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Plasmonic lasers turn magnetic

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Plasmonic lasers display many unique features, but these were so far unrelated to magnetism. Recent research shows that plasmonic lasers can be switched on and off magnetically.

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Fig. 1: Illustration of the principle of a magnetic-field-controlled plasmonic laser.

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    Peter M. Oppeneer & Vassilios Kapaklis

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Oppeneer, P.M., Kapaklis, V. Plasmonic lasers turn magnetic. Nat. Photon. 16, 11–13 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-021-00936-2

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