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 …

Nonlinear optics at epsilon near zero: From origins to new materials

D Fomra, A Ball, S Saha, J Wu, M Sojib… - Applied Physics …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
In the continuously evolving realm of nonlinear optics, epsilon near zero (ENZ) materials
have captured significant scientific interest, becoming a compelling focal point over the past …

Broadband terahertz wave generation from an epsilon-near-zero material

W Jia, M Liu, Y Lu, X Feng, Q Wang, X Zhang… - Light: Science & …, 2021 - nature.com
Broadband light sources emitting in the terahertz spectral range are highly desired for
applications such as noninvasive imaging and spectroscopy. Conventionally, THz pulses …

Time-dependent ultrafast quadratic nonlinearity in an epsilon-near-zero platform

AY Bykov, J Deng, G Li, AV Zayats - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Ultrafast nonlinearity, which results in modulation of the linear optical response, is a basis for
the development of time-varying media, in particular those operating in the epsilon-near …

Second harmonic generation at a time-varying interface

R Tirole, S Vezzoli, D Saxena, S Yang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Time-varying metamaterials rely on large and fast changes of the linear permittivity. Beyond
the linear terms, however, the effect of a non-perturbative modulation of the medium on …

Principles to tailor the saturable and reverse saturable absorption of epsilon-near-zero material

H Ma, Y Zhao, Y Shao, Y Lian, W Zhang, G Hu… - Photonics …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Indium tin oxide (ITO) films have recently emerged as a new class of functional materials for
nonlinear optical (NLO) devices due to their exotic properties around epsilon-near-zero …

The role of epsilon near zero and hot electrons in enhanced dynamic THz emission from nonlinear metasurfaces

E Minerbi, S Sideris, JB Khurgin, T Ellenbogen - Nano Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
We study theoretically and experimentally the nonlinear THz emission from plasmonic
metasurfaces and show that a thin indium-tin oxide (ITO) film significantly affects the …

Enhanced Nonlinearity of Epsilon‐Near‐Zero Indium Tin Oxide Nanolayers with Tamm Plasmon‐Polariton States

T Shubitidze, WA Britton… - Advanced Optical Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, materials with vanishingly small permittivity, known as epsilon‐near‐zero (ENZ)
media, emerged as promising candidates to achieve nonlinear optical effects of …

High‐Order Nonlinear Frequency Conversion in Transparent Conducting Oxide Thin Films

W Jaffray, F Belli, S Stengel, MA Vincenti… - Advanced Optical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The study of conductive oxides has gained momentum within the photonics community due
to their unique linear and nonlinear optical properties. Despite recent experiments reporting …

Polarization-entangled Bell state generation from an epsilon-near-zero metasurface

W Jia, G Saerens, ÜL Talts, H Weigand… - Science …, 2025 - science.org
Pairs of polarization-entangled photons are important for diverse quantum technologies,
such as quantum communication, computation, and imaging. However, generating complex …