Exploring the Nanoscale with Optoplasmonic Sensors

Date

Jan 26, 2018

Time

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Speaker

Prof. Frank Vollmer

Affiliation

University of Exeter, Living Systems Institute, UK

Language

en

Main Topic

Materialien

Other Topics

Materialien, Physik

Host

Kristina Krummer

Description

Nanophotonic device building blocks, such as optical nano/microcavities and plasmonic nanostructures, lie at the forefront of sensing and spectrometry of trace biological and chemical substances. My laboratory is developing a new class of nanophotonic architectures by combining optically resonant dielectric nano/microcavities with plasmonically resonant metal nanostructures to enable detection at the nanoscale with extraordinary sensitivity. Initial demonstrations include single-molecule detection and even single-ion sensing. The coupled photonic-plasmonic resonator system promises a leap forward in the nanoscale analysis of physical, chemical, and biological entities. I will review our work in this burgeoning field of optoplasmonic sensors. I will also talk about our most recent advances in localising light at the nanoscale in disordered 2D photonic crystals.

Links

• Seminars at the IFW

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