Polariton panorama

DN Basov, A Asenjo-Garcia, PJ Schuck, X Zhu… - …, 2020 - degruyter.com
In this brief review, we summarize and elaborate on some of the nomenclature of polaritonic
phenomena and systems as they appear in the literature on quantum materials and …

All-optical observation and reconstruction of spin wave dispersion

Y Hashimoto, S Daimon, R Iguchi, Y Oikawa… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
To know the properties of a particle or a wave, one should measure how its energy changes
with its momentum. The relation between them is called the dispersion relation, which …

Enhancement of THz generation in LiNbO3 waveguides via multi-bounce velocity matching

BS Dastrup, ER Sung, F Wulf, C Saraceno… - Light: Science & …, 2022 - nature.com
To realize the full promise of terahertz polaritonics (waveguide-based terahertz field
generation, interaction, and readout) as a viable spectroscopy platform, much stronger …

Gradient-induced long-range optical pulling force based on photonic band gap

W Lu, AV Krasavin, S Lan, AV Zayats… - Light: Science & …, 2024 - nature.com
Optical pulling provides a new degree of freedom in optical manipulation. It is generally
believed that long-range optical pulling forces cannot be generated by the gradient of the …

Enhanced Terahertz Phonon Polariton in Lithium Niobate Chip

B Zhang, Y Li, X Wu, X Xu, Y Lu, Q Wu… - Laser & Photonics …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Terahertz (THz) phonon polaritons, fundamental quasi‐particles that couple lattice vibrations
with electromagnetic fields at THz frequencies, are found in a variety of materials that offer …

Experimental and numerical determination of the wave dispersion characteristics of complex 3D woven composites

V Thierry, O Mesnil, D Chronopoulos - Ultrasonics, 2020 - Elsevier
In this article, an attempt is made towards the experimental validation of a numerical method
allowing vibro-acoustic and ultrasonic wave propagation analysis of complex woven …

Enhancement of terahertz fields in LiTaO3 waveguides using a conical pulse front

ER Sung, Y Kai, T Pezeril, KA Nelson - Optics Express, 2024 - opg.optica.org
The development of methods for the generation of strong ultrafast electromagnetic pulses in
the terahertz (THz) spectral range has led to a surge of progress in nonlinear THz …

Dc to ac field conversion due to leaky-wave excitation in a plasma slab behind an ionization front

VA Kostin, NV Vvedenskii - New Journal of Physics, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a way for generating coherent tunable electromagnetic radiation through dc to
ac field conversion by an ionization front. The conversion is caused by the excitation of leaky …

THz band-stop filter using metamaterials surfaced on LiNbO3 sub-wavelength slab waveguide

B Zhang, Q Wu, C Pan, R Feng, J Xu, C Lou… - Optics express, 2015 - opg.optica.org
We designed and implemented periodic bar arrays metamaterials to select appropriate
frequencies of terahertz (THz) waves propagating in a LiNbO_3 sub-wavelength waveguide …

What is the Brillouin zone of an anisotropic photonic crystal?

P Sivarajah, AA Maznev, BK Ofori-Okai, KA Nelson - Physical Review B, 2016 - APS
The concept of the Brillouin zone (BZ) in relation to a photonic crystal fabricated in an
optically anisotropic material is explored both experimentally and theoretically. In …