Weak interaction of light with matter makes its tunable control notoriously challenging, resulting in bulky and inefficient devices. Now, a study demonstrates that van der Waals antiferromagnets featuring strong spin-charge induced anisotropy could offer excellent control of light polarization selectivity.
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Ling, H., Davoyan, A.R. Light control with atomically thin magnets. Nat. Photon. 16, 259–260 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-022-00981-5
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