The finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method is a widespread numerical tool for full-
wave analysis of electromagnetic fields in complex media and for detailed geometries …

Linear optical quantum computing provides a desirable approach to quantum computing,
with only a short list of required computational elements. The similarity between photons and …

Nanomechanics, nanoacoustics, and nanophononics refer to the engineering of acoustic
phonons and elastic waves at the nanoscale and their interactions with other excitations …

Entanglement is an extraordinary feature of quantum mechanics. Sources of entangled
optical photons were essential to test the foundations of quantum physics through violations …

Integrated photonic devices in diamond have tremendous potential for many quantum
applications, including long-distance quantum communication, quantum information …

Phonons traveling in solid-state devices are emerging as a universal excitation for coupling
different physical systems. Phonons at microwave frequencies have a similar wavelength to …

Phonon lasers, as mechanical analogues of optical lasers, are unique tools for not only
fundamental studies of the emerging field of phononics but also diverse applications such as …

Nanophononics has the potential for information transfer, in an analogous manner to its
photonic and electronic counterparts. The adoption of phononic systems has been limited …

Mechanical systems prepared in quantum non-Gaussian states constitute a new advanced
class of phenomena breaking the laws of classical physics. Specifically, such mechanical …

Manipulating elastic waves in lower-dimensional mechanical metamaterials has attracted
much attention since it lays the foundation for the design of various elastic functional …