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 …

The present status and development of strong-field nano-optics, an emerging field of
nonlinear optics, is discussed. A nonperturbative regime of light-matter interactions is …

Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) is an intriguing phenomenon induced by the
collective oscillations of free carriers with incident light, and has attracted considerable …

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 …

Plasmonics represents a unique approach to confine and enhance electromagnetic
radiation well below the diffraction limit, bringing a huge potential for novel applications, for …

Supercontinuum (SC) has opened up possibilities for numerous applications in optical
communications, signal processing, metrology, and spectroscopy. Supercontinuum …

The integration of Ge on Si for photonics applications has reached a high level of maturity:
Ge photodetectors are available on the Si platform in foundry processes, and Si/Ge …

Frequency conversion such as harmonic generation is a fundamental physical process in
nonlinear optics. The conventional nonlinear optical systems suffer from bulky size and …

Nonlinear photonics has unveiled new avenues for applications in metrology, spectroscopy,
and optical communications. Recently, there has been a surge of interest in integrated …

Improving the conversion efficiency is particularly important for the generation and
applications of harmonic waves in optical microstructures. Herein, we propose to enhance …