The discovery, design and development of materials are critically linked to advances in
many areas of research, and optics is no exception. Recently, the spectral region in which …

Materials research plays a vital role in transforming breakthrough scientific ideas into next‐
generation technology. Similar to the way silicon revolutionized the microelectronics …

Electro-optic modulators are an indispensable part of photonic communication systems,
largely dictating the achievable transmission rate. Recent advances in materials and …

Metasurfaces composed of planar arrays of subwavelength artificial structures show promise
for extraordinary light manipulation. They have yielded novel ultrathin optical components …

The properties of propagating surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) along one-dimensional
metal structures have been investigated for more than 10 years and are now well …

In the past 20 years, we have reached a broad understanding of many light-driven
phenomena in nanoscale systems. The temporal dynamics of the excited states are instead …

To keep pace with the demands in optical communications, electro-optic modulators should
feature large bandwidths, operate across all telecommunication windows, offer a small …

We experimentally demonstrate an ultracompact PlasMOStor, a plasmon slot waveguide
field-effect modulator based on a transparent conducting oxide active region. By electrically …

Electro-optic modulators have been identified as the key drivers for optical communication
and signal processing. With an ongoing miniaturization of photonic circuitries, an …

Advances in opto-electronics are often led by discovery and development of materials
featuring unique properties. Recently, the material class of transparent conductive oxides …