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7 papers

physics.optics2026

In-plane vector-field imaging of propagating surface phonon polaritons

Richarda Niemann, Dorothée S. Mader, Gonzalo Alvarez-Pérez +9

Polariton interferometry through optical near-field microscopy has become a powerful tool in nanophotonics, enabling direct spatial access to the propagation characteristics of str…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Uncovering the properties of homo-epitaxial GaN devices through cross-sectional infrared nanoscopy

Hossein Zandipour, Felix Kaps, Robin Buschbeck +19

Validating material performance in electrical devices is crucial to product development. For Gallium Nitride (GaN) devices, evaluating material factors such as defects, dopant conc…

physics.optics2025

Misalignment between the Directions of Propagation and Decay of Nanoscale-confined Polaritons

Kirill V. Voronin, Gonzalo Álvarez-Pérez, Aitana Tarazaga Martín-Luengo +2

Anisotropic van der Waals crystals have gained significant attention in nanooptics and optoelectronics due to their unconventional optical properties, including anomalous reflectio…

physics.optics2025

Spectral tuning of hyperbolic shear polaritons in monoclinic gallium oxide via isotopic substitution

Giulia Carini, Mohit Pradhan, Elena Gelzinyte +26

Hyperbolic phonon polaritons - hybridized modes arising from the ultrastrong coupling of infrared light to strongly anisotropic lattice vibrations in uniaxial or biaxial polar crys…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Roadmap for Photonics with 2D Materials

F. Javier García de Abajo, D. N. Basov, Frank H. L. Koppens +145

Triggered by the development of exfoliation and the identification of a wide range of extraordinary physical properties in self-standing films consisting of one or few atomic layer…

physics.optics2025

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…