Organic dyes have been used as gain medium for lasers since the 1960s, long before the
advent of today's organic electronic devices. Organic gain materials are highly attractive for …

All-dielectric nanophotonics is an exciting and rapidly develo** area of nano-optics that
utilizes the resonant behavior of high-index low-loss dielectric nanoparticles to enhance …

Materials research plays a vital role in transforming breakthrough scientific ideas into next‐
generation technology. Similar to the way silicon revolutionized the microelectronics …

We reveal a mechanism to enhance particle-matter interactions by exploiting the pseudo-
Brewster effect of gain materials, presenting an enhancement of at least four orders of …

The vivid optical properties of noble metal nanoparticles have been an object of fascination
since ancient times. The ruby red of stained glass windows arises from gold nanoparticles …

Small lasers have dimensions or modes sizes close to or smaller than the wavelength of
emitted light. In recent years there has been significant progress towards reducing the size …

Amplifiers and lasers based on surface plasmon–polaritons (SPPs) have been studied for
around three decades. Research in this area has experienced particularly significant growth …

Optical metamaterials and nanoplasmonics bridge the gap between conventional optics and
the nanoworld. Exciting and technologically important capabilities range from …

Constrained by large ohmic and radiation losses, plasmonic nanolasers operated at visible
regime are usually achieved either with a high threshold (102–104 MW cm− 2) or at …

A fruitful paradigm in the development of low-cost and efficient photovoltaics is to dope or
otherwise photosensitize wide band gap semiconductors in order to improve their light …