Twistronics for photons: opinion
Abstract
A pair of stacked two-dimensional heterostructures suitably rotated with respect to each other support exotic electronic properties with interesting implications for nanoelectronics and quantum technologies. A similar paradigm can be extended to light, offering a great promise for emerging low-dimensional nanophotonic heterostructures. In this Opinion article, we discuss emerging photonic responses enabled by twisting and stacking suitably tailored nanostructures. We discuss how the multi-physics interactions of light with matter in twisted bilayers can tailor their photonic response and engineer light dispersion in extreme ways. We conclude by providing an outlook on this emerging field of research and its potential for classical and quantum light manipulation at the nanoscale.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Apr 08, 2021
- Source ID
- 10.1364/ome.423521
Entities
People
- Andrea Alù
- Cheng-wei Qiu
- Guangwei Hu
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- City University of New York
- National Research Foundation
- National Science Foundation
- National University of Singapore
- Office of Naval Research
- Simons Foundation
- United States Department of Defense