Background Silicon (Si) application has been known to enhance the tolerance of plants
against abiotic stresses. However, the protective mechanism of Si under heavy metals …

Reconstruction of light profiles with amplitude and phase information, called holography, is
an attractive optical technology with various significant applications such as three-…

: The optical properties of various nanostructures have been widely adopted for biological
detection, from DNA sequencing to nano-scale single molecule biological function …

The generation of surface plasmon vortices with arbitrary higher order vortex topological
charges with novel plasmonic vortex lens is experimentally demonstrated. It is shown that the …

We present a method for exciting surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) caused by a magnetic
field component perpendicular to the direction of slit. The excitation mechanism is based on …

We present comprehensive case studies on trapping of light in plasmonic waveguides,
including the metal-insulator-metal (MIM) and insulator-metal-insulator (IMI) waveguides. Due to …

The evaporation behavior of urea‐water‐solution (UWS) droplet was investigated for
application to urea‐selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems. A number of experiments were …

Broadband‐operating active devices within a small‐footprint are highly on demand in
various nanophotonic fields such as fiber‐optic communication systems and chip‐based …

Structural coloration provides a great potential for various applications due to unique optical
properties distinguished from conventional pigment colors. Structural colors are nonfading, …

Springtails, insects which breathe through their skins, possess mushroom-shaped
nanostructures. As doubly re-entrant geometry in the mushroom head enhances the resistance …