Optical metasurfaces with subwavelength thickness hold considerable promise for future
advances in fundamental optics and novel optical applications due to their unprecedented …

Active plasmonics is a burgeoning and challenging subfield of plasmonics. It exploits the
active control of surface plasmon resonance. In this review, a first-ever in-depth description …

Nanoscience has emerged as a fascinating field of science, with its implementation in
multiple applications in the form of nanotechnology. Nanotechnology has recently been …

Light strongly interacts with structures that are of a similar scale to its wavelength, typically
nanoscale features for light in the visible spectrum. However, the optical response of these …

In ambient atmospheres, aluminum becomes rapidly coated with a compact 2–3 nm thick
oxide layer. This native oxide layer prevents the metal surface from further oxidation …

Dynamically reconfigurable metasurfaces open up unprecedented opportunities in
applications such as high capacity communications, dynamic beam shaping, hyperspectral …

Color pixels composed of plasmonic nanostructures provide a highly promising approach for
new display technologies, capable of vivid, robust coloration and incorporating the use of …

Compact varifocal lenses are essential to various imaging and vision technologies.
However, existing varifocal elements typically rely on mechanically actuated systems with …

Liquid crystals constitute a fascinating class of soft condensed matter characterized by the
counterintuitive combination of fluidity and long-range order. Today they are best known for …

Over the past few decades, nanoparticles of noble metals such as silver exhibited
significantly distinct physical, chemical and biological properties from their bulk counterparts …