Through thick and thin: how optical cavities control spin
When light interacts with matter by means of scattering and absorption, we observe the resulting color. Light also probes the symmetry of matter and the result is encoded in its polarization. In the special case of circularly-polarized light, which is especially relevant in nonlinear optics, quantum...
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| description | When light interacts with matter by means of scattering and absorption, we observe the resulting color. Light also probes the symmetry of matter and the result is encoded in its polarization. In the special case of circularly-polarized light, which is especially relevant in nonlinear optics, quantum photonics, and physical chemistry, a critical dimension of symmetry is along the longitudinal direction. We examine recent advances in controlling circularly-polarized light and reveal that the commonality in these advances is in judicious control of longitudinal symmetry. In particular, in the use of high quality-factor modes in dielectric metasurfaces, the finite thickness can be used to tune the modal profile. These symmetry considerations can be applied in multiplexed optical communication schemes, deterministic control of quantum emitters, and sensitive detection of the asymmetry of small molecules. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-35578b068c754f2e9f96b5f77aef88cb2025-08-20T02:49:30ZengDe GruyterNanophotonics2192-86062192-86142023-05-0112142779278810.1515/nanoph-2023-0175Through thick and thin: how optical cavities control spinDixon Jefferson0Pan Feng1Moradifar Parivash2Bordoloi Priyanuj3Dagli Sahil4Dionne Jennifer5Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 440 Escondido Mall, 94305, Stanford, CA, USAMaterials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, 496 Lomita Mall, 94305, Stanford, CA, USAMaterials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, 496 Lomita Mall, 94305, Stanford, CA, USAMaterials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, 496 Lomita Mall, 94305, Stanford, CA, USAMaterials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, 496 Lomita Mall, 94305, Stanford, CA, USAMaterials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, 496 Lomita Mall, 94305, Stanford, CA, USAWhen light interacts with matter by means of scattering and absorption, we observe the resulting color. Light also probes the symmetry of matter and the result is encoded in its polarization. In the special case of circularly-polarized light, which is especially relevant in nonlinear optics, quantum photonics, and physical chemistry, a critical dimension of symmetry is along the longitudinal direction. We examine recent advances in controlling circularly-polarized light and reveal that the commonality in these advances is in judicious control of longitudinal symmetry. In particular, in the use of high quality-factor modes in dielectric metasurfaces, the finite thickness can be used to tune the modal profile. These symmetry considerations can be applied in multiplexed optical communication schemes, deterministic control of quantum emitters, and sensitive detection of the asymmetry of small molecules.https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2023-0175chiralityhigh-qmetasurfacesphotonic crystalsspin |
| spellingShingle | Dixon Jefferson Pan Feng Moradifar Parivash Bordoloi Priyanuj Dagli Sahil Dionne Jennifer Through thick and thin: how optical cavities control spin Nanophotonics chirality high-q metasurfaces photonic crystals spin |
| title | Through thick and thin: how optical cavities control spin |
| title_full | Through thick and thin: how optical cavities control spin |
| title_fullStr | Through thick and thin: how optical cavities control spin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Through thick and thin: how optical cavities control spin |
| title_short | Through thick and thin: how optical cavities control spin |
| title_sort | through thick and thin how optical cavities control spin |
| topic | chirality high-q metasurfaces photonic crystals spin |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2023-0175 |
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