{
  "id": 19269282,
  "title": "Sogang University team develops new strategy for designing high-performance optical materials",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/sogang-university-team-develops-new-strategy-for-designing-high",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T02:37:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/education/20261110/sogang-university-team-develops-new-strategy-for-designing-high-performance-optical-materials"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Researchers at Sogang University have devised an innovative approach to designing high-performance optical materials. By strategically arranging three distinct optically active components within a single crystal, the team has enabled efficient wavelength conversion, as reported in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. The study, spearheaded by Professor Ok Kang-min from the Chemistry Department and Professor Jang Joon-ik from the Physics Department, was led by postdoctoral researcher Zeng Wei in Chemistry. Nonlinear optical materials, which convert laser light into different wavelengths, are essential for various applications, including lasers, precision measurements, communications, and advanced photonic technologies. However, creating superior optical performance necessitates more than merely combining components that strongly respond to specific wavelengths.",
  "summary": "A joint research team at Sogang University has developed a new strategy for designing optical materials that enable efficient wavelength conversion by effectively arranging three different optically active components within a single crystal. The university said Monday that the findings were published last month in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, an internationally renowned chemistry…",
  "key_points": [
    "Sogang University team creates new strategy for high-performance optical materials",
    "Three distinct optically active components arranged in a single crystal",
    "Efficient wavelength conversion achieved, enabling various applications"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Integrating three distinct optically active components into a single crystal structure overcomes the limitations of simple component mixing to enable more efficient wavelength conversion for advanced photonic technologies.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}