By adding a tiny hole into the solid-core of a photonic-crystal fibre, scientists have been able to beat the diffraction limit and confine and guide light in the subwavelength regime.
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Monro, T. Beyond the diffraction limit. Nature Photon 1, 89–90 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2006.89
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