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Selected Journal Publications:

66. W. Wang, X. Yang, T. S. Luk, and J. Gao, "Enhanced quantum dots spontaneous emission with metamaterial perfect absorbers," Appl. Phys. Lett. 114, 021103 (2019).[pdf] [link]

65. W. Wang, X. Yang, and J. Gao, "Scaling law of Purcell factor in hyperbolic metamaterial cavities with dipole excitation," Optics Letters, 44, 471-474 (2019).[pdf] [link]

64. Z. Li, L. Stan, D. Czaplewski, X. Yang, and J. Gao, "Broadband infrared binary-pattern metasurface absorbers with micro genetic algorithm optimization," Optics Letters, 44, 114-117 (2018). [pdf] [link]

63. L. Ouyang, W. Wang, D. Rosenmann, D. Czaplewski, J. Gao, and X. Yang, "Near-infrared chiral plasmonic metasurface absorbers," Optics Express, 26, 31484-31489 (2018). [pdf] [link]

62. Y. Chen, X. Yang, and J. Gao, "Spin-controlled wavefront shaping with plasmonic chiral geometric metasurfaces," Nature - Light: Science & Applications, 7, 84 (2018). [pdf] [link]

61. W. Liu, J. Gao, and X. Yang, "Optical transportation of micro-particles by non-diffracting Weber beams," Journal of Optics, 20, 125401 (2018). [pdf] [link]

60. Y. Chen, J. Gao, and X. Yang, "Direction-controlled bifunctional metasurface polarizers," Laser & Photonics Reviews, 12, 1800198 (2018). [pdf] [link]

59. M. Akbari, J. Gao, and X. Yang, "Generation of transverse photo-induced voltage in plasmonic metasurfaces of triangle holes," Optics Express, 26, 21194-21203 (2018). [pdf] [link]

58. Y. Chen, X. Yang, and J. Gao, "Spin-selective second-harmonic vortex beam generation with Babinet-inverted plasmonic metasurfaces," Advanced Optical Materials, 6, 1800646 (2018). [pdf] [link]

57. W. Liu, Y. Zhang, J. Gao, and X. Yang, "Generation of three-dimensional optical cusp beams with ultrathin metasurfaces," Scientific Reports, 8, 9493 (2018). [pdf] [link]

56. Y. Zhang, X. Yang, and J. Gao, "Twisting phase and intensity of light with plasmonic metasurfaces," Scientific Reports, 8, 4884 (2018). [pdf] [link]

55. H. Deng, C. J. Mathai, S. Gangopadhyay, J. Gao, and X. Yang, "Ultra-broadband infrared absorption by tapered hyperbolic multilayer waveguides," Optics Express, 26, 6360-6370 (2018). [pdf] [link]

54. Z. Li, L. Stan, D. Czaplewski, X. Yang, and J. Gao, "Wavelength-selective mid-infrared metamaterial absorbers with multiple tungsten cross resonators," Optics Express, 26, 5616-5631 (2018). [pdf] [link]

53. Y. Zhang, W. Liu, J. Gao, and X. Yang, "Generating focused 3D perfect vortex beams by plasmonic metasurfaces," Advanced Optical Materials, 6, 1701228 (2018). [pdf] [link]

52. Y. Chen, J. Gao, and X. Yang, "Chiral metamaterials of plasmonic slanted nanoapertures with symmetry breaking," Nano Letters, 18, 520 (2018). [pdf] [link]

51. J. Zeng, T. S. Luk, J. Gao, and X. Yang, "Structured light generation by magnetic metamaterial half-wave plates at visible wavelength," Journal of Optics, 19, 125103 (2017) [pdf] [link]

50. H. Deng, L. Stan, D. Czaplewski, J. Gao, and X. Yang, "Broadband infrared absorbers with stacked double chromium ring resonators," Optics Express, 25, 28295-28304 (2017) [pdf] [link]

49. L. Sun, J. Gao, and X. Yang, "Klein tunneling near the Dirac points in metal-dielectric multilayer metamaterials," Scientific Reports, 7, 9678 (2017). [pdf] [link]

48. J. Zeng, T. S. Luk, J. Gao, and X. Yang, "Spiraling light with magnetic metamaterial quarter-wave turbines," Scientific Reports, 7, 11824 (2017). [pdf] [link]

47. W. Wan, J. Gao, and X. Yang, "Metasurface holograms for holographic imaging," Advanced Optical Materials, 5, 1700541 (2017). [pdf] [link]

46. W. Cao, X. Yang, and J. Gao, "Broadband polarization conversion with anisotropic plasmonic metasurfaces," Scientific Reports, 7, 8841 (2017). [pdf] [link]

45. W. Wang, D. Rosenmann, D. Czaplewski, X. Yang, and J. Gao, "Realizing structural color generation with aluminum plasmonic V-groove metasurfaces," Optics Express, 25, 20454 (2017)[pdf] [link]

44. L. Li, W. Wang, T. S. Luk, X. Yang and J. Gao, "Enhanced Quantum Dot Spontaneous Emission with Multilayer Metamaterial Nanostructures," ACS Photonics, 4, 501 (2017). [pdf] [link].

43. W. Wan, J. Gao and X. Yang, "Full-color plasmonic metasurface holograms," ACS Nano, 10, 10671 (2016). [pdf] [link].

42. Z. Li*, W. Wang*, D. Rosenmann, D. Czaplewski, X. Yang, and J. Gao, "All-metal structural color printing based on aluminum plasmonic metasurfaces," (*equal contribution), Optics Express, 24, 20472-20480 (2016). [pdf] [link].

41. J. Zeng, L. Li, X. Yang, and J. Gao, "Generating and separating twisted light by gradient-rotation split-ring antenna metasurfaces," Nano Letters, 16, 3101 (2016). [pdf] [link].

40. W. Wan, X. Yang and J. Gao, "Strong coupling between mid-infrared localized plasmons and phonons," Optics Express, 24, 12367-12374 (2016). [pdf] [link].

39. L. Sun, X. Yang, and J. Gao, "Analysis of nonlocal effective permittivity and permeability in symmetric metal-dielectric multilayer metamaterials," Journal of Optics, 18, 065101 (2016). [pdf] [link].

38. L. Sun, J. Gao, and X. Yang, "Optical nonlocality induced Zitterbewegung near the Dirac point in metal-dielectric multilayer metamaterials," Optics Express, 24, 7055-7062 (2016). [pdf] [link].

37. F. Cheng, X. Yang, and J. Gao, "Ultrasensitive detection and characterization of molecules with infrared plasmonic metamaterials," Scientific Reports, 5, 14327 (2015). [pdf] [link].

36. J. Zeng, J. Gao, T. S. Luk, N. M. Litchinitser, and X. Yang, "Structuring Light by Concentric-Ring Patterned Magnetic Metamaterial Cavities," Nano Letters, 15, 5363-5368 (2015). [ pdf] [link].

35. F. Cheng, X. Yang, D. Rosenmann, L. Stan, D. Czaplewski, and J. Gao, "Enhanced structural color generation in aluminum metamaterials coated with a thin polymer layer," Optics Express, 23, 25329-25339 (2015). [pdf][link]

34. T. Geng, S. Zhuang, J. Gao, and X. Yang, "Nonlocal effective medium approximation for metallic nanorod metamaterials," Physical Review B, 91, 245128 (2015). [ pdf] [link]

33. L. Sun, Z. Li, T. S. Luk, X. Yang, and J. Gao, "Nonlocal effective medium analysis in symmetric metal-dielectric multilayer metamaterials,"Physical Review B, 91, 195147 (2015). [ pdf] [link]

32. H. Deng*, Z. Li*, L. Stan, D. Rosenmann, D. Czaplewski, J. Gao, and X. Yang, "Broadband perfect absorber based on one ultrathin layer of refractory metal," (*equal contribution), Optics Letters,40, 2592 (2015). [ pdf] [link]

31. F. Cheng, J. Gao, T. S. Luk, and X. Yang, "Structural color printing based on plasmonic metasurfaces of perfect light absorption," Scientific Reports, 5, 11045 (2015). [ pdf] [link]

30. F. Cheng, J. Gao, L. Stan, D. Rosenmann, D. Czaplewski, and X. Yang, "Aluminum plasmonic metamaterials for structural color printing," Optics Express, 23, 14552 (2015). [ pdf] [link]

29. L. Sun, X. Yang, W. Wang, and J. Gao, "Diffraction-free optical beam propagation with near-zero phase variation in extremely anisotropic metamaterials," Journal of Optics, 17, 035101(2015). [ pdf] [link]

28. L. Sun, F. Cheng, C. J. Mathai, S. Gangopadhyay, J. Gao, and X. Yang, "Experimental characterization of optical nonlocality in metal-dielectric multilayer metamaterials," Optics Express, 22, 22974 (2014). [ pdf] [link]

27. L. Sun, J. Gao, and X. Yang, "Realizing broadband electromagnetic transparency with a graded-permittivity sphere," Journal of Optics, 16, 085101 (2014). [ pdf] [link]

26. F. Cheng, X. Yang, and J. Gao, "Enhancing intensity and refractive index sensing capability with infrared plasmonic perfect absorbers," Optics Letters, 39, 3185 (2014). [ pdf] [link]

25. H. Deng, T. Wang, J. Gao, and X. Yang, "Metamaterial thermal emitters based on nanowire cavities for high-efficiency thermophotovoltaics," Journal of Optics, 16, 035102 (2014). [ pdf] [link]

24. J. Gao, and X. Yang, "Anomalous optical coupling between two silicon wires of a slot waveguide in epsilon-near-zero metamaterials," Optics Communications, 314, 18-22 (2014).[ pdf] [link]

23. L. Sun, X. Yang, and J. Gao, "Loss-compensated broadband epsilon-near-zero metamaterials with gain media," Applied Physics Letters, 103, 201109 (2013). [ pdf] [link]

22. X. Yang, C. Hu, H. Deng, D. Rosenmann, D. A. Czaplewski, and J. Gao, "Experimental demonstration of near-infrared epsilon-near-zero multilayer metamaterial slabs," Optics Express, 21, 23631 (2013). [ pdf] [link]

21. X.R. Jin, L. Sun, X. Yang, and J. Gao, "Quantum entanglement in plasmonic waveguides with near-zero mode indices," Optics Letters, 38, 4078 (2013). [ pdf] [link]

20. L. Sun, J. Gao, and X. Yang, "Giant optical nonlocality near the Dirac point in metal-dielectric multilayer metamaterials," Optics Express, 21, 21542 (2013). [ pdf] [link]

19. J. Gao, L. Sun, H. Deng, C. J. Mathai, S. Gangopadhyay, and X. Yang, "Experimental realization of epsilon-near-zero metamaterial slabs with metal-dielectric multilayers," Applied Physics Letters, 103, 051111 (2013). [ pdf] [link]

18. J. Gao, S. Combrie, B. Liang, P. Schmitteckert, G. Lehoucq, S. Xavier, Xinan Xu, K. Busch, D. L. Huffaker, A. de Rossi, and C. W. Wong, "Strongly coupled slow-light polaritons in one-dimensional disordered localized states," Scientific Reports, 3, 1994 (2013). [ pdf] [link]

17. X.R. Jin and J. Gao, "Quantum phase flip gate based on plasmonic double-bar resonators", Optics Letters, 38, 2110-2112 (2013). [ pdf] [link]

16. L. Sun, J. Gao and X. Yang, "Broadband epsilon-near-zero metamaterials with step-like metal-dielectric multilayer structures," Physical Review B, 87, 165134 (2013). [ pdf] [link]

15. Y. He, H. Deng, X. Jiao, S. He, J. Gao and X. Yang, "Infrared perfect absorber based on nanowire metamaterial cavities," Optics Letters, 38, 1179-1181 (2013). [ pdf] [link]

14. Y. He, S. He, J. Gao and X. Yang, "Giant optical forces in nanoscale slot waveguides of hyperbolic metamaterials," Optics Express, 20, 22372 (2012). [ pdf] [link]

13. Y. He, S. He, J. Gao and X. Yang, "Nanoscale metamaterial optical waveguides with ultrahigh refractive indices," Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 29, 2559 (2012). [ pdf] [link]

12. J. Gao, J. F. McMillan, and C. W. Wong, "Nanophotonics: Remote on-chip coupling", Nature Photonics 6, 7 (2012). [ pdf] [link]

11. J. Gao, J. F. McMillan, M. C. Wu, J. Zheng, S. Assefa and C. W. Wong, "Demonstration of an air-slot mode-gap confined photonic crystal slab nanocavity with ultrasmall mode volumes," Appl. Phys. Lett.96, 051123 (2010). [ pdf] [link]

10. Y. Li, J. Zheng, J. Gao, J. Shu, M. Aras, and C. W. Wong, "Dispersive optomechanical coupling and cooling in ultrahigh-Q/V slot-type photonic crystal cavities," Optics Express 18, 23844 (2010). [ pdf] [link]

09. C. W. Wong, J. Gao, J. F. McMillan, F. W. Sun, and R. Bose, "Quantum information processing through quantum dots in slow-light photonic crystal waveguides," Photonics and Nanostructures-Fundamentals and Applications, special issue: Light-Matter Interactions 7, 47 (2009) (invited paper). [ pdf] [link]

08. R. Bose, J. Gao, F. W. Sun, J. F. McMillan, A. D. Williams, and C. W. Wong, "Cryogenic spectroscopy of ultra-low density colloidal lead chalcogenide quantum dots on chip-scale optical cavities towards single quantum dot near-infrared cavity QED," Optics Express 17, 22474 (2009). [ pdf] [link]

07. R. Bose, J. F. McMillan, J. Gao and C. W. Wong, "Solution-processed cavity and slow-light quantum electrodynamics in near-infrared silicon photonic crystals," Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 131112 (2009). [ pdf] [link]

06. J. Gao, F. W. Sun, and C. W. Wong, "Implementation scheme for quantum controlled phase-flip gate through quantum dot in silicon slow-light photonic crystal waveguide," Appl. Phys. Lett. 93,151108 (2008). [ pdf] [link]

05. R. Bose, J. F. McMillan, J. Gao, C. J. Chen, D. V. Talapin, C. B. Murray, K. M. Rickey, and C. W. Wong, "Temperature-tuning of near-infrared (1.5um) monodisperse quantum dot solids toward controllable Forster energy transfer," Nano Lett. 8, 2006 (2008). [ pdf] [link]

04. Y.-F. Xiao, J. Gao, X.-B. Zou, J. F. McMillan, X. Yang, Y.-L. Chen, Z.-F. Han, G.-C. Guo, and C. W. Wong, "Coupled quantum electrodynamics in photonic crystal cavities towards controlled phase gate operations," New Journal of Physics 10, 123013 (2008). [ pdf] [link]

03. J. Gao, P. Heider, C. Chen, X. Yang, C. Husko, and C. W. Wong, "Observations of whispering gallery modes in asymmetric optical resonators with rational caustics," Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 181101 (2007). [ pdf] [link]

02. Y.-F. Xiao, J. Gao, X. Yang, R. Bose, G.-C. Guo, and C. W. Wong, "Nanocrystals in silicon photonic crystal standing-wave cavities as spin-photon phase gates for quantum information processing," Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 151105 (2007). [ pdf] [link]

01. R. Bose, X. Yang, R. Chatterjee, J. Gao, and C. W. Wong, "Weak coupling interactions of colloidal lead sulphide nanocrystals with silicon photonic crystal nanocavities near 1.55 μm at room temperature," Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 111117 (2007). [ pdf] [link]

 

Selected Conference Publications/Proceedings

12. C. Hu, H. Deng, D. Rosenmann, D. Czaplewski, X. Yang, and J. Gao, "Experimental Demonstration of Near-Infrared Epsilon-Near-Zero Multilayer Metamaterial Slabs," in Proceedings of CELO/QELS, San Jose, June, 2014.

11. F. Cheng, X. Yang, and J. Gao, "Enhancing Refractive Index Sensing Capability with Infrared Plasmonic Perfect Absorbers," in Proceedings of CELO/QELS, San Jose, June, 2014.

10. L. Sun, X. Yang, J. Gao, "Broadband Epsilon-Near-Zero Metamaterials with Step-like Metal-Dielectric Multilayer Structures with Gain Media," in Proceedings of CELO/QELS, San Jose, June, 2014.

9. J. Gao, S. Combrie, B. Liang, G. Lehoucq, D. L. Huffaker, D. Englund, A. De Rossi, and C.W. Wong, "Strong coupling between single quantum dot and localized mode in photonic crystal waveguide," in proceedings of CELO/QELS, San Jose, May 2012.

8. J. Gao, S. Combrie, B. Liang, G. Lehoucq, D. L. Huffaker, D. Englund, A. De Rossi, and C.W. Wong, "Exciton-photon coupling of InAs quantum dot in GaAs photonic crystal mode-gap nanocavities," in Proceedings of CELO/QELS, Baltimore, MD, May 2011.

7. J. Gao, F. Gesuele, W.-K. Koh, C.B. Murray , S. Assefa, and C.W. Wong, "Weak exciton-photon coupling of PbS nanocrystals in air-slot mode-gap Si photonic crystal nanocavities in the near-infrared," in Proceedings of CELO/QELS, San Jose, CA, May 2010.

6. J. Gao and C. W. Wong, "Implement scheme for phase switching through quantum dots in slow-light photonic crystal waveguides," SPIE Proceedings of Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, January 2010.

5. Y. Li, J. Gao, S. Nellaiappan, C. W. Wong, "Optomechanical Coupling in Slot-Type Photonic Crystal Cavities: Theory," in Proceedings of CELO/QELS, San Jose, CA, May 2010.

4. R. Bose, J. Gao, F. W. Sun, J. F. McMillan, X. Yang, C. Chen and C. W. Wong, "Weak coupling of monolayer lead sulfide quantum dots to silicon photonic crystal cavities at near infrared wavelengths," in Proceedings of CELO/QELS, Baltimore, MD, June 2009.

3. J. Gao, X. Yang, W. M. J. Green, Y. Vlasov, S. Assefa and C. W. Wong, "Demonstration of an air-slot photonic crystal nanocavity with ultrasmall mode volumes for enhanced light matter interactions," in Proceedings of CELO/QELS, Baltimore, MD, June 2009.

2. J. Gao, F. Sun, X. Yang and C. W. Wong, "Realizing quantum controlled phase gate through quantum dot in silicon photonic crystal waveguide," in Proceedings of CELO/QELS, San Jose, CA, May 2008.

1. J. Gao, P. Heider, C. J. Chen, X. Yang, C. A. Husko, C. W. Wong, "Observations of whispering gallery modes in asymmetric optical resonators with rational caustics," in Proceedings of CELO/QELS, Baltimore, MD, May 2007.