Efficient nonlinear optical interactions are essential for many applications in modern
photonics. However, they typically require intense laser sources and long interaction …

Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) in semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) that
results in resonant absorption, scattering, and near field enhancement around the NC can …

Photonic time crystals (PTCs), materials with a dielectric permittivity that is modulated
periodically in time, offer new concepts in light manipulation. We study theoretically the …

Abstract Space-time duality in paraxial optical wave propagation implies the existence of
intriguing effects when light interacts with a material exhibiting two refractive indexes …

Photonic time crystals are artificial materials whose electromagnetic properties are uniform
in space but periodically vary in time. The synthesis of these materials and experimental …

Structures with near-zero parameters (for example, media with near-zero relative permittivity
and/or relative permeability, and thus a near-zero refractive index) exhibit a number of …

Nonlinear optical phenomena are crucial for a broad range of applications, such as
microscopy, all-optical data processing, and quantum information. However, materials …

The discovery, design and development of materials are critically linked to advances in
many areas of research, and optics is no exception. Recently, the spectral region in which …

Optical metasurfaces are regular quasi-planar nanopatterns that can apply diverse spatial
and spectral transformations to light waves. However, metasurfaces are no longer …

Low‐dimensional (LD) materials demonstrate intriguing optical properties, which lead to
applications in diverse fields, such as photonics, biomedicine and energy. Due to …