Research Output per year
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
Mohamed Abdelkhalik Mohamed
- Department of Applied Physics, Photonics and Semiconductor Nanophysics - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
Ping Bai
- Department of Applied Physics, Photonics and Semiconductor Nanophysics - Doctoral Candidate
- Department of Applied Physics, Surface Photonics
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
Edoardo Banfi, MSc
- Department of Applied Physics, Photonics and Semiconductor Nanophysics - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
Research Output
Anisotropic infrared light emission from quasi-1D layered TiS3
Khatibi, A., Godiksen, R., Basuvalingam, S., Pellegrino, D., Bol, A., Shokri, B. & Curto, A. G., 1 Jan 2020, In : 2D Materials. 7, 1, 8 p., 015022.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Ballistic Phonons in Ultrathin Nanowires
Vakulov, D., Gireesan, S., Swinkels, M. Y., Chavez, R., Vogelaar, T., Torres, P., Campo, A., De Luca, M., Verheijen, M. A., Koelling, S., Gagliano, L., Haverkort, J. E. M., Alvarez, F. X., Bobbert, P. A., Zardo, I. & Bakkers, E. P. A. M., 8 Apr 2020, In : Nano Letters. 20, 4, p. 2703-2709 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
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Chirality in evanescent fields: conditions, limits and guidelines (Conference Presentation)
Raziman, T. V., Godiksen, R. H., Müller, M. A. & Curto, A. G., 1 Apr 2020, p. 24.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Academic
Equipment
Photonics and Semiconductor Nanophysics (PSN labs)
P.M. Koenraad (Manager)
Photonics and Semiconductor NanophysicsFacility/equipment: Research lab
Prizes
APL Photonics Future Luminary Award
Maurangelo Petruzzella (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Best PhD thesis on Physics in the Netherlands of 2015
Jaime Gómez Rivas (Recipient), 21 Jan 2016
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
ERC Proof of Concept Grant : Edit Jaime Gómez Rivas
Jaime Gómez Rivas (Recipient), 1 Sep 2015
Prize: ERC › Proof of concept › Scientific
Activities
Organizer of SCOM 2018
Jaime Gómez Rivas (Consultant)16 Apr 2018 → 18 Apr 2018
Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy › Scientific
ERC quality assessment of funded research 2018 - Evaluation panel member
Jaime Gómez Rivas (Consultant)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
New Integrated Device For Nanometer-Scale Sensing
27/05/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Compact optical sensor enables nanometrology ‘lab on chip’
27/05/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
'Nanometrology lab on a chip' within reach thanks to new compact, optical sensor
20/05/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Student theses
(In,Ga)N heterostructures in self-assembled GaN nanowires grown on TiN by molecular beam epitaxy
Author: Goertz, J. J., 2016Supervisor: Koenraad, P. M. (Supervisor 1), Geelhaar, L. (External person) (External coach), Bakkers, E. P. (Supervisor 2), Nijdam, S. (Supervisor 2) & Zijlstra, P. (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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Biasing effects and light amplification in a photonic crystal nanostructure
Author: Heijnen, L. M., 2019Supervisor: Galeotti, F. (Supervisor 1)
Student thesis: Bachelor
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