Photonics is a natural next technological step after an era of electronics. However, the
diffraction limit of light poses severe limitations on photonic elements and dictates their size …

With the advance of on-chip nanophotonics, there is a high demand for high-refractive-index
and low-loss materials. Currently, this technology is dominated by silicon, but van der Waals …

Numerous optical phenomena and applications have been enabled by nanophotonic
structures. Their current fabrication from high refractive index dielectrics, such as silicon (Si) …

Emerging van der Waals materials exhibit a wide range of optical and electronic properties,
making them attractive for nanophotonic devices. Due to the nature of van der Waals …

Materials for nanophotonic devices ideally combine ease of deposition, very high refractive
index, and facile pattern formation through lithographic templating and/or etching. In this …

The efficient, large-scale generation and control of photonic modes guided by van der Waals
materials remains as a challenge despite their potential for on-chip photonic circuitry. We …

The integration of nanoscale electronics with conventional optical devices is restricted by the
diffraction limit of light. Metals can confine light at the subwavelength scales needed, but …

The integration of van der Waals (vdW) materials into photonic devices has laid out a
foundation for many new quantum and optoelectronic applications. Despite tremendous …

Optical waveguides are vital components of data communication system technologies, but
their scaling down to the nanoscale has remained challenging despite advances in nano …

Abstract van der Waals (vdW) crystals are promising candidates for integrated phase
retardation applications due to their large optical birefringence. Among the two major types …