understanding topology could lead to more powerful lasers

[ixfd64]

Saw this on my Facebook feed: https://scientificamerican.com/article/physicists-harness-twisted-mathematics-to-make-powerful-laser

 

[steve001]

Interesting.

 

[paul1598419]

Interesting article, but as the physicists said, there are few practical applications outside of photonics. It seems lasers can come from all sorts of new theories, but making them useful is much more difficult than showing it can be done.