This Colloquium describes a new paradigm for creating strong quantum interactions of light
and matter by way of single atoms and photons in nanoscopic lattices. Beyond the …

Silicon has long been established as the material of choice for the microelectronics industry.
This is not yet true in photonics, where the limited degrees of freedom in material design …

The unique properties of light underpin the visions of photonic quantum technologies,
optical interconnects and a wide range of novel sensors, but a key limiting factor today is …

Modern nanotechnology allows one to scale down various important devices (sensors,
chips, fibers, etc.) and thus opens up new horizons for their applications. The efficiency of …

A new class of composite materials has emerged which provides a means to control and
manipulate light. These materials, known as photonic crystals, are periodic arrays of …

Synthetic dimension provides a new platform for realizing topological photonic devices.
Here, we propose a method to realize a rainbow concentrator of topological photonic states …

Slow light with a remarkably low group velocity is a promising solution for buffering and time-
domain processing of optical signals. It also offers the possibility for spatial compression of …

Periodicity in materials yields interesting and useful phenomena. Applied to the propagation
of light, periodicity gives rise to photonic crystals, which can be precisely engineered for …

Nanowires supporting propagating surface plasmons can function as nanowaveguides to
realize the light guiding with field confinement beyond the diffraction limit, providing …

It is known that light can be slowed down in dispersive materials near resonances. Dramatic
reduction of the light group velocity—and even bringing light pulses to a complete halt—has …