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Organisation profile
Introduction / mission
We explore the novel physics and applications emerging from the interaction of light with nanoscale matter.
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Mastering light at the nanoscale
Organisational profile
The emission and absorption of light is the physical basis of lasers, LEDs, solar cells and photodetectors, which have become crucial parts of our daily life. By controlling these processes at a subwavelength scale, we can significantly improve the performance of these photonic devices and develop completely new ones. The Photonics and Semiconductor Nanophysics group investigates the physics of (nano-)photonic structures and materials in five distinct but related research lines, mostly centered around semiconductors, for applications ranging from optical communications to sensing and energy conversion.
Some of the hot topics we are working on:
- New states of light and matter. We study quantum light emitters coupled to nanophotonic structures. Light-matter coupling can lead to radically new ways of controlling intrinsic material properties. Controlling this coupling leads to fascinating new physics, such as quantum light states and unconventional transport properties.
- Exquisite sensing with light. Light provides rich spectral information about the material that interacted with it. A novel generation of sensors and instruments exploiting (nano-)photonic concepts may enable unprecedented resolution and accuracy in applications ranging from material analysis to food security and gas sensing.
- Matter, atom by atom. New, optically active, semiconductor materials and devices often need precise control of matter down to the atomic scale. To understand the growth processes at this scale and to relate the functionality of the material to the atomic details, we visualize and analyze materials literally atom by atom. New physical effects that occur at this length scale can be highly surprising.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Mohamed S. Abdelkhalik
- Applied Physics and Science Education, Photonics and Semiconductor Nanophysics - Doctoral Candidate
- Applied Physics and Science Education, Surface Photonics
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
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Edoardo Banfi, MSc
- Applied Physics and Science Education, Photonics and Semiconductor Nanophysics - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
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A.M. (Matthijs) Berghuis
- Applied Physics and Science Education, Surface Photonics
- Electrical Engineering, Center for Terahertz Science and Technology Eindhoven
- Applied Physics and Science Education, Photonics and Semiconductor Nanophysics - Education and Research Technician (Design and Development)
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD), OBP : Supportive and management staff
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Zwaartekracht PSN Research Centre for Integrated Nanophotonics
Koenraad, P. M., Smit, M., van Veldhoven, P. J., Pagliano, F., Fiore, A., Petruzzella, M., Curto, A. G., Picelli, L., Tjeertes, D., Banfi, E., van Elst, D. M. J., Verstijnen, T. J. F., Gajjela, R., Perez Sosa, M., Liang, M., Castellanos Gonzalez, G., Castellanos Gonzalez, G., Al-Daffaie, S., Pagliano, F. & Godiksen, R. H.
1/01/14 → 31/12/24
Project: Research direct
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PASSION
Calabretta, N., Raz, O., Stabile, R., Tessema, N. M., Li, C. & Mukit, M.
1/12/17 → 31/05/21
Project: Research direct
Research output
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Direct Observation of Lateral Field Confinement in Symmetry-Protected THz Bound States in the Continuum
ter Huurne, S., Abujetas, D. R., van Hoof, N., Sanchez-Gil, J. A. & Gómez Rivas, J., 17 Mar 2023, In: Advanced Optical Materials. 11, 6, 6 p., 2202403.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Doping control at the atomic scale in III-V semiconductors
Tjeertes, D., 17 Mar 2023, Eindhoven: Eindhoven University of Technology. 115 p.Research output: Thesis › Phd Thesis 1 (Research TU/e / Graduation TU/e)
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Hexagonal silicon-germanium nanowire branches with tunable composition
Li, A., Hauge, H. I. T., Verheijen, M. A., Bakkers, E. P. A. M., Tucker, R. T., Vincent, L. & Renard, C., 20 Aug 2023, In: Nanotechnology. 34, 1, 8 p., 015601.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open AccessFile6 Downloads (Pure)
Equipment
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Photonics and Semiconductor Nanophysics (PSN labs)
P.M. Koenraad (Manager)
Photonics and Semiconductor NanophysicsFacility/equipment: Research lab
Datasets
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Data set for the manuscript 'Studying the different coupling regimes for a plasmonic particle in a plasmonic trap'
Kim, J. (Creator), Martin, O. J. F. (Creator), Raziman, T. V. (Contributor), Yan, C. (Contributor), Ji, A. (Contributor) & Wolke, R. (Contributor), Zenodo, 2019
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3555410, https://zenodo.org/record/3555410
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The gate-tunable Josephson diode
Mazur, G. P. (Contributor), van Loo, N. (Contributor), van Driel, D. (Contributor), Wang, J. (Contributor), Badawy, G. H. A. (Contributor), Gazibegovic, S. (Contributor), Bakkers, E. P. A. M. (Contributor) & Kouwenhoven, L. P. (Contributor), Zenodo, 23 Nov 2022
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7351273, https://zenodo.org/record/7351273
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Measuring the Optical Absorption of Single Nanowires
Swinkels, M. Y. (Contributor), Campo, A. (Contributor), Vakulov, D. (Contributor), Kim, W. (Contributor), Gagliano, L. (Contributor), Steinvall, S. E. (Contributor), Detz, H. (Contributor), De Luca, M. (Contributor), Lugstein, A. (Contributor), Bakkers, E. P. A. M. (Contributor), Fontcuberta I Morral, A. (Contributor) & Zardo, I. (Contributor), Zenodo, 17 Aug 2020
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Prizes
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APL Photonics Future Luminary Award
Petruzzella, Maurangelo (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Best PhD thesis on Physics in the Netherlands of 2015
Gómez Rivas, Jaime (Recipient), 21 Jan 2016
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Best practical supervisor propaedeutic phase
Hakkel, Kaylee D. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Organizer of SCOM 2018
Jaime Gómez Rivas (Consultant)
16 Apr 2018 → 18 Apr 2018Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy › Scientific
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ERC quality assessment of funded research 2018 - Evaluation panel member
Jaime Gómez Rivas (Consultant)
2018Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy › Scientific
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CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2017
Jaime Gómez Rivas (Consultant)
2017Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy › Scientific
Press/Media
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US Patent Issued to MANTISPECTRA on Sept. 5 for "Multi-pixel spectral sensor" (Dutch Inventors)
Francesco Pagliano & Maurangelo Petruzzella
6/09/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Controlling light-matter interactions in silicon metasurfaces
6/10/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Student theses
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(In,Ga)N heterostructures in self-assembled GaN nanowires grown on TiN by molecular beam epitaxy
Author: Goertz, J. J. W., 2016Supervisor: Koenraad, P. M. (Supervisor 1), Geelhaar, L. (External person) (External coach), Bakkers, E. P. A. M. (Supervisor 2), Nijdam, S. (Supervisor 2) & Zijlstra, P. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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Active liquid crystal tuning of surface lattice resonances
Author: van Heijst, E. A. P., 27 Jul 2021Supervisor: Schenning, A. P. H. J. (Supervisor 1), Debije, M. G. (Supervisor 2), Sol, J. A. H. P. (Supervisor 2), Gómez Rivas, J. (Supervisor 2), ter Huurne, S. (Supervisor 2), Ramezani, M. (Supervisor 2) & Castellanos Gonzalez, G. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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A nanomechanical double-membrane photonic crystal sensor on a fiber tip
Author: Hakkel, K. D., 2017Supervisor: Fiore, A. (Supervisor 1), van der Heijden, R. W. (Supervisor 2) & Zobenica, Ž. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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