{"id":242687,"date":"2026-08-14T01:23:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T06:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/theoretical-framework-expands-directional-light-control-beyond-ordered-crystal-structures"},"modified":"2026-08-14T01:23:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T06:23:21","slug":"theoretical-framework-expands-directional-light-control-beyond-ordered-crystal-structures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/theoretical-framework-expands-directional-light-control-beyond-ordered-crystal-structures","title":{"rendered":"Theoretical framework expands directional light control beyond ordered crystal structures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"aligncenter blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/theoretical-framework-expands-directional-light-control-beyond-ordered-crystal-structures2.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A research team has developed a new theoretical framework that can suppress light scattering in certain directions while enhancing it in others, even in irregularly arranged materials. The work extends research on controlling light scattering, which has traditionally centered on ordered crystal structures, into the realm of disordered systems.<\/p>\n<p>Scattering\u2014the process by which light is dispersed in multiple directions when it encounters matter\u2014plays a critical role in determining the performance of a wide range of optical technologies, including anti-reflective coatings for eyeglasses and camera lenses, display diffusers, LiDAR sensors for autonomous vehicles, and optical communication components. Ultimately, the ability to precisely control scattering is a key determinant of competitiveness in optical technologies.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers, led by Professors Sunkyu Yu and Namkyoo Park of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Seoul National University College of Engineering, in collaboration with Professor Xianji Piao of the University of Seoul, proposed a theory they call \u201cNon-Hermitian Statistical Crystallography,\u201d which considers not only refractive properties but also absorption and amplification.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A research team has developed a new theoretical framework that can suppress light scattering in certain directions while enhancing it in others, even in irregularly arranged materials. The work extends research on controlling light scattering, which has traditionally centered on ordered crystal structures, into the realm of disordered systems. Scattering\u2014the process by which light is [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":427,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,1491],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-242687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-robotics-ai","category-transportation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/427"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242687"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242687\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}