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Caltech chip steers light beams in 74 femtoseconds using metasurfaces

Caltech chip steers light beams in 74 femtoseconds using metasurfaces

Researchers have created a metasurface-based system that uses the optical Kerr effect to redirect light beams at unprecedented speeds. This development offers a new approach for managing data in fields such as telecommunications and high-speed computing.

Science ·8 Jul 2026, 13:02 ·Niko Vale 3 min read