Nature Communications (Apr 2022)

All-optical control of phase singularities using strong light-matter coupling

  • Philip A. Thomas,
  • Kishan S. Menghrajani,
  • William L. Barnes

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29399-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Phase singularities are known to have applications in various branches of optics. Here the authors demonstrate that phase singularities can be created and controlled, all optically, in a simple thin film of organic molecules using cavity-free strong light-matter coupling.