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How much optical power can be guided along a silica nanofiber?

> 10 W!


J. B. Zhang et al., Light Sci Appl. 12, 89 (2023).
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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
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… Read more»
J. B. Zhang et al., Light-Sci. Appl. 12, 89 (2023).
Molecular plasmonics with metamaterials
Molecular plasmonics, the area which deals with the interactions between surface plasmons and molecules…Read more»
P. Wang et al., Chem. Rev. 122, 15031–15081 (2022).
Strong Mode Coupling Enabled Hybrid Photon-plasmon Laser with a Microfiber-coupled Nanorod
Laser based on single plasmonic nanoparticle can provide optical frequency radiation far beyond…Read more»
N. Zhou et al., Sci. Adv. 8, eabn2026 (2022).
Photonic Nanolaser with Extreme Optical Field Confinement
We proposed a photonic approach to a lasing mode supported by low-loss oscillation of polarized bound electrons…Read more»
H. Wu et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 031902 (2022).
Atomically Smooth Single-Crystalline Platform for Low-Loss Plasmonic Nanocavities
As a typical type of plasmonic nanostructures, nanoparticle-on-mirror nanocavity (NPoM), with the capability of…Read more»
L. F. Liu et al., Nano Lett. 22, 1786-1794 (2022).
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