New theoretical analysis predicts that the introduction of a carefully designed gain and loss profile into a scattering medium could enable the unperturbed flow of light with constant, uniform intensity.
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Sebbah, P. A channel of perfect transmission. Nature Photon 11, 337–339 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2017.78
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