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6 papers

physics.optics2026

Twistoptics in Planar Heterostructures with an Arbitrary Number of Rotated 3D Thin Layers and 2D Conductive Sheets

Christian Lanza, José Álvarez-Cuervo, Kirill V. Voronin +5

Twistoptics has recently emerged as a branch of nano-optics that explores light propagation in stacks of thin anisotropic layers rotated relative to one another. The concept is par…

physics.optics2026

Fast Programming of In-Plane Hyperbolic Phonon Polariton Optics Through van der Waals Crystals using the Phase-Change Material In3SbTe2

Lina Jäckering, Umberto Saldarelli, Aaron Moos +8

The high directionality of hyperbolic phonon polaritons (HPhPs) has opened radically new ways to route and steer the flow of energy at the nanoscale. However, launching HPhPs requi…

physics.optics2026

Long-range mid-infrared energy transfer mediated by hyperbolic phonon polaritons

Gonzalo Álvarez-Pérez, Simone De Liberato, Huatian Hu

We provide a framework to theoretically describe long-range energy transfer in single and twisted two-dimensional hyperbolic slabs. We demonstrate that phonon polaritons (PhPs, qua…

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…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Directional strong coupling at the nanoscale between hyperbolic polaritons and organic molecules

Ana I. F. Tresguerres-Mata, Olga G. Matveeva, Christian Lanza +17

Strong coupling (SC) is a fundamental concept in physics that describes extreme interactions between light and matter. Recent experiments have demonstrated SC at the nanometer scal…

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…