Photonics of time-varying media

E Galiffi, R Tirole, S Yin, H Li, S Vezzoli… - Advanced …, 2022 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Time-varying media have recently emerged as a new paradigm for wave manipulation, due
to the synergy between the discovery of highly nonlinear materials, such as epsilon-near …

[PDF][PDF] Controlling surface waves with temporal discontinuities of metasurfaces

X Wang, MS Mirmoosa, SA Tretyakov - Nanophotonics, 2023 - degruyter.com
Static reactive metasurfaces allow excitation and propagation of surface waves. In this
paper, we theoretically elucidate how surface-wave propagation along a reactive boundary …

Programmable dual-band acoustic topological insulator with dynamically movable interface states

Y Ge, B Shi, J **a, H Sun, S Yuan, H Xue… - Applied Physics …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Topological acoustic interface states in one-dimensional (1D) acoustic topological insulators
(ATIs) are zero-dimensional (0D) topological states localized at an interface. Unlike …

Harnessing the natural resonances of time-varying dispersive interfaces

C Rizza, MA Vincenti, G Castaldi, A Contestabile… - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
Space-time modulation of electromagnetic parameters offers novel exciting possibilities for
advanced field manipulations. In this study, we explore wave scattering from a time-varying …

Temporal rainbow scattering at boundary-induced time interfaces

L Stefanini, D Ramaccia, A Toscano, F Bilotti - Applied Physics Letters, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Since the dawn of modern optics and electromagnetics, the optical prism is one of the most
fascinating optical elements for refracting light. Exploiting its frequency dispersive behavior …

Nonuniform Wave Momentum Band Gap in Biaxial Anisotropic Photonic Time Crystals

J Dong, S Zhang, H He, H Li, J Xu - Physical Review Letters, 2025 - APS
Photonic time crystals (PTCs) host momentum band gaps, enabling intriguing nonresonant
light amplification in propagating waves, but opening substantial band gaps demands …

Time‐Varying Metasurfaces for Efficient Surface‐Wave Coupling to Radiation and Frequency Conversion

L Stefanini, D Ramaccia, M Barbuto… - Laser & Photonics …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Time‐varying electromagnetic materials are introducing new ways to control and transform
light waves, unlocking unexplored scattering phenomena. In this paper, the wave …

Temporal optical activity and chiral time-interfaces

S Yin, YT Wang, A Alù - Optics Express, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Time-interfaces, at which the optical properties of a medium undergo abrupt and spatially
uniform changes, have attracted surging interest in optics and wave physics. In this work, we …

Spin-controlled photonics via temporal anisotropy

C Rizza, G Castaldi, V Galdi - Nanophotonics, 2023 - degruyter.com
Temporal metamaterials, based on time-varying constitutive properties, offer new exciting
possibilities for advanced field manipulations. In this study, we explore the capabilities of …

Spatiotemporal cascading of dielectric waveguides

V Pacheco-Peña, N Engheta - Optical Materials Express, 2024 - opg.optica.org
Photonic time interfaces, as the temporal analogue of spatial interfaces between two media,
consist of a rapid change of the electromagnetic properties of a material (such as permittivity …