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  • Condensed matter physics
  • Materials science
  • Optics

Background:

  • Surface polaritons (SPs) are electromagnetic waves localized at material surfaces.
  • Hyperbolic SPs exist in anisotropic materials with opposite permittivity signs.
  • Organic materials offer potential for novel polaritonic applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To experimentally investigate hyperbolic surface exciton polaritons (HSEPs) for the first time.
  • To explore the intensity and phase response of HSEPs in TDBC.
  • To analyze the topological properties of hyperbolic vs. nonhyperbolic SPs.

Main Methods:

  • Experimental study of HSEPs in the J-aggregate TDBC (a type-II natural hyperbolic material).
  • Analysis of intensity and phase response of HSEPs.
  • Theoretical prediction of analogous effects in hexagonal boron nitride.

Main Results:

  • First experimental observation and characterization of HSEPs.
  • Demonstration that HSEPs can generate phase singularities due to the hyperbolic nature of TDBC.
  • Observation of topological distinctness between hyperbolic and nonhyperbolic SPs based on their response.

Conclusions:

  • Organic materials, specifically TDBC, serve as a viable platform for exploring hyperbolic surface polaritonics.
  • HSEPs exhibit unique phase singularity behavior and topological properties.
  • The findings pave the way for new applications in visible-frequency polaritonics.