Chiral photonic device combines light manipulation with memory without having to translate photonic information back to electric signals

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1085497

"multifunctional, reconfigurable degrees, circular polarization... aligned-carbon-nanotube-phase-change-material heterostructure merges light manipulation/ memory... information stored in light's chirality arising from magnetic field rotation (spiral) as light propagates... evolving with electrical pulses enables structure’s real-time overall circular dichroism adjustment... handedness used as memory in optical circuit... information can be stored in parallel... circular dichroism... reconfigurable optical computing, adaptive sensors"