The discovery, design and development of materials are critically linked to advances in
many areas of research, and optics is no exception. Recently, the spectral region in which …

In the past decades, nanophotonic biosensors have been extended from the extensively
studied plasmonic platforms to dielectric metasurfaces. Instead of plasmonic resonance …

Bimetallic plasmonic nanoparticles enable tuning of the optical response and chemical
stability by variation of the composition. The present numerical simulation study compares …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are emerging as essential liquid biopsy markers for early cancer
detection. Currently, the clinical applications of miRNAs are lagging behind due to their high …

Different classes of plasmonic nanoparticles functionalized with the non-resonant Raman
reporter molecule 4-MBA are tested for their SERS signal brightness at the single-particle …

The nanosecond-laser-induced damage thresholds of gold, silver and gold-silver alloys of
various compositions in air and water have been measured for single-shot irradiation …

The material and exact shape of a nanostructure determine its optical response, which is
especially strong for plasmonic metals. Unfortunately, only a few plasmonic metals are …

Precious metal alloys enables new possibilities to tailor materials for specific optical
functions. Here we present a systematic study of the effects of a nanoscale alloying on the …

Bulk metallic glasses (BMG) are amorphous metal alloys known for their unique physical
and mechanical properties. In the present study, the formation of femtosecond (fs) laser …

Accurate complex dielectric functions are critical to accelerate the development of rationally
designed metal alloy systems for nanophotonic applications, and to thereby unlock the …