Epsilon-near-zero photonics: infinite potentials

J Wu, ZT **e, Y Sha, HY Fu, Q Li - Photonics Research, 2021 - opg.optica.org
With its unique and exclusive linear and nonlinear optical characteristics, epsilon-near-zero
(ENZ) photonics has drawn a tremendous amount of attention in the recent decade in the …

High-performance optical beam steering with nanophotonics

S Lin, Y Chen, ZJ Wong - Nanophotonics, 2022 - degruyter.com
The ability to control and steer optical beams is critical for emerging technologies. Among
these are light detection and ranging (LiDAR), laser display, free space communication, and …

Electro-optic modulation in integrated photonics

G Sinatkas, T Christopoulos, O Tsilipakos… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Electro-optic modulators are an indispensable part of photonic communication systems,
largely dictating the achievable transmission rate. Recent advances in materials and …

Thermo-optic epsilon-near-zero effects

J Wu, M Clementi, C Huang, F Ye, H Fu, L Lu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Nonlinear epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) nanodevices featuring vanishing permittivity and CMOS-
compatibility are attractive solutions for large-scale-integrated systems-on-chips. Such …

Thin‐Film Lithium Niobate Modulators with Ultra‐High Modulation Efficiency

X Meng, C Yuan, X Cheng, S Yuan… - Laser & Photonics …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Thin‐film lithium niobate (TFLN)‐based electro‐optic modulators have extensive
applications in broadband optical communications due to their broad bandwidth, high …

Plasmonics for telecommunications applications

WO F. Carvalho, JR Mejía-Salazar - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Plasmonic materials, when properly illuminated with visible or near-infrared wavelengths,
exhibit unique and interesting features that can be exploited for tailoring and tuning the light …

Active quasi-BIC metasurfaces assisted by epsilon-near-zero materials

W Ma, C Zhou, D Chen, S You, X Wang, L Wang… - Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Active devices play a critical role in modern electromagnetic and photonics systems. To
date, the epsilon (ε)-near-zero (ENZ) is usually integrated with the low Q-factor resonant …

Compact silicon electro-optical modulator using hybrid ITO tri-coupled waveguides

MY Abdelatty, MM Badr, MA Swillam - Journal of Lightwave …, 2018 - opg.optica.org
Silicon based electro-optical modulators are essential for optical communication systems. In
this paper, we present a silicon electro-optical modulator, which is based on tri-coupled …

Gallium-doped zinc oxide: nonlinear reflection and transmission measurements and modeling in the ENZ region

A Ball, R Secondo, BT Diroll, D Fomra… - Journal of Physics …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Strong nonlinear materials have been sought after for decades for applications in
telecommunications, sensing, and quantum optics. Gallium-doped zinc oxide is a II–VI …

Comparative analysis of transparent conductive oxide electro-absorption modulators

Q Gao, E Li, AX Wang - Optical Materials Express, 2018 - opg.optica.org
Electron accumulation in transparent conductive oxides (TCOs), when driven by a gate
voltage, is capable of inducing extremely strong electro-optic absorption at the …