Electric and magnetic fields that oscillate perpendicular to one another make up light. Polarized light is produced when these oscillations are constrained, for example, along a plane. In optical communications, polarized light plays a significant role and has the potential to similarly revolutionize information storage. Information is stored in current electronic devices using electronic charge. However, spin, an electron-specific quantum property, provides an alternative. Polarized light can be used to control the spin and store information. Spin-polarized electrons, or spins aligned in a particular direction, are produced when a polarized light beam interacts with electron spins in a semiconductor. Up