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Events for April 30, 2007
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Stop Day
Mon, Apr 30, 2007
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Affairs
University Calendar
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: VSOE
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Optical Forces and Slow Light in Nanophotonics
Mon, Apr 30, 2007 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 AM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Dr. Michelle L. PovinelliStanford UniversityMonday, April 30, 2007SSC 150 @ 3:30 PM to 4:30 PMAdvances in nanofabrication techniques now allow us to pattern materials on a scale
smaller than the wavelength of light. I will show how computational simulations can be used to explore novel optical phenomena in nanofabricated devices such as photonic
crystals and guide device design. First, I explore the use of optical (or radiation-pressure)forces for reconfiguration and positioning of integrated optical devices. Calculations on waveguide, microsphere, and photonic-crystal systems show that light forces should lead to significant displacements, opening a new route for all-optical control. Second, I describe how dynamically-tuned photonic crystals can be used to slow down the speed of light onchip, mimicking atomic systems. Thirdly, I describe mechanisms for reducing the propagation losses due to disorder and light leakage in miniaturized nanophotonic waveguides.Dr. Michelle L. Povinelli is a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University in the Ginzton Laboratory and the Department of Electrical Engineering. She received a PhD in Physics from MIT in 2004, an M. Phil. in Physics from the University of Cambridge in 1998, and a BA with Honors in Physics from the University of Chicago in 1997. She was awarded several graduate fellowships for her doctoral work, including the Lucent Technologies GRPW Fellowship, the NSF Graduate Fellowship, the MIT Karl Taylor Compton Fellowship, and the Churchill Fellowship. In 2006, she was selected as one of five national recipients of a $20,000 L'Oréal For Women in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship grant. She has co-authored twenty refereed journal articles and holds two US Patents.Location: Frank R. Seaver Science Center (SSC) - 150 @ 3:30 PM
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Ericka Lieberknecht
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Engineers Without Borders - USC General Meeting
Mon, Apr 30, 2007 @ 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Student Organizations
Student Activity
The USC Chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB-USC) partners with developing communities to improve their quality of life through the implementation of environmentally sustainable, equitable, and economical engineering projects while developing socially and environmentally conscious engineering students.
Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 105
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: EWB
