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Chiroptical Spectroscopy: Toward Chiral Sensing and Spectroscopy Enabled by All‐Dielectric Integrated Photonic Waveguides (Laser Photonics Rev. 14(9)/2020)
Author(s) -
VázquezLozano J. Enrique,
Martínez Alejandro
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
laser and photonics reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.778
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1863-8899
pISSN - 1863-8880
DOI - 10.1002/lpor.202070053
Subject(s) - photonics , chirality (physics) , realization (probability) , spectroscopy , dielectric , laser , silicon photonics , materials science , optoelectronics , nanotechnology , optics , physics , statistics , chiral symmetry breaking , mathematics , quantum mechanics , nambu–jona lasinio model , quark
Current optical approaches to determine the chirality of either chemical (bio)molecules or artificial nanostructures relies upon free‐space illumination and detection schemes. In article number 1900422, J. Enrique Vázquez‐Lozano and Alejandro Martínez investigate the feasibility of generating and conveying chiral light through all‐dielectric waveguides. This would enable the realization of massive, low‐cost, portable, as well as multiplexed chiroptical applications, such as sensing or spectroscopy, in silicon‐based integrated photonic platforms.