Near-zero-index materials for photonics
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 …
many areas of research, and optics is no exception. Recently, the spectral region in which …
Epsilon‐near‐zero photonics: a new platform for integrated devices
X Niu, X Hu, S Chu, Q Gong - Advanced Optical Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Epsilon‐near‐zero (ENZ) photonics is the study of light–matter interactions in the
presence of structures with near‐zero permittivity and has been emerging as an important …
presence of structures with near‐zero permittivity and has been emerging as an important …
Large optical nonlinearity of nanoantennas coupled to an epsilon-near-zero material
The size and operating energy of a nonlinear optical device are fundamentally constrained
by the weakness of the nonlinear optical response of common materials. Here, we report …
by the weakness of the nonlinear optical response of common materials. Here, we report …
All-optical switching of an epsilon-near-zero plasmon resonance in indium tin oxide
Nonlinear optical devices and their implementation into modern nanophotonic architectures
are constrained by their usually moderate nonlinear response. Recently, epsilon-near-zero …
are constrained by their usually moderate nonlinear response. Recently, epsilon-near-zero …
Semiconductor infrared plasmonics
The coupling between light and collective oscillations of free carriers at metallic surfaces
and nanostructures is at the origin of one of the main fields of nanophotonics: plasmonics …
and nanostructures is at the origin of one of the main fields of nanophotonics: plasmonics …
Engineering the temporal dynamics of all-optical switching with fast and slow materials
All-optical switches control the amplitude, phase, and polarization of light using optical
control pulses. They can operate at ultrafast timescales–essential for technology-driven …
control pulses. They can operate at ultrafast timescales–essential for technology-driven …
Field-effect tunable and broadband epsilon-near-zero perfect absorbers with deep subwavelength thickness
We report perfect light absorption due to the excitation of bound and radiative p-polarized
optical modes in epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) conducting oxide nanolayers with thicknesses as …
optical modes in epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) conducting oxide nanolayers with thicknesses as …
Negative refraction in time-varying strongly coupled plasmonic-antenna–epsilon-near-zero systems
Time-varying metasurfaces are emerging as a powerful instrument for the dynamical control
of the electromagnetic properties of a propagating wave. Here we demonstrate an efficient …
of the electromagnetic properties of a propagating wave. Here we demonstrate an efficient …
Efficient and high-quality absorption enhancement using epsilon-near-zero cylindrical nano-shells constructed by graphene
This paper presents a detailed scattering analysis of a hollow-core plasmonic-shell
cylindrical wire to design an efficient, compact, narrowband, and reconfigurable optical …
cylindrical wire to design an efficient, compact, narrowband, and reconfigurable optical …
Nanoscale nonlinear plasmonics in photonic waveguides and circuits
Optical waveguides are the key building block of optical fiber and photonic integrated circuit
technology, which can benefit from active photonic manipulation to complement their …
technology, which can benefit from active photonic manipulation to complement their …