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Large area single crystal gold of single nanometer thickness for nanophotonics


C. X. Y. Pan et al., Nature Commun. 15,2840 (2024).
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Nanophotonics group is in the College of Optical Science and Engineering, and the State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation at Zhejiang University. Our group explores the science, technology and art of light on the nanoscale. Our research interests include calculation, fabri-cation, manipulation, characterization and functionalization of low-dimensional photonic structures for both scientific research and technological applications.

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     Research Highlights
Parallel fabrication of silica optical microfibers and nanofibers
Optical micro/nanofibers (MNFs) taper-drawn from silica fibers possess intriguing optical and mechanical properties… Read more»
H. B. Fang et al.,Light-Adv. Manuf. 5, 20 (2024).
Ice Microsphere Optical Cavities
Water ice, one of the most ubiquitous and important solids on the earth’s surface, exhibits excellent optical properties.… Read more»
X. Z. Li et al., Adv. Opt. Mater. 12, 18(2024).
High-power continuous-wave optical waveguiding in a silica micro/nanofibre
As miniature fibre-optic platforms, micro/nanofibres (MNFs) taper-drawn from silica fibres have been widely studied for applications…Read more»
J. B. Zhang et al., Light-Sci. Appl 12, 89 (2023).
Generating a nanoscale blade-like optical field in a coupled nanofiber pair
An optical field with sub-nm confinement is essential for exploring atomic- or molecular-level light-matter interaction… Read more»
Y. X. Yang et al.,Photonics Res. 12, 154-162 (2024).
Elastic Ice Microfibers
Ice is known to be a rigid and brittle crystal that fractures when deformed. We demonstrate that ice grown as single-crystal…Read more»
P. Z. Xu et al., Science 373, 187-192 (2021).
Research Interests
Low-dimensional materials/structures
Quantum dots, Nanoparticles, Atoms/Molecules
Micro/nanofibers, Nanowires, Nanotubes, Microchannels
Nano interfaces, 2-D materials, Micro/nano cavities
Nanophotonics
Guide wave optics, Near field optics, Fiber optics
Nanoplasmonics, Nonlinear optics, Quantum optics
Optoelectronics, Optomechanics, Silicon photonics
Nanodevices
Passive nanophotonic components
Lasers, Light-emitting devices, Quantum light sources
Modulators, Detectors, Sensors
Beyond Light