Photonic metamaterials are a kind of material that has the potential to revolutionize optics and photonics. Now, a team of researchers have created a hybrid crystal-based photonic metamaterial that can manipulate light in unprecedented ways. By combining two different types of crystals—one that is optically active and one that is optically inactive—the researchers have demonstrated the ability to control light with unprecedented precision. This new metamaterial could be used in a variety of applications, from high-precision optical sensing to medical imaging.

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source: Phys.org