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Splitting light pulses

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Combining spatial and temporal modulation in aluminium zinc oxide metamaterials allows the fission of beams with distinct angles and frequencies, paving the way for advanced optical devices and applications like ultrafast beam steering and integrated neural networks.

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Fig. 1: Light fission from a combination of spatial and temporal metamaterials.

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Sapienza, R. Splitting light pulses. Nat. Photon. 19, 551–552 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-025-01691-4

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