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1. A Half Century of Nonlinear Optics

   Online Presentations | 22 Mar 2011 | Contributor(s):: Robert W. Boyd

   In this talk, we first present a review of the development of the field of nonlinear optics, and we then survey some areas of recent research including quantum imaging and implications of the ability to control the group velocity of light.

2. Active Media FDTD Nanophotonic Device Simulator

   Tools | 04 Apr 2008 | Contributor(s):: Baudilio Tejerina, zhengquan zhang, Yunan Zheng, Seng-Tiong Ho

   Modeling and analysis of solid state, molecular or atomic semiconductor photonics media.

3. DDSCAT Convert: A Target Generation Tool

   Tools | 17 Jul 2013 | Contributor(s):: John Feser, AbderRahman N Sobh

   Convert .obj files to DDSCAT shape files

4. Disordered Photonics

   Online Presentations | 08 Apr 2014 | Contributor(s):: Hui Cao

   Most of the research in the field of photonics has focused on understanding and mitigating the effects of disorder which are often detrimental. For certain applications, however, intentionally introducing disorder can actually improve the device performance, e.g., in photovoltaics optical...

5. ECE 552: Introduction to Lasers

   Courses | 10 Jan 2017 | Contributor(s):: Vladimir M. Shalaev

6. ECE 616: Ultrafast Optics

   Courses | 19 Aug 2011 | Contributor(s):: Andrew M Weiner

   Topics:Introduction and reviewUltrashort pulse generation techniquesMode-locking: overviewActive mode lockingPassive mode lockingMeasurement techniquesCorrelation techniquesTime-frequency methodsNoise and jitterDispersion and its compensationMaterial dispersionAngular dispersion devicesDispersion...

7. ECE 695S: Nanophotonics and Metamaterials

   Courses | 02 Sep 2013 | Contributor(s):: Vladimir M. Shalaev

8. Emerging Materials for Nanophotonics and Plasmonics: Roads Ahead

   Online Presentations | 31 Oct 2018 | Contributor(s):: Alexandra Boltasseva

   In this presentation, I will discuss emerging material platforms including transparent conducting oxides, transition metal nitrides, oxides and carbides as well as two- and quasi-two-dimensional materials for future practical optical components across the fields of on-chip optics and...

9. Hybrid Nanomaterials for Tailored Light-Matter Interactions

   Online Presentations | 20 Nov 2017 | Contributor(s):: Maiken H. Mikkelsen

   In this lecture, I will provide an overview of our recent research demonstrating tailored light-matter interactions by leveraging ultra-small plasmonic cavitites fabricated using bottom-up techniques.  Examples of our demonstrations include ultrafast spontaneous and single photon sources,...

10. Hyperlens Design Solver

    Tools | 18 Jun 2008 | Contributor(s):: Matt Swanson, Xingjie Ni, zubin jacob, Alexander V. Kildishev

    Simulates a cylindrical hyperlens design to obtain resulting field intensities

11. Hyperlens Layer Designer

    Tools | 03 Jun 2008 | Contributor(s):: Matt Swanson, Alexander V. Kildishev, Xingjie Ni

    Design a hyperlens using concentric cylindrical layers of various materials

12. Illinois Nano EP Seminar Series

    Courses | 28 Jan 2011 | Contributor(s):: Akash Garg, Albert Liao, Omar N Sobh

    The Nanoelectronics and Nanophotonics (NANO-EP) seminar focuses on topics that span the fields of nanoelectronics, nanophotonics, nanobioelectronics, and others with biweekly talks. The seminar's goal is to promote interaction and discussion in the nano field, particularly amongst the...

13. Illinois Tools: Bio Photonics Simulator

    Tools | 25 Jan 2012 | Contributor(s):: Zuhaib Bashir Sheikh, Nahil Sobh

    Simulate passage of light through biological tissue using FDTD

14. Illinois Tools: Optics Lab

    Tools | 19 May 2011 | Contributor(s):: Zuhaib Bashir Sheikh, Nahil Sobh

    Simulate the passage of light through multiple lenses

15. Invisible cloaks and the perfect lens

    Online Presentations | 14 May 2011 | Contributor(s):: John Pendry

    Refractive materials gives us some limited control of light: we can fashion lenses, and construct waveguides, but complete control of light is beyond simple refracting materials. Ideally we might wish to channel and direct light as we please just as we might divert the flow of a fluid....

16. Jupyter Notebook (Deprecated)

    Tools | 29 Sep 2016

    Starts the Jupyter notebook server in your home directory.

17. Meep

    Tools | 09 Jul 2007 | Contributor(s):: Jing Ouyang, Xufeng Wang, Minghao Qi

    Finite-Difference Time-Domain Simulations

18. MIT Photonic Bands

    Tools | 09 Jul 2007 | Contributor(s):: Carlos Montalvo, Jing Ouyang, Minghao Qi

    Compute the band structures and electromagnetic modes of periodic dielectric structures.

19. Molecular Foundry Photonics Toolkit

    Tools | 13 May 2010 | Contributor(s):: Alexander S McLeod, P. James Schuck, Jeffrey B. Neaton

    Simulate realistic 1, 2, or 3-dimension nano-optical systems using the FDTD method.

20. Nano-Bio-Photonics Simulator

    Tools | 17 Feb 2012 | Contributor(s):: Zuhaib Bashir Sheikh, Nahil Sobh

    Simulates passage of light through biological tissue having an embedded metallic nanoparticles using FDTD