Institute of Innovative Research, 
Tokyo Institute of Technology.

2021.10.15

Press Release

Ruling Electrons and Vibrations in a Crystal with Polarized Light

The quantum behavior of atomic vibrations excited in a crystal using light pulses has much to do with the polarization of the pulses, say materials scientists from Tokyo Tech. The findings from their latest study offer a new control parameter for the manipulation of coherently excited vibrations in solid materials at the quantum level.