QTM LabQuantum Technologies and Metamaterials Lab

Publications

Selected papers and profiles

A curated publication page for high-impact work in quantum photonics, complex-frequency wave physics, metamaterials, and quantum systems.

Selected Publications

  1. S. Kim, A. Krasnok, and A. Alù, “Complex-frequency excitations in photonics and wave physics,”Science 387(6741), eado4128 (2025).doi:10.1126/science.ado4128
  2. S. Kim, S. Lepeshov, A. Krasnok, and A. Alù, “Beyond bounds on light scattering with complex frequency excitations,”Physical Review Letters 129(20), 203601 (2022).doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.203601
  3. A. Krasnok, D. G. Baranov, H. Li, M.-A. Miri, F. Monticone, and A. Alù, “Anomalies in light scattering,”Advances in Optics and Photonics 11(4), 892–951 (2019).doi:10.1364/AOP.11.000892
  4. A. Krasnok, D. G. Baranov, A. Generalov, S. Li, and A. Alù, “Coherently enhanced wireless power transfer,”Physical Review Letters 120(14), 143901 (2018).doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.143901
  5. D. Trivedi, L. Belostotski, A. Madanayake, and A. Krasnok, “Fano-qubits for quantum devices with enhanced isolation and bandwidth,”Applied Physics Letters 122, 264003 (2023).doi:10.1063/5.0151047
  6. D. Trivedi, A. Madanayake, and A. Krasnok, “Revealing invisible scattering poles with complex-frequency signals,”Journal of Applied Physics 137, 243103 (2025).doi:10.1063/5.0262971
  7. A. Krasnok, P. Dhakal, A. Fedorov, P. Frigola, M. Kelly, and S. Kutsaev, “Superconducting microwave cavities and qubits for quantum information systems,”Applied Physics Reviews 11(1), 011302 (2024).doi:10.1063/5.0155213
  8. Q. Zhang, G. Hu, W. Ma, P. Li, A. Krasnok, R. Hillenbrand, A. Alù, and C.-W. Qiu, “Interface nano-optics with van der Waals polaritons,”Nature 597(7875), 187–195 (2021).doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03581-5
  9. G. Hu, Q. Ou, G. Si, Y. Wu, J. Wu, Z. Dai, A. Krasnok, Y. Mazor, Q. Zhang, Q. Bao, C.-W. Qiu, and A. Alù, “Topological polaritons and photonic magic angles in twisted α-MoO3 bilayers,”Nature 582(7811), 209–213 (2020).doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2359-9
  10. M. Kang, Z. Zhang, T. Wu, X. Zhang, Q. Xu, A. Krasnok, J. Han, and A. Alù, “Coherent full polarization control based on bound states in the continuum,”Nature Communications 13, 4536 (2022).doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31726-1
  11. S. Abdollahramezani et al. (incl. A. Krasnok), “Electrically driven reprogrammable phase-change metasurface reaching 80% efficiency,”Nature Communications 13, 1696 (2022).doi:10.1038/s41467-022-29374-6
  12. Z. L. Deng, T. Shi, A. Krasnok, X. Li, and A. Alù, “Observation of localized magnetic plasmon skyrmions,”Nature Communications 13, 8 (2022).doi:10.1038/s41467-021-27710-w
  13. M. Song, P. Jayathurathnage, E. Zanganeh, M. Krasikova, P. Smirnov, P. Belov, P. Kapitanova, C. Simovski, S. Tretyakov, and A. Krasnok, “Wireless power transfer based on novel physical concepts,”Nature Electronics 4(10), 707–716 (2021).doi:10.1038/s41928-021-00658-x
  14. D. G. Baranov, A. Krasnok, T. Shegai, A. Alù, and Y. Chong, “Coherent perfect absorbers: linear control of light with light,”Nature Reviews Materials 2, 17064 (2017).doi:10.1038/natrevmats.2017.64

Published work from Prof. Krasnok and collaborators selected for journal cover features.

Laser and Photonics Reviews cover from January 2017
Laser & Photonics Reviews, January 2017
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Laser & Photonics Reviews, May 2017
Materials Today cover from May 2019
Materials Today, May 2019
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Small, 2019
ACS Photonics cover from August 2019
ACS Photonics, August 2019
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ACS Photonics, December 2019
ACS Photonics cover from June 2020
ACS Photonics, June 2020
Advanced Materials cover from May 2021
Advanced Materials, May 2021
ACS Photonics cover from June 2022
ACS Photonics, June 2022
Advanced Materials Fano resonances cover
Advanced Materials, Fano resonances cover

Science Communication and Commentary

Public-facing articles and commentary on quantum sensing, cryogenic photonics, and the research environment.

  1. A. Krasnok, “Quantum sensors use atoms, electrons and light as ultra-steady rulers, detecting faint motion, magnetism and gravity for navigation, medicine and science,”The Conversation (2026).theconversation.com
  2. A. Krasnok, “Cryogenic photonics gives superconducting quantum hardware a path to scale,”Laser Focus World, May 7, 2026.laserfocusworld.com/quantum/article/55375505
  3. A. Kabanov, A. Krasnok, and D. Seletskiy, “Russia: scientists petition to end political persecution,”Nature 591(7849), 202 (2021), Correspondence.doi:10.1038/d41586-021-00594-y

Preprints and Recent Work

Submitted manuscripts and preprints in complex-frequency wave physics, quantum control, antennas, MRI metasurfaces, and resonant systems.

  1. I. Torres, R. Rodriguez, R. W. Laird, A. R. Laird, and A. Krasnok, “Twist-Tuned Bilayer Metasurface for 3 T MRI,”arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.22639 (2026).doi:10.48550/arXiv.2603.22639
  2. A. Krasnok, “From False Roots to Phasors: Negative and Complex Numbers in Mathematics, Physics, and Electrical Engineering,”arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.21445 (2026).doi:10.48550/arXiv.2603.21445
  3. A. Krasnok and D. Seletskiy, “Trajectory probing of complex-frequency scattering with chirped analytic pulses,”arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.12519 (2026).doi:10.48550/arXiv.2603.12519
  4. A. Krasnok, “Advanced Superdirective Antennas,”arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.04121 (2026).doi:10.48550/arXiv.2602.04121
  5. A. Krasnok, “Purcell-Like Environmental Enhancement of Classical Antennas: Self and Transfer Effects,”arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.22363 (2025).doi:10.48550/arXiv.2512.22363
  6. A. Krasnok, “Constant-Amplitude 2π Phase Modulation from Topological Pole-Zero Winding,”arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.21285 (2025).doi:10.48550/arXiv.2512.21285
  7. D. Trivedi, L. Niaz, and A. Krasnok, “Selective Addressing of Coupled Qubits via Complex Frequency Zero Targeting,”arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.03316 (2025).doi:10.48550/arXiv.2506.03316
  8. A. Krasnok, “Topological Phase Control via Dynamic Complex Pole-Zero Engineering,”arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.16859 (2025).doi:10.48550/arXiv.2505.16859

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Expanded CV-derived journal list, grouped for readability. Google Scholar remains the live complete record.

Recent articles, 2026–2025
  1. A. Krasnok, “Metamaterials in Superconducting and Cryogenic Quantum Technologies,”Applied Physics Reviews 13, 021311 (2026), Special Collection: Materials for Superconducting Quantum Devices.doi:10.1063/5.0282013
  2. A. Krasnok, “A New Knob for Resonant Photonics: The Waveform,”Optics & Photonics News 37, April 2026.Optica OPN feature article
  3. A. Krasnok and X. Xu, “Editorial: Emerging Trends in Photonic Quantum Computing,”Advanced Photonics 8(1), 010102 (2026).doi:10.1117/1.AP.8.1.010102
  4. A. Krasnok, “Coherently assisted wireless power transfer through poorly transparent barriers,”Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 59(12), 125501 (2026).doi:10.1088/1361-6463/ae51a1
  5. A. Krasnok, “Physics paradoxes as stress tests from tea leaves to bell tests,”The European Physical Journal Plus 141(3), 273 (2026).doi:10.1140/epjp/s13360-026-07519-6
  6. I. Torres and A. Krasnok, “Twist-Tuned Strong Coupling in Sub-GHz Wire Metasurface Bilayers,”Microwave and Optical Technology Letters 68(3), e70540 (2026).doi:10.1002/mop.70540
  7. I. Torres and A. Krasnok, “A cryogenic dielectric antenna for wireless sensing and interfacing outside the 10 K environment,”Cryogenics 155, 104286 (2026).doi:10.1016/j.cryogenics.2026.104286
  8. D. Trivedi, L. Niaz, A. Alù, and A. Krasnok, “Selective Excitation of Coupled Resonators via Complex Frequency Driving: Enhanced Efficiency and Crosstalk Suppression,”ACS Photonics 12(11), 5929–5938 (2025).doi:10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01244
  9. A. C. Araujo-Martinez, A. Krasnok, S. V. Kutsaev, A. H. Seltzman, and A. Yu. Smirnov, “Virtual Critical Coupling in High-Power Resonant Systems,”IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 53(9), 2410–2418 (2025).doi:10.1109/TPS.2025.3590305
  10. D. Trivedi, A. Madanayake, and A. Krasnok, “Revealing Invisible Scattering Poles with Complex-Frequency Signals,”Journal of Applied Physics 137(24), 243103 (2025).doi:10.1063/5.0262971
  11. S. Kim, A. Krasnok, and A. Alù, “Complex-Frequency Excitations in Photonics and Wave Physics,”Science 387(6741), eado4128 (2025).doi:10.1126/science.ado4128
  12. C. Zhang, M. Kim, Y.-H. Zhang, Y.-P. Wang, D. Trivedi, A. Krasnok, J. Wang, D. Isleifson, R. Roshko, and C.-M. Hu, “Gain-Loss Coupled Systems,”APL Quantum 2(1), 011501 (2025).doi:10.1063/5.0250178
  13. A. Pandey and A. Krasnok, “Backscattering-Immune Floquet Conversion in Ring Modulators,”Physical Review Applied 23, 024046 (2025).doi:10.1103/PhysRevApplied.23.024046
  14. L. Lin, S. Lepeshov, A. Krasnok, Y. Huang, T. Jiang, X. Peng, B. A. Korgel, A. Alù, and Y. Zheng, “Manipulating Fano Coupling in an Opto-Thermoelectric Field,”Advanced Science 12(10), 2412454 (2025).doi:10.1002/advs.202412454
Selected articles, 2024–2020
  1. L. Niaz and A. Krasnok, “Quantum Leap: Observing Antiferromagnetic Transition in a 3D Fermionic Hubbard Model with Ultracold Atoms,”Advanced Photonics 6(6), 060503 (2024).doi:10.1117/1.AP.6.6.060503
  2. D. Trivedi, A. Madanayake, and A. Krasnok, “Anomalies in Light Scattering: A Circuit-Model Approach,”Physical Review Applied 22(3), 034061 (2024).doi:10.1103/PhysRevApplied.22.034061
  3. G. P. Zouros, I. Loulas, E. Almpanis, A. Krasnok, and K. L. Tsakmakidis, “Anisotropic Virtual Gain and Large Tuning of Particles’ Scattering by Complex-Frequency Excitations,”Communications Physics 7(1), 283 (2024).doi:10.1038/s42005-024-01772-w
  4. H. Goh, A. Krasnok, and A. Alù, “Nonreciprocal Scattering and Unidirectional Cloaking in Nonlinear Nanoantennas,”Nanophotonics 13(18), 3347–3353 (2024).doi:10.1515/nanoph-2024-0212
  5. A. Krasnok, P. Dhakal, A. Fedorov, P. Frigola, M. Kelly, and S. Kutsaev, “Superconducting Microwave Cavities and Qubits for Quantum Information Systems,”Applied Physics Reviews 11(1), 011302 (2024).doi:10.1063/5.0155213
  6. S. V. Kutsaev et al. (incl. A. Krasnok), “Enhancing the Q-Factor of a Practical Qubit Niobium Three-Dimensional λ/4-Resonator Through Surface Treatment,”IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity 34(2), 1700909 (2024).doi:10.1109/TASC.2024.3354948
  7. V. A. Chistyakov and A. Krasnok, “Thermal Emission Control via Twist Tuning of Embedded Eigenstates in α-MoO3 Nanostructures,”ACS Applied Nano Materials 7(2), 1519–1525 (2024).doi:10.1021/acsanm.3c03076
  8. D. Trivedi, L. Belostotski, A. Madanayake, and A. Krasnok, “Fano-Qubits for Quantum Devices with Enhanced Isolation and Bandwidth,”Applied Physics Letters 122, 264003 (2023).doi:10.1063/5.0151047
  9. T. Delage, J. Sokoloff, O. Pascal, V. Mazières, A. Krasnok, and T. Callegari, “Plasma Ignition via High-Power Virtual Perfect Absorption,”ACS Photonics 10(10), 3781–3788 (2023).doi:10.1021/acsphotonics.3c01023
  10. S. Lepeshov, A. Vyshnevyy, and A. Krasnok, “Switchable Dual-Mode Nanolaser: Mastering Emission and Invisibility Through Phase-Transition Materials,”Nanophotonics 12(19), 3729–3736 (2023).doi:10.1515/nanoph-2023-0249
  11. V. A. Chistyakov, V. S. Asadchy, S. Fan, A. Alù, and A. Krasnok, “Tunable Magnetless Optical Isolation with Twisted Weyl Semimetals,”Nanophotonics 12(16), 3333–3340 (2023).doi:10.1515/nanoph-2023-0241
  12. X. Ni, S. Yves, A. Krasnok, and A. Alù, “Topological Metamaterials,”Chemical Reviews 123(12), 7585–7654 (2023).doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00800
  13. Z. Sakotic, P. Stankovic, V. Bengin, A. Krasnok, A. Alù, and N. Jankovic, “Non-Hermitian Control of Topological Scattering Singularities Emerging from Bound States in the Continuum,”Laser & Photonics Reviews 17(6), 2200308 (2023).doi:10.1002/lpor.202200308
  14. S. Kim, S. Lepeshov, A. Krasnok, and A. Alù, “Beyond Bounds on Light Scattering with Complex Frequency Excitations,”Physical Review Letters 129(20), 203601 (2022).doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.203601
  15. M. Kang et al. (incl. A. Krasnok), “Coherent Full Polarization Control Based on Bound States in the Continuum,”Nature Communications 13(1), 4536 (2022).doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31726-1
  16. R. Zhou, A. Krasnok, N. Hussain, S. Yang, and K. Ullah, “Controlling the Harmonic Generation in Transition Metal Dichalcogenides and Their Heterostructures,”Nanophotonics 11(13), 3007–3034 (2022).doi:10.1515/nanoph-2022-0159
  17. R. E. Jacobsen, A. Krasnok, S. Arslanagic, A. V. Lavrinenko, and A. Alù, “Boundary-Induced Embedded Eigenstate in a Single Resonator for Advanced Sensing,”ACS Photonics 9(6), 1936–1943 (2022).doi:10.1021/acsphotonics.1c01840
  18. A. Krasnok and A. Alù, “Low-Symmetry Nanophotonics,”ACS Photonics 9(1), 2–24 (2022).doi:10.1021/acsphotonics.1c00968
  19. Q. Zhang et al. (incl. A. Krasnok), “Interface Nano-Optics with van der Waals Polaritons,”Nature 597(7875), 187–195 (2021).doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03581-5
  20. G. Hu et al. (incl. A. Krasnok), “Topological Polaritons and Photonic Magic Angles in Twisted α-MoO3 Bilayers,”Nature 582(7811), 209–213 (2020).doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2359-9
Earlier selected articles, 2019–2010
  1. A. Krasnok, D. G. Baranov, H. Li, M.-A. Miri, F. Monticone, and A. Alù, “Anomalies in Light Scattering,”Advances in Optics and Photonics 11(4), 892–951 (2019).doi:10.1364/AOP.11.000892
  2. D. G. Baranov et al. (incl. A. Krasnok), “Nanophotonic Engineering of Far-Field Thermal Emitters,”Nature Materials 18(9), 920–930 (2019).doi:10.1038/s41563-019-0363-y
  3. M. Wang et al. (incl. A. Krasnok), “Dark-Exciton-Mediated Fano Resonance from a Single Gold Nanostructure on Monolayer WS2 at Room Temperature,”Small 15(31), 1900982 (2019).doi:10.1002/smll.201900982
  4. L. Lin, S. Lepeshov, A. Krasnok, T. Jiang, X. Peng, B. A. Korgel, A. Alù, and Y. Zheng, “All-Optical Reconfigurable Chiral Meta-Molecules,”Materials Today 25, 10–20 (2019).doi:10.1016/j.mattod.2019.02.015
  5. A. Krasnok, D. G. Baranov, A. Generalov, S. Li, and A. Alù, “Coherently Enhanced Wireless Power Transfer,”Physical Review Letters 120(14), 143901 (2018).doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.143901
  6. A. Krasnok, M. Tymchenko, and A. Alù, “Nonlinear Metasurfaces: A Paradigm Shift in Nonlinear Optics,”Materials Today 21(1), 8–21 (2018).doi:10.1016/j.mattod.2017.06.007
  7. D. G. Baranov, A. Krasnok, and A. Alù, “Coherent Virtual Absorption Based on Complex Zero Excitation for Ideal Light Capturing,”Optica 4(12), 1457–1461 (2017).doi:10.1364/OPTICA.4.001457
  8. D. G. Baranov, A. Krasnok, T. Shegai, A. Alù, and Y. Chong, “Coherent Perfect Absorbers: Linear Control of Light with Light,”Nature Reviews Materials 2(12), 17064 (2017).doi:10.1038/natrevmats.2017.64
  9. A. Krasnok et al., “Demonstration of the Enhanced Purcell Factor in All-Dielectric Structures,”Applied Physics Letters 108(21), 211105 (2016).doi:10.1063/1.4952740
  10. A. Krasnok, D. S. Filonov, C. R. Simovski, Y. S. Kivshar, and P. A. Belov, “Experimental Demonstration of Superdirective Dielectric Antenna,”Applied Physics Letters 104(13), 133502 (2014).doi:10.1063/1.4869817
  11. A. Krasnok, C. R. Simovski, P. A. Belov, and Y. S. Kivshar, “Superdirective Dielectric Nanoantennas,”Nanoscale 6(13), 7354–7361 (2014).doi:10.1039/C4NR01231C
  12. A. E. Krasnok et al., “Optical Nanoantennas,”Physics-Uspekhi 56(6), 539–564 (2013).doi:10.3367/UFNe.0183.201306a.0561
  13. A. Krasnok, A. E. Miroshnichenko, P. A. Belov, and Y. S. Kivshar, “All-Dielectric Optical Nanoantennas,”Optics Express 20(18), 20599–20604 (2012).doi:10.1364/OE.20.020599
  14. A. E. Krasnok, A. E. Miroshnichenko, P. A. Belov, and Yu. S. Kivshar, “Huygens Optical Elements and Yagi-Uda Nanoantennas Based on Dielectric Nanoparticles,”JETP Letters 94, 593–598 (2011).doi:10.1134/S0021364011200070

Proceedings, Patents, Books, and Chapters

Selected technical proceedings, invention disclosures, books, and book chapters from the CV.

Selected Proceedings

  • I. Torres and A. Krasnok, “Cryogenic Dielectric Mie Resonators for Quantum Applications,” Proc. SPIE 13379, 133790H (2025), doi:10.1117/12.3052180.
  • D. Trivedi, A. Madanayake, and A. Krasnok, “Circuit Theory for Anomalies in Light Scattering,” IEEE RAPID (2024), doi:10.1109/RAPID60772.2024.10647000.
  • A. Pronikov, A. Krasnok, S. Romanenko, A. Smirnov, and V. Yakovlev, “Ferrite-Free Circulator for Precise Measurements of SRF Cavities with High Q-Factor,” NAPAC’22, doi:10.18429/JACoW-NAPAC2022-WEPA49.
  • R. E. Jacobsen, A. Krasnok, S. Arslanagic, A. V. Lavrinenko, and A. Alù, “Embedded Eigenstate in a Single Resonator for Sensing,” CLEO 2021, doi:10.1364/CLEO_AT.2021.JTu3A.103.
  • S. Li, A. Krasnok, D. Baranov, A. Generalov, and A. Alù, “Coherently Enhanced Wireless Power Transfer: Theory and Experiment,” Journal of Physics: Conference Series 1092, 012078 (2018), doi:10.1088/1742-6596/1092/1/012078.

Patents and Invention Disclosures

  • Aleksandr Krasnok and Ingrid Torres, “Tunable Metamaterial Architectures for Medical Imaging Applications,” Invention 2024-022.
  • Aleksandr Krasnok and Asif Hassan, “Reconfigurable Antenna,” Invention 2025-008.

Books and Book Chapters

  • A. Krasnok, Introduction to Quantum Computing and Sensing for Electrical Engineers: A Hands-On Guide, manuscript in preparation for Springer Nature.
  • M. Tymchenko, J. S. Gomez-Díaz, A. Krasnok, M. A. Belkin, and A. Alù, “Semiconductor-Loaded Nonlinear Metasurfaces,” in Nonlinear Meta-Optics, CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, 2020, doi:10.1201/9781351269766-2.
  • A. Krasnok and A. Alù, “Coherent Control of Light Scattering,” in Nanoantennas and Plasmonics: Modelling, Design and Fabrication, IET, 2020, doi:10.1049/SBEW540E_ch3.
  • A. Krasnok, R. Savelev, D. Baranov, and P. Belov, “All-Dielectric Nanophotonics: Fundamentals, Fabrication, and Applications,” in World Scientific Handbook of Metamaterials and Plasmonics, 2018, doi:10.1142/9789813228696_0008.
  • A. Krasnok and P. A. Belov, Optical Nanoantennas, Lambert Academic Publishing, 2013.

Selected Invited Talks and Public Lectures

  • FIU Research Showcase, eMerge Americas 2026, Miami Beach, FL.
  • NewFoS Community College Workshop Series, “Complex-Frequency Wave Phenomena,” March 19, 2026.
  • imec USA Florida seminar, “Cryogenic Quantum Systems Engineering,” February 20, 2026.
  • University of North Texas invited seminar, “Engineering Complex-Frequency Excitations,” December 2, 2025.
  • Polytechnique Montréal lecture, “Quantum Nonreciprocity with Nonlinearity and Weyl Semimetals,” YouTube recording.
  • FIU KFSCIS seminar, “Scattering Anomalies: Recent Breakthroughs and Quantum Applications,” YouTube recording.

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