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20242026
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6 papers

physics.optics2026

Absolute measurement of the intrinsic helicity in nanophotonics

Malo Bézard, Simon Garrigou, Jérémie Béal +5

Helicity is a universal quantity describing the internal rotation of an object or a field. Whether it characterizes fundamental properties such as the spin of elementary particles…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Cathodoluminescence, light injection and EELS in STEM: From comparative to coincidence experiments

Luiz H. G. Tizei, Yves Auad, Florian Castioni +1

Electron spectroscopy implemented in electron microscopes provides high spatial resolution, down to the atomic scale, of the chemical, electronic, vibrational and optical propertie…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Single photon emitters in hBN: Limitations of atomic resolution imaging and potential sources of error

David Lamprecht, Shrirang Chokappa, Alissa M. Freilinger +9

There is a growing interest in identifying the origin of single-photon emission in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), with proposed candidates including boron and nitrogen vacancies as…

physics.optics2025

Plasmon-interband hybridization and anomalous production of hot electrons in aluminum nanoantennas

Jérôme Martin, Oscar Avalos-Ovando, Thomas Simon +9

Strong coupling typically occurs between two separate objects or between an object and its environment (such as an atom and a cavity). However, it can also occur between two differ…

cond-mat.mes-hall2025

Roadmap for Quantum Nanophotonics with Free Electrons

F. Javier García de Abajo, Albert Polman, Cruz I. Velasco +44

Over the past century, continuous advancements in electron microscopy have enabled the synthesis, control, and characterization of high-quality free-electron beams. These probes ca…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024

Nanosecond nanothermometry in an electron microscope

Florian Castioni, Yves Auad, Jean-Denis Blazit +8

Thermal transport in nanostructures plays a critical role in modern technologies. As devices shrink, techniques that can measure thermal properties at nanometer and nanosecond scal…