Well-formed disorder for versatile light technologies

We have managed to make an efficient material for broadband frequency doubling of light using microspheres made of disordered nanocrystals.  

Picture nanocrystals
Red light is transformed into blue light by frequency doubling inside tiny spheres made of nanocrystals. (Visualisation: Jolanda Mueller / ETH Zurich)

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