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Nano-optics gets practical

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Early-career researchers share their thoughts on how to make use of the ability to manipulate light at the nanoscale.

The advent of nanotechnology has allowed scientists to study light–matter interactions at the nanoscale. A considerable amount of fundamental knowledge has accumulated in the past two decades and the field of nano-optics may now in fact be on the cusp of delivering on practical applications in a variety of areas. This collection of short opinion pieces provides a glimpse of these technological possibilities and a preview of what we might expect.

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