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5 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

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…

physics.optics2025

Ultraconfined THz Phonon Polaritons in Hafnium Dichalcogenides

R. A. Kowalski, N. S. Mueller, G. Álvarez-Pérez +18

The confinement of electromagnetic radiation to subwavelength scales relies on strong light-matter interactions. In the infrared (IR) and terahertz (THz) spectral ranges, phonon po…

physics.optics2025

Unidirectional Ray Polaritons in Twisted Asymmetric Stacks

J. Álvarez-Cuervo, M. Obst, S. Dixit +25

The vast repository of van der Waals (vdW) materials supporting polaritons offers numerous possibilities to tailor electromagnetic waves at the nanoscale. The development of twisto…