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Energy transfer mechanism between organic molecules and metal nanoparticles
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We use nonlinear optical techniques to investigate the energy exchange between organic molecules and metal nano-particles.
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Fiber-based cw frequency conversion sources and OPOs
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The aim of this program is to advance cw frequency conversion and OPO technology to new architectures based on compact, high-power, portable, and miniature fiber pump lasers.
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Fiber-based ultrafast frequency conversion sources and OPOs
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The goal of this program is to provide versatile, compact, and portable ultrafast frequency conversion and OPO sources from the UV to mid-IR based on mode-locked fiber pump lasers.
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Generation of light in random structures
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Second order nonlinear generation of light, a process that is assumed to require highly ordered materials is studied here in fully disordered structures of randomly distributed domains of nonlinear material.
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Generation of tunable and phase-stable few-cycle laser pulses
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The project covers a large area of ultrafast laser physics exploring different routes to generate intense, phase-stable few-cycle pulses at various wavelengths and different repetition rates.
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High harmonic generation and extreme nonlinear optics
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We study the interaction of intense ultrashort laser pulses with gaseous atomic and molecular media through high harmonic generation (HHG).
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High-power cw OPOs from the UV to mid-IR
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This program is focused on the development of advanced cw OPOs for new spectral regions in the UV, visible, and mid-IR based on solid-state and fiber pump laser technology.
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High-power mid-IR ultrafast OPOs for human surgery and photomedicine
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The goal of this program is the development of advanced mid-IR light sources for minimally-invasive surgery based on ultrafast OPO technology using mode-locked fiber pump lasers.
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Nano-structured organic solar cells
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The goal in this project is to nanostrucutre the photovoltaic cell to enhance the photosensitive charcter of the organic materials we use to obtain a photovoltaic effect.
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Nonlinear interaction in the whispering gallery modes of microresonators
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Surface second harmonic generation in the whispering gallery modes is made possible using a very small amount of nonlinear molecules.
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Novel optical methods for selfassembled nanostructures
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Optical tweezers offer an exciting non-invasive method for manipulating micron-sized particles with very high precision.
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Optical frequency conversion and nonlinear materials
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We develop novel nonlinear frequency conversion sources for spectral regions in the UV, visible, and IR, not accessible to conventional lasers and other competing technologies.
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Optical solitons
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We study the generation and manipulation of solitons in different nonlinear materials and settings, including cubic and quadratic nonlinear media, and optical lattices.
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Orbital angular momentum of light
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In this project we study the properties of classical and quantum light states carrying OAM, and their rich applications to biophotonics, nonlinear optics, and quantum optics.
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Photonic and phononic devices in micro-nano-structured ferroelectrics
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Domain inversion, thin film and etching nano-engineering is used to develop highly integrated and low power consumption electro-optic modulators, acousto-optic tunable filters and entangled photon sources.
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Photonic crystal fibre and nanowire sensors
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Post-processing techniques, such as tapering and embedding, are used to develop micro- and nano-structured fiber devices for space, construction and biomedical sensing.
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Surface waves
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In this project we investigate the properties and applications of new types of surface waves.
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Technology transfer, commercial innovation and enterprise
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Another important area of the activities of the group is technology transfer from the research laboratory to the commercial market.
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Transparent organic solar cells
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We design and fabricate new organic materials embedded in a flexible transparent structure for the production of low cost photovoltaic solar energy.
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Ultrafast femtosecond and picosecond OPOs from the UV to mid-IR
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In this program, we develop ultrafast OPO technologies that can provide femtosecond and picosecond pulses in new spectral regions, from 200 nm in the UV, throughout the visible, to beyond 5 m in the mid-IR.
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Ultrathin transparent metal conductors
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Transparent electrodes based on ultrathin (<10nm) metals are developed for efficient OLED, solar cells, displays and modulation devices.
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