Heterogeneous photonic molecule composed of a Mie nano-resonator and a photonic crystal nanocavity

Yingke Ji; Liang Fang; Ruixuan Yi; Qiao Zhang; Jianlin Zhao; Xuetao Gan

doi:10.3788/COL202523.103603

Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 23, Issue 10, 103603(2025)

Heterogeneous photonic molecule composed of a Mie nano-resonator and a photonic crystal nanocavity

Yingke Ji, Liang Fang^*, Ruixuan Yi, Qiao Zhang, Jianlin Zhao, and Xuetao Gan

Key Laboratory of Light Field Manipulation and Information Acquisition, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Optical Information Technology, School of Physical Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710129, China

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Paper Information

Category: Nanophotonics, Metamaterials, and Plasmonics

Received: May. 28, 2025

Accepted: Aug. 4, 2025

Published Online: Sep. 16, 2025

The Author Email: Liang Fang (fangliang@nwpu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/COL202523.103603

CSTR:32184.14.COL202523.103603

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