Trapping photons with optical black hole.
You-Ling ChenQi-Tao CaoYun-Feng XiaoPublished in: Light, science & applications (2023)
An optical black-hole cavity based on transformation optics enables Q-factor enhancement and strong field confinement, by eliminating the intrinsic radiation loss of the conventional whispering-gallery modes, holding potential for applications in energy harvesting and optoelectronics.