Open AccessRecent progress of near-field studies of two-dimensional polaritonics
Author(s) -
Jiahua Duan,
Jia-Ning Chen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.68.20190341
Subject(s) - polariton , physics , photonics , field (mathematics) , photon , nanophotonics , surface plasmon polariton , plasmon , optical physics , nanotechnology , optics , materials science , surface plasmon , quantum mechanics , mathematics , pure mathematics , plasma
Due to the capability of nanoscale manipulation of photons and tunability of light-matter interaction, polaritonics has attracted much attention in the modern physics. Compared with traditional noble metals, two-dimensional van der Waals materials provide an ideal platform for polaritons with high confinement and tunability. Recently, the development of scanning near-field optical microscopy has revealed various polaritons, thereby paving the way for further studying the quantum physics and nano-photonics. In this review paper, we summarize the new developments in two-dimensional polaritonics by near-field optical approach. According to the introduction of near-field optics and its basic principle, we show several important directions in near-field developments of two-dimensional polaritonics, including plasmon polaritons, phonon polaritons, exciton polaritons, hybridized polaritons, etc. In the final part, we give the perspectives in development of near-field optics.