Phase-change memory technology relies on the electrical and optical properties of certain
materials changing substantially when the atomic structure of the material is altered by …

We report a broadband polarization-independent perfect absorber with wide-angle near unity
absorbance in the visible regime. Our structure is composed of an array of thin Au squares …

Light strongly interacts with structures that are of a similar scale to its wavelength, typically
nanoscale features for light in the visible spectrum. However, the optical response of these …

An optical switch operating at a wavelength of 1.55 μm and showing a 12 dB modulation
depth is introduced. The device is implemented in a silicon racetrack resonator using an …

The extreme electro-optical contrast between crystalline and amorphous states in phase-change
materials is routinely exploited in optical data storage 1 and future applications include …

An effective method to deposit atomically smooth ultrathin silver (Ag) films by employing a 1
nm copper (Cu) seed layer is reported. The inclusion of the Cu seed layer leads to the …

Materials that exhibit large and rapid switching of their optical properties in the visible spectrum
hold the key to color-changing devices. Antimony trisulfide (Sb 2 S 3 ) is a chalcogenide …

The Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory (SEI) was examined using a modified version of the
Sabers and Whitney model for construct validation. The SEI, Piers-Harris Children's Self-…

All‐dielectric metasurfaces provide unique solutions for advanced wavefront manipulation of
light with complete control of amplitude and phase at sub‐wavelength scales. One limitation…

We present the design of a polarization-independent tunable absorbing metamaterial (MM)
in the mid-infrared wavelength regime. Our structure is composed of an array of thin gold (Au…