Optically variable devices (OVDs) are in tremendous demand as optical indicators against
the increasing threat of counterfeiting. Conventional OVDs are exposed to the danger of …

<? pag\vskip-16pt?> Harnessing linear and angular momenta of light is one of the
cornerstones in modern optics and has found tremendous applications in optical circuits …

Rapid progress in photonics and nanotechnology brings many examples of resonant optical
phenomena associated with the physics of Fano resonances, with applications in optical …

BACKGROUND Nanoscale optics is usually associated with plasmonic structures made of
metals such as gold or silver. However, plasmonics suffers from high losses of metals …

Metamaterials are composed of periodic subwavelength metal/dielectric structures that
resonantly couple to the electric and/or magnetic components of the incident …

This article reviews recent progress leading to the realization of planar optical components
made of a single layer of phase shifting nanostructures. After introducing the principles of …

High-index dielectric and semiconductor nanoparticles supporting strong electric and
magnetic resonances have drawn significant attention in recent years. However, until now …

Scattering of electromagnetic waves by subwavelength objects is accompanied by the
excitation of electric and magnetic Mie resonances that may modify substantially the …

Engineering nanostructures with exceptionally high-Q resonances mediated by the Fano-
type hybridization between discrete states associated with the periodicity of the structure and …

Since the invention of optical tweezers, optical manipulation has advanced significantly in
scientific areas such as atomic physics, optics and biological science. Especially in the past …