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How to deal with the loss in plasmonics and metamaterials by Khurgin, Jacob B.

“…Metal losses affect the performance of every plasmonic or metamaterial structure; dealing with them will determine the degree to which these structures will…”
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Nonlinear optics from the viewpoint of interaction time by Khurgin, Jacob B.

“…In recent decades, progress in developing better nonlinear materials has not been as rapid as wished. Here I propose that this may be explained by considering…”
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Expanding the Photonic Palette: Exploring High Index Materials by Khurgin, Jacob B

“…While the photonic community is occupied with exotic concepts portending a grand future and fame if not fortune, I respectfully entertain the possibility that…”
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Fundamental limits of hot carrier injection from metal in nanoplasmonics by Khurgin, Jacob B.

“…The evolution of non-equilibrium carriers excited in the process of decay of surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) in metal is described for each step – from the…”
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Fast and Slow Nonlinearities in Epsilon‐Near‐Zero Materials by Khurgin, Jacob B., Clerici, Matteo, Kinsey, Nathaniel

“…Novel materials, with enhanced light–matter interaction capabilities, play an essential role in achieving the lofty goals of nonlinear optics. Recently,…”
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Replacing noble metals with alternative materials in plasmonics and metamaterials: how good an idea? by Khurgin, Jacob B.

“…Noble metals that currently dominate the fields of plasmonics and metamaterials suffer from large ohmic losses. Some of the new plasmonic materials, such as…”
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Near-unity Raman beta factor underpins high sensitivity by Khurgin, Jacob B.

“…Efficiency of Raman measurements is increased by nearly four orders of magnitude with the help of sub-wavelength plasmonic gap waveguides…”
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Comparative analysis of spasers, vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers and surface-plasmon-emitting diodes by Khurgin, Jacob B., Sun, Greg

“…Electrically pumped subwavelength plasmonic lasers (spasers) have attracted significant interest in recent years, but their properties are still not well…”
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Energy and Power Requirements for Alteration of the Refractive Index by Khurgin, Jacob B

“…The ability to manipulate the refractive index is a fundamental principle underlying numerous photonic devices. Various techniques exist to modify the…”
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Analytical expression for the width of quantum cascade laser frequency comb by Khurgin, Jacob B.

“…An analytical expression for the maximum potential bandwidth of the frequency modulated comb naturally occurring in free running quantum cascade lasers (QCLs)…”
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ℏω versus ℏk: dispersion and energy constraints on time-varying photonic materials and time crystals [Invited] by Hayran, Zeki, Khurgin, Jacob B., Monticone, Francesco

“…Photonic time-varying systems have attracted significant attention owing to their rich physics and potential opportunities for new and enhanced…”
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Non-reciprocal propagation versus non-reciprocal control by Khurgin, Jacob B.

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Electrical control of all-optical graphene switches by Alaloul, Mohammed, Khurgin, Jacob B

“…Graphene has emerged as an ultrafast photonic material for on-chip all-optical switching applications. However, its atomic thickness limits its interaction…”
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Transparent conductive oxides and low-loss nitride-rich silicon waveguides as building blocks for neuromorphic photonics by Gosciniak, Jacek, Khurgin, Jacob B.

“…Fully CMOS-compatible photonic memory holding devices hold a potential in the development of ultrafast artificial neural networks. Leveraging the benefits of…”
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Watt-level tunable Ti:Sapphire laser directly pumped with green laser diodes by Wang, Chunhua, Khurgin, Jacob B., Yu, Huakang

“…We demonstrate a Ti:Sapphire laser generating in excess of 1.2 W in continuous-wave operation when pumped directly with four green laser diodes eliminating the…”
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Plasmonic Hot Carriers-Controlled Second Harmonic Generation in WSe2 Bilayers by Wen, Xinglin, Xu, Weigao, Zhao, Weijie, Khurgin, Jacob B, Xiong, Qihua

“…Modulating second harmonic generation (SHG) by a static electric field through either electric-field-induced SHG or charge-induced SHG has been well…”
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Waveguide-based electro-absorption modulator performance: comparative analysis by Amin, Rubab, Khurgin, Jacob B, Sorger, Volker J

“…Electro-optic modulators perform a key function for data processing and communication. Rapid growth in data volume and increasing bits per second rates demand…”
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Charge-Induced Second-Harmonic Generation in Bilayer WSe2 by Yu, Huakang, Talukdar, Deep, Xu, Weigao, Khurgin, Jacob B, Xiong, Qihua

“…Controlling nonlinear light–matter interaction is important from a fundamental science point of view as well as a basis for future optoelectronic devices…”
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The case for quantum plasmonics by Bozhevolnyi, Sergey I., Khurgin, Jacob B.

“…The discrete quantum nature of plasmons may be exploited to make efficient single-photon sources. Despite the losses associated with metallic resonators,…”
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High-Performance All-Optical Modulator Based on Graphene-HBN Heterostructures by Alaloul, Mohammed, Khurgin, Jacob B.

“…Graphene has emerged as an ultrafast photonic material for on-chip all-optical modulation. However, its atomic thickness limits its interaction with guided…”
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