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A perfect mirror (or perfect reflector) is a specialized mirror which reflects electromagnetic radiation perfectly without absorbing or distorting the wave. Near-perfect mirrors have been achieved by stacking thin dielectric material . Dielectric-coated mirrors have been able to reflect 99.9999% of light, but are limited to reflecting specific wavelengths of light at pre-determined angles of incidence.^[1]MIT researchers were able to create the first perfect mirror by confining light with a patterned dielectric slab.^[2] Applications of perfect (or near-perfect) mirrors include advancements in solar energy with improvements of solar cells, lasers, and discovering gravitation waves at LIGO, KARGA, and VIRGO.^[3]^[4]

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^ Biello, David. "How do mirrors reflect photons?". Scientific American. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
^ Hsu, Chia Wei; Zhen, Bo; Lee, Jeongwon; Chua, Song-Liang; Johnson, Steven G.; Joannopoulos, John D.; Soljačić, Marin (2013-07). "Observation of trapped light within the radiation continuum". Nature. 499 (7457): 188–191. doi:10.1038/nature12289. ISSN 1476-4687. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ "The World's most Perfect Mirrors". CNRS News. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
^ Wolchover, Natalie. "To Make the Perfect Mirror, Physicists Confront the Mystery of Glass". Quanta Magazine. Retrieved 2020-10-22.

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[1] Biello, David. "How do mirrors reflect photons?". Scientific American. Retrieved 2020-10-22.

[2] Hsu, Chia Wei; Zhen, Bo; Lee, Jeongwon; Chua, Song-Liang; Johnson, Steven G.; Joannopoulos, John D.; Soljačić, Marin (2013-07). "Observation of trapped light within the radiation continuum". Nature. 499 (7457): 188–191. doi:10.1038/nature12289. ISSN 1476-4687. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[3] "The World's most Perfect Mirrors". CNRS News. Retrieved 2020-10-22.

[4] Wolchover, Natalie. "To Make the Perfect Mirror, Physicists Confront the Mystery of Glass". Quanta Magazine. Retrieved 2020-10-22.

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