Phase transitions can occur in certain materials such as transition metal oxides (TMOs) and
chalcogenides when there is a change in external conditions such as temperature and …

Large optical anisotropy observed in a broad spectral range is of paramount importance for
efficient light manipulation in countless devices. Although a giant anisotropy has been …

Nonlinear frequency conversion provides essential tools for generating new colors and
quantum states of light. Transition metal dichalcogenides possess huge nonlinear …

Thanks to a high refractive index, giant optical anisotropy, and pronounced excitonic
response, bulk transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) have recently been discovered to …

Polaritons–coupled excitations of photons and dipolar matter excitations–can propagate
along anisotropic metasurfaces with either hyperbolic or elliptical dispersion. At the …

Integrated optics is at the heart of a wide range of systems from remote sensing and
communications to computing and quantum information processing. Demand for smaller …

Anisotropic materials with oppositely signed dielectric tensors support hyperbolic polaritons,
displaying enhanced electromagnetic localization and directional energy flow. However, the …

The wave nature of light sets a fundamental diffraction limit that challenges confinement and
control of light in nanoscale structures with dimensions significantly smaller than the …

Ultrafast thermal switches are pivotal for managing heat generated in advanced solid-state
applications, including high-speed chiplets, thermo-optical modulators, and on-chip lasers …