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20182026
most citedQuasinormal mode solvers for resonators with dispersive materials

120 citations · 479 across the 23 of their papers we have counts for

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23 papers

physics.optics2026

AAA rational approximation for scatterometry of nanoscale gratings

Livius Leibl, Viktoriia Sytenko, Rana Demircioglu +2

We investigate the applicability of AAA rational approximation to scatterometry-related response functions of nanoscale gratings. A silicon line grating with material dispersion is…

quant-ph2026

Design of monolithic microcavities for enhancing organic quantum emitters

Tim Hebenstreit, Jaime Gimeno Balaguer, Fridtjof Betz +6

Single organic molecules are a well-established platform for high-quality single-photon generation: they can emit lifetime-limited photons with high purity and indistinguishability…

physics.optics2026

Pole-Expansion of the T-Matrix Based on a Matrix-Valued AAA-Algorithm

Jan David Fischbach, Fridtjof Betz, Lukas Rebholz +6

The transition matrix (T-matrix) is a complete description of an object's linear scattering response. As such, it has found wide adoption for the theoretical and computational desc…

physics.optics2025★ 1 cited

High Purcell enhancement in all-TMDC nanobeam resonator designs with active monolayers for nanolasers

Felix Binkowski, Aris Koulas-Simos, Fridtjof Betz +9

We propose a nanobeam resonator incorporating an active monolayer, designed to achieve a high Purcell enhancement. The resonator is fully composed of transition-metal-dichalcogenid…

physics.optics2025★ 4 cited

Uncovering hidden resonances in non-Hermitian systems with scattering thresholds

Fridtjof Betz, Felix Binkowski, Jan David Fischbach +5

The points where diffraction orders emerge or vanish in the propagating spectrum of periodic non-Hermitian systems are referred to as scattering thresholds. Close to these branch p…

physics.comp-ph2024★ 6 cited

Resonance modes in microstructured photonic waveguides: Efficient and accurate computation based on AAA rational approximation

Felix Binkowski, Fridtjof Betz, Martin Hammerschmidt +2

We present a framework for the efficient and accurate computation of resonance modes in photonic waveguides. The framework is based on AAA rational approximation with the applicati…

physics.comp-ph2024★ 6 cited

A framework to compute resonances arising from multiple scattering

Jan David Fischbach, Fridtjof Betz, Nigar Asadova +8

Numerous natural and technological phenomena are governed by resonances. In nanophotonics, resonances often result from the interaction of several optical elements. Controlling the…

physics.optics2024★ 10 cited

Efficient rational approximation of optical response functions with the AAA algorithm

Fridtjof Betz, Martin Hammerschmidt, Lin Zschiedrich +2

We introduce a theoretical framework for the rational approximation of optical response functions in resonant photonic systems. The framework is based on the AAA algorithm and furt…

eess.SP2024★ 4 cited

Fabrication uncertainty guided design optimization of a photonic crystal cavity by using Gaussian processes

Matthias Plock, Felix Binkowski, Lin Zschiedrich +2

We present a fabrication uncertainty aware and robust design optimization approach that can be used to obtain robust design estimates for nonlinear, nonconvex, and expensive model…

physics.comp-ph2024★ 10 cited

Computing eigenfrequency sensitivities near exceptional points

Felix Binkowski, Julius Kullig, Fridtjof Betz +4

Exceptional points are spectral degeneracies of non-Hermitian systems where both eigenfrequencies and eigenmodes coalesce. The eigenfrequency sensitivities near an exceptional poin…

physics.optics2023★ 29 cited

Poles and zeros in non-Hermitian systems: Application to photonics

Felix Binkowski, Fridtjof Betz, Rémi Colom +2

Resonances are essential for understanding the interactions between light and matter in photonic systems. The real frequency response of the non-Hermitian systems depends on the co…

physics.comp-ph2023★ 1 cited

Applying a Riesz-projection-based contour integral eigenvalue solver to compute resonance modes of a VCSEL

Lilli Kuen, Fridtjof Betz, Felix Binkowski +6

We investigate the calculation of resonance modes of a VCSEL with a Riesz projection eigenvalue solver. The eigenvalue solver is based on the principle of contour integration where…

physics.optics2022★ 4 cited

Resonance expansion of quadratic quantities with regularized quasinormal modes

Fridtjof Betz, Felix Binkowski, Martin Hammerschmidt +2

Resonance expansions are an intuitive approach to capture the interaction of an optical resonator with light. Here, we present a quasinormal mode expansion approach for quadratic o…

physics.comp-ph2022★ 12 cited

Computation of eigenfrequency sensitivities using Riesz projections for efficient optimization of nanophotonic resonators

Felix Binkowski, Fridtjof Betz, Martin Hammerschmidt +3

Resonances are omnipresent in physics and essential for the description of wave phenomena. We present an approach for computing eigenfrequency sensitivities of resonances. The theo…

physics.optics2021★ 17 cited

Enhanced Purcell factor for nanoantennas supporting interfering resonances

Rémi Colom, Felix Binkowski, Fridtjof Betz +2

We study the effect of coupled resonances and quasi-bound states in the continuum (quasi-BICs) on the Purcell factor in dielectric resonant nanoantennas. We analyze numerically int…

physics.optics2021★ 10 cited

Hot electron generation through near-field excitation of plasmonic nanoresonators

Felix Binkowski, Tong Wu, Philippe Lalanne +2

We theoretically study hot electron generation through the emission of a dipole source coupled to a nanoresonator on a metal surface. In our hybrid approach, we solve the time-harm…

physics.optics2020★ 86 cited

Long- and Short-Ranged Chiral Interactions in DNA Assembled Plasmonic Chains

Kevin Martens, Felix Binkowski, Linh Nguyen +4

Molecular chirality plays a crucial role in innumerable biological processes. The chirality of a molecule can typically be identified by its characteristic optical response, the ci…

physics.optics2020★ 30 cited

Quasinormal mode expansion of optical far-field quantities

Felix Binkowski, Fridtjof Betz, Rémi Colom +3

Quasinormal mode (QNM) expansion is a popular tool to analyze light-matter interaction in nanoresonators. However, expanding far-field quantities such as the energy flux is an open…

physics.optics2019★ 25 cited

Modal analysis for nanoplasmonics with nonlocal material properties

Felix Binkowski, Lin Zschiedrich, Martin Hammerschmidt +1

Plasmonic devices with feature sizes of a few nanometers exhibit effects which can be described by the nonlocal hydrodynamic Drude model. We demonstrate how to exploit contour inte…

physics.optics2019★ 30 cited

Heuristic Modeling of Strong Coupling in Plasmonic Resonators

Günter Kewes, Felix Binkowski, Sven Burger +2

Strong coupling of plasmonic excitations and dipolar emitters, such as organic molecules, have been studied extensively in the last years. The questions whether strong coupling can…

physics.comp-ph2018★ 120 cited

Quasinormal mode solvers for resonators with dispersive materials

P. Lalanne, W. Yan, A. Gras +16

Optical resonators are widely used in modern photonics. Their spectral response and temporal dynamics are fundamentally driven by their natural resonances, the so-called quasinorma…

physics.comp-ph2018★ 13 cited

A Riesz-projection-based method for nonlinear eigenvalue problems

Felix Binkowski, Lin Zschiedrich, Sven Burger

We propose an algorithm for general nonlinear eigenvalue problems to compute physically relevant eigenvalues within a chosen contour. Eigenvalue information is explored by contour…

physics.optics2018★ 61 cited

Riesz-projection-based theory of light-matter interaction in dispersive nanoresonators

Lin Zschiedrich, Felix Binkowski, Niko Nikolay +3

We introduce a theory to analyze the behavior of light emitters in nanostructured environments rigorously. Based on spectral theory, the approach opens the possibility to quantify…