Nanoscale ultrafast camera unveils light-matter dynamics in real time and space

Jae Won Ryu; Kyoung-Duck Park

doi:10.1038/s41377-025-01908-9

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Nanoscale ultrafast camera unveils light-matter dynamics in real time and space

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- Nanoscale ultrafast camera unveils light-matter dynamics in real time and space
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 14, Issue 8, Pages: 2079-2081(2025)
- Affiliations：
  
  1.Department of Physics and Department of Semiconductor Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
  2.Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
  3.Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials (CMCM), Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
  4.Institute for Convergence Research and Education in Advanced Technology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
- Author bio：
  
  Kyoung-Duck Park (parklab@postech.ac.kr)
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- DOI：10.1038/s41377-025-01908-9
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- Published Online：20 June 2025，
  
  Published：31 August 2025
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Ryu, J. W. & Park, K. D. Nanoscale ultrafast camera unveils light-matter dynamics in real time and space. Light: Science & Applications, 14, 2079-2081 (2025).
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Ryu, J. W. & Park, K. D. Nanoscale ultrafast camera unveils light-matter dynamics in real time and space. Light: Science & Applications, 14, 2079-2081 (2025). DOI： 10.1038/s41377-025-01908-9.

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Abstract

Ultrafast tip-based microscopy has evolved to meet three critical parameters in optical characterization: spatial

spectral

and temporal resolution. This advancement provides deep insights into light-matter interactions in both real time and real space. In particular

it allows direct observation of polaritons

quantum states

and nonequilibrium dynamics

especially in low-dimensional quantum materials.

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