Free-electron Brewster-transition radiation

R Chen, J Chen, Z Gong, X Zhang, X Zhu, Y Yang… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
We reveal a mechanism to enhance particle-matter interactions by exploiting the pseudo-
Brewster effect of gain materials, presenting an enhancement of at least four orders of …

Interfacial Cherenkov radiation from ultralow-energy electrons

Z Gong, J Chen, R Chen, X Zhu… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Cherenkov radiation occurs only when a charged particle moves with a velocity exceeding
the phase velocity of light in that matter. This radiation mechanism creates directional light …

Low-velocity-favored transition radiation

J Chen, R Chen, F Tay, Z Gong, H Hu, Y Yang… - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
When a charged particle penetrates through an optical interface, photon emissions emerge—
a phenomenon known as transition radiation. Being paramount to fundamental physics …

Quantum Nanophotonics with Energetic Particles: X-rays and Free Electrons

X Shi, WW Lee, A Karnieli, LM Lohse, A Gorlach… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Rapid progress in precision nanofabrication and atomic design over the past 50 years has
ushered in a succession of transformative eras for molding the generation and flow of light …

In-Plane Radiation of Surface Plasmon Polaritons Excited by Free Electrons

P Zhang, Y Dong, X Li, X Cao, Y Yang, G Yu, S Yang… - Micromachines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) have become a research hotspot due to their high
intensity and subwavelength localization. Through free-electron excitation, a portion of the …