Non-reciprocal optical phenomena — effects that depend on the direction of light propagation — are rare. Researchers have now observed non-reciprocal material modification when moving a beam of ultrashort light pulses through a lithium niobate crystal.
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Schaffer, C. Going with the grain. Nature Photon 2, 73–74 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2007.287
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