2 papers
physics.optics2026
Temporal Evolution of Blackbody Radiation in a One-Dimensional Photonic Time-Crystal
Luis Cortes-Herrera, Naren Ganesh, Jack Hasty +1
One of the most intriguing phenomena in time varying-media photonics is the amplification of light in a photonic time crystal (PTC). However, studies to date have focused exclusive…
physics.optics2025
Self-referencing photothermal common-path interferometry to measure absorption of Si3N4 membranes for laser-light sails
Tanuj Kumar, Demeng Feng, Shenwei Yin +12
Laser-light sails are a spacecraft concept wherein lightweight "sails" are propelled by high-intensity lasers. We investigated the near-infrared absorption of free-standing membran…