Technion researchers develop a smart light source based on a single atomic layer of matter.
The achievement provides a platform for the development of new quantum applications for computing and communication.
Researchers at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology have developed a new light source based on a single atomic layer. The discovery is based on the interaction of a single atomic layer with nano-antenna arrays in a silicon chip by creating defects in photonic crystals. Published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, the development enables the control of the spin of emitted photons from two-dimensional matter and paves the way for new photonic devices based on “atomic scale spin-optics.”