Low-loss, infrared and terahertz nanophotonics using surface phonon polaritons

JD Caldwell, L Lindsay, V Giannini, I Vurgaftman… - …, 2015 - degruyter.com
The excitation of surface-phonon-polariton (SPhP) modes in polar dielectric crystals and the
associated new developments in the field of SPhPs are reviewed. The emphasis of this work …

Dielectric nanoresonators for light manipulation

ZJ Yang, R Jiang, X Zhuo, YM Xie, J Wang, HQ Lin - Physics Reports, 2017 - Elsevier
Nanostructures made of dielectric materials with high or moderate refractive indexes can
support strong electric and magnetic resonances in the optical region. They can therefore …

Sub-diffractional volume-confined polaritons in the natural hyperbolic material hexagonal boron nitride

JD Caldwell, AV Kretinin, Y Chen, V Giannini… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Strongly anisotropic media, where the principal components of the dielectric tensor have
opposite signs, are called hyperbolic. Such materials exhibit unique nanophotonic …

Printing beyond sRGB color gamut by mimicking silicon nanostructures in free-space

Z Dong, J Ho, YF Yu, YH Fu… - Nano …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Localized optical resonances in metallic nanostructures have been increasingly used in
color printing, demonstrating unprecedented resolution but limited in color gamut. Here, we …

Schrödinger's red pixel by quasi-bound-states-in-the-continuum

Z Dong, L Jin, SD Rezaei, H Wang, Y Chen… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
While structural colors are ubiquitous in nature, saturated reds are mysteriously absent. This
long-standing problem of achieving Schrödinger's red demands sharp transitions from …

The optical duality of tellurium nanoparticles for broadband solar energy harvesting and efficient photothermal conversion

C Ma, J Yan, Y Huang, C Wang, G Yang - Science advances, 2018 - science.org
Nanophotonic materials for solar energy harvesting and photothermal conversion are
urgently needed to alleviate the global energy crisis. We demonstrate that a broadband …

Role of epsilon-near-zero substrates in the optical response of plasmonic antennas

J Kim, A Dutta, GV Naik, AJ Giles, FJ Bezares, CT Ellis… - Optica, 2016 - opg.optica.org
Radiation patterns and the resonance wavelength of a plasmonic antenna are significantly
influenced by its local environment, particularly its substrate. Here, we experimentally …

Large‐area ultrabroadband absorber for solar thermophotovoltaics based on 3D titanium nitride nanopillars

M Chirumamilla, A Chirumamilla… - Advanced Optical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Broadband absorbers, with the simultaneous advantages of thermal stability, insensitivity to
light polarization and angle, robustness against harsh environmental conditions, and large …

Metasurface based on inverse design for maximizing solar spectral absorption

X Jiang, H Yuan, D Chen, Z Zhang, T Du… - Advanced Optical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Broadband absorption of sunlight plays a crucial role in applying solar energy. However,
despite being a decade‐old technology, there are only a handful of simple metasurfaces …

Optical limiting based on Huygens' metasurfaces

A Howes, Z Zhu, D Curie, JR Avila, VD Wheeler… - Nano Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
Optical limiting is desirable or necessary in a variety of applications that employ high-power
light sources or sensitive photodetectors. However, the most prevalent methods compromise …