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ECE 695FO Lecture 7: Optial Telecommuniation System Limitations
Online Presentations | 24 Jan 2019 | Contributor(s):: Peter Bermel
Topics:Optical telecommunication linksSystem limitations
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ECE 695FO Lecture 5: Semiconductor Lasers I
Online Presentations | 17 Jan 2019 | Contributor(s):: Peter Bermel
Topics: Amplification Lasing Conditions
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ECE 695FO Lecture 3: Optical Transmitters
Online Presentations | 14 Jan 2019 | Contributor(s):: Peter Bermel
Topics:Multiplexing (continued)Einstien CoefficientsSemiconductor PhotonicsLight Emitting Diodes
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ECE 695FO Lecture 4: Lasers
Online Presentations | 14 Jan 2019 | Contributor(s):: Peter Bermel
Topics:Laser PrinciplesLaser TransitionsGeneral Rate Equations
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ECE 695FO Lecture 1: Introduction
Online Presentations | 14 Jan 2019 | Contributor(s):: Peter Bermel
Topics Overview of optical fibers Multi-mode fibers Single-mode fibers Graded Index (GRIN) fibers Step-Index fibers Numerical Aperture Polarization-maintaining fibers Fabrication
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ECE 695FO Lecture 2: Fiber Optic Systems
Online Presentations | 14 Jan 2019 | Contributor(s):: Peter Bermel
Topics:Fiber ModesSystem componentsModulationMultiplexing
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Emerging Materials for Nanophotonics and Plasmonics: Roads Ahead
Online Presentations | 01 Nov 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...
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Novel Plasmonic Materials and Nanodevices for Integrated Quantum Photonics
Online Presentations | 19 Jun 2017 | Contributor(s):: Mikhail Shalaginov
This research focuses on color centers in diamond that share quantum properties with single atoms. These systems promise a path for the realization of practical quantum devices such as nanoscale sensors, single-photon sources, and quantum memories. In particular, we explored an intriguing...
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[Illinois] Integrated Photonics Technology
Online Presentations | 13 Apr 2017 | Contributor(s):: Yurii A Vlasov
9/8/2016 MNTL Industry Affiliates Program
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Photonic Structures with Topological Robustness: from Classical to Quantum
Online Presentations | 09 Jan 2017 | Contributor(s):: Mohammad Hafezi
In this talk, I demonstrate how similar physics can be observed for photons; specifically, how various quantum Hall Hamiltonians can be simulated in an optical platform. I report on the first observation of topological photonic edge state using silicon-on-insulator technology and our recent...
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Optical Hyperspace: Light in Metamaterials with Hyperbolic Dispersion
Online Presentations | 03 Nov 2016 | Contributor(s):: Evgenii Narimanov
The composites with opposite signs of the dielectric permittivity in two orthogonal directions, known as the hyperbolic metamaterials, represent a new "universality class" of optical media, with the light behavior which is qualitatively different from that in either metals or...
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Surprising Nanophotonic Phenomena in Nature and Photonic Modeling with S4
Online Presentations | 17 Aug 2016 | Contributor(s):: Peter Bermel
I will show how S4sim, a transfer matrix-based optical simulation tool available on nanoHUB.org can be used to precisely calculate these behaviors. A few exciting real-world applications of this work will also be briefly discussed.
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Surprising Nanophotonic Phenomena in Nature
Online Presentations | 11 Jul 2016 | Contributor(s):: Peter Bermel
A broad range of optical phenomena in nature have created long-standing mysteries. For example, what gives butterflies and birds their rich colors? And how can sightings of some unusual natural phenomena like mirages or ball lightning be explained? The process of solving these mysteries has...
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Computational Nanophotonics – Designing Spaces for Light
Online Presentations | 29 Jun 2016 | Contributor(s):: Alexander V. Kildishev
In this presentation, after a brief review of previous work based on the innovative methods of transformation optics, I present a new class of elliptic omnidirectional concentrators focusing light on a disk, a thin strip, or a rod. This study expands the theory of a circular omnidirectional...
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[Illinois] Rational Design of MegaDalton-Scale DNA-Based Light Harvesting Antennas
Online Presentations | 17 Dec 2013 | Contributor(s):: Mark Bathe
Programmed self-assembly of DNA using scaffolded DNA origami offers the unique opportunity to engineer complex structural assemblies at the MegaDalton-scale with sub-nanometer precision. Due to their sequence specificity, these nucleic acid assemblies also serve as programmable structural...
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[Illinois] Phys550 Lecture 8: Vision II
Online Presentations | 02 Oct 2013 | Contributor(s):: Klaus Schulten
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[Illinois] Phys550 Lecture 7: Vision I
Online Presentations | 02 Oct 2013 | Contributor(s):: Klaus Schulten
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[Illinois] NBSS11: First Impressions; Ravikant Samantham
Online Presentations | 12 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Nadia Jassim
Biophotonics Summer School 2011May 21st - June 1st 2011 Urbana-Champaign, IllinoisThe Biophotonics Summer School brings together from a wide variety of disciplines to teach students about the biophotonics field. In 2011, some of the topics covered included principles of biophotonics, technology...
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[Illinois] CNST 2012: Nanostructured Silicon Optical Materials as Multifunctional Cell Culture Substrates
Online Presentations | 02 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Kris Killian
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[Illinois] CNST 2012: Gold Nanoparticles In, On, and Around Cells
Online Presentations | 02 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Cathy Murphy
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