Light-matter interactions at nanoscale
Polaritons represent hybrid light–matter states, in which electromagnetic (EM) waves are coupled with dipole-active matter excitations such as plasmonic electron oscillations in metals, excitonic electron-hole pairs in semiconductors, or phononic lattice vibrations.
Our principal research topics are concerned with theoretical studies and experimental investigations of light-matter interactions at nanoscale, including strongly enhanced and extremely confined electromagnetic modes supported by plasmonic nanostructures that offer unique possibilities for realising strong light-matter interactions, whose quantum aspects are central to emerging quantum optical technologies.
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Nano optics research
Research within plasmonics and quantum optics
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