Observation of edge bound states in the continuum at truncated silicon pillar photonic crystal

R Sato, C Vinther Bertelsen, M Nikitin… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Bound states in the continuum are optical modes with extremely high-quality factors and
narrow resonances, which exist in the dispersion spectrum of the radiative region above the …

Near-Unity All-Optical Modulation of Third-Harmonic Generation with a Fano-Resonant Dielectric Metasurface

F Bijloo, K Murzyn, F van Emmerik, AJ den Boef… - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
We demonstrate all-optical modulation with a near-unity contrast of nonlinear light
generation in a dielectric metasurface. We study third-harmonic generation from silicon Fano …

Damage mechanism and protective performance of vanadium dioxide under continuous-Wave laser irradiation

Y Feng, Y Wang, Z Wang, C Liu, Y Lu, Y Chen… - Applied Surface …, 2024 - Elsevier
Optical limiters reduce transmittance under increasing incident optical power and protect
sensitive components against high-intensity illumination. Vanadium dioxide (VO 2), which is …

Efficient Thermo-Optic Switching and Modulating in Nonlocal Metasurfaces

H Jiang, E Maqbool, Y Cai, Z Han - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
High-Q optical resonances in nonlocal metasurfaces, benefiting from significantly enhanced
light/matter interactions, feature strong responses even under a weak external stimulus. In …

Dynamic light-driven metasurface: Harnessing quasibound states in the continuum for laser-induced selective crystallization

M Gandolfi, ME Serrano Flores, J Frantz, J Myers… - Physical Review A, 2024 - APS
We present the design of an asymmetric metasurface made of germanium antimony
tellurium nanowires that supports quasibound states in the continuum. A fully coupled …

Ultrafast modulable 2DEG Huygens metasurface

H Zeng, X Cong, S Wang, S Gong, L Huang… - Photonics …, 2024 - opg.optica.org
Huygens metasurfaces have demonstrated remarkable potential in perfect transmission and
precise wavefront modulation through the synergistic integration of electric resonance and …

Silver-decorated three-dimensional ZnO nanoflowers enhancing the electromagnetic coupling for ultrasensitive SERS detection of multi-pesticide residues

Z Wang, W Zeng, K Zhang, F Xie, G Yu, M Mei… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The development of sensitive analytical methods is of prime importance for the detection of
pesticide residues on the surfaces of fruits and vegetables at extremely low concentrations …

Simplifying asynchronous optical sampling: an experimental approach toward industrial integration exploiting lock-in acquisition

S Peli, A Tognazzi, P Franceschini, M Gandolfi… - Applied Optics, 2024 - opg.optica.org
Time-resolved optical spectroscopies are emerging as a go-to technique for non-destructive
testing of nanomaterials. Inspecting the thermal and mechanical properties of a mesoscale …

Metasurface-Integrated Polarization-Insensitive LCoS for Projection Displays

X Ou, Y Hu, D Yu, S Liu, S Lou, Z Shu, W Wei… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) panels, renowned for their high resolution and fill-factor, are
integral to modern projection displays. However, their inherent polarization sensitivity …

Excitation of surface plasmon-polaritons through optically-induced ultrafast transient gratings

O Pashina, O Sergaeva, A Seredin, G Crotti… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Ultrafast excitation of non-equilibrium carriers under intense pulses offer unique
opportunities for controlling optical properties of semiconductor materials. In this work, we …