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20242026
collaborators

8 papers

physics.optics2026

Ultra-high THz-field-confinement at LaAlO3 twin walls

Jakob Wetzel, Javier Taboada-Gutiérrez, Matthias Roeper +13

The control and steering of light at nanometre length scales is crucial for the development of both fundamental science and nanophotonic technologies. Recent advancements have been…

physics.optics2026

Free-electron laser-based extended wide-field mid-infrared photothermal imaging for biomedical and microplastic analysis

Anooj Thayyil Raveendran, Subham Adak, Artem Shydliukh +8

Wide-field mid-infrared photothermal (MIP) imaging offers rapid labelfree chemical contrast for biomedical and polymer analysis. However, its field of view (FOV) is limited by the…

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…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Tailoring phonon-driven responses in α-MoO3 through isotopic enrichment

Thiago S. Arnaud, Ryan W. Spangler, Johnathan D. Georgaras +29

The implementation of polaritonic materials into nanoscale devices requires selective tuning of parameters to realize desired spectral or thermal responses. One robust material is…

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…