Research Output per year
Organization profile
Introduction / mission
We explore the novel physics and applications emerging from the interaction of light with nanoscale matter.
Highlighted phrase
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.
Network
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Profiles
Ping Bai
- Department of Applied Physics, Photonics and Semiconductor Nanophysics - Doctoral Candidate
- Department of Applied Physics, Surface Photonics
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
A, M. (Matthijs) Berghuis
- Department of Applied Physics, Photonics and Semiconductor Nanophysics - Doctoral Candidate
- Department of Applied Physics, Surface Photonics
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
Roel Burgwal
- Department of Applied Physics, Photonics and Semiconductor Nanophysics - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
Research Output 1979 2019
Bottom-up grown 2D InSb nanostructures
Gazibegovic, S., Badawy, G., Buckers, T. L. J., Leubner, P., Shen, J., de Vries, F. K., Koelling, S., Kouwenhoven, L. P., Verheijen, M. A. & Bakkers, E. P. A. M., Feb 2019, In : Advanced Materials. 31, 14, 8 p., 1808181Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
Nanostructures
Nanowires
Electron gas
Carrier mobility
Substrates
Chiral flow of light in photonic crystals with broken symmetries
Parappurath, N., 3 Jul 2019, (Accepted/In press) Eindhoven: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven. 145 p.Research output: Thesis › Phd Thesis 2 (Research NOT TU/e / Graduation TU/e) › Academic
Coherent light-matter interaction in arrays of plasmonic structures
Ramezani, M., 24 Apr 2019, Eindhoven: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven. 125 p.Research output: Thesis › Phd Thesis 1 (Research TU/e / Graduation TU/e) › Academic
Equipment
Photonics and Semiconductor Nanophysics (PSN labs)
Paul Koenraad (Manager)
Photonics and Semiconductor NanophysicsFacility/equipment: Research lab
Prizes
Best PhD thesis on Physics in the Netherlands of 2015
Jaime Gómez Rivas (Recipient), 21 Jan 2016
Recognition: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
theses
Netherlands
nanoparticles
physics
ERC Proof of Concept Grant : Edit Jaime Gómez Rivas
Jaime Gómez Rivas (Recipient), 1 Sep 2015
Recognition: ERC › Proof of concept › Scientific
ERC Starting Grant : Jaime Gómez Rivas
Jaime Gómez Rivas (Recipient), 2009
Recognition: ERC › Starting › Scientific
Activities 2015 2018
ERC quality assessment of funded research 2018 - Evaluation panel member
Jaime Gómez Rivas (Consultant)2018
Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy › Scientific
Organizer of SCOM 2018
Jaime Gómez Rivas (Consultant)16 Apr 2018 → 18 Apr 2018
Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy › Scientific
ERC consolidator grants 2017- Evaluation panel member
Jaime Gómez Rivas (Consultant)2017
Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy › Scientific
Press / Media
Novel low-energy nanolaser shines in all directions
20/12/18
1 item of media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
New type of low-energy nanolaser that shines in all directions
17/12/18 → 18/12/18
2 items of media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Micro-spectrometer opens door to a wealth of new smartphone functions
20/12/17
1 item of media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment