Chalcogenide Nanophotonics

Comprehensive summary of chalcogenide nanophotonics, reviewing basic principles, synthesis methods, and cutting-edge applications

Chalcogenide Nanophotonics offers an in-depth exploration of these remarkable materials, covering their fundamental physics, synthesis methods, optical phenomena, and cutting-edge applications in modern photonics. A distinctive feature of this book is its interdisciplinary approach, weaving together materials science, condensed matter physics, and photonic engineering.

Each chapter integrates theoretical frameworks with practical case studies—such as phase-change memory devices leveraging GeSbTe alloys or GST-based metasurfaces for dynamic color displays—to illustrate the symbiotic relationship between material design and device performance. The inclusion of recent breakthroughs, such as van der Waals epitaxy for low-defect heterostructures and UV lithography for scalable metasurfaces, ensures relevance to both academic and industrial audiences.

Chalcogenide Nanophotonics includes information on:

• Electronic band structure and material properties, elucidating how chemical bonding and lattice dynamics govern their optoelectronic behavior
• Intricate mechanisms of thin-film growth, offering insights into epitaxial techniques such as chemical vapor deposition and pulsed laser deposition
• Properties of chalcogenides, covering dielectric functions, Raman spectroscopy, and emission mechanisms
• Chalcogenide-based photonic crystals and metamaterials, showcasing their potential for beam steering, perfect absorption, and chiral light manipulation
• Future challenges and opportunities, from machine learning-driven material discovery to monolithic 3D integration for quantum photonics

Chalcogenide Nanophotonics serves as both a roadmap and an invitation to researchers, engineers, and students alike, encouraging them to harness the infinite potential of chalcogenides. 1 INTRODUCTION

2 FUNDAMENTAL OF CHALCOGENIDE SEMICONDUCTORS
2.1 Theory of Electronic Band Structure
2.2 Basic Material Properties
2.3 Synthesis and Characterization of Chalcogenide Film

3 GROWTH OF CHALCOGENIDE FILM: MECHANISMS AND STRATEGIES
3.1 Chemical Vapour Deposition
3.2 Thermal Evaporation
3.3 Pulsed Laser Deposition
3.4 Sputtering

4 OPTICAL PROPERTIES
4.1 Macroscopic Electrodynamics
4.2 The Dielectric Function
4.3 Raman Spectra Spectroscopies
4.4 Emission Spectroscopies
4.5 Light Scattering Spectroscopies

5 CHALCOGENIDE OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Chalcogenide fibers and waveguides
5.3 Applications
5.4 Discussions

6 CHALCOGENIDE INTEGRATED OPTICS AND PHOTONIC ON-CHIP DEVICES
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Applications
6.3 Discussions

7 CHALCOGENIDE PHOTONICS CRYSTALS
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Chalcogenide photonic crystal platform
7.3 Applications
7.4 Discussions

8 CHALCOGENIDE METAMATERIALS
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Chalcogenide metamaterials platform
8.3 Applications
8.4 Discussions

9 PERSPECTIVES

Dr. Tun Cao is the Dean of the School of Optoelectronics Engineering and Instrumentation Science at Dalian University of Technology and the Director of the Laboratory of Advanced Micro-Nano Photonics Technologies and Applications. Prior, he was a Research Assistant Professor at the College of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University, Korea. He has published 130+ scientific journal papers, written 50+ conference papers, and delivered 30+ keynote speeches.