Nanophotonics

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Nanophotonics Prof. Albert Polman Center for
Nanophotonics FOM-Institute AMOLF,
Amsterdam Debye Institute, Utrecht
University
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• Nanophotonics defined by its applications
• communications technology
• lasers
• solid-state lighting
• data storage
• lithography
• (bio-)sensors
• optical computers
• solar cells
• light-activated medical therapies
• displays
• smart materials

Kenniseconomie
Large interest from industry in fundamental
research on nanophotonics
Nanophotonics is a unique part of
physics/chemistry/materials science because it
combines a wealth of scientific challenges with a
large variety of near-term applications.
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Optical fiber
core
cladding
shielding
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Silica fiber transparent at 1.55 ?m
1012 Hz
1.3 ?m
1.55 ?m
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Optical fiber long distance communication
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Length scales in photonics
1 mm
km
5 ?m
1 ?m ?
10 ?m
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Merging optics and electronicsrequires nanoscale
optics
40 nm
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Planar optical waveguide
1 mm
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Photonic integrated circuits on silicon
SiO2/Al2O3/SiO2/Si
1 mm
Al2O3 technology by M.K. Smit et al., TUD
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Optical clock distribution on a Si microprocessor
Photonics on silicon
Intel Website
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Computer interconnects hierarchy
Mihail M. Sigalas, Agilent Laboratories, Palo
Alto, CA
http//www.ima.umn.edu/industrial/2002-2003/sigala
s/sigalas.pdf
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Nanophotonics examplesSurface plasmons guide
light to the nanoscale
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Nanophotonics exampleslight trapping in solar
cells by metal nanoparticles
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Nanophotonics examplesDNA assisted assembly of
metal nanoparticles
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Nanophotonics exampleslarge-area fabrication of
photonic nanostructures
Marc Verschuuren, Philips Research
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Nanophotonics examplesAdiabatic mode
transformation in metal nanotapers
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Nanophotonics examplesExciting surface plasmons
with an electron beam
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Nanophotonics examplesLight concentration in
core-shell particles
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Nanophotonics examplesEnergy transfer in
quantum dot / Er system
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Nanophotonics examplesAnomalous transmission in
metal hole arrays
Kobus Kuipers
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Nanophotonics examplesLight emission from
quantum dots
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Nanophotonics examplesMultiple exciton
generation in quantum dots
Mischa Bonn
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Nanophotonics examplesLight emission from
semiconductor nanowires
Jaime Gomez Rivas
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Nanophotonics examplesControlled spontaneous
emission in photonic crystals
Willem Vos
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• What will you learn in this class?!
• Theory of nanophotonics
• Applications of nanophotonics
• Nanophotonics fabrication techniques
• New developments in science and technology
• Presentation skills

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• Fabrication technology
• Thin film deposition
• Clean room fabrication technology
• Lithography
• Focused ion beam milling
• Colloidal self-assembly
• Bio-templating
• Characterization technology
• Photoluminescence spectroscopy
• Optical absorption/extinction spectroscopy
• Near-field microscopy
• Cathodoluminescence imaging spectroscopy
• Pump-probe spectroscopy
• Practical training at Debye Institute
  FOM-Institute AMOLF

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• Weekly schedule
• Nanophotonics fundamentals
• Fabrication technology
• Characterization principles / techniques
• Application examples
• News of the week
• Paper/homework presentations
• Excursions/labtours
• Albert Polman
• E-mail polman_at_amolf.nl
• Website www.erbium.nl/nanophotonics

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Class schedule (preliminary) Sept. 11 Class 0
Introduction Sept. 18 Class 1 - Resonances and
refractive index Sept. 25 Class 2 - Nanoparticle
scattering Oct. 2 Tour through Ornstein Lab Oct.
9 Class 3 - Surface plasmon polaritons Oct. 16
Class 4 - Photonic crystals Oct. 23 No class /
homework assistance Oct. 30 Class 5 - Local
density of optical states Nov. 5/6
(Thursday/Friday) Visit to Nanoned
conference Nov. 13 Class 6 Rare earth ions and
quantum dots Nov. 20 Class 7 - Microcavities Nov.
27 Excursion to AMOLF-Amsterdam Dec. 4 No
class / homework assistance Dec. 11 Class 8
Near-field optics Dec. 18 Class 9 -
Nanophotovoltaics Christmas break Jan.
8 Excursion to Philips Research- Eindhoven Jan.
16 Class 10 - Metamaterials Jan.
22 Nanophotonics summary Jan. 29 Closing symposium
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• Course grading
• No final examination
• Grades are determined by
• Homework 70
• Paper presentation 1 10
• Paper presentation 2 15
• Participation in class 5
• Homework must he handed in on Friday. No
  exceptions!
• Homework grade average of (all homework worst
  made)
• Use help by teaching assistants!
• Course time Friday, 11.00-13.00 hr.
• Absence must be notified