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Volume 10 Issue 14 - Special Issue: Honorary Issue for Mark Stockman

October 2021

Issue of Nanophotonics

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Journal Overview

Publicly Available October 28, 2021

Editorial

Open Access October 26, 2021

A tribute to Mark Stockman

Vladimir M. Shalaev, Jennifer Dionne, Alexandra Boltasseva

Page range: 3569-3585

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Perspectives

Open Access July 5, 2021

Plasmons compressing the light – a jewel in the treasure chest of Mark Stockman’s legacy

Jacob B. Khurgin

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Among all the contributions made by Mark Stockman, his work on concentrating the light energy to unprecedented densities is one of the most remarkable achievements. Here it is briefly reviewed and a relatively novel, intuitive, and physically transparent interpretation of nanofocusing using the effective volume of hybrid coupled modes formalism is presented and the role of Landau damping as the main limiting factor is highlighted.

Open Access August 19, 2021

Novel non-plasmonic nanolasers empowered by topology and interference effects

Min-Soo Hwang, Ha-Reem Kim, Kwang-Yong Jeong, Hong-Gyu Park, Yuri Kivshar

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Historically, nanophotonics deals with a control of light at the nanoscale being closely connected with the rapid advances in plasmonics – the physics of surface plasmon polaritons supported by metal–dielectric interfaces. Properly engineered nanostructures allow the subwavelength propagation of light and its strong confinement in nanowaveguides and nanocavities, making possible the field enhancement and lasing. Spaser was suggested as a special type of nanolaser with a very small footprint that can be modulated quickly thus becoming a good candidate for on-chip optical data processing. However, recent developments in the physics of high-index dielectric nanoparticles and resonant dielectric metasurfaces allowed to advance the field of nanophotonics and introduce novel nonplasmonic nanostructures and nanolasers empowered by topology and interference effects. Here we present first some examples of experimentally realized spasers, and then discuss the recent developments in the cutting-edge high-index dielectric nanostructures employed for nonplasmonic nanolasers based on Mie resonances, anapole states, bound states in the continuum, and the physics of topological phases.

Open Access July 14, 2021

Nanofocusing: reaching out

Vladimir A. Zenin, Sergey I. Bozhevolnyi

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Nanofocusing, the term coined by Mark Stockman, has been observed in many different tapered waveguide configurations, demonstrating the possibility for optical modes to be efficiently delivered to and concentrated into nanoscale regions far beyond the diffraction limit in dielectric media. Strong and broadband local field enhancement and slowdown effects associated with the nanofocusing have been exploited for enhancing linear and nonlinear optical phenomena and reaching out to a broad spectrum of diverse applications, from electron generation to water vaporization. Starting with the historical background, we carefully elaborate on the basic concepts and mechanisms involved. We then provide examples of the latest developments in this exciting quest for bringing the fundamental physical phenomenon of nanofocusing into the realm of practical applications in modern nanotechnology.

Open Access July 13, 2021

Spaser or plasmonic nanolaser? – Reminiscences of discussions and arguments with Mark Stockman

Cun-Zheng Ning

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This essay is my reminiscences of many interesting discussions I had with Mark Stockman over the years, mostly around the spaser, its meaning, and its relationship with plasmonic nanolasers.

Open Access August 27, 2021

Plasmonic nanolasers: fundamental properties and applications

Ren-Min Ma, Si-Yi Wang

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Plasmonic nanolasers are a new class of coherent emitters where surface plasmons are amplified by stimulated emission in a plasmonic nanocavity. In contrast to lasers, the physical size and mode volume of plasmonic nanolasers can shrink beyond the optical diffraction limit, and can be operated with faster speed and lower power consumption. It was initially proposed by Bergman and Stockman in 2003, and first experimentally demonstrated in 2009. Here we summarize our studies on the fundamental properties and applications of plasmonic nanolasers in recent years, including dark emission characterization, scaling laws, quantum efficiency, quantum threshold, gain and loss optimization, low loss plasmonic materials, sensing, and eigenmode engineering.

Research Articles

Open Access May 12, 2021

Space- and time-resolved second harmonic spectroscopy of coupled plasmonic nanocavities

Adi Salomon, Heiko Kollmann, Manfred Mascheck, Slawa Schmidt, Yehiam Prior, Christoph Lienau, Martin Silies

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Localized surface plasmon resonances of individual sub-wavelength cavities milled in metallic films can couple to each other to form a collective behavior. This coupling leads to a delocalization of the plasmon field at the film surface and drastically alters both the linear and nonlinear optical properties of the sample. In periodic arrays of nanocavities, the coupling results in the formation of propagating surface plasmon polaritons (SPP), eigenmodes extending across the array. When artificially introducing dislocations, defects and imperfections, multiple scattering of these SPP modes can lead to hot-spot formation, intense and spatially confined fluctuations of the local plasmonic field within the array. Here, we study the underlying coupling effects by probing plasmonic modes in well-defined individual triangular dimer cavities and in arrays of triangular cavities with and without artificial defects. Nonlinear confocal spectro-microscopy is employed to map the second harmonic (SH) radiation from these systems. Pronounced spatial localization of the SPP field and significant enhancements of the SH intensity in certain, randomly distributed hot spots by more than an order of magnitude are observed from the triangular arrays as compared to a bare silver film by introducing a finite degree of disorder into the array structure. Hot-spot formation and the resulting enhancement of the nonlinear efficiency are correlated with an increase in the lifetime of the localized SPP modes. By using interferometric SH autocorrelation measurements, we reveal lifetimes of hot-spot resonances in disordered arrays that are much longer than the few-femtosecond lifetimes of the localized surface plasmon resonances of individual nanocavity dimers. This suggests that hot spot lifetime engineering provides a path for manipulating the linear and nonlinear optical properties of nanosystems by jointly exploiting coherent couplings and tailored disorder.

Open Access May 7, 2021

Surface-response functions obtained from equilibrium electron-density profiles

N. Asger Mortensen, P. A. D. Gonçalves, Fedor A. Shuklin, Joel D. Cox, Christos Tserkezis, Masakazu Ichikawa, Christian Wolff

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Surface-response functions are one of the most promising routes for bridging the gap between fully quantum-mechanical calculations and phenomenological models in quantum nanoplasmonics. Among all currently available recipes for obtaining such response functions, the use of ab initio methods remains one of the most conspicuous trends, wherein the surface-response functions are retrieved via the metal’s non-equilibrium response to an external time-dependent perturbation. Here, we present a complementary approach to approximate one of the most appealing surface-response functions, namely the Feibelman d -parameters, yield a finite contribution even when they are calculated solely with the equilibrium properties of the metal, described under the local-response approximation (LRA) but with a spatially varying equilibrium electron density, as input. Using model calculations that mimic both spill-in and spill-out of the equilibrium electron density, we show that the obtained d -parameters are in qualitative agreement with more elaborate, but also more computationally demanding, ab initio methods. The analytical work presented here illustrates how microscopic surface-response functions can emerge out of entirely local electrodynamic considerations.

Open Access August 2, 2021

Effect of nanoscale dielectric environments on concentration quenching

Sangeeta Rout, Samantha R. Koutsares, Devon Courtwright, Ezekiel Mills, Ayanna Shorter, Srujana Prayakarao, Carl E. Bonner, Mikhail A. Noginov

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We have studied the dependence of concentration quenching of luminescence (donor–acceptor energy transfer) on the thickness d of dye-doped polymeric films (HITC:PMMA) and found its strong inhibition at small values of d . This phenomenon is tentatively explained by a limited number of acceptors, which donors’ excitation can reach in thin samples, if the film’s thickness is comparable to the diffusion length of the energy transfer. The latter mechanism, along with effective reduction of the dye concentration, is responsible for an inhibition of the concentration quenching of dye molecules impregnating porous alumina membranes. The elongation of emission kinetics in thick (≥3 μm) HITC:PMMA films is cautiously attributed to the samples’ crystallinity.

Open Access August 24, 2021

Optical spin–orbit coupling in the presence of magnetization: photonic skyrmion interaction with magnetic domains

Xinrui Lei, Luping Du, Xiaocong Yuan, Anatoly V. Zayats

Page range: 3667-3675

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Polarization and related spin properties are important characteristics of electromagnetic waves and their manipulation is crucial in almost all photonic applications. Magnetic materials are often used for controlling light polarization through the magneto-optical Kerr or Faraday effects. Recently, complex topological structures of the optical spin have been demonstrated in the evanescent light field, which in the presence of the spin–orbit coupling may form photonic skyrmions. Here, we investigate the optical spin–orbit coupling in the presence of magnetization and the interaction between photonic skyrmions and magnetic domains. We demonstrate that the magnetization is responsible for the modulation of the optical spin distribution, resulting in twisted Neel-type skyrmions. This effect can be used for the visualization of magnetic domain structure with both in plane and polar orientation of magnetization, and in turn for creation of complex optical spin distributions using magnetization patterns. The demonstrated interplay between photonic skyrmions and magneto-optical effects may also provide novel opportunities for investigation and manipulation of magnetic skyrmions using optical spin–orbit coupling.

Open Access August 18, 2021

Anomalous ultrafast all-optical Hall effect in gapped graphene

S. Azar Oliaei Motlagh, Vadym Apalkov

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We propose an ultrafast all-optical anomalous Hall effect in two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors of hexagonal symmetry such as gapped graphene (GG), transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs), and hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN). To induce such an effect, the material is subjected to a sequence of two strong-field single-optical-cycle pulses: A chiral pump pulse followed within a few femtoseconds by a probe pulse linearly polarized in the armchair direction of the 2D lattice. Due to the effect of topological resonance, the first (pump) pulse induces a large chirality (valley polarization) in the system, while the second pulse generates a femtosecond pulse of the anomalous Hall current. The proposed effect is fundamentally the fastest all-optical anomalous Hall effect possible in nature. It can be applied to ultrafast all-optical storage and processing of information, both classical and quantum.

Open Access August 18, 2021

Exploiting space-time duality in the synthesis of impedance transformers via temporal metamaterials

Giuseppe Castaldi, Victor Pacheco-Peña, Massimo Moccia, Nader Engheta, Vincenzo Galdi

Page range: 3687-3699

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Multisection quarter-wave impedance transformers are widely applied in microwave engineering and optics to attain impedance-matching networks and antireflection coatings. These structures are mostly designed in the spatial domain (time harmonic) by using geometries of different materials. Here, we exploit such concepts in the time domain by using time-varying metamaterials. We derive a formal analogy between the spectral responses of these structures and their temporal analogs, i.e., time-varying stepped refractive-index profiles. We show that such space-time duality grants access to the vast arsenal of synthesis approaches available in microwave engineering and optics. This allows, for instance, the synthesis of temporal impedance transformers for broadband impedance matching with maximally flat or equi-ripple responses, which extend and generalize the recently proposed quarter-wave design as an antireflection temporal coating. Our results, validated via full-wave numerical simulations, provide new insights and deeper understanding of the wave dynamics in time-varying media, and may find important applications in space-time metastructures for broadband frequency conversion and analog signal processing.

Open Access July 21, 2021

Optical current generation in graphene: CEP control vs. ω + 2ω control

Christian Heide, Tobias Boolakee, Timo Eckstein, Peter Hommelhoff

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The injection of directional currents in solids with strong optical fields has attracted tremendous attention as a route to realize ultrafast electronics based on the quantum-mechanical nature of electrons at femto- to attosecond timescales. Such currents are usually the result of an asymmetric population distribution imprinted by the temporal symmetry of the driving field. Here we compare two experimental schemes that allow control over the amplitude and direction of light-field-driven currents excited in graphene. Both schemes rely on shaping the incident laser field with one parameter only: either the carrier-envelope phase (CEP) of a single laser pulse or the relative phase between pulses oscillating at angular frequencies ω and 2 ω , both for comparable laser parameters. We observe that the efficiency in generating a current via two-color-control exceeds that of CEP control by more than two orders of magnitude (7 nA vs. 18 pA), as the ω + 2 ω field exhibits significantly more asymmetry in its temporal shape. We support this finding with numerical simulations that clearly show that two-color current control in graphene is superior, even down to single-cycle pulse durations. We expect our results to be relevant to experimentally access fundamental properties of any solid at ultrafast timescales, as well as for the emerging field of petahertz electronics.

Open Access July 22, 2021

Edge detection with meta-lens: from one dimension to three dimensions

Mu Ku Chen, Yue Yan, Xiaoyuan Liu, Yongfeng Wu, Jingcheng Zhang, Jiaqi Yuan, Zhengnan Zhang, Din Ping Tsai

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Meta-lens has successfully been developed for a variety of optical functions. We demonstrate a light-field edge detection imaging system with a gallium nitride achromatic meta-lens array. It enables edge detection from one dimension to three dimensions. The designed meta-lens array consists of 60 by 60 achromatic meta-lenses, which operate in the visible range from 400 to 660 nm. All of the light field information of objects in the scene can be captured and computed. The focused edge images from one dimension to three dimensions are extracted with depth estimation by image rendering. Three dimensions edge detection is two dimensions edge imaging with depth information. The focused edge images can be obtained by the sub-image reconstruction of the light field image. Our multidimensional edge detection system by achromatic meta-lens array brings novel advantages, such as broadband detection, data volume reduction, and device miniaturization capacity. Results of our experiments show new insight into applications of biological diagnose and robotic vision.

Open Access July 6, 2021

Coherent control at gold needle tips approaching the strong-field regime

Philip Dienstbier, Timo Paschen, Peter Hommelhoff

Page range: 3717-3721

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We demonstrate coherent control in photoemission from a gold needle tip using an ω − 2 ω field composed of strong few-cycle laser pulses with a nearfield intensity of ∼4 TW/cm 2 . We obtain the nearfield intensity from electron energy spectra, showing the tell-tale plateau of field-driven electron rescattering at the metal surface induced by the fundamental field. Changing the relative phase between the fundamental field centered at 1560 nm and its second harmonic modulates the total emitted photocurrent with visibilities of up to 80% despite the strong and broadband excitation of the plasmonic material. Our work combines a two-color coherent control scheme and strong-field physics enabled by a nanoplasmonic emitter.

Open Access July 26, 2021

Tailoring exceptional points in a hybrid PT-symmetric and anti-PT-symmetric scattering system

Zhicheng Xiao, Andrea Alù

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Fano resonances feature an asymmetric lineshape with controllable linewidth, stemming from the interplay between bright and dark resonances. They provide efficient opportunities to shape the scattering lineshape, but they usually lack flexibility and tunability and are hindered by loss in passive systems. Here, we explore a hybrid parity-time (PT) and anti-parity-time (APT) symmetric system supporting unitary scattering features with highly tunable Fano resonances. The PT-APT-symmetric system can be envisioned in nanophotonic and microwave circuit implementations, allowing for real-time control of the scattering lineshape and its underlying singularities. Our study shows the opportunities enabled by non-Hermitian platforms to control scattering lineshapes for a plethora of photonic, electronic, and quantum systems, with potential for high-resolution imaging, switching, sensing, and multiplexing.

Open Access July 21, 2021

Transition to strong coupling regime in hybrid plasmonic systems: exciton-induced transparency and Fano interference

Tigran V. Shahbazyan

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We present a microscopic model describing the transition to a strong coupling regime for an emitter resonantly coupled to a surface plasmon in a metal–dielectric structure. We demonstrate that the shape of scattering spectra is determined by an interplay of two distinct mechanisms. First is the near-field coupling between the emitter and the plasmon mode which underpins energy exchange between the system components and gives rise to exciton-induced transparency minimum in scattering spectra prior to the transition to a strong coupling regime. The second mechanism is the Fano interference between the plasmon dipole and the plasmon-induced emitter’s dipole as the system interacts with the radiation field. We show that the Fano interference can strongly affect the overall shape of scattering spectra, leading to the inversion of spectral asymmetry that was recently reported in the experiment.

Open Access August 9, 2021

Single-nanoantenna driven nanoscale control of the VO₂ insulator to metal transition

Luca Bergamini, Bigeng Chen, Daniel Traviss, Yudong Wang, Cornelis H. de Groot, Jeffrey M. Gaskell, David W. Sheel, Nerea Zabala, Javier Aizpurua, Otto L. Muskens

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The ultrafast concentration of electromagnetic energy in nanoscale volumes is one of the key features of optical nanoantennas illuminated at their surface plasmon resonances. Here, we drive the insulator to metal phase transition in vanadium dioxide (VO 2 ) using a laser-induced pumping effect obtained by positioning a single gold nanoantenna in proximity to a VO 2 thermochromic material. We explore how the geometry of the single nanoantenna affects the size and permittivity of the nanometer-scale VO 2 regions featuring phase transition under different pumping conditions. The results reveal that a higher VO 2 phase transition effect is obtained for pumping of the longitudinal or transversal localized surface plasmon depending on the antenna length. This characterization is of paramount importance since the single nanoantennas are the building blocks of many plasmonic nanosystems. Finally, we demonstrate the picosecond dynamics of the VO 2 phase transition characterizing this system, useful for the realization of fast nano-switches. Our work shows that it is possible to miniaturize the hybrid plasmonic-VO 2 system down to the single-antenna level, still maintaining a controllable behavior, fast picosecond dynamics, and the features characterizing its optical and thermal response.

Open Access July 23, 2021

High laser induced damage threshold photoresists for nano-imprint and 3D multi-photon lithography

Elmina Kabouraki, Vasileia Melissinaki, Amit Yadav, Andrius Melninkaitis, Konstantina Tourlouki, Theodoros Tachtsidis, Nikolaos Kehagias, Georgios D. Barmparis, Dimitris G. Papazoglou, Edik Rafailov, Maria Farsari

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Optics manufacturing technology is predicted to play a major role in the future production of integrated photonic circuits. One of the major drawbacks in the realization of photonic circuits is the damage of optical materials by intense laser pulses. Here, we report on the preparation of a series of organic–inorganic hybrid photoresists that exhibit enhanced laser-induced damage threshold. These photoresists showed to be candidates for the fabrication of micro-optical elements (MOEs) using three-dimensional multiphoton lithography. Moreover, they demonstrate pattern ability by nanoimprint lithography, making them suitable for future mass production of MOEs.

Open Access August 2, 2021

Onset of charge interaction in strong-field photoemission from nanometric needle tips

Johannes Schötz, Lennart Seiffert, Ancyline Maliakkal, Johannes Blöchl, Dmitry Zimin, Philipp Rosenberger, Boris Bergues, Peter Hommelhoff, Ferenc Krausz, Thomas Fennel, Matthias F. Kling

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Strong-field photoemission from nanostructures and the associated temporally modulated currents play a key role in the development of ultrafast vacuum optoelectronics. Optical light fields could push their operation bandwidth into the petahertz domain. A critical aspect of their functionality in the context of applications is the impact of charge interaction effects. Here, we investigated the photoemission and photocurrents from nanometric tungsten needle tips exposed to carrier-envelope phase (CEP)-controlled few-cycle laser fields. We report a characteristic rapid increase in the intensity-rescaled cutoff energies of emitted electrons beyond a certain intensity value. By comparison with simulations, we identify this feature as the onset of charge-interaction dominated photoemission dynamics. Our results are anticipated to be relevant also for the strong-field photoemission from other nanostructures, including photoemission from plasmonic nanobowtie antennas used in CEP-detection and for PHz-scale devices.

Open Access September 9, 2021

Massive surface-plasmon polaritons

Nikolai B. Chichkov, Andrey B. Evlyukhin, Boris N. Chichkov

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It is well-known that a quantum of light (photon) has a zero mass in vacuum. Entering into a medium the photon creates a quasiparticle (polariton, plasmon, surface-phonon, surface-plasmon polariton, etc.) whose rest mass is generally not zero. In this letter, devoted to the memory of Mark Stockman, we evaluate the rest mass of light-induced surface-plasmon polaritons (SPPs) and discuss an idea that collisions of two massive SPP quasiparticles can result in changes of their frequencies according to the energy and momentum conservation laws.

Open Access October 15, 2021

VCSEL with multi-transverse cavities with bandwidth beyond 100 GHz

Elham Heidari, Moustafa Ahmed, Hamed Dalir, Ahmed Bakry, Ahmed Alshahrie, Volker J. Sorger

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To fulfill the demands of high-speed photonic applications, researchers, and engineers have been working to improve the modulation bandwidth (MBW) of semiconductor lasers. We extend our prior work on modeling a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) with multiple transverse-coupled-cavities (MTCCs) to evaluate the feasibility of boosting MBW beyond 100 GHz in this study. Because of the strong coupling of slow-light feedback from nearby lateral transverse coupled cavities (TCCs) into the VCSEL cavity, the laser has a high modulation performance. The intensity modulation response of the VCSEL design using one, two, four, and six TCCs is compared. Due to the optical-feedback (OFB) from short TCCs, which achieves 3 dB MBW reaching 170 GHz, photon–photon-resonance (PPR) is projected to occur at ultra-high frequencies beyond 145 GHz. In terms of the Fourier spectrum of the relative intensity noise (RIN), we characterize the noise features of the MTCC-VCSEL in the ultra-high bandwidth domain.

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Nanophotonics covers recent international research results, specific developments in the field and novel applications and is published in partnership with Sciencewise. It belongs to the top journals in the field. Nanophotonics focuses on the interaction of photons with nano-structures, such as carbon nano-tubes, nano metal particles, nano crystals, semiconductor nano dots, photonic crystals, tissue and DNA. The journal covers the latest developments for physicists, engineers and material scientists, working in fields related to:

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Volume 10 Issue 14 - Special Issue: Honorary Issue for Mark Stockman

Issue of Nanophotonics

Frontmatter

A tribute to Mark Stockman

Plasmons compressing the light – a jewel in the treasure chest of Mark Stockman’s legacy

Abstract

Novel non-plasmonic nanolasers empowered by topology and interference effects

Abstract

Nanofocusing: reaching out

Abstract

Spaser or plasmonic nanolaser? – Reminiscences of discussions and arguments with Mark Stockman

Abstract

Plasmonic nanolasers: fundamental properties and applications

Abstract

Space- and time-resolved second harmonic spectroscopy of coupled plasmonic nanocavities

Abstract

Surface-response functions obtained from equilibrium electron-density profiles

Abstract

Effect of nanoscale dielectric environments on concentration quenching

Abstract

Optical spin–orbit coupling in the presence of magnetization: photonic skyrmion interaction with magnetic domains

Abstract

Anomalous ultrafast all-optical Hall effect in gapped graphene

Abstract

Exploiting space-time duality in the synthesis of impedance transformers via temporal metamaterials

Abstract

Optical current generation in graphene: CEP control vs. ω + 2ω control

Abstract

Edge detection with meta-lens: from one dimension to three dimensions

Abstract

Coherent control at gold needle tips approaching the strong-field regime

Abstract

Tailoring exceptional points in a hybrid PT-symmetric and anti-PT-symmetric scattering system

Abstract

Transition to strong coupling regime in hybrid plasmonic systems: exciton-induced transparency and Fano interference

Abstract

Single-nanoantenna driven nanoscale control of the VO2 insulator to metal transition

Abstract

High laser induced damage threshold photoresists for nano-imprint and 3D multi-photon lithography

Abstract

Onset of charge interaction in strong-field photoemission from nanometric needle tips

Abstract

Massive surface-plasmon polaritons

Abstract

VCSEL with multi-transverse cavities with bandwidth beyond 100 GHz

Abstract

Single-nanoantenna driven nanoscale control of the VO₂ insulator to metal transition