Mordechai (Moti) Segev spoke with Nature Photonics about the fascinating topic of photonic time crystals — materials with a refractive index that is periodically modulated in time on ultrafast timescales — and their inspiring future ahead.
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Won, R. It’s a matter of time. Nat. Photon. 17, 209–210 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-023-01163-7
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