Moiré Photonic Crystals: from Fabric to Magic

arXiv (Cornell University) 2026 Preprint Open access

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Authors: Marion Lavignac, Hai Son Nguyen, Xavier Letartre, Ségolène Callard, Lydie Ferrier
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2602.13945
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Abstract

Moiré patterns have recently become a very active field in nanophotonics. Those structures exhibit novel photonic properties unattainable with traditional photonic crystals. Especially, moiré magic configurations have been shown to allow intriguing slow light modes with zero group velocity. Starting from macroscopic moiré patterns in the everyday life, we will then shift to the subwavelength scale of moiré photonic crystals and detail some of their unusual properties.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Photonic Crystals and Applications Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications Topological Materials and Phenomena

Publication details

Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
15 February 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Preprint