Symmetric metasurface with dual band polarization-independent high-Q resonances governed by symmetry-protected BIC

Y Cai, Y Huang, K Zhu, H Wu - Optics Letters, 2021 - opg.optica.org
In this Letter, we propose a symmetric metasurface composed of single-sized amorphous-
silicon (a-Si) cuboids tetramer clusters that support two resonances with opposite symmetry …

Optical coatings of durability based on transition metal nitrides

C Hu, K Guo, Y Li, Z Gu, J Quan, S Zhang, W Zheng - Thin Solid Films, 2019 - Elsevier
To resist dust, windblown sand, moisture, acid rain and salt fog, infrared-reflective coatings
(IRCs), solar-selective absorption coatings (SACs), and transparent heat-regulating coatings …

Spin-preserving chiral photonic crystal mirror

B Semnani, J Flannery, R Al Maruf… - Light: Science & …, 2020 - nature.com
Chirality refers to a geometric phenomenon in which objects are not superimposable on
their mirror image. Structures made of nanoscale chiral elements can exhibit chiroptical …

Entanglement-enhanced optomechanical sensor array with application to dark matter searches

AJ Brady, X Chen, Y **a, J Manley… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Squeezed light has long been used to enhance the precision of a single optomechanical
sensor. An emerging set of proposals seeks to use arrays of optomechanical sensors to …

Searching for vector dark matter with an optomechanical accelerometer

J Manley, MD Chowdhury, D Grin, S Singh, DJ Wilson - Physical review letters, 2021 - APS
We consider using optomechanical accelerometers as resonant detectors for ultralight dark
matter. As a concrete example, we describe a detector based on a silicon nitride membrane …

Ultrahigh-quality factor resonant dielectric metasurfaces based on hollow nanocuboids

JF Algorri, DC Zografopoulos, A Ferraro… - Optics …, 2019 - opg.optica.org
In this work, a dielectric metasurface consisting of hollow dielectric nanocuboids, with
ultrahigh quality factor, is theoretically proposed and demonstrated. The variation of the hole …

Integrated optomechanical arrays of two high reflectivity SiN membranes

C Gärtner, JP Moura, W Haaxman, RA Norte… - Nano …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Multielement cavity optomechanics constitutes a direction to observe novel effects with
mechanical resonators. Several exciting ideas include superradiance, increased …

Integrated microcavity optomechanics with a suspended photonic crystal mirror above a distributed Bragg reflector

S Kini Manjeshwar, A Ciers, J Monsel, H Pfeifer… - Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Increasing the interaction between light and mechanical resonators is an ongoing endeavor
in the field of cavity optomechanics. Optical microcavities allow for boosting the interaction …

Nanoscale torsional dissipation dilution for quantum experiments and precision measurement

JR Pratt, AR Agrawal, CA Condos, CM Pluchar… - Physical Review X, 2023 - APS
The quest for ultrahigh-Q nanomechanical resonators has driven intense study of strain-
induced dissipation dilution, an effect whereby vibrations of a tensioned plate are effectively …

Recent advances in merging photonic crystals and plasmonics for bioanalytical applications

B Liu, H Monshat, Z Gu, M Lu, X Zhao - Analyst, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Photonic crystals (PhCs) and plasmonic nanostructures offer the unprecedented capability
to control the interaction of light and biomolecules at the nanoscale. Based on PhC and …