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7 papers

physics.optics2026

Direct Wafer Bonding of Crystal-Ion-Sliced GaP Thin Films for Photonic Applications

Hossein Esfandiar, Emanuel Glück, Fabian Ganss +11

Gallium phosphide (GaP) is a promising material platform for integrated photonics because of its high refractive index, broad optical transparency, and strong second-order nonlinea…

physics.optics2026

Sparse Spectral Imaging for Thickness Mapping of 3R-MoS on PDMS

Benjamin Laudert, Fatemeh Abtahi, Sarka Vavreckova +2

We present a non-destructive, spatially resolved thickness characterization method for rhombohedral (3R) molybdenum disulfide (MoS) on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrates. U…

physics.optics2026

Hybrid Barium Titanate Waveguide Designs For Efficient Nonlinear Frequency Conversion

Trevor G. Vrckovnik, D. Arslan, F. Eilenberger +1

Barium titanate (BaTiO) is emerging as a powerful integrated photonic material, combining strong and electro-optic nonlinearities with rapidly improving thin-film wav…

physics.optics2026

Stabilizing van der Waals NbOI2 by SiO2 encapsulation for Photonic Applications

Gia Quyet Ngo, Fatemeh Abtahi, Jakub Regner +6

Niobium oxide diiodide (NbOI2) is an emerging material for photonics and electronics, distinguished by its exceptional second-order nonlinearity and pronounced in-plane ferroelectr…

physics.optics2025

Thickness-dependence of Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Multilayer 3R-MoS2

Fatemeh Abtahi, Alen Shaji, Gia Quyet Ngo +4

3R-MoS2, a MoS2 polytype with broken inversion symmetry, enables unique light-matter interactions and is promising for linear and nonlinear integrated photonics beyond the monolaye…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Structural and Optical Properties of Crystal Ion Sliced BaTiO Thin Films

Hossein Esfandiar, Fatemeh Abtahi, Trevor G. Vrckovnik +10

Barium titanate (BaTiO) is a compelling material for integrated photonics due to its strong electro-optic and second-order nonlinear properties. Crystal Ion Slicing (CIS) prese…