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amelius • today at 7:08 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

So they have some kind of nonlinear material that can make light modulate other light, that they managed to get working at teraherz frequencies?

Sounds incredible, as in: can't believe it.

By the way, isn't Nvidia researching this?


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ziofill • today at 7:42 PM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonlinear_optics

Very real stuff (I have a PhD on this)

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octoberfranklin • today at 7:11 PM

Yes; this material is called "snake oil".

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