"Unveiling the Secrets of Light: Researchers Harness Photonic Snake States"

Researchers from the Universitat Politècnica de València, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya—Barcelona Tech, and the Institute of Photonic Sciences have discovered "Photonic snake states," a new instrument for unraveling the secrets of light. These two-dimensional optical rules, known as frequency combs, have applications in communications, spectroscopy, metrology, and quantum computing. The researchers have developed stable light structures called Photonic Snakes, which could enable the development of broadband, reconfigurable, monolithic multicomb devices, expanding existing applications. The discovery provides a guide for future experiments and paves the way for advanced optical devices.