In the past decades, spectrally selective windows, such near-infrared absorbing (NIR)
glazings, low-e glazings, and various smart windows, have been widely studied, developed …

Transparent glass ceramics (TGCs) with minimized scattering loss offer the combined
characteristics of both glasses and (transparent) ceramics. The functionalities of the …

Nanophotonics is where photonics merges with nanoscience and nanotechnology, and
where spatial confinement considerably modifies light propagation and light-matter …

With full color throughout, this unique text provides an accessible yet rigorous introduction to
the basic principles, technology, and applications of nanophotonics. It explains key physical …

We report experimental evidence of the lowest exciton state splitting and carrier trapping in
PbS quantum dots (QDs) in glass matrix. Our measurements of photoluminescence (PL) of …

In this monograph, the authors address the physics and engineering together with the latest
achievements of efficient and compact ultrafast lasers based on novel quantum-dot …

Nanoplasmonics represents one of the most extensive research fields in optics on the
nanoscale and has emerging applications in sensors, light-emitting devices, and …

Some key recent achievements in the development of novel saturable absorbers that are
based on semiconductor quantum-dot (QD) structures for the passive mode locking of near …

We demonstrate a passively Q-switched Yb3+/Er3+ co-doped fiber (YEDF) laser using a
filmy sodium carboxymethylcellulose (NaCMC)-based Cu1. 8S nanocrystals (NCs) saturable …

Topological insulator (TI) Bi_2SeTe_2 nanosheets with very regular hexagonal morphology
were synthesized by a hydrothermal route. Open aperture (OA) z-scan method was …