needle Beam (IMAGE)

Harvard University

Needle Beam

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Researchers led by Federico Capasso at SEAS demonstrated a cosine-Gauss plasmon beam, dubbed a "needle beam," that propagates without diffraction. The advance may assist the development of ultrapowerful microprocessors.

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Courtesy of Patrice Genevet.

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