Organization 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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Profiles

Ping Bai

p.bai@tue.nl

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

a.m.berghuis@tue.nl

Department of Applied Physics, Photonics and Semiconductor Nanophysics - Doctoral Candidate
Department of Applied Physics, Surface Photonics

Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)

Roel Burgwal

r.burgwal@tue.nl

Department of Applied Physics, Photonics and Semiconductor Nanophysics - Doctoral Candidate

Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)

Research Output 1979 2019

1065 Article
539 Conference contribution
70 Phd Thesis 1 (Research TU/e / Graduation TU/e)
37 Chapter
68 More

Absence of quantum-confined Stark effect in GaN quantum disks embedded in (Al,Ga)N nanowires grown by molecular beam epitaxy

Sinito, C., Corfdir, P., Pfüller, C., Gao, G., Vílchez, J. B., Kölling, S., Doblado, A. R., Jahn, U., Lähnemann, J., Auzelle, T., Zettler, J. K., Flissikowski, T., Koenraad, P., Grahn, H. T., Geelhaar, L., Fernández-Garrido, S. & Brandt, O., 6 Aug 2019, In : Nano Letters.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Stark effect

Molecular beam epitaxy

Nanowires

nanowires

molecular beam epitaxy

Active tuning of the g -tensor in InGaAs/GaAs quantum dots via strain

Tholen, H. M. G. A., Wildmann, J. S., Rastelli, A., Trotta, R., Pryor, C. E., Zallo, E., Schmidt, O. G., Koenraad, P. M. & Silov, A. Y., 16 May 2019, In : Physical Review B. 99, 19, 8 p., 195305

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Open Access

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Semiconductor quantum dots

Tensors

Tuning

tuning

quantum dots

2 Citations (Scopus)