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20202026
most citedNanoscale-confined Terahertz Polaritons in a van der Waals Crystal

110 citations · 233 across the 11 of their papers we have counts for

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11 papers

physics.optics2026

Twistoptics in Planar Heterostructures with an Arbitrary Number of Rotated 3D Thin Layers and 2D Conductive Sheets

Christian Lanza, José Álvarez-Cuervo, Kirill V. Voronin +5

Twistoptics has recently emerged as a branch of nano-optics that explores light propagation in stacks of thin anisotropic layers rotated relative to one another. The concept is par…

physics.optics2026

Fast Programming of In-Plane Hyperbolic Phonon Polariton Optics Through van der Waals Crystals using the Phase-Change Material In3SbTe2

Lina Jäckering, Umberto Saldarelli, Aaron Moos +8

The high directionality of hyperbolic phonon polaritons (HPhPs) has opened radically new ways to route and steer the flow of energy at the nanoscale. However, launching HPhPs requi…

physics.optics2026★ 1 cited

Long-range mid-infrared energy transfer mediated by hyperbolic phonon polaritons

Gonzalo Álvarez-Pérez, Simone De Liberato, Huatian Hu

We provide a framework to theoretically describe long-range energy transfer in single and twisted two-dimensional hyperbolic slabs. We demonstrate that phonon polaritons (PhPs, qua…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Tailoring phonon-driven responses in α-MoO3 through isotopic enrichment

Thiago S. Arnaud, Ryan W. Spangler, Johnathan D. Georgaras +29

The implementation of polaritonic materials into nanoscale devices requires selective tuning of parameters to realize desired spectral or thermal responses. One robust material is…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 13 cited

Directional strong coupling at the nanoscale between hyperbolic polaritons and organic molecules

Ana I. F. Tresguerres-Mata, Olga G. Matveeva, Christian Lanza +17

Strong coupling (SC) is a fundamental concept in physics that describes extreme interactions between light and matter. Recent experiments have demonstrated SC at the nanometer scal…

physics.optics2025

Ultraconfined THz Phonon Polaritons in Hafnium Dichalcogenides

R. A. Kowalski, N. S. Mueller, G. Álvarez-Pérez +18

The confinement of electromagnetic radiation to subwavelength scales relies on strong light-matter interactions. In the infrared (IR) and terahertz (THz) spectral ranges, phonon po…

physics.optics2024★ 2 cited

Canalization-based super-resolution imaging using a single van der Waals layer

Jiahua Duan, Aitana Tarazaga Martin-Luengo, Christian Lanza +7

Canalization is an optical phenomenon that enables unidirectional propagation of light in a natural way, i.e., without the need for predefined waveguiding designs. Predicted years…

physics.optics2021

Planar nano-optics in anisotropic media: anomalous refraction and diffraction-free lensing of highly confined polaritons

J. Duan, G. Álvarez-Pérez, A. I. F. Tresguerres-Mata +13

As one of the most fundamental optical phenomena, refraction between isotropic media is characterized by light bending towards the normal to the boundary when passing from a low- t…

physics.optics2021★ 101 cited

Enabling propagation of anisotropic polaritons along forbidden directions via a topological transition

Jiahua Duan, Gonzalo Álvarez-Pérez, Kirill V. Voronin +6

Recent discoveries of polaritons in van der Waals (vdW) crystals with directional in-plane propagation, ultra-low losses, and broad spectral tunability have opened the door for unp…

stat.ME2020★ 6 cited

Goodness-of-fit tests for functional linear models based on integrated projections

Eduardo García-Portugués, Javier Álvarez-Liébana, Gonzalo Álvarez-Pérez +1

Functional linear models are one of the most fundamental tools to assess the relation between two random variables of a functional or scalar nature. This contribution proposes a go…

cond-mat.mes-hall2020★ 110 cited

Nanoscale-confined Terahertz Polaritons in a van der Waals Crystal

Thales V. A. G. de Oliveira, Tobias Nörenberg, Gonzalo Álvarez-Pérez +11

Electromagnetic field confinement is crucial for nanophotonic technologies, since it allows for enhancing light-matter interactions, thus enabling light manipulation in deep sub-wa…