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Ultrafast light-based logic with graphene

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By exploiting subfemtosecond control of light pulses, researchers demonstrate an ultrafast logic gate based on the waveform-dependent photocurrent generated by real and virtual carriers in graphene.

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Fig. 1: Waveform-dependent photocurrent generation.
Fig. 2: Ultrafast NOR gate.

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  1. Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), BIST and CSIC, Barcelona, Spain

    Klaas-Jan Tielrooij

  2. Department of Applied Physics, TU Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

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Tielrooij, KJ. Ultrafast light-based logic with graphene. Nat. Mater. 22, 945–946 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-022-01367-2

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