Active polarization control is highly desirable in photonic systems but has been limited
mostly to discrete structures in bulky dielectric media and liquid crystal–based variable …

Magnetic insulators, which have long-range magnetic order and are electrically insulating,
allow spin propagation without electron motion and could be used to create dissipationless …

This Perspective surveys the state-of-the-art and future prospects of science and technology
employing nanoconfined light (nanophotonics and nanoplasmonics) in combination with …

Controlling electric and magnetic properties of matter by laser beams is actively explored in
the broad region of condensed matter physics, including spintronics and magneto-optics …

A major challenge facing plasmon nanophotonics is the poor dynamic tunability. A functional
nanophotonic element would feature the real-time sizable tunability of transmission …

Using femtosecond optical pulses, we have investigated the ultrafast magnetization
dynamics induced in a dielectric film of bismuth-substituted yttrium iron garnet (Bi-YIG) …

Terahertz (THz) radiation with frequencies between 100 GHz and 30 THz has numerous
applications in basic science, materials characterization, imaging, sensor technologies, and …

Breaking the diffraction limit and focusing laser beams to subwavelength scale are
becoming possible with the help of recent developments in plasmonics. Such …

Due to its efficient coupling with electron spins, the application of terahertz magnetic
nearfield in metallic microstructures has been attracting attention. While paramagnetic …

High terbium content glasses have stood out in technological areas due to their
simultaneous ability of magnetization and transparency in the visible spectrum. Such …