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Photonics can play a pivotal role in bringing time crystals to the domain of optical ‘timetronics’ — an information and data technology that relies on the unique functionalities of this sophisticated yet esoteric state of matter.

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The author is grateful to K. Sacha for useful comments on the manuscript.

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Zheludev, N.I. Time crystals for photonics and timetronics. Nat. Photon. 18, 1123–1125 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-024-01557-1

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