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Controlling light at the nanoscale is both fascinating and practical.
Research profile
The goal of Curto's research is to find new and improved ways of making light interact with very small matter such as molecules. He is developing semiconductor nanophotonics for sensing, imaging, and spectroscopy. His current research interests span from the optics and optoelectronics of atomically thin semiconductors to chirality in nano-optics.
Before launching his research lab in Eindhoven, Curto was a postdoctoral Marie Curie fellow at Stanford University in the United States working on metal and semiconductor nano-optics and on layered 2D semiconductors. His PhD research at ICFO focused on nano-antennas as optical elements for enhanced interaction of light with nanoscale matter.
Curto is the recipient of an NWO START-UP Grant from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (2018) and an ERC Starting Grant from the European Research Council (2020). In 2021 he was designated as OSA Senior Member of the Optical Society.
For more information, visit https://nano-optics.be/
Academic background
Alberto G. Curto obtained his BSc in Physics from the University of Salamanca (Spain) in 2007. Between 2008 and 2013, he worked towards his MSc and PhD in Photonics from ICFO, the Institute of Photonic Sciences in Barcelona. Curto worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University (USA) from 2013 to 2016. He was appointed Assistant Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology in 2016.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Photonics, ICFO -The Institute of Photonic Sciences
2008 → 2013
Master in Photonics, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
2008 → 2009
Degree in Physics, Universidad de Salamanca
2002 → 2007
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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 → 31/12/23
Project: Research direct
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Correlated exciton fluctuations in a two-dimensional semiconductor on a metal
Godiksen, R. H., Wang, S., Raziman, T. V., Guimarães, M. H. D., Gómez Rivas, J. & Curto, A. G., 8 Jul 2020, In: Nano Letters. 20, 7, p. 4829-4836 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Dual Nanoresonators for Ultrasensitive Chiral Detection
Mohammadi, E., Tittl, A., Tsakmakidis, K. L., Raziman, T. V. & Curto, A. G., 16 Jun 2021, In: ACS Photonics. 8, 6, p. 1754-1762 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open AccessFile20 Citations (SciVal)129 Downloads (Pure) -
Conditions for enhancing chiral nanophotonics near achiral nanoparticles
Raziman, T. V., Hjelmgart - Godiksen, R., Müller, M. & González Curto, A., 16 Oct 2019, In: ACS Photonics. 6, 10, p. 2583-2589 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open AccessFile33 Citations (Scopus)85 Downloads (Pure) -
Silicon Mie resonators for highly directional light emission from monolayer MoS2
Cihan, A. F., Curto, A. G., Raza, S., Kik, P. G. & Brongersma, M. L., 1 May 2018, In: Nature Photonics. 12, 5, p. 284-290 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Confining light to the atomic scale
Curto, A. G. & Gómez Rivas, J., 1 Jun 2018, In: Nature Nanotechnology. 13, 6, p. 442-443 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)34 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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NWO START-UP Award : Light in ultra-thin materials
Curto, Alberto G. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: NWO › START-UP › Scientific
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ERC Starting Grant CHANSON - Chiral semiconductor nanophotonics for ultraresolved molecular sensing
Curto, Alberto G. (Recipient), 3 Sept 2020
Prize: ERC › Starting › Scientific
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Extraordinary Doctoral Thesis Award
Curto, Alberto G. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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ICFO PhD Thesis Award
Curto, Alberto G. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowship
Curto, Alberto G. (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Other › Scholarships › Scientific