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1. Ongoing Transformation of Computational Nanophotonics

   Online Presentations | 18 May 2014 | Contributor(s):: Alexander V. Kildishev

   Computational nanophotonics is one of the central tools of the science of light and photonic device engineering. It plays a crucial role in enabling optical technologies ranging from bio-sensing to quantum information processing. Up to the present, a plethora of various methods and commercial...

2. Disordered Photonics

   Online Presentations | 11 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...

3. nanoDDSCAT

   Tools | 23 Apr 2013 | Contributor(s):: Prashant K Jain, Nahil Sobh, Jeremy Smith, AbderRahman N Sobh, Sarah White, Jacob Faucheaux, John Feser

   Calculate scattering and absorption of light by targets with arbitrary geometries and complex refractive index.

4. ECE 695S: Nanophotonics and Metamaterials

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

5. DDSCAT Convert: A Target Generation Tool

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

   Convert .obj files to DDSCAT shape files

6. S4: Stanford Stratified Structure Solver

   Tools | 11 Sep 2012 | Contributor(s):: Jiarui Kang, Xufeng Wang, Peter Bermel, Chang Liu

   S4 is a frequency domain code to solve layered periodic structures. Internally, it uses Rigorous Coupled Wave Analysis (RCWA; also called the Fourier Modal Method (FMM)) and the S-matrix algorithm.

7. PHYS 620: Optical Properties of Solids

   Courses | 12 Feb 2013 | Contributor(s):: Roberto Merlin

   Winter 2013Course Outline:INTRODUCTION, ELECTRODYNAMICS OF CONTINUOUS MEDIA (Maxwell’s equations. Permittivity and permeability. Scattering).KRAMERS-KRÖNIG RELATIONS, PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODELS (Drude and Lorentz models. Quantum mechanical description).SEMICONDUCTORS: INTERBAND...

8. Ultrafast & Broadband Photonic Signal Processing: From Microdevices to Control of RF Propagation

   Online Presentations | 08 Jan 2013 | Contributor(s):: Andrew M Weiner

   This talk is part of the International Workshop "Novel Ideas in Optics: From Advanced Materials to Revolutionary Applications" hosted by Purdue University.

9. PhotonicsGAIN-0D

   Tools | 23 Jul 2012 | Contributor(s):: Jieran Fang, Ludmila Prokopeva, Jan Trieschmann, Nikita Arnold, Alexander V. Kildishev

   Time-domain numerical simulation of the local response of a generic four-level gain system to its excitation with a pump-probe pulse sequence.

10. Meep

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

    Finite-Difference Time-Domain Simulations

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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...

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. A Half Century of Nonlinear Optics

    Online Presentations | 11 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.

17. 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...

18. [Illinois] ECE 398: Electronic and Photonic Devices

    Courses | 07 Feb 2011 | Contributor(s):: Kent D Choquette

    Fall Semester, 2010 A first course on active and passive photonic devices and applications. Optical processes in dielectric and semiconductor materials discussed including waveguide propagation, confinement, electrical junctions, and emission/absorption. Active and passive photonic components...

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. PhotonicsCL: Photonic Cylindrical Multilayer Lenses

    Tools | 20 Oct 2010 | Contributor(s):: Xingjie Ni, Fan Gu, Ludmila Prokopeva, Alexander V. Kildishev

    Full wave simulation of cylindrical transformation optical lenses