Nanophotonics for Materials and Devices

Dear Colleagues,

Nanophotonics, which aims to study optical properties in nanoscale, has opened up exciting vistas in diverse range of fields including light–matter interactions, information technology, and biological and chemical applications. Series of materials have been utilized to form functional nanostructures with light localization and manipulation that break the diffraction limit. The further development of optical coupling theory and fabrication technique facilitate nano-devices with excellent performances and high level of integration, such as quantum sources, biosensors, optical storage, and optoelectronic devices. Both metallic nanostructures with plasmon resonances and dielectric nanostructures with Mie-type resonances are important building blocks in nanophotonics. The last two decades have witnessed a rapid development of plasmonic materials with localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs) or surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) in a wide range of nanophotonic applications. More recently, dielectric nanostructures with high refractive index and low Ohmic loss have been regarded as substitute for plasmonic structures. Mie resonances and related complex resonances such as anapole mode, bound states in the continuum (BIC) bring new effects on light field manipulation in nanophotonics. In this Special Issue, we will cover the recent progresses in nanophotonics including the physics, materials, devices, and applications. We warmly encourage submissions of original research papers and review articles on these topics.

Dr. Jiahao Yan
Guest Editor

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• light–matter interactions
• plasmonics
• all-dielectric nanostructures
• metamaterials
• metasurface
• nanoantennas
• Mie resonances
• 2D materials
• strong coupling
• optoelectronic devices
• electro-optical modulators
• active tuning
• optical sensing
• photodetection