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Discovery of bistable nanocrystals promises faster, more energy-efficient optical computing
That behavior is referred to as intrinsic optical bistability. The nanocrystals' intrinsic optical bistability is an advance toward photonic integrated circuits that may be able to outperform ...
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An intrinsic optical bistability, independent of thermal effects, is identified in Nd 3+-doped photon avalanching nanoparticles at low temperatures, enabling high-contrast, transistor-like optical ...