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most citedStrong light-matter interaction with self-hybridized bound states in the continuum in monolithic van der Waals metasurfaces

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physics.optics2025

Integration of 2D Materials in Radial van der Waals Heterostructure Metasurfaces

Connor Heimig, Jonas Biechteler, Cristina Cruciano +12

Two-dimensional semiconductors, such as monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDC), exhibit strong excitonic transitions at room temperature and offer a unique platform for…

physics.optics2025★ 1 cited

Ultrafast dynamics of coherent exciton-polaritons in van der Waals semiconductor metasurfaces

Luca Sortino, Armando Genco, Cristina Cruciano +14

Enabling coherent light-matter interactions is a critical step toward next-generation quantum technologies. However, achieving this under ambient temperature conditions remains cha…

physics.optics2025

Topological Control of Polaritonic Flatbands in Anisotropic van der Waals Metasurfaces

Connor Heimig, Thomas Weber, Cristina Cruciano +9

Anisotropic van der Waals (vdW) materials exhibit direction-dependent optical and electronic properties, making them valuable for tailoring directional light-matter interactions. R…

physics.optics2025

A comparative analysis of plasmonic and dielectric metasurface sensing platforms powered by bound states in the continuum

Tao Jiang, Angana Bhattacharya, Martin Barkey +5

Nanophotonic platforms based on surface-enhanced infrared absorbance spectroscopy (SEIRAS) have emerged as an effective tool for molecular detection. Sensitive nanophotonic sensors…

physics.optics2025

Strong coupling and interfering resonances in isolated van der Waals nanoresonators

Qi Ding, Swain Ashutosh, Luca Sortino +7

The study of strong light-matter interaction in van der Waals materials is at the forefront of current research in physics and chemistry, and it can be enhanced dramatically by emp…

physics.optics2025★ 10 cited

Ultrafast all-optical switching in nonlinear 3R-MoS van der Waals metasurfaces

Levin Seidt, Thomas Weber, Albert A. Seredin +7

Second-order nonlinear optical processes are fundamental to photonics, spectroscopy, and information technologies, with material platforms playing a pivotal role in advancing these…

physics.optics2025

Fabrication Optimization of van der Waals Metasurfaces: Inverse Patterning Boosts Resonance Quality Factor

Jonas Biechteler, Connor Heimig, Thomas Weber +5

Van der Waals (vdW) materials have garnered growing interest for use as nanophotonic building blocks that offer precise control over light-matter interaction at the nanoscale, such…

physics.optics2025

Spatially Encoded Polaritonic Ultra-Strong Coupling in Gradient Metasurfaces with Epsilon-Near-Zero Modes

Enrico Bau, Andreas Aigner, Jonas Biechteler +4

We introduce a platform to achieve ultra-strong coupling (USC) between light and matter using widely available materials. USC is a light-matter interaction regime characterized by…

physics.optics2025★ 1 cited

Temporally symmetry-broken metasurfaces for ultrafast resonance creation and annihilation

Andreas Aigner, Thomas Possmayer, Thomas Weber +3

Active metasurfaces, compact platforms for nanoscale light manipulation, are transforming technologies like holography, quantum cryptography, and optical computing. Despite their v…