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Photonics Seminar Series

Speaker: Dr. Peter B. Catrysse, Stanford University

Talk Title: Metal optics at the nano-scale: from basic physics to integrated optoelectronic applications

Abstract: The manipulation of light is essential in many optoelectronic applications as well as in fundamental research. One of the emerging opportunities in light manipulation is the use of nanostructures. In information technology, for example, it can lead to smaller, faster information processing systems via monolithic integration of optics and electronics. In physics research, it can open up new regimes of light-matter interaction by greatly enhancing weak optical processes through highly-confined optical fields. In this talk, I present my work on the use of metallic nanostructures to control of light at deep-subwavelength scales. First, I describe my theoretical contributions to the basic physics of metal optics at the nano-scale. I demonstrate a conceptual approach for designing novel materials based on the existence of deep-subwavelength modes in metallic systems. Next, I describe my experimental contributions to the creation of ultra-compact photonic devices in optoelectronic systems. With the examples presented in this talk, I illustrate the rich set of opportunities for nano-scale metal optics research at the interface between fundamental physics and large-scale optoelectronic systems.


Biography: Dr. Peter B. Catrysse is an Engineering Research Associate in the E. L. Ginzton Laboratory at Stanford University. He holds Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. He pioneered the integration of subwavelength metal optics in standard deep-submicron CMOS technology. His current work focuses on nanophotonics at the interface between basic physics and optoelectronic systems. He has authored more than 75 refereed publications and holds several US patents. Dr. Catrysse is a Brussels Hoover Fellow of the Belgian American Educational Foundation, a Fellow of the Fund for Scientific Research Flanders, a Senior Member of the IEEE, and the recipient of a 2008 Hewlett-Packard Labs Innovation Research Award.

Host: Michelle Povinelli

More Info: http://ee.usc.edu/news/seminars/photonics/

Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Jing Ma

Event Link: http://ee.usc.edu/news/seminars/photonics/