Superdiffusion in optically controlled active media

Researchers optically control an active medium. Strong light-matter interaction causes superdiffusion that is controllable by the input optical power. The idea may be applied to exploring nonequilibrium thermodynamics of soft-matter or enable new possibilities for the coherent control of strongly coupled, complex systems.

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