Kono J. Coherent terahertz control. Nat Photon. 2011;5:5–6.
Abstract: Spin and charge terahertz excitations in solids are promising for implementing future technologies such as spintronics and quantum computation, but coherently controlling them has been a significant challenge. Researchers have now manipulated coherent spin waves in an antiferromagnet using the intense magnetic field of ultrashort terahertz pulses.
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Paiella R. Terahertz quantum cascade lasers: Going ultrafast. Nat Photon. 2011;5:253–255.
Abstract: A new asynchronous coherent optical sampling method allows for the direct visualization of actively mode-locked quantum cascade laser pulses at terahertz wavelengths.
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Wu MC. Optoelectronic tweezers. Nature Photon. 2011;5(6):322–4.
Abstract: Using projected light patterns to form virtual electrodes on a photosensitive substrate, optoelectronic tweezers are able to grab and move micro- and nanoscale objects at will, facilitating applications far beyond biology and colloidal science.
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Fazal FM, Block SM. Optical tweezers study life under tension. Nat Photon. 2011;5(6):318–21.
Abstract: Optical tweezers have become one of the primary weapons in the arsenal of biophysicists, and have revolutionized the new field of single-molecule biophysics. Today's techniques allow high-resolution experiments on biological macromolecules that were mere pipe dreams only a decade ago.
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Gabay M, Triscone J-M. Superconductors: Terahertz superconducting switch. Nat Photon. 2011;5(8):447–9.
Abstract: The use of terahertz pulses to 'gate' interlayer charge transport in a superconductor could lead to a variety of new and interesting applications.
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