Applied electromagnetic optics simulations for nanophotonics

Nanophotonics, nano-optics and nanospectroscopy

This Thematic Series of the Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology is devoted to nanophotonics, nano-optics and nanospectroscopy, and covers the field where nanoscience meets photonics, optics and spectroscopy. Since the pioneering days of scanning near-field optical microscopy [1,2], one of the main goals has been to combine scanning probe microscopy techniques with the spectroscopic means to cha...

Photonic Crystal Cavities - Nanophotonics and integrated optics

This whitepaper gives a general overview on different concepts of photonic crystal cavities. Important figures such as the transmission, the mode volume and the quality factor are discussed. The presented information will help the reader to decide which type of photonic crystal cavities will be most suited for the application in view. A design example for a WDM channel filter is given in order ...

Active 2D materials for on-chip nanophotonics and quantum optics

Two-dimensional materials have emerged as promising candidates to augment existing optical networks for metrology, sensing, and telecommunication, both in the classical and quantum mechanical regimes. Here, we review the development of several on-chip photonic components ranging from electro-optic modulators, photodetectors, bolometers, and light sources that are essential building blocks for a...

Electromagnetic Scintillation I. Geometrical Optics

Hybrid 2D Material Nanophotonics: A Scalable Platform for Low-Power Nonlinear and Quantum Optics

Two-dimensional, atomically thin materials offer unique physical properties, such as a large second-order optical nonlinearity. Integrating these materials into a scalable and silicon-compatible platform could provide a pathway toward realizing low-power nonlinear optics. We have presented a formalism to calculate the effective nonlinear optical coefficient for a cavity integrated 2D material s...