Photonic crystals can control the flow of light but they are extremely sensitive to structural disorder. Although this often degrades performance, disorder can actually be used to enhance light collimation.
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Bravo-Abad, J. Disorder sets light straight. Nature Phys 11, 213–214 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys3257
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