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We demonstrate that spectrally diverse multiple magnetic dipole resonances can be excited in all-dielectric structures lacking rotational symmetry, in contrast to conventionally used spheres, disks or spheroids. Such multiple magnetic…

The review presents an analysis and generalization of classical and most modern approaches to the description and development of operation of open optical nanoresonators, that is, resonators all sizes of which are smaller than the resonant…

Optics · Physics 2023-03-17 Vasily V. Klimov

Precise manipulation of small objects using light holds transformative potential across diverse fields. While research in optical trapping and manipulation predominantly relies on the attraction of solid matter to light intensity maxima,…

Optics · Physics 2025-04-28 Adeel Afridi , Bruno Melo , Nadine Meyer , Romain Quidant

Dielectric metasurfaces offer a path to high-efficiency optical components at the sub-wavelength scale. In this work, we utilize the wavelength-dependent birefringence of TiO2 nanopillars to create transmissive color filters with switchable…

Fourier optics, the principle of using Fourier Transformation to understand the functionalities of optical elements, lies at the heart of modern optics, and has been widely applied to optical information processing, imaging, holography etc.…

Quantum metaphotonics has emerged as a cutting-edge subfield of meta-optics employing subwavelength resonators and their planar structures such as metasurfaces to generate, manipulate, and detect quantum states of light. It holds a great…

Optics · Physics 2024-03-19 Jihua Zhang , Yuri Kivshar

Tunable bound states in the continuum (BICs) in metasurfaces offer powerful opportunities to control light-matter interactions, yet the role of out-of-plane symmetry breaking remains poorly understood. Here, we reveal a mechanism that…

Optics · Physics 2026-05-12 Hao Song , Yanming Sun , Jian Li , Wanlin Wang , Ming Chun Tang

Tunable lasers are essential for optical communication, spectroscopy, and precision sensing, where flexible and fast control of the laser wavelength is needed. However, conventional tunable laser systems often rely on mechanical actuation,…

High-power lasers offer ultrahigh intensities for plasma interactions, but they lack advanced techniques to control the properties of the fields, because no optical elements could withstand their high intensities. The vibrant field of…

Nanophotonics has recently gained new momentum with the emergence of a novel class of nanophotonic systems consisting of resonant dielectric nanostructures integrated with single or few layers of transition metal dichalcogenides (2D-TMDs).…

Metasurfaces have unlocked significant advancements across photonics, yet their efficient active control remains challenging. The active materials required often lack continuous tunability, exhibit inadequate refractive index (RI) changes,…

Nanostructured dielectric metasurfaces offer unprecedented opportunities to control light-matter momentum exchange, and thereby the forces and torques that light can exert on matter. Here we introduce optical metasurfaces as components of…

Metasurfaces have revolutionized compact wavefront control using planar, subwavelength structures. However, conventional meta-optical devices predominantly operate within a far-field paradigm, assuming electromagnetic decoupling between the…

Optics · Physics 2026-04-30 Dongyoung Lee , Sehwan Kim , Jisoo Kyoung

Nanostructured metasurfaces offer unique capabilities for local control of the phase and amplitude of transmitted and reflected optical waves. Based on this potential, a large number of metasurfaces have been proposed in recent years as…

Optics · Physics 2017-04-26 Ori Avayu , Euclides Almeida , Yehiam Prior , Tal Ellenbogen

Metasurfaces composed of planar arrays of sub-wavelength artificial structures show promise for extraordinary light manipulation; they have yielded novel ultrathin optical components such as flat lenses, wave plates, holographic surfaces…

We present subwavelength resonant lattices fashioned as nano- and microstructured films as a basis for a host of device concepts. Whereas the canonical physical properties are fully embodied in a one-dimensional periodic lattice, the final…

We study, both theoretically and experimentally, tunable metasurfaces supporting sharp Fano-resonances inspired by optical bound states in the continuum. We explore the use of arsenic trisulfide (a photosensitive chalcogenide glass) having…

In recent years, metasurfaces have shown extremely powerful abilities for manipulation of electromagnetic waves. However, the local electromagnetic response of conventional metasurfaces yields to an intrinsic performance limitation in terms…

Applied Physics · Physics 2020-09-25 Vladislav Popov , Badreddine Ratni , Shah Nawaz Burokur , Fabrice Boust

Bound states in the continuum (BICs) have attracted much attention in recent years due to the infinite quality factor (Q-factor) resonance and extremely localized field. In this study, BICs have been demonstrated by dielectric metasurfaces…

Reducing a set of diverse bulk-optic-based optical components to a single ultrathin and compact element that enables the same complex functionality has become an emerging research area, propelling further integration and miniaturization in…

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