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Advancing Photonic Device Design and Quantum Measurements with Machine Learning
Online Presentations | 18 Dec 2020 | Contributor(s):: Alexandra Boltasseva
In this talk, photonic design approaches and emerging material platforms will be discussed showcasting machine-learning-assisted topology optimization for thermophotovoltaic metasurface designs and machine-learning-enabled quantum optical measurements.
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Metaphotonics and Metasurfaces Governed by Mie Resonances
Online Presentations | 14 Jul 2020 | Contributor(s):: Yuri Kivshar
This talk will highlight some recent advances in all-dielectric Mie-resonant metaphotonics including active and nonlinear nanophotonics as well as the recently emerged fields of topological photonics.
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Optical Hyperspace: Light in Hyperbolic Materials
Online Presentations | 14 Jan 2020 | Contributor(s):: Evgenii Narimanov
Hyperbolic metamaterias are strongly anisotropic composite media that behave as either metals or dielectrics in different directions. They can be fabricated n many different ways, such as metallic layers that are separated from each other by thin dielectric spacers, or using arrays of parallel...
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How Plasmonic Materials Make Light Work at Nanoscale
Online Presentations | 16 Aug 2019 | Contributor(s):: Alexandra Boltasseva
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Can Plasmonics Help Outpace Quantum Decoherence?
Online Presentations | 07 Jun 2019 | Contributor(s):: Vladimir M. Shalaev
We discuss an unorthodox way to overcome quantum decoherence by using plasmonics that can speed up quantum processes to the extent that they outpace and thus become immune to decoherence.
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CELL-MET Thrust Area 2 - Nanomechanics: Cell-Integrated Surface Plasmon Resonance
Online Presentations | 08 Feb 2019 | Contributor(s):: Maedeh Mozneb, CELL-MET ERC
In this presentation, FIU graduate student Maedeh Mozneb explains her work on Nanomechanics in Chen-Zhong Li’s lab.
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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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Coherent Nonlinear Optical Propagation Processes in Hyperbolic Metamaterials
Online Presentations | 08 Jun 2017 | Contributor(s):: Alexander K. Popov
Coherence and interference play an important role in classic and quantum physics. Processes to be employed can be significantly enhanced and the unwanted ones suppressed through the deliberately tailored constructive and destructed interference at quantum transitions and at nonlinear optical...
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Laser Filtering, Metamaterials, and Commercializing Through the Lens of the Mythical Person Month
Online Presentations | 09 Jan 2017 | Contributor(s):: Themos Kallos
In this work we investigate whether optical metamaterials in particular may require more than the typical resources to lead to successful commercialization. We also compare the estimated efforts with other technology commercialization projects of the recent past. ...
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Active Optical Antennas and Metasurfaces
Online Presentations | 10 Nov 2016 | Contributor(s):: Mark Brongersma
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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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Light Matter Interfaces for NV Center in Diamond
Online Presentations | 11 Apr 2016 | Contributor(s):: Alexey V Akimov
The NV center in diamond is attracting a lot of attention within the quantum information processing community. As a spin system in a clean and well-controlled environment of the diamond lattice, it exhibits outstanding performance as a quantum memory, even at room temperature....
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Plasmonics and Metasurfaces for Extreme Manipulation of Light
Online Presentations | 08 Mar 2016 | Contributor(s):: Yongmin Liu
In this talk, I will present some of our work in the fascinating field of plasmonics and optical metasurfaces. First, I will discuss reconfigurable plasmonic lenses operating in microfluidic environment, which can dynamically diverge, collimate and focus surface plasmons [5]. Second, I will...
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Towards Light-Spin Interface for NV Center in Diamond
Online Presentations | 17 Mar 2015 | Contributor(s):: Alexey V Akimov
In this work we present our efforts on using CMOS compatible hyperbolic metamaterials and optical fibers to construct efficient single-photon sources and sensing elements using NV center in diamond.
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[Illinois] Accurate Solutions Of Extremely Large Integral-Equation Problems Involving Complex Metamaterial Structures
Online Presentations | 29 Dec 2014 | Contributor(s):: Levent Gurel
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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...
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[Illinois] CNST 2012: Making Mid-Infrared Photonics Nano with Plasmonics and Metamaterials
Online Presentations | 02 Jun 2013 | Contributor(s):: Daniel Wasserman
CNST Workshop 2012 May 2–3, 2012 Showcasing University of Illinois research in bionanotechnology/nanomedicine, nanoelectronics/nanophotonics, and nanomaterials/nanomanufacturing, leading to cross-campus and industry collaborations National Center for Supercomputing Applications Micro and...
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Novel Ideas in Metamaterials
Online Presentations | 15 Jan 2013 | Contributor(s):: Igor Smolyaninov
This talk is part of the International Workshop "Novel Ideas in Optics: From Advanced Materials to Revolutionary Applications" hosted by Purdue University.
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Digitizing and Functionalizing Metamaterials
Online Presentations | 15 Jan 2013 | Contributor(s):: Nader Engheta
This talk is part of the International Workshop "Novel Ideas in Optics: From Advanced Materials to Revolutionary Applications" hosted by Purdue University.
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Opening Remarks
Online Presentations | 13 Jan 2013 | Contributor(s):: Vladimir M. Shalaev
This talk is part of the International Workshop "Novel Ideas in Optics: From Advanced Materials to Revolutionary Applications" hosted by Purdue University.