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ArticleCommunications engineering2026

Prism coupling and visualization of surface nanoscale axial photonic structures.

Anatoliy Savchenkov, Zijie Wang, Manuel Crespo-Ballesteros, Michael Sumetsky, Andrey Matsko

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Article in Communications engineering, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Anatoliy SavchenkovJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.
Zijie WangAston Institute of Photonic Technologies, Aston University, Birmingham, UK.
Manuel Crespo-BallesterosAston Institute of Photonic Technologies, Aston University, Birmingham, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0592-4726
Michael SumetskyAston Institute of Photonic Technologies, Aston University, Birmingham, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7289-3547
Andrey MatskoJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA. andrey.b.matsko@jpl.nasa.gov.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9939-9311

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Leverhulme Trust RPG-2022-014NASA | Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) 80NM0018D0004RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/W002868/1RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/X03772X/1
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Abstract

Surface nanoscale axial photonics (SNAP) has demonstrated the record subangstrom precise fabrication of miniature optical devices enabling applications in classical and quantum signal processing unfeasible to date. However, SNAP devices formed by subnanometre protrusions of the optical fiber surface lack robustness and simple identification methods. This complicates their controlled alignment and raises concerns about their practical applicability. Here we introduce techniques that enable both direct visualization of nanoscale SNAP features and efficient coupling to fused-silica SNAP microresonators using evanescent-field prism couplers. These advances provide precise control of light-resonator interactions and establish a scalable and robust route towards on-chip integration of SNAP devices, opening opportunities for their critical applications in computing, telecommunications, ultraprecise sensing, and fundamental optical science.

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PMID42225918
PMCPMC13578362

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