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20192026
most citedGiant optical anisotropy in transition metal dichalcogenides for next-generation photonics

329 citations · 834 across the 11 of their papers we have counts for

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11 papers

physics.optics2026

Real-Space Plasmon Imaging Reveals Modified Electronic Structure of Gold at the Monolayer Limit

Andrei Bylinkin, Philippe Roelli, Naveen Shetty +8

Atomically thin materials exhibit electronic and optical properties distinct from their three-dimensional counterparts. For metals, particularly gold, monolayer studies remain larg…

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★ 3 cited

High-intensity wave vortices around subwavelength holes: from ocean tides to nanooptics

Kateryna Domina, Pablo Alonso-González, Andrei Bylinkin +9

Vortices are ubiquitous in nature; they appear in a variety of phenomena ranging from galaxy formation in astrophysics to topological defects in quantum fluids. In particular, wave…

physics.optics2025★ 249 cited

Broad Spectral Tuning of Ultra-Low Loss Polaritons in a van der Waals Crystal by Intercalation

Javier Taboada-Gutiérrez, Gonzalo Álvarez-Pérez, Jiahua Duan +17

Phonon polaritons (PhPs) -- light coupled to lattice vibrations -- in polar van der Waals (vdW) crystals are promising candidates for controlling the flow of energy at the nanoscal…

physics.optics2023★ 19 cited

Dual-band coupling between nanoscale polaritons and vibrational and electronic excitations in molecules

A. Bylinkin, F. Calavalle, M. Barra-Burillo +13

Strong coupling (SC) between light and matter excitations such as excitons and molecular vibrations bear intriguing potential for controlling chemical reactivity, conductivity or p…

physics.optics2021★ 4 cited

Real-space nanoimaging of THz polaritons in the topological insulator Bi2Se3

Shu Chen, Andrei Bylinkin, Zhengtianye Wang +6

Plasmon polaritons in topological insulators attract attention from a fundamental perspective and for potential THz photonic applications. Although polaritons have been observed by…

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.optics2020★ 33 cited

Amplitude- and phase-resolved nano-imaging and nano-spectroscopy of polaritons in liquid environment

Divya Virmani, Andrei Bylinkin, Irene Dolado Lopez +3

Localized and propagating polaritons allow for highly sensitive analysis of (bio)chemical substances and processes. Nanoimaging of the polaritons evanescent fields allows for criti…

physics.optics2020★ 2 cited

Real-space observation of vibrational strong coupling between propagating phonon polaritons and organic molecules

Andrei Bylinkin, Martin Schnell, Marta Autore +10

Phonon polaritons (PPs) in van der Waals (vdW) materials can strongly enhance light-matter interactions at mid-infrared frequencies, owing to their extreme infrared field confineme…

physics.app-ph2020★ 329 cited

Giant optical anisotropy in transition metal dichalcogenides for next-generation photonics

G. A. Ermolaev, D. V. Grudinin, Y. V. Stebunov +17

Large optical anisotropy observed in a broad spectral range is of paramount importance for efficient light manipulation in countless devices. Although a giant anisotropy was recent…

physics.app-ph2019★ 182 cited

Infrared permittivity of the biaxial van der Waals semiconductor -MoO from near- and far-field correlative studies

Gonzalo Álvarez-Pérez, Thomas G. Folland, Ion Errea +13

The biaxial van der Waals semiconductor -phase molybdenum trioxide (-MoO) has recently received significant attention due to its ability to support highly anisotropic pho…