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Scientists Discover a New Type of Infrared Polaritons at the Surface of Bulk Crystals

2021-09-03

Scientists Discover a New Type of Infrared Polaritons at the Surface of Bulk Crystals

An international team has reported in Nature the first observation of ghost polaritons, which are a new form of surface waves carrying nanoscale light strongly coupled with material oscillations and featuring highly collimated propagation properties. The research team observed these phenomena over a common material – calcite – and showed how ghost polaritons can facilitate a superior control of...