Tags: photonic crystals

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  1. S4 Tutorial P2: Example 2 - 1D Photonic Crystal

    08 Apr 2021 | | Contributor(s):: Enas Sakr, Peter Bermel

    This presentation is part of the three part tutorial for the S4 tool (Stanford Stratified Structure Solver) on nanoHUB designed for the nanoHUB IGNITE challenge. In the tutorial, we give an overview of the S4 electromagnetic simulation tool, and demonstrate the basic features through three...

  2. Towards Quantum Information Processing with Atom-Filled Hollow-Core Fibres

    10 Oct 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Ben Sparkes

    I will present results from our experiments aiming for efficient, coherent and noiseless storage of high-bandwidth optical pulses in warm rubidium-filled HCPCFs using the off-resonance cascade absorption (ORCA) technique.

  3. ECE 695FO Lecture 12B: On-Chip Interconnects - Photonic Crystals

    06 Feb 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Peter Bermel

  4. Solar Cell Optics

    02 Feb 2018 | | Contributor(s):: Atilla Ozgur Cakmak, NACK Network

    Outline:What is Light?Light AbsorptionInteraction of Light with MatterReflection/RefractionFabry Perot resonancesWaveguidingDiffraction / Photonic CrystalsPlasmonicsMie Scattering

  5. Use of RBT unreleased NEM resonator models for device (topological) optimization

    26 Apr 2017 | | Contributor(s):: Bichoy W. Bahr

    The use of Phononic Crystals (PnC) in suspended structures and microstructures, such as plates and slabs, has gained a lot of attention in the past years for the wide range of feasible applications (acoustic waveguides, acoustic insulation, acoustic cloaking) and for the easy fabrication...

  6. [Illinois] Signal Processing at Light Speed: Ultrashort Optical Pulse Generation with Arbitrary Waveforms

    29 Jan 2016 | | Contributor(s):: Claire Mcghee

    We aim to further improve early detection of cancer biomarkers, including metal ion and small molecules, using functional DNA as the selective component for photonic crystal surface enhanced Raman scattering (PC-SERS) based detection. It is known that gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) display SERS...

  7. [Illinois] Using Photonic Crystals to Enhance SERS Signals for Early Detection of Prostate Cancer

    29 Jan 2016 | | Contributor(s):: Caitlin Race

    Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer for men, and the second leading cause of death due to cancer in men. Currently, the most common screening method aims to detect high levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in blood. Our research has shown the potential for both better prostate...

  8. Atom-photon Interactions In 1D Photonic Crystals: From cQED to band-gap physics

    05 Jan 2016 | | Contributor(s):: Jonathan Hood

    We investigate opportunities that emerge from the integration of cold atoms with nanoscopic photonic crystal waveguides (PCWs). PCWs enable the light-matter interaction to be engineered for both trapping and strong atom-photon coupling, thereby opening new avenues for novel quantum transport and...

  9. MEEPPV

    29 Aug 2013 | | Contributor(s):: Xin Tze (Joyce) Tee, Haejun Chung, Peter Bermel

    Finite-difference Time-Domain Simulations for photovoltaic cells

  10. Meep

    09 Jul 2007 | | Contributor(s):: Jing Ouyang, Xufeng Wang, Minghao Qi

    Finite-Difference Time-Domain Simulations

  11. Illinois Nanohour Seminar: Rapid Label-free Detection of Rotavirus using Photonic Crystal Biosensors

    24 Feb 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Leo L Chan

    Rapid Label-free Detection of Rotavirus using Photonic Crystal Biosensors Presentation Outline Rotavirus Current Detection Method Label-based versus label-free assay Photonic Crystal (PC) Biosensor Biosensor Fabrication Biosensor Operation Assay Protocol Titration Series Comparison with ELISA...

  12. Illinois 2011 NanoBiophotonics Summer School: Poster Day: Peng Huang

    17 Nov 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Peng Huang, Nadia Jassim

    Local raster scanning of high speed imaging of polymers in atomic force microscopy.

  13. Slow and Fast Light - Penetrating the Fog

    15 Dec 2010 | | Contributor(s):: Jacob B. Khurgin

    Performance of optical delay lines and nonlinear devices based on slow wave propagation in photonic crystal waveguides in the presence of higher order dispersion is analyzed and compared with other slow light schemes, such as coupled resonators and media with electromagnetically-induced...

  14. Illinois iOptics Lecture 5: Deposited Nanorod Films for Biosensor Applications

    05 May 2010 | | Contributor(s):: Brian Cunningham

    Planar photonic crystals have been used as the basis of many biological sensing devices. Here, we successfully demonstrated that the combination of a photonic crystal structure and a dielectric nanorod coating prepared by the glancing angle deposition technique can lead to significant increases...

  15. Developments in Metamaterials and Transformation Optics

    29 Mar 2010 | | Contributor(s):: David R. Smith

    Metamaterials—artificially structured microcircuits that can mimic the electromagnetic response of atoms and molecules—have vastly expanded the opportunities available for the design of electromagnetic structures. Starting in 2000 with the first report of a “left-handed” metamaterial, for which...

  16. Photonic Crystals via Confinement of Anisotropic Colloids

    05 Feb 2010 | | Contributor(s):: Mohammad Mayy, Chekesha Liddell

    Controlling light-matter interactions with materials structured at micron and submicron length scales has been predicted as the basis for enhancements in the performance of a range of technologies, including photovoltaics, sensors and solid state lighting devices. However, the types of...

  17. MIT Photonic Bands

    09 Jul 2007 | | Contributor(s):: Carlos Montalvo, Jing Ouyang, Minghao Qi

    Compute the band structures and electromagnetic modes of periodic dielectric structures.

  18. Linear and Nonlinear Optical Devices Based on Slow Light Propagation: Figures of Merit

    19 May 2008 | | Contributor(s):: Jacob B. Khurgin

    Performance of optical delay lines and nonlinear devices based on slow wave propagation in photonic crystal waveguides in the presence of higher order dispersion is analyzed and compared with other slow light schemes, such as coupled resonators, media with electromagnetically-induced...

  19. Three-Dimensional Photonic Crystals

    11 Feb 2008 | | Contributor(s):: Minghao Qi

    A photonic crystal (PhCs) is typically a composite of a high-dielectric-constant material (e.g. Si) and a low-constant one (e.g. SiO2 or air), arranged periodically in space. Two dimensional examples include a hexagonal lattice of air holes drilled in a Si slab, or a set of Si rods at square...

  20. Nanosphere Optics Lab Field Simulator

    09 Aug 2007 | | Contributor(s):: Baudilio Tejerina, Tyler Takeshita, Logan Ausman, George C. Schatz

    Study of the Electric field induced by Light-Nanoparticle interaction.