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Photonic orbitals shape up

13 Aug 2024 Isabelle Dumé
The various photonic orbital shapes observed by the researchers, which are much more complex than the lobe- and sphere-like shapes of electron orbitals.
Outrageous orbitals: An image of the various photonic orbital shapes observed. (Courtesy: M Kozon et al., Phys. Rev. B 109, 235141, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.109.235141)
Photons in arrays of nanometre-sized structures exhibit more complex behaviour than electrons in con

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