Left and right circularly polarized light, where the electromagnetic waves spiral in a clockwise and counterclockwise manner as they travel, plays a crucial role in a wide range of applications ...

In circularly polarized light (CPL), the fields lie in a plane that continuously rotates through 360 degrees. As a result there are two types of circularly polarized light, ...

Scientists have discovered a centrosymmetric crystal that behaves as though it is chiral – absorbing left- and right-handed ...

EPFL scientists have developed a new technique that lets researchers watch, with unprecedented sensitivity, how materials ...

Circularly polarized light is central to many photonic technologies, including circularly polarized ellipsometry-based tomography1,2, optical communication of spin information3 and quantum-based ...

In circularly polarized light (CPL), the fields lie in a plane that continuously rotates through 360 degrees. As a result there are two types of circularly polarized light, right-handed and left ...

Vacuum is often thought of as empty, but in fact it is teeming with fleeting energy fluctuations—virtual photons popping in and out of existence that can interact with matter, giving rise to new, ...

The ratio of sensitivities between left- and right-handed circularly polarized light detections achieved the world's highest value of 25 or higher for a filterless circular polarization detector.

The insect Anomala albopilosa has an exoskeleton that reflects circularly polarized light. Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have coated the surface of its exoskeleton with an electrically ...

In circularly polarized light (CPL), the fields lie in a plane that continuously rotates through 360 degrees. As a result there are two types of circularly polarized light, right-handed and ...

Nov 16, 2020: Highly sensitive detection of circularly polarized light without a filter (Nanowerk News) Dr. Ayumi Ishii, (Toin University of Yokohama, specially appointed lecturer) has developed a ...