Muscovite identified as a low-index building block for ultrathin van der Waals photonic components

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Researchers have demonstrated that a naturally occurring mineral can serve as a low-loss optical material for next-generation broadband all–van der Waals nanophotonic components.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:00:03 UTC.

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  2. Muscovite identified as a low-index building block for ultrathin van der Waals photonic components

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