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We demonstrate that, owing to the unique topology of the toroidal dipolar mode, its electric/magnetic field can be spatially confined within subwavelength, externally accessible regions of the metamolecules, which makes the toroidal planar…
We study high energy resonances for the operator $-\Delta_{V,\partial\Omega}:=-\Delta+\delta_{\partial\Omega}\otimes V $ when $V$ has strong frequency dependence. The operator $-\Delta_{V,\partial\Omega}$ is a Hamiltonian used to model both…
We analyze the spectral properties of a resonator coupled to a superconducting single electron transistor (SSET) close to the Josephson quasiparticle resonance. Focussing on the regime where the resonator is driven into a limit-cycle state…
The high-Q {\it subwavelength} resonances in an isolated dielectric disk modes can be achieved by avoided crossing (anticrossing) of the nonorthogonal TE resonances under variation of the aspect ratio as it was reported by Rybin {\it et al}…
Efficient trapping of light in nanostructures is essential for the development of optical devices that are based on the interaction between light and matter. In this work, we show theoretically and experimentally that one-dimensional arrays…
Relative bounds on radiation efficiency are established for time-modulated antenna systems where radiation is generated by broadband conduction currents impressed using idealized non-radiating time-varying subsystems, such as those found in…
We derive two methods for simultaneously controlling the resonance frequency, linewidth and multipolar nature of the resonances of radially symmetric structures. Firstly, we formulate an eigenvalue problem for a global shift in the…
The loss in superconducting microwave resonators at low-photon number and low temperatures is not well understood but has implications for achievable coherence times in superconducting qubits. We have fabricated single-layer resonators with…
Superconducting parametric amplifiers (SPAs) are critical components for ultralow-noise qubit readout in quantum computing, addressing the critical challenge of amplifying weak quantum signals without introducing noise that degrades…
In this paper, the bounds on the Q-factor, a quantity inversely proportional to bandwidth, are derived and investigated for narrow-band phased array antennas. Arrays in free space and above a ground plane are considered. The Q-factor bound…
Superconducting cavities with high quality factors play an essential role in circuit quantum electrodynamics and quantum computing. In measurements of the the intrinsic loss rates of high frequency modes, it can be challenging to design an…
It is usually believed that symmetry breaking in photonic systems leads to weaker optical confinement, such as in the case of metasurfaces when bound states in the continuum are replaced by quasi-bound states with lower quality factors (Q…
Using the model of a deep spherically symmetric rectangular well as an example, it is shown that resonant scattering near the boundaries of the lower or upper Dirac continua cannot serve as evidence in favor of spontaneous electron-positron…
Laws of electrodynamics constrain scattering cross-sections of resonant objects. Nevertheless, a fundamental bound that expresses how larger that scattering cross-section can be is yet to be found. Approaches based on cascading multiple…
Dielectric spheres of various sizes may sustain electromagnetic whispering-gallery modes resonating at optical frequencies with very narrow linewidths. Arbitrary small deviations from the spherical shape typically shift and broaden such…
The non-trivial topology of the three-dimensional (3D) topological insulator (TI) dictates the appearance of gapless Dirac surface states. Intriguingly, when a 3D TI is made into a nanowire, a gap opens at the Dirac point due to the quantum…
Advancing resonant nanophotonics requires novel building blocks. Recently, cavities in high-index dielectrics have been shown to resonantly confine light inside a lower-index region. These so-called Mie voids represent a counterpart to…
We study the variation of the differential conductance $G=dj/dV$ of a normal metal wire in a Superconductor/Normal metal heterostructure with a cross geometry under external microwave radiation applied to the superconducting parts. Our…
A microscopic theory of the plasma resonance in layered metals is presented. It is shown that electron-impurity scattering can suppress the plasma resonance in the normal state and sharpen it in the superconducting state. Analytic…
Plasmons in two-dimensional electron systems (2DES) feature ultra-strong confinement and are expected to efficiently mediate the interactions between light and charge carriers. Despite these expectations, the electromagnetic detectors…