Nanoscale Optics Laboratory
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October 2024
Our paper "Uncovering upconversion photoluminescence in layered PbI2 above room temperature" has been accepted for publication in Scientific Reports. Congratulations!
May 2024
Our paper "Infrared phase-change chiral metasurfaces with tunable circular dichroism" has been accepted for publication in Optics Express. Congratulations!
February 2024
Shrawan's paper "Biaxial strain tuned upconversion photoluminescence of monolayer WS2" has been accepted for publication in Scientific Reports. Congratulations!
January 2024
Shrawan's paper "Uniaxial strain tuning of upconversion photoluminescence in monolayer WSe2" has been accepted for publication in Advanced Photonics Research. Congratulations!
November 2023
Shrawan's paper "Upconversion photoluminescence of monolayer WSe2 with biaxial strain tuning" has been accepted for publication in Optics Express. Congratulations!
August 2023
Our paper "Phonon-assisted upconversion photoluminescence of monolayer MoS2 at elevated temperatures" has been accepted for publication in Optics Express. Congratulations!
June 2023
Our paper "High-temperature phonon-assisted upconversion photoluminescence of monolayer WSe2" has been accepted for publication in Applied Physics Letters. Congratulations!
May 2023
Xiangkai's paper "Chiral metasurfaces of wavy rectangle resonators with tunable circular dichroism" has been accepted for publication in Optik. Congratulations!
May 2023
Our paper "Wavelength-tunable infrared chiral metasurfaces with phase-change materials" has been accepted for publication in Optics Express. Congratulations!
November 2022
Aamir's paper "Unveiling room temperature upconversion photoluminescence in monolayer WSe2" has been accepted for publication in Optics Express. Congratulations!
October 2022
Our paper "Misfit-generated structural and optical anisotropies of the natural MoS2-PbS van der Waals heterostructure merelaniite" has been accepted for publication in Physical Review Materials. Congratulations!
September 2022
Arindam's paper "Large in-plane vibrational and optical anisotropy in natural 2D heterostructure abramovite" has been accepted for publication in Scientific Reports. Congratulations!
August 2022
Xiangkai's paper "Mid-infrared chiral metasurface absorbers with split-ellipse structures" has been accepted for publication in Optics Communications. Congratulations!
May 2022
Ravi's paper "Anisotropic third-harmonic generation of exfoliated As2S3 thin flakes" has been accepted for publication in Optics Express. Congratulations!
May 2022
Arindam's paper "Natural 2D layered mineral cannizzarite with anisotropic optical responses" has been accepted for publication in Scientific Reports. Congratulations!
May 2022
Our paper "Dual-band selective circular dichroism in mid-infrared chiral metasurfaces" has been accepted for publication in Optics Express. Congratulations!
May 2022
Ravi's paper "Natural layered mercury antimony sulfosalt livingstonite with anisotropic optical properties" has been accepted for publication in Optics Express. Congratulations!
March 2022
Ravi's paper "Polarization-sensitive optical responses from natural layered hydrated sodium sulfosalt gerstleyite" has been accepted for publication in Scientific Reports. Congratulations!
December 2021
Our research work of naturally occurring van der Waals heterostructures has been reported!
"Missouri S&T researchers introduce new potential for semiconductors from a naturally occurring mineral" Missouri S&T News "Could lengenbachite solve chip crisis?" Laser Focus World "Researchers introduce new potential for semiconductors from naturally occurring mineral" National Nanotechnology Initiative "Missouri S&T researchers introduce new potential for semiconductors from a naturally occurring mineral" PhelpsCountyFocus "Researchers introduce new potential for semiconductors from a naturally occurring mineral" Nanowerk "Researchers demonstrate a new two-dimensional material heterostructure" Shenzhen Alisa "Could lengenbachite solve chip crisis?" Darik.News "Missouri S&T Researchers Present New Potential for Semiconductors from Natural Mineral" 6park.news
November 2021
Arindam's paper "Naturally occurring van der Waals heterostructure lengenbachite with strong in-plane structural and optical anisotropy" has been accepted for publication in npj 2D Materials and Applications. Congratulations!
October 2021
Ravi's paper "Polarization-dependent optical responses in natural 2D layered mineral teallite" has been accepted for publication in Scientific Reports. Congratulations!
October 2021
Ravi's paper "Anisotropic optical responses of layered thallium arsenic sulfosalt gillulyite" has been accepted for publication in Scientific Reports. Congratulations!
October 2021
Arindam's paper "Naturally occurring 2D heterostructure nagyagite with anisotropic optical properties" has been accepted for publication in Advanced Materials Interfaces. Congratulations!
September 2021
Ravi's paper "Van der Waals layered mineral getchellite with anisotropic linear and nonlinear optical responses" has been accepted for publication in Laser & Photonics Reviews. Congratulations!
July 2021
Arindam's paper "Natural van der Waals heterostructure cylindrite with highly anisotropic optical responses" has been accepted for publication in npj 2D Materials and Applications. Congratulations!
April 2021
Ravi's paper "Naturally occurring layered mineral franckeite with anisotropic Raman scattering and third-harmonic generation responses" has been accepted for publication in Scientific Reports. Congratulations!
February 2021
Huseyin's paper "2D layered SiP as anisotropic nonlinear optical material" has been accepted for publication in Scientific Reports. Congratulations!
August 2020
Shamim's paper "Chiral plasmonic metasurface absorbers in mid-infrared wavelength range" has been accepted for publication in Optics Letters. Congratulations!
August 2020
Arindam's paper "Nonlinear beam shaping with binary phase modulation on patterned WS2 monolayer" has been accepted for publication in ACS Photonics. Congratulations!
July 2020
Huseyin's paper "In-plane anisotropic third-harmonic generation from germanium arsenide thin flakes" has been accepted for publication in Scientific Reports. Congratulations!
June 2020
Shamim's paper "Plasmon-phonon coupling between mid-infrared chiral metasurfaces and molecular vibrations" has been accepted for publication in Optics Express. Congratulations!
May 2020
Wei's paper "Determination of effective parameters of fishnet metamaterials with vortex based interferometry" has been accepted for publication in Optics Express. Congratulations!
April 2020
Leixin's paper "Broadband infrared circular dichroism in chiral metasurface absorbers" has been accepted for publication in Nanotechnology. Congratulations!
April 2020
Arindam's paper "Anisotropic third-harmonic generation in layered germanium selenide" has been accepted for publication in Laser & Photonics Reviews. Congratulations!
December 2019
Yuchao's paper "Generation of polarization singularities with geometric metasurfaces" has been accepted for publication in Scientific Reports. Congratulations!
October 2019
Arindam's paper "Nonlinear conversion of orbital angular momentum in tungsten disulfide monolayer" has been accepted for publication in Journal of Optics. Congratulations!
September 2019
Our research work of 2D material holograms has been reported!
"Researchers realize world's thinnest optical hologram with 2-D material monolayer" Missouri S&T News "Nanopatterned WS2 monolayers enable subnanometer-thick optical holograms" Laser Focus World Magazine "Researchers realize world's thinnest optical hologram with 2-D material monolayer" National Nanotechnology Initiative "New Research Could Lead to Smart Devices with Holographic Displays" Interesting Engineering "Want to ride a holographic elephant?" Live Mint, India "Researchers realize world's thinnest optical hologram with 2-D material monolayer" Phys.org "Researchers realize world's thinnest optical hologram with 2-D material monolayer" The Latest Today "New Analysis May Result in Sensible Gadgets with Holographic Shows" Trend Slow "Researchers realize world's thinnest optical hologram with 2-D material monolayer" Nanowerk "Researchers realize world's thinnest optical hologram with 2-D material monolayer" Science and Technology Research News "New Research Could Lead to Smart Devices with Holographic Displays" FocusTechnica "Researchers realize world's thinnest optical hologram with 2-D material monolayer" I-Connect007 "Researchers realize world's thinnest optical hologram with 2-D material monolayer" Newswise
August 2019
Arindam's paper "Atomically thin nonlinear transition metal dichalcogenide holograms" has been accepted for publication in Nano Letters. Congratulations!
August 2019
Yuchao's paper "Optical vortex transmutation with geometric metasurfaces of rotational symmetry breaking" has been accepted for publication in Advanced Optical Materials. Congratulations!
June 2019
Yuchao's paper "Spatial variation of vector vortex beams with plasmonic metasurfaces" has been accepted for publication in Scientific Reports. Congratulations!
June 2019
Yuchao's paper "Generation of nondiffracting vector beams with ring-shaped plasmonic metasurfaces" has been accepted for publication in Physical Review Applied. Congratulations!
June 2019
Yuchao's paper "Orbital angular momentum transformation of optical vortex with aluminum metasurfaces" has been accepted for publication in Scientific Reports. Congratulations!
June 2019
Arindam's paper "Second-harmonic optical vortex conversion from WS2 monolayer" has been accepted for publication in Scientific Reports. Congratulations!
April 2019
Yang's paper "3D Janus plasmonic helical nanoapertures for polarization-encrypted data storage" has been accepted for publication in Nature - Light: Science & Applications. Congratulations!
April 2019
Marjan's paper "Manipulating transverse photovoltage across plasmonic triangle holes of symmetry breaking" has been accepted for publication in Applied Physics Letters. Congratulations!
April 2019
Weiwei's paper "Optical transportation and accumulation of micro-particles by self-accelerating cusp beams" has been accepted for publication in Physical Review A. Congratulations!
January 2019
Yuchao's paper "Topological charge inversion of optical vortex with geometric metasurfaces" has been accepted for publication in Advanced Optical Materials. Congratulations!
December 2018
Yang's paper "Chiral grayscale imaging with plasmonic metasurfaces of stepped nanoapertures" has been accepted for publication in Advanced Optical Materials. Congratulations!
December 2018
Our work of "Direction-controlled bifunctional metasurface polarizers" has been featured on the inside front cover of the December issue in Laser & Photonics Reviews. Congratulations!
November 2018
Leixin's paper "Near-infrared chiral plasmonic metasurface absorbers" has been accepted for publication in Optics Express. Congratulations!
November 2018
Our concept of "Plasmonic force space propulsion" has been highlighted in the perspective article "Prospects and physical mechanisms for photonic space propulsion," Nature Photonics 12, 649-657 (2018).
October 2018
Yang's paper "Spin-controlled wavefront shaping with plasmonic chiral geometric metasurfaces" has been accepted for publication in Nature - Light: Science & Applications. Congratulations!
October 2018
Weiwei's paper "Optical transportation of micro-particles by non-diffracting Weber beams" has been accepted for publication in Journal of Optics. Congratulations!
September 2018
Yang's paper "Direction-controlled bifunctional metasurface polarizers" has been accepted for publication in Laser & Photonics Reviews. Congratulations!
July 2018
Marjan's paper "Generation of transverse photo-induced voltage in plasmonic metasurfaces of triangle holes" has been accepted for publication in Optics Express. Congratulations!
June 2018
Yang's paper "Spin-selective second-harmonic vortex beam generation with Babinet-inverted plasmonic metasurfaces" has been accepted for publication in Advanced Optical Materials. Congratulations!
June 2018
Weiwei's paper "Generation of 3D optical cusp beams with ultrathin metasurfaces" has been accepted for publication in Scientific Reports. Congratulations!
March 2018
Yuchao's paper "Twisting phase and intensity of light with plasmonic metasurfaces" has been accepted for publication in Scientific Reports. Congratulations!
February 2018
Huixu's paper "Ultra-broadband infrared absorption by tapered hyperbolic multilayer waveguides" has been accepted for publication in Optics Express. Congratulations!
February 2018
Our paper "Wavelength-selective mid-infrared metamaterial absorbers with multiple tungsten cross resonators" has been accepted for publication in Optics Express. Congratulations!
December 2017
Yuchao's paper "Generating focused 3D perfect vortex beams by plasmonic metasurfaces" has been accepted for publication in Advanced Optical Materials. Congratulations!
December 2017
Yang's paper "Chiral metamaterials of plasmonic slanted nanoapertures with symmetry breaking" has been accepted for publication in Nano Letters. Congratulations!
October 2017
Jinwei's paper "Structured light generation by magnetic metamaterial half-wave plates at visible wavelength" has been accepted for publication in Journal of Optics. Congratulations!
October 2017
Huixu's paper "Broadband infrared absorbers with stacked double chromium ring resonators" has been accepted for publication in Optics Express. Congratulations!
September 2017
Jinwei's paper "Spiraling Light with Magnetic Metamaterial Quarter-Wave Turbines" has been accepted for publication in Scientific Reports. Congratulations!
August 2017
Our invited review paper "Metasurface Holograms for Holographic Imaging" has been accepted for publication in Advanced Optical Materials. Congratulations!
August 2017
Lei's paper "Klein tunneling near the Dirac points in metal-dielectric multilayer metamaterials" has been accepted for publication in Scientific Reports. Congratulations!
July 2017
Wei's paper "Broadband polarization conversion with anisotropic plasmonic metasurfaces" has been accepted for publication in Scientific Reports. Congratulations!
July 2017
Our paper "Realizing structural color generation with aluminum plasmonic V-groove metasurfaces" has been accepted for publication in Optics Express. Congratulations!
March 2017
Ling's paper "Enhanced quantum dot spontaneous emission with multilayer metamaterial nanostructures" has been accepted for publication in ACS Photonics. Congratulations!
December 2016
Our research work of full-color metasurface holography has been selected as one of the "16 important research stories of 2016" at Missouri S&T!
"16 important research stories of 2016" Missouri S&T News
October 2016
Prof. Yang has been named Dean's Scholar that recognizes prodigious research, teaching excellence and campus service in the College of Engineering and Computing at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Congratulations!
"College of Engineering and Computing names inaugural Dean's Scholars" Missouri S&T News
October 2016
Our research work of full-color metasurface holography has been reported!
"Researchers create 3-D full-color holographic images with nanomaterials" Missouri S&T News "Researchers Create 3-D Full-Color Holographic Images with Nanomaterials" Office of Science, Department of Energy "Scientists Create 3D Full-Color Holographic Images with Nanomaterials" R&D Magazine "Researchers Make Full-Color Holograms from Nanomaterials" NASA Tech Briefs "Nanoscale thin metal film creates full-color 3D holograms" Laser Focus World Magazine "Researchers create 3-D full-color holographic images with nanomaterials" Phys.org "Researchers Use Nanoscale Metallic Film to Develop 3D Full-Color Holographic Images" AZoNano "First Ever Full Color 3D Holographic Images Created with Nanomaterials" Science News Journal "Researchers create 3-D full-color plasmonic holographic images with nanomaterials" Nanowerk "Researchers create 3-D full-color holographic images with nanomaterials" ScienceDaily "Full-color 3D Holograms Made with Nanomaterials" Controlled Environments Magazine "Researchers Create 3-D Full-Color Holographic Images with Nanomaterials" Newswise "Full-color 3-D holograms made with atomic-sized nanomaterials" ZME Science "3-D full-color holographic images with nanomaterials for 3D floating displays and more" Innovation Toronto "Researchers Create 3-D Full-Color Holographic Images With Nanomaterials" Snaxzer "
September 2016
Weiwei's paper "Full-color plasmonic metasurface holograms" has been accepted for publication in ACS Nano. Congratulations!
August 2016
Our paper "All-metal structural color printing based on aluminum plasmonic metasurfaces" has been accepted for publication in Optics Express. Congratulations!
May 2016
Weiwei's paper "Strong coupling between mid-infrared localized plasmons and phonons" has been accepted for publication in Optics Express. Congratulations!
April 2016
Jinwei's paper "Generating and separating twisted light by gradient-rotation split-ring antenna metasurfaces" has been accepted for publication in Nano Letters. Congratulations!
April 2016
Prof. Yang has won the 2016 Office of Naval Research (ONR) Young Investigator Award. Congratulations!
"Yang named 2016 ONR Young Investigator for metasurfaces research" Missouri S&T News "Promising Basic Research: The 2016 ONR Young Investigators" Office of Naval Research
March 2016
Lei's paper "Optical nonlocality induced Zitterbewegung near the Dirac point in metal-dielectric multilayer metamaterials" has been accepted for publication in Optics Express. Congratulations!
March 2016
Lei's paper "Analysis of nonlocal effective permittivity and permeability in symmetric metal-dielectric multilayer metamaterials" has been accepted for publication in Journal of Optics. Congratulations!
February 2016
Prof. Yang has received the Faculty Research Award of Missouri S&T. Congratulations!
"Missouri S&T faculty honored for excellence" Missouri S&T News
December 2015
Our research work of metasurface structural color printing has been selected as one of the "15 important innovations of 2015" at Missouri S&T!
"15 important innovations of 2015" Missouri S&T News
December 2015
Our research work of plasmonic nano-propulsion system has been highlighted as one of the most important developments as described by AIAA's Plasmadynamics and Lasers Technical Committee in THE YEAR IN REVIEW of Aerospace America.
November 2015
Prof. Yang has won the NSF CAREER Award. Congratulations!
"Yang receives NSF CAREER Award for metamaterials research" Missouri S&T News
November 2015
Our research work on metasurface color printing has been reported in the Fall 2015 issue of Missouri S&T re:search magzine!
"Printing with light - Tiny structures, bright colors" Missouri S&T re:search magzine
November 2015
Our lab alumnus Prof. Zhaofeng Li has won the Hundred Talents Program Award of Chinese Academy of Sciences. Congratulations!
November 2015
Huixu and Zhigang's poster presentation in broadband perfect absorber has been awarded as the Third Place for the 11th Annual ISC (Intelligent Systems Center) Graduate Research Symposium. Congratulations!
September 2015
Fei's paper "Ultrasensitive detection and characterization of molecules with infrared plasmonic metamaterials" has been accepted for publication in Scientific Reports. Congratulations!
September 2015
Fei's paper "Enhanced structural color generation in aluminum metamaterials coated with a thin polymer layer" has been accepted for publication in Optics Express. Congratulations!
August 2015
Our research work of plasmonic metasurface structural color printing has been reported in an article of "Color by Shape" in ACS Central Science, "Researchers want to mimic structural colors found in Nature to make sensors, displays, and even art."
August 2015
Prof. Yang has been invited to present our recent research progress in "Enhanced optical forces and torques in plasmonic and metamaterial nanostructures" in META'15 conference at New York.
June 2015
Jinwei's paper "Structuring Light by Concentric-Ring Patterned Magnetic Metamaterial Cavities" has been accepted for publication in Nano Letters. Congratulations!
June 2015
Prof. Yang has been awarded as an Outstanding Reviewer by Elsevier. Congratulations!
June 2015
Our research work of structural color printing based on plasmonic metasurfaces has been reported!
"Researchers demonstrate 'no-ink' color printing with nanomaterials" Missouri S&T News "Nanotechnology Makes It Possible To Print Extremely Bright Colors Without Using Ink" Tech Times "Printing Color Images Without Ink" Discovery Channel "Inkless Printer Uses Holes To Create Tiny Text And Images" Tech Times "Inkless printing manipulates light at the nanoscale to produce colors" Gizmag "Research Looks at No Ink Color Printing" Joseph Merritt & Company "Researchers demonstrate 'no-ink' color printing with nanomaterials" PhysOrg "No-ink color printing with nanomaterials" ScienceDaily "An Inkless Printer Makes Color Images With Tiny Microscopic Holes" Gizmodo "Manufacturing Bits: Making rare earths; direct-write laser litho; nano-scale printing" Semiconductor Engineering "Nanomaterials Enable Inkless Color Printing" Controlled Environments "INKLESS PRINTING: In color too, using focused ion beam milling" LessThunk "Inkless printer promises a future where printing doesn't bankrupt us" The Daily Dot "Researchers develop inkless printer that uses Holes to create tiny text, images" Customs Today, Pakistan "Printing Color Images Without Ink" I World New "Researchers demonstrate 'no-ink' color printing with nanomaterials" KurzweilAI
June 2015
Tao's paper "Nonlocal effective medium approximation for metallic nanorod metamaterials" has been accepted for publication in Physical Review B. Congratulations!
May 2015
Fei's paper "Aluminum plasmonic metamaterials for structural color printing" has been accepted for publication in Optics Express. Congratulations!
May 2015
Lei's paper "Nonlocal effective medium analysis in symmetric metal-dielectric multilayer metamaterials" has been accepted for publication in Physical Review B. Congratulations!
May 2015
Fei's paper "Structural color printing based on plasmonic metasurfaces of perfect light absorption" has been accepted for publication in Scientific Reports. Congratulations!
May 2015
Huixu and Zhigang's paper "Broadband perfect absorber based on one ultrathin layer of refractory metal" has been accepted for publication in Optics Letters. Congratulations!
April 2015
Dr. Weiwei Wan joined us from University
of California, San Diego. Dr. Wan received his Ph.D. degree from Nanjing University & University
of California, San Diego in 2014. Welcome aboard, Weiwei!
April 2015
Prof. Yang has received the 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award. Congratulations!
"Xiaodong Yang wins 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award" Missouri S&T News
March 2015
Our paper "Plasmonic force space propulsion" has been accepted for publication in Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. Congratulations!
January 2015
Dr. Wei Cao joined us from Oklahoma State University. Dr. Cao received his Ph.D. degree from there in 2014. Welcome aboard, Wei!
December 2014
Lei's paper "Diffraction-free optical beam propagation with near-zero phase variation in extremely anisotropic metamaterials" has been accepted for publication in Journal of Optics. Congratulations!
October 2014
Zhaofeng's paper "Fano resonances realized in THz metamaterials composed of continuous metallic wires and split ring resonators" has been accepted for publication in Optics Express. Congratulations!
October 2014
Dr. Ling Li joined us from University of North Carolina. Dr. Li received his Ph.D. degree from North Carolina State University in 2013. Welcome aboard, Ling!
October 2014
Dr. Jinwei Zeng joined us from University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. Dr. Zeng received his Ph.D. degree from there in 2014. Welcome aboard, Jinwei!
September 2014
Dr. Junying Huang joined us from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Dr. Huang received his Ph.D. degree from Fudan University, China in 2012. Welcome aboard, Junying!
September 2014
Lei's paper "Experimental characterization of optical nonlocality in metal-dielectric multilayer metamaterials" has been accepted for publication in Optics Express. Congratulations!
June 2014
Our recent research work on optical nonlocalities in metal-dielectric multilayer metamaterials, visible and near-infrared epsilon-near-zero multilayer metamaterials, broadband epsilon-near-zero metamaterials, infrared optical sensing with plasmonic perfect absorbers, and GeSn mid-infrared waveguides were presented in CLEO: 2014 Conference at San Jose, California.
June 2014
Lei's paper "Realizing broadband electromagnetic transparency with a graded-permittivity sphere" has been accepted for publication in Journal of Optics. Congratulations!
April 2014
Fei's paper "Enhancing refractive index sensing capability with infrared plasmonic perfect absorbers" has been accepted for publication in Optics Letters. Congratulations!
February 2014
Dr. Zhaofeng Li joined us from Bilkent University, Turkey. Dr. Li received his Ph.D. degree from Tsinghua University, China in 2002. Welcome aboard, Zhaofeng!
January 2014
Our research work of indefinite metamaterial cavities in Nature Photonics 6, 450-454 (2012) and hyperbolic metamaterial waveguides in Optics Letters 37, 2907-2909 (2012) have been cited in the review article "Hyperbolic Metamaterials," Nature Photonics 7, 958-967 (2013).
January 2014
Huixu's paper "Metamaterial thermal emitters based on nanowire cavities for high-efficiency thermophotovoltaics" has been accepted for publication in Journal of Optics. Congratulations!
December 2013
Our research work of epsilon-near-zero metamaterials has been selected as one of the "13 important research stories of 2013" at Missouri S&T!
"13 important research stories of 2013" Missouri S&T News
December 2013
Dr. Tao Geng joined us from the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, China. Dr. Geng received his Ph.D. degree there in 2010. Welcome aboard, Tao!
November 2013
Our research work on optical metamaterials has been reported in the Fall 2013 issue of Missouri S&T re:search magzine!
"Mini but mighty metamaterials - On the nano level, some materials behave oddly" Missouri S&T re:search magzine
Lei's paper "Loss-compensated broadband epsilon-near-zero metamaterials with gain media" has been accepted for publication in Applied Physics Letters. Congratulations!
October 2013
Our paper "Plasmonic Brownian Ratchet" has been accepted for publication as a Rapid Communication in Physical Review B. Congratulations!
September 2013
Dr. Fei Cheng joined us from the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Dr. Cheng received his Ph.D. degree there in 2013. Welcome aboard, Fei!
September 2013
Our paper "Experimental demonstration of near-infrared epsilon-near-zero multilayer metamaterial slabs" has been accepted for publication in Optics Express. Congratulations!
September 2013
Our paper "Optimizing height and packing-density of oriented one-dimensional photocatalysts for efficient water-photoelectrolysis" has been accepted for publication in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. Congratulations!
August 2013
Lei's paper "Giant optical nonlocality near the Dirac point in metal-dielectric multilayer metamaterials" has been accepted for publication in Optics Express. Congratulations!
August 2013
Our paper "Anomalous optical coupling between two silicon wires of a slot waveguide in epsilon-near-zero metamaterials" has been accepted for publication in Optics Communications. Congratulations!
August 2013
Our proposed concept of plasmonic force propulsion for nano-/pico-satellites has been funded by the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program!
"Researchers get NASA funding to study how to propel and control tiny spacecraft" Missouri S&T News "Researchers might have fix to control spacecraft for NASA" Rolla Daily News "Plasmonic Force Propulsion Revolutionizes Nano/PicoSatellite Capability" NASA "May the Plasmonic Force Be With You!" Coalition for Space Exploration
July 2013
Our paper "Experimental realization of epsilon-near-zero metamaterial slabs with metal-dielectric multilayers" has been accepted for publication in Applied Physics Letters. Congratulations!
June 2013
Our previous proposed concept of micrometre-scale photonic crystal nanocavity Raman silicon laser in Opt. Express 13, 4723 (2005) and Opt. Express 15, 4763 (2007) has just been experimentally demonstrated in Nature 498, 470 (2013) by Susumu Noda's research group.
April 2013
Our research work of broadband epsilon-near-zero metamaterials has been reported!
"Researchers design nanometer-scale material that can speed up, squeeze light" Missouri S&T News "Meta-Atoms Could Advance Optical Devices" Photonics.Com "U.S. researchers squeeze light through nanochannels" CBC News Canada "How to Make Light Go Faster" Design News "Researchers create design for nanometer-scale material that can speed up, squeeze light" PhysOrg "Nanometer-Scale Material Capable of Straightening and Speeding Up Light Waves" SciTech Daily "Meta-Atoms Funnel Light Through Ultra-Small Channels Causing It to Travel Infinitely Fast" AZoNano "Nano-scale material can speed up, squeeze light" ScienceBlog "Researchers Design Nanometer-Scale Material That Can Speed Up, Squeeze Light" ScienceDaily " "U.S. researchers squeeze light through nanochannels" World News Network Canada "Researchers design nanometer-scale material that can speed up, squeeze light" R&D Magazine "Nanometer-scale Material That Can Speed Up, Squeeze light" Science Island
April 2013
Lei's paper "Broadband epsilon-near-zero metamaterials with steplike metal-dielectric multilayer structures" has been accepted for publication in Physical Review B. Congratulations!
March 2013
Yingran and Lei's paper "Deep subwavelength beam propagation in extremely loss-anisotropic metamaterials" has been accepted for publication in Journal of Optics. Congratulations!
March 2013
Yingran's paper "Infrared perfect absorber based on nanowire metamaterial cavities" has been accepted for publication in Optics Letters. Congratulations!
February 2013
Prof. Yang's invited commentary "MEMS enabled reconfigurable electromagnetic metamaterials" has been accepted for publication in the special issue on Switchable and Reconfigurable Metamaterials in Journal of Optics.
February 2013
Our research work of optical forces in metamaterial waveguides in Opt. Express 20, 22372 (2012) has been cited in "Enhancing optical gradient forces with metamaterials," Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 057401 (2013).
December 2012
Our research work of optical forces in metamaterial waveguides has been selected as the "Top 10 news stories of 2012" at Missouri S&T!
"The year's top news, Discover stories" Missouri S&T News
November 2012
Lei's paper "Loss enhanced transmission and collimation in anisotropic epsilon-near-zero metamaterials" has been accepted for publication in Applied Physics Letters. Congratulations!
September 2012
Our research work of optical forces in metamaterial slot waveguides has been reported!
"Researchers demonstrate 'giant' forces in super-strong nanomaterials" Missouri S&T News "Rolla professors make advances in nanomaterials" St. Louis Business Journal "Researchers demonstrate 'giant' forces in super-strong nanomaterials" ScienceDaily "New Class of Nanoscale Slot Waveguides Exhibit Stronger Transverse Optical Force" AZoNano "Researchers demonstrate 'giant' forces in super-strong nanomaterials" PhysOrg "Missouri University Of Science And Technology Professors Research Could Lead To Advances In Nanomaterials" First Bell, ASEE
August 2012
Yingran's paper "Giant optical forces in nanoscale metamaterial slot waveguides" has been accepted for publication in Optics Express. Congratulations!
August 2012
Yingran's paper "Nanoscale metamaterial optical waveguides with ultrahigh refractive indices" has been accepted for publication in the Journal of the Optical Society of America B. Congratulations!
June 2012
Our research work "Experimental realization of three-dimensional indefinite cavities at the nanoscale with anomalous scaling laws" has been published in Nature Photonics. Congratulations!
"First 3D Nanoscale Optical Cavities from Metamaterials" Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory News "World Smallest Optical Cavities Lead to Most Intense Nanolaser Beams" IEEE Spectrum "New class of 3-D optical cavities demonstrated" Photonics Spectra "Metamaterials Used to Produce World's Smallest Optical Cavities" Softpedia "First 3D Nanoscale Optical Cavities from Metamaterials" R&D Magazine "3-D Optical Cavities Made from Metamaterials" Photonics.Com "Indefinite Metamaterial Used to Create the First 3D Nanoscale Optical Cavities" SciTech Daily "First 3D Nanoscale Optical Cavities from Metamaterials" Nanowerk "First 3-D Nanoscale Optical Cavities from Metamaterials: Hold Promise for Nanolasers, LEDs, Optical Sensors" ScienceDaily "Researchers Fabricate Indefinite Metamaterials to Create Nano-Scale 3D Optical Cavities" AZoNano "First 3-D nanoscale optical cavities from metamaterials" EurekAlert! "From Berkeley Lab: First 3D Nanoscale Optical Cavities from Metamaterials" ScienceSprings "First 3D Nanoscale Optical Cavities from Metamaterials" e!ScienceNews "First 3-D nanoscale optical cavities from metamaterials" ScienceCodex "Smallest 3D Optical Cavity Made" OverclockersClub
June 2012
Lei's paper "Integrated optical devices based on broadband epsilon-near-zero meta-atoms" has been accepted for publication in Optics Letters. Congratulations!
May 2012
Yingran's paper "Optical field enhancement in nanoscale slot waveguides of hyperbolic metamaterials" has been accepted for publication in Optics Letters. Congratulations!
May 2012
Prof. Yang has been recognized by the Optical Society of America (OSA) as one of the most active reviewers and received an OSA Journal Referee lapel pin. Congratulations!
May 2012
Our research work on "Three-dimensional nanoscale optical cavities of indefinite metamaterial" and "Enhanced optical forces in hybrid plasmonic devices" were presented in CLEO: 2012 at San Jose, California.
April 2012
Prof. Yang has been selected to receive the 2012 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from Oak Ridge Associated Universities. Congratulations!
"S&T mechanical engineer wins Powe research award" Missouri S&T News "S&T engineer wins research award" Rolla Daily News
April 2012
Dr. Lei Sun joined us from the Department of Physics at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Dr. Sun received his Ph.D. degree there in 2010. Welcome aboard, Lei!
December 2011
Mr. Yingran He joined us from the Center for Optical and Electromagnetic Research at Zhejiang University, China. Mr. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate there. Welcome aboard, Yingran!
October 2011
Our research work on "Experimental demonstration of three-dimensional nanoscale metamaterial optical cavities" and "Hybridization of
photonic crystal cavities and surface plasmons" were presented in Frontiers in Optics (FiO) 2011 at San Jose, California.
August 2011
Our research work on "Hybrid
photonic-plasmonic crystal nanocavities" and "Enhanced optical forces in
hybrid plasmonic waveguides" were presented in SPIE NanoScience + Engineering at San Diego, California.
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