New 2D material manipulates light with remarkable precision and minimal loss

https://phys.org/news/2024-04-2d-material-remarkable-precision-minimal.html

"ferroionic 2D material CuCrP2S6 achieves efficient, tunable modulation across IR maintaining precise phase control at low signal loss with compact footprint... minuscule ring structures on silicon chips... finely tune optics of transmitted signal without attenuation... precise control over refractive index, minimizing optical losses... phased arrays, optical switching, environmental sensing and metrology, optical imaging, neuromorphic computing, light-sensitive artificial synapses, optoelectronics, communication networks'"