Optoelectronics
Prof. Dr. Valerio Pruneri
- Activities:
In the Optoelectronics group at the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO), we study and develop new advanced materials and devices for the photonics industry. These include ultrathin materials, such as metals, graphene and phase change compounds for transparent electrode and optical switching, nano-structured glass surfaces for antifingerprint, antimicrobial and microfluidic applications, and low cost integrated optical sensors for cell counting, sorting, and DNA sequencing. The group aims at bridging the academic and industrial worlds by pursuing fundamental ideas with great potential for revolutionizing future photonic products. It thus works closely with local and international industrial organizations to make sure that the society at large benefits from its research effort in the future.
- Position(s) Available:
- Post-doctoral position on Optical Surfaces
- Research engineer position in experimental optical communication
- Post-doctoral position in integrated quantum optical devices
- Post-doctoral position in experimental quantum communication
- Research engineer position in FPGA programming for quantum communication experiments
- Industrial Collaborations:
- Corning Inc.
- BASF
- Carl Zeiss
- ABB
- Oclaro
- Comsa-Emte
- HP
- IBM
- Research Topics:
- Micro-nano-structured Optical Sensors For Harsh Environments And Cell Analysis
- Ultrathin Metals, Graphene And Phase Change Materials For Photonic Devices
- Photonic Devices For Quantum Applications In Space
- Nano-structured Optical Surfaces For Antireflection, Harvesting, Self-cleaning, And Antimicrobial Applications
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Optoelectronics
Prof. Dr. Valerio Pruneri
- Group Leader
- Prof. Dr. Valerio Pruneri
- Postdoctoral Researchers
- Dr. Álvaro Cuevas
- Dr. Luc Dümpelmann
- Dr. Saeed Ghasemi
- Dr. Chen Klein
- Dr. Ignacio López Grande
- Dr. Alfredo Ongaro
- Dr. Bruno Paulillo
- Dr. Ana Pérez Coronado
- Dr. Samael Sarmiento
- Dr. Roland Alfonso Terborg
- Dr. Ewelina Wajs
- Research Engineers
- Javier Arrés Chillón
- Dr. Sandra Diefenbach
- Juan Gasparino
- David Kernan
- Daniel Tiemann
- PhD Students
- Jennifer Aldama
- Nestor Bareza
- Robin Camphausen
- Alexander Demuth
- Christina Graham
- Sebastian Haegele
- Rubaiya Hussain
- Daniel Martínez Cercós
- Juan Rombaut Segarra
- Undergrad & Postgrad Students
- Bernat Molero
- Goretti Torres
- Visiting Scientists
- Dr. Sebastián Etcheverry Cabrera
- Former Group Members
- Carlos Abellán, PhD student
- Mariela Coromoto, Research engineer
- Latifa Guesmi, Visiting scientist
- Myriam Haydee Aguirre, Research fellow
- Waldimar Amaya, Research engineer
- Sarah Benchabane, Postdoctoral researcher
- Ignacio Bosch, Research engineer
- Guillermo Alejandro Cárdenas, Visiting scientist
- Albert Carrilero, Research engineer
- Tong Lai Chen, Research fellow
- Francesco Chiavaioli, Visiting scientist
- Tomeu Coll, Research engineer
- Victor Colodrero, Research engineer
- Luis Crespo, Visiting scientist
- Fernando Cristiano Favero, Visiting scientist
- Vittoria Finazzi, Technician
- Nadia Formica, PhD student
- Miguel García, Postdoctoral researcher
- Arnaud Gardelein, Research engineer
- Itandehui Gris, Postdoctoral researcher
- Dhriti Sundar Ghosh, Postdoctoral researcher
- Marta Gilaberte, Research engineer
- Anne Gomez, Research engineer
- Carme Gómez, Technician
- Cedric Hurth, Research fellow
- Judith Ibáñez, Research engineer
- Daniel Infante, Research engineer
- Davide Luca Janner, Research fellow
- Rajan Jha, Postdoctoral researcher
- Roser Juanola, Research engineer
- Marc Jofre, Postdoctoral researcher
- Kavitha Kalavoor, PhD student
- Rinu Abraham Maniyara, PhD student
- Ilaria Mannelli, Research fellow
- Miriam Marchena, PhD student
- Pedro Martínez, Research Engineer
- Arnan Deane Mitchell, Visiting scientist
- Aleksandar Nesic, PhD student
- Alican Noyan, PhD student
- Josselin Pello, Postdoctoral researcher
- Juan Miguel Pérez, PhD student
- Daniel Rodrigo, Postdoctoral researcher
- Miquel Rudé, Postdoctoral researcher
- Rafaël Sibilo, PhD student
- Robert Edward Simpson, Research fellow
- Fabian Steinlechner, PhD student
- Roland Terborg, PhD student
- Domenico Tulli, Postdoctoral researcher
- Raju Valivarthi, Postdoctoral researcher
- Agustin Joel Villatoro, Research engineer
- Yugeng Wen, Postdoctoral researcher
- Marco Wiedemann, Research engineer
- Didit Yudistira, PhD student
Optoelectronics
Prof. Dr. Valerio Pruneri
- Regular Papers
- Plug-and-play continuous-variable quantum key distribution for metropolitan networks Opt. Express 28, 14547 (2020)
- Direct and fast assessment of antimicrobial surface activity using molecular dynamics simulation and time-lapse imaging Anal. Chem. 92, 6795–6800 (2020)
- NaCl substrates for high temperature processing and transfer of ultrathin materials Sci. Rep. 10, 7253 (2020)
- Mid-infrared gas sensing using graphene plasmons tuned by reversible chemical doping ACS Photonics 7, 879-884 (2020)
- An ultra-compact particle size analyser using a CMOS image sensor and machine learning Light-Sci. Appl. 9, 21 (2020)
- Nanostructured hybrid-material transparent surface with antireflection properties and a facile fabrication process ACS Omega 4, 19840-19846 (2019)
- Surface cytometer for fluorescent detection and growth monitoring of bacteria over a large field-of-view Biomed. Opt. Express 10, 2101 (2019)
- Tunable plasmons in ultrathin metal films Nature Photon. 13, 328–333 (2019)
- Ultrathin yttria-stabilized zirconia as a flexible and stable substrate for infrared nano-optics Adv. Opt. Mater. 7, 1800966 (2019)
- Label-free bacteria quantification in blood plasma by a bioprinted microarray based interferometric point-of-care device ACS Sens. 4, 52-60 (2019)
- Interferometric photodetection in silicon photonics for phase diffusion quantum entropy sources Opt. Express 26, 31957 (2018)
- Antireflective transparent oleophobic surface by non-interacting cavities ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 10, 43230-43235 (2018)
- Technique for generating periodic structured light beams using birefringent elements Opt. Express 26, 28938 (2018)
- Scalable and tunable periodic graphene nanohole arrays for mid-infrared plasmonics Nano Lett. 18, 5913-5918 (2018)
- Space QUEST mission proposal: experimentally testing decoherence due to gravity New J. Phys. 20, 063016 (2018)
- Dry transfer of graphene to dielectrics and flexible substrates using polyimide as a transparent and stable intermediate layer 2D Mater. 5, 035022 (2018)
- Bloch surface waves using graphene layers: An approach toward in-plane photodetectors Appl. Sci. 8, 390 (2018)
- Phase-sensitive plasmonic biosensor using a portable and large field-of-view interferometric microarray imager Light-Sci. Appl. 7, 17152 (2018)
- Effects of fullerene on lipid bilayers displaying different liquid ordering: a coarse-grained molecular dynamics study Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1861, 2872-2882 (2017)
- Double-layer graphene for enhanced tunable infrared plasmonics Light Sci. Appl. 6, e16277 (2017)
- Direct growth of 2D and 3D graphene nano-structures over large glass substrates by tuning a sacrificial Cu-template layer 2D Mater. 4, 025088 (2017)
- CMOS based image cytometry for detection of phytoplankton in ballast water Biomed. Opt. Express 8 , 1240-1249 (2017)
- Mid-infrared pyroresistive graphene detector on LiNbO3 Adv. Opt. Mater. 5, 1600723 (2017)
- An antireflection transparent conductor with ultralow optical loss (<2 %) and electrical resistance (<6?sq-1) Nature Commun. 7, 13771 (2016)
- Lipid vesicle interaction with hydrophobic surfaces: a coarse-grained molecular dynamics study Langmuir 32, 12632-12640 (2016)
- Functionalized transparent surfaces with enhanced self-cleaning against ink aerosol contamination Adv. Mater. Technol. 2, 1600113 (2017)
- Tunable complete optical absorption in multilayer structures including Ge2Sb2Te5 without lithographic patterns Adv. Opt. Mater. 5, 1600452 (2016)
- Active modulation of visible light with graphene-loaded ultrathin metal plasmonic antennas Sci. Rep. 6, 32144 (2016)
- Quantum entropy source on an InP photonic integrated circuit for random number generation Optica 3, 989 (2016)
- Low temperature direct growth of graphene patterns on flexible glass substrates catalysed by a sacrificial ultrathin Ni film Opt. Mater. Express 6, 2487-2507 (2016)
- Ultrafast optical response of the amorphous and crystalline states of the phase change material Ge2Sb2Te5 Phys. Rev. B 94, 024301 (2016)
- Ultrasensitive interferometric on-chip microscopy of transparent objects Sci. Adv. 2, e1600077 (2016) Highlighted in Nature Photonics
- Functionalized surfaces with tailored wettability determine influenza a infectivity ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 8, 15058-15066 (2016)
- Ultrafast and broadband tuning of resonant optical nanostructures using phase-change materials Adv. Opt. Mater. 4, 1060-1066 (2016)
- Structural coloring of glass using dewetted nanoparticles and ultrathin films of metals ACS Photonics 3, 1149 (2016) Cover Page
- Near-field photocurrent nanoscopy on bare and encapsulated graphene Nature Commun. 7, 10783 (2016)
- Frequency conversion of structured light Sci. Rep. 6, 21390 (2016)
- Generation of fresh and pure random numbers for loophole-free Bell tests Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 250403 (2015) Highlighted in APS Physics
- Strong loophole-free test of local realism Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 250402 (2015) Highlighted in APS Physics
- Significant-loophole-free test of Bell’s theorem with entangled photons Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 250401 (2015) Highlighted in APS Physics
- Loophole-free Bell inequality violation using electron spins separated by 1.3 kilometres Nature 526, 682-686 (2015) Highlighted in Science
- Highly flexible transparent electrodes containing ultrathin silver for efficient polymer solar cells Adv. Funct. Mater. 25, 7309-7316 (2015)
- An image cytometer based on angular spatial frequency processing and its validation for rapid detection and quantification of waterborne microorganisms Analyst 140, 7734-7741 (2015)
- Enhancement of the sensitivity of a temperature sensor based on fiber Bragg gratings via weak value amplification Opt. Lett. 40, 3962-3965 (2015)
- Time-domain separation of optical properties from structural transitions in resonantly bonded materials Nature Mater. 14, 991-995 (2015)
- Mid-infrared plasmonic biosensing with graphene Science 349, 165-168 (2015)
- Active control of surface plasmon waveguides with a phase change material ACS Photonics 2, 669-674 (2015)
- Passive decoy-state quantum key distribution with coherent light Entropy 17, 4064-4082 (2015)
- Nanopatterned graphene on a polymer substrate by a direct peel-off technique ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 7, 5938-5943 (2015)
- Resonant visible light modulation with graphene ACS Photonics 2, 550-558 (2015)
- An indium tin oxide-free polymer solar cell on flexible glass ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 7, 4541-4548 (2015)
- Strong experimental guarantees in ultrafast quantum random number generation Phys. Rev. A 91, 012314 (2015)
- Ultrathin transparent conductive polyimide foil embedding silver nanowires ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 6, 20943–20948 (2014)
- Efficient heralding of polarization-entangled photons from type-0 and type-II spontaneous parametric downconversion in periodically poled KTiOPO4 J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 31, 2068-2076 (2014)
- Monolithically integrated micro- and nanostructured glass surface with antiglare, antireflection, and superhydrophobic properties ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 6, 11198-11203 (2014)
- Superomniphobic, transparent and antireflection surfaces based on hierarchical nanostructures Nano Lett. 14, 4677-4681 (2014)
- Measurement of sub-pulse-width temporal delays via spectral interference induced by weak value amplification Phys. Rev. A 89, 012126 (2014)
- Ultra-fast quantum randomness generation by accelerated phase diffusion in a pulsed laser diode Opt. Express 22, 1645-1654 (2014)
- Domain inverted acousto- and electrooptic devices and their application to optical communication, sensing, laser sources, and quantum key distribution IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 19, 3400610 (2013)
- Ultrathin oxidized Ti to increase stability and smoothness of Al doped ZnO transparent conductors for high efficiency indium-free polymer solar cells Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 183304 (2013)
- Hybrid transparent conductive film on flexible glass formed by hot-pressing graphene on a silver nanowire mesh ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 5, 11756–11761 (2013)
- Optical switching at 1.55?m in silicon racetrack resonators using phase change materials Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 141119 (2013)
- Polariton-based band gap and generation of surface acoustic waves in acoustic superlattice lithium niobate J. Appl. Phys. 114, 054904 (2013)
- Durable, superhydrophobic, antireflection and low haze glass surfaces using scalable metal dewetting nanostructuring Nano Res. 6, 429-440 (2013) Cover page
- Solution processed metallic nanowire based transparent electrode capped with a multifunctional layer Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 221111 (2013)
- Cu–Ag alloy capped with Ni transparent electrodes for indium-free organic photovoltaic and lighting devices Sol. Energy Mat. Sol. Cells 116, 89-93 (2013)
- Phase-stable source of polarization-entangled photons in a linear double-pass configuration Opt. Express 21, 11943-11951 (2013)
- Ultrastable and atomically smooth ultrathin silver films grown on a copper seed layer ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 5, 3048-3053 (2013)
- High figure-of-merit Ag/Al:ZnO nano-thick transparent electrodes for indium-free flexible photovoltaics Sol. Energy Mat. Sol. Cells 107, 338-343 (2012)
- Highly stable Ag–Ni based transparent electrodes on PET substrates for flexible organic solar cells Sol. Energy Mat. Sol. Cells 107, 63-68 (2012)
- Graphene as an anti-permeation and protective layer for indium-free transparent electrodes Nanotechnology 23, 395603 (2012)
- Optical microfiber mode interferometer for temperature-independent refractometric sensing Opt. Lett. 37, 1974-1976 (2012)
- Fast beam steering with full polarization control using a galvanometric optical scanner and polarization controller Opt. Express 20, 12247-12260 (2012)
- A high-brightness source of polarization-entangled photons optimized for applications in free space Opt. Express 20, 9640-9649 (2012)
- Microstructured optical fiber interferometric breathing sensor J. Biomed. Opt. 17, 037006 (2012)
- Spheroidal Fabry-Perot microcavities in optical fibers for high-sensitivity sensing Opt. Express 20, 7112-7118 (2012)
- Efficient polymer solar cell employing an oxidized Ni capped Al:ZnO anode without the need of additional hole-transporting-layer Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 013310 (2012)
- Packaged optical sensors based on regenerated fiber Bragg gratings for high temperature applications IEEE Sens. J. 12, 107-112 (2012)
- Fabry–Perot interferometers built by photonic crystal fiber pressurization during fusion splicing Opt. Lett. 36, 4191-4193 (2011)
- True random numbers from amplified quantum vacuum Opt. Express 19, 20665-20672 (2011)
- Highly stable Al-doped ZnO transparent conductors using an oxidized ultrathin metal capping layer at its percolation thickness Appl. Phys. Lett. 99, 093302 (2011)
- On-a-chip surface plasmon tweezers Appl. Phys. Lett. 99, 061107 (2011)
- Room temperature direct bonding of lithium niobate crystal layers and its application to high-voltage optical sensing
J. Micromech. Microeng. 21, 085025 (2011)
Highlighted in IOP Select
Highlighted in J. Micromech. Microeng. - Diffraction less and strongly confined surface acoustic waves in domain inverted lithium niobate superlattices Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 233504 (2011)
- Electrode-free optical sensor for high voltage using a domain-inverted lithium niobate waveguide near cut-off Appl. Phys. B-Lasers Opt. 103, 399-403 (2011)
- Photonic crystal fiber sensor array based on modes overlapping Opt. Express 19, 7596-7602 (2011)
- Organic light-emitting diode with indium-free metallic bilayer as transparent anode Org. Electron. 12, 818-822 (2011)
- Semi-transparent metal electrode of Cu–Ni as a replacement of an ITO in organic photovoltaic cells Sol. Energy Mat. Sol. Cells 95, 1228-1231 (2011)
- Fast optical source for quantum key distribution based on semiconductor optical amplifiers Opt. Express 19, 3825-3834 (2011)
- Low power consumption integrated acousto-optic filter in domain inverted lithium niobate superlattice Opt. Express 18, 27181-27190 (2010)
- Low-loss photonic crystal fiber interferometers for sensor networks J. Lightwave Technol. 28, 3542-3547 (2010)
- Ultrathin Cu-Ti bilayer transparent conductors with enhanced figure-of-merit and stability Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 091106 (2010)
- Embedded optical micro/nano-fibers for stable devices Opt. Lett. 35, 571-573 (2010)
- High figure-of-merit ultrathin metal transparent electrodes incorporating a conductive grid Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 041109 (2010)
- Thermally stabilized PCF-based sensor for temperature measurements up to 1000ºC Opt. Express 17, 21551-21559 (2009)
- Arbitrary-order all-fiber temporal differentiator based on a fiber Bragg grating: design and experimental demonstration Opt. Express 17, 19798-19807 (2009)
- Integrated acousto-optic polarization converter in a ZX-cut lithium niobate waveguide superlattice Opt. Lett. 34, 3205-3207 (2009)
- Photonic-crystal-fiber-enabled micro-Fabry–Perot interferometer Opt. Lett. 34, 2441-2443 (2009)
- Surface acoustic wave generation in ZX-cut lithium niobate superlattices using coplanar electrodes Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 052901 (2009) Cover page
- Highly sensitive sensors based on photonic crystal fiber modal interferometers J. Sens. 2009, 747803 (2009)
- Nickel as an alternative semitransparent anode to indium tin oxide for polymer LED applications
Nanotechnology 20, 275204 (2009)
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Highlighted in Nanotechweb.org - Space-QUEST: experiments with quantum entanglement in space Europhys. News 40, 26-29 (2009)
- Stable transparent Ni electrodes Opt. Mater. 31, 1115-1117 (2009) Link to Opt. Mater.
- Micro-structured integrated electro-optic lithium niobate modulators
Laser & Photon. Rev. 3, 301-313 (2009)
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Cover Page - Refractometry based on a photonic crystal fiber interferometer Opt. Lett. 34, 617-619 (2009)
- Photonic crystal fiber interferometer for chemical vapor detection with high sensitivity Opt. Express 17, 1447-1453 (2009)
- Widely transparent electrodes based on ultrathin metals Opt. Lett. 34, 325-327 (2009)
- Ultra thin nickel transparent electrodes J. Mater. Sci: Mater. Electron. 20, S181-S184 (2009) Link to J. Mater. Sci: Mater. Electron.
- Waveguide electro-optic modulation in micro-engineered LiNbO3 J. Opt. A: Pure Appl. Opt. 10, 104003 (2008) Highlighted in Journal of Optics
- Fiber strain sensor based on a pi-phase-shifted Bragg grating and the Pound-Drever-Hall technique Opt. Express 16, 1945-1950 (2008)
- Griding free electric-field poling of Ti indiffused z-cut LiNbO3 wafer with submicron resolution Appl. Phys. A 91, 319-321 (2008)
- An embedded optical nanowire loop resonator refractometric sensor Opt. Express 16, 1062-1067 (2008)
- Electric surface potential and frozen-in field direct measurements in thermally poled silica Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 012912 (2008)
- Temperature-insensitive photonic crystal fiber interferometer for absolute strain sensing Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 091109 (2007)
- Tailoring the electrooptic response and improving the performance of integrated LiNbO3 modulators by domain engineering J. Lightwave Technol. 25, 2402-2409 (2007)
- Very low voltage single drive domain inverted LiNbO3 integrated electro-optic modulator Opt. Express 15, 10739-10743 (2007)
- Enhanced photosensitivity in silicate optical fibers by thermal treatment Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 111905 (2007)
- Simple all-microstructured-optical-fiber interferometer built via fusion splicing Opt. Express 15, 1491-1497 (2007)
- Ultrathin metal films as an alternative to TCOs for optoelectronic applications Nuovo Ciment. B 121, 887-897 (2006) Link to the journal
- Proceedings & Book Chapter
- Lens-free interferometric microscope for point-of-care label-free detection of sepsis biomarkers Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science APS/DLS, September 2019 Paper FM3F.6
- Label-free, scalable and point-of-care imaging platform for rapid analysis of biomarker Proc. SPIE 11076, 1107619 (2019) European Conferences on Biomedical Optics, 2019, Munich, Germany
- Transparent and conductive backside coating of EUV lithography masks for ultra short pulse laser correction Proc. SPIE 10451 (2017)
- 100 MHz amplitude and polarization modulated optical source for free-space quantum communications at 850 nm PSATA 2010, LNICST 43, 291-298 (2010)
- Error-free 10.7 Gb/s digital transmission over 2 km optical link using an ultra-low-voltage electro-optic modulator TWEPP-09, Topical Workshop on Electronics for Particle Physics, Paris, France, September 2009
- Post-processed micro-structured optical fibre sensors AIP Conf. Proc. 1055, 37-38 (2008)
- Micro-engineered integrated electro-optic modulators in LiNbO3 AIP Conf. Proc. 992, 254-260 (2007)
- Domain engineering in LiNbO3 for tailoring the electro-optic response of waveguide modulators ECIO -European conference on integrated optics-, Conpenhagen, Denmark, April 25-27, 2007 Ref. ThA2
- Electric-field poling of Ti indiffused z-cut LiNbO3 wafers without surface grinding ECIO -European conference on integrated optics-, Copenhagen, Denmark, April 25-27, 2007 Ref. WD2
- Articles in Magazines
- The future of cybersecurity is quantum IEEE Spectr. 55, 30-35 (2018)
- Editorial Work
- Fiber and integrated waveguide-based optical sensors J. Sens. 2009, 171748 (2009)
- Invited Talks
- Plasmonic mid-IR gas sensing using graphene and related materials SPIE Photonics West, Digital Forum, 6-11 March 2021
- Continuous variable quantum key distribution European Quantum Week, Berlin, Germany, 2-6 November 2020
- Applications and use cases for quantum communications Inside Quantum Technology, Delft, The Netherlands, 29 October 2020
- Multifunctional nanostructured optical surfaces for industrial applications 2019 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, USA, December 2019
- Detection of particles, micro-organisms and biomarkers using CMOS image sensors Nanobio&med, Barcelona, Spain, November 2019 Key note
- Large field of view imaging with classical and quantum light EOS European Optical Society: Optical Microsystems OµS19; Anacapri, Island of Capri, Italy, September 2019
- Generation of periodic structured illumination patterns with compact birefringent elements Frontiers in Optics 2019, Washington DC, USA, September 2019
- Quantum imaging for enhanced microscopy and light modulation SPIE Nanoscience + Photonics - Quantum Nanophotonic Materials, Devices, and Systems 2019, San Diego, USA, August 2019
- Nano-structured optical surfaces based on ultrathin materials for displays and sensing META 2019 10th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal, July 2019
- CiViQ; Bringing continuous-variable QKD technology into emerging optical telecommunication networks EPIC World Industrial Quantum Photonics Technology Barcelona, Spain, June 2019
- Photonic integration of quantum entropy sources European Conference On Integrated Optics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, April 2019
- Integrated nanophotonic biosensors for point-of care diagnostics and bioanalytical applications Optical Fiber Communication Conference, San Diego, United States, March 2019
- Continuous variable quantum communications Europena Quantum Technology Conference, Grenoble, France, February 2019 Project CiViQ
- Large-field-of-view CMOS based sensing of particulates, micro-organisms and biomarkers LANE 2018, 10th CIRP Conference on Photonic Technologies, Fürth, Germany, September 2018 Invited Keynote Talk
- Integrated quantum entropy sources SPIE Nanoscience + Engineering, San Diego, United States, August 2018
- Photonic metasurfaces for next-generation biosensors OSA Integrated Photonics Research, Silicon and Nanophotonics, Zürich, Switzerland, July 2018
- Integrated quantum entropy sources OSA Integrated Photonics Research, Silicon and Nanophotonics, Zürich, Switzerland, July 2018
- Transparent and conductive backside coating of EUV lithography masks for ultra short pulse laser correction 34th European Mask and Lithography conference, EMLC 2018, MINATEC conference center, Grenoble, France, June 2018
- Advanced micro-nano-structured optical surfaces for display and sensing The 3rd Australian New Zealand Conference on Optics (ANZCOP), Queenstown, New Zeland, December 2017
- Nano-structured optical surfaces incorporating ultrathin materials for industrial applications 9th Mediterranean Conference on Nano-Photonics, Amalfi, Italy, September 2017 Plenary talk
- Graphene for transparent conductors and infrared sensing CLEO-PR, OECC & PGC, Singapore, July-August, 2017 Paper Number: s2474
- Large-field-of-view cytometer and differential interference contrast microscope using CMOS image sensor arrays NyNA 2017, Barcelona, Spain, July 2017
- CMOS-based cytometer and differential interference contrast sensing Imaging & Applied Optics Congress, San Francisco, California, June 2017
- Tunable micro- and nano-structured optical devices using phase-change materials MRS Spring meeting & Exhibition, Phoenix, Arizona, April 2017
- Quantum random numbers and optical switching in small structures Photonic Integration Week PIW2017, Valencia, Spain, January 2017
- Multifunctional nano-structured optical surfaces for industrial applications Nanometa 2017, Seefeld, Austria, January 2017
- Transparent electrodes containing ultrathin metal with >98 % optical transmission and <6 Ω/sq. electrical sheet resistance EMN Meeting on Transparent Electrodes, Orlando, USA, December 2016
- Multifunctional optical surfaces for industrial applications using ultrathin materials and nano-structuring Quantum and Topological Nanophotonics, Singapore, December 2016
- Sensing of particles, micro-organisms and biomarkers using the camera of a mobile phone nanoBioMed2016, Barcelona, Spain, November 2016
- Graphene for transparent electrodes and sensing applications European Graphene Forum 2016 Conference and Exhibition, Paris, France, June 2016
- The quest for super-nonwetting, anti-reflection, mechanically durable optical surface Nanotech2016, Washington DC, USA, from May 22-25, May 2016
- 2-D materials for transparent electrodes and mid-IR sensing Graphene-based Photonics Technology: Transitioning from Research to Commercialisation, Brussels, Belgium, April 2016
- Small form factor CMOS based sensors for fast detection of microorganisms and bio markers Point-of-Care Diagnostics, Madrid, Spain, March 2016
- Integrated devices for reconfigurable networks and quantum technologies MNP 2015: Micro Nano Photonics, Besançon, France, December 2015
- Small form factor lens free microscopy for detection of particles, micro-organisms and proteins Micro Photonics International Congress Expo, Berlin, Germany, November 2015
- Graphene directly deposited on dielectrics for transparent electrodes Graphene World Summit 2015, Barcelona, Spain, November 2015
- Nanostructured transparent electrodes for organic optoelectronic XIV MRS Meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, September-October 2015
- Optics on nano-structured surfaces 3rd International Conference and Exhibition on Lasers, Optics & Photonics, September 2015, Valencia, Spain
- New designs of CMOS based lens-free microscopy for particles and cells analysis 4th European Optical Society Topical Meeting on Blue Photonics® - Optics in the Sea, Barcelona, Spain, May 2015
- Ultrathin materials and nano-structuring for multifunctional transparent surfaces 39th International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, Daytona, Florida, USA, January-February, 2015
- Ultrathin metals and graphene for flexible optoelectronic devices Trends in Nanotechnology International Conference (TNT2014), Barcelona, Spain, October 2014
- Nanostructured transparent electrodes Forum LED Europe, Paris, France, October 2014
- Ultrathin metals and graphene directly deposited on dielectric substrates and their applications to transparent electrodes International Graphene Innovation Conference (GRAPCHINA 2014), Ningbo, China, September 2014
- Multifunctional nano-structured optical surfaces International Commission for Optics, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (2014) Invited Keynote Talk
- The next generation CCD or CMOS lens-free microscopy for bio-medical and material processing analysis OSA Advanced Photonics Congress, Barcelona, Spain, July 2014
- Integrated devices in ferroelectrics for optical modulations and sensing Third Mediterranean Photonics Conference, Trani, Italy, May 2014
- Graphene combined with ultrathin metals for low cost and mechanically flexible transparent electrodes NanoSpain Conference, Madrid, Spain, March 2014
- Ultrathin metals and nano-structuring for photonic applications SPIE-Photonics West, San Francisco, USA, February 2014
- Low cost and integrated approaches to biological and environmental optical detection Biosensors for a better environment, Caldes de Montbui, Spain, September 2013
- Electro-optic engineering for microwave photonics applications PIERS 2013, Stockholm, Sweden, August 2013
- Entangled photon- and faint laser pulse sources for applications in space Winter School in Quantum Communications (QSNOW2013), Asiago, Italy, February 2013
- Photonics devices and applications Trends in Laser Development and Multidisciplinary Applications to Science and Industry, Trieste, Italy, February 2013
- Micro-nanostructured photonic sensors for harsh environments Chemistry and advanced photonics, XII Enric Casassas Conference, Barcelona, Spain, December 2012
- Compact entangled-pair and low-number-of-photon sources for quantum communication in space Photonics North, Montreal, Canada, June 2012
- Highly stable ultrathin Ag-Ni films for flexible transparent electronics ECS Integrated Optoelectronics Symposium. 221st ECS Meeting, Seattle, USA, May 2012
- Functional photonic crystal fiber sensing devices Asia Communication & Photonics (APC2011), Shangai, China, November 2011
- Compact optical sources for quantum communications 4th International Symposium on Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies (ISABEL 2011), Barcelona, Spain, October 2011
- Integrated electro-optic lithium niobate modulators: from low voltage to complex bits 37th European Conference on Optical Communication-ECOC, Geneva, Switzerland, September 2011 Workshop on "Microwave over Fiber: Recent Advances"
- Temperature and refractive index sensors based on multimode PCF and embedded optical nanowires 14th International SAOT Workshop on Fiber Lasers, Sensors and Materials, Reichenschwand, Germany, July 2011
- Photonic crystal fibre and nanowire sensors 7th Workshop on Fibre Optics and Passive Components (WFOPC2011), Montreal, Canada, July 2011
- Metallic nano-films for display, lighting and photovoltaic devices Encontro de Fïsica 2011, Foz do Iguaçu, Brasil, June 2011
- Photonic-crystal and optical micro/nano fiber interferometric sensors 2nd Workshop on Specialty Optical Fibers (WSOF-2010), Oaxaca, Mexico, October 2010
- Micro-optical sources for quantum communication in space European Optical Society Annual Meeting 2010, Paris, France, October 2010
- Integrated quantum light sources for space Theory and Realisation of Practical Quantum Key Distribution 2010, Institute for Quantum Computing - University of Waterloo, Canada, June 2010
- Chemical composition gratings in germanium doped and boron-germanium SPIE Photonics Europe 2010 - Optical Sensing and Detection, Brussels, Belgium, April 2010 Proceedings of SPIE Volume 7726, Paper 7726-7
- Thermally stable transparent electrodes from ultra thin metal films for solar cell applications Transparent Conducting Electrodes for Photovoltaics, Bern, Switzerland, January 2010
- Quantum transceiver for secure global communications Quantum Comm, Vico Equense, Sorrento peninsula, Italy, October 2009
- Photonic crystal fibre and nanowire based sensors International Commission for Optics Topical Meeting on "Emerging Trends and Novel Materials in Photonics", Delphi, Greece, October 2009
- Nickel electrodes transparent from UV to IR applications Microtechnologies for the new Millennium 2009, Dresden, Germany, 2009
- Integrated quantum transceiver for space applications Topical Team meeting Space-QUEST, Vienna, October 2008
- Ultrathin metal film: an emerging transparent electrode for the optoelectronics industry 4th International Conference on Advanced Optoelectronics and Lasers (CAOL), Alushta, Ukraine, September-October 2008
- Post-processed micro-structured optical fibre sensors 1st Workshop on Specialty Optical Fibers and their Applications (WSOF 2008), São Pedro SP – Brazil, 20-22 August 2008
- Spatial and spatio-temporal wave localization in periodic media Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS 2008), Cambridge, USA, July 2008
- Integrated electro-optic modulators in micro-structured LiNbO3 14th European Conference on Integrated Optics (ECIO), Eindhoven, The Netherlands, June 2008
- Micro- and nano-engineered integrated electro-optic modulators Iberoamerican Conference on Optics (RIAO) and Latinamerican meeting on Optics, Lasers and Applications (OPTILAS), Campinas-SP, Brazil, October 2007
- Talks
- SPAD array camera as photon number-resolving imaging device QTech 2020 Quantum Technology International Conference, Barcelona, Spain, April 2020
- Continuous variable quantum key distribution system with true local oscillator for metropolitan networks QTech 2020 Quantum Technology International Conference, Barcelona, Spain, April 2020
- Super-resolution phase imaging by detecting entangled photons with a SPAD-array camera Single Photon Workshop 2019, Milan, Italy, October 2019
- Lens-free interferometric microscope for point-of-care label-free detection of sepsis biomarkers Frontiers in Optics 2019, Washington DC, USA, September 2019
- Plug-and-play continuous variable quantum key distribution system with a true local oscillator ICE 5 Conference, Barcelona, Spain, May 2019
- Broadband, wide-angle, anti-reflection, superhydrophobic substrat Conference on Nature Inspired Surface Engineering (NISE-2019), Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey, USA, March 2019
- Mid-infrared photo detector using pyroelectric response of LiNbO3 SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, San Diego, USA, August 2017 Paper Number: 10404-17
- Enhancing infrared plasmonics with double-layer graphene Nanophotonics of 2D materials (N2D), San Sebastián, Spain, July-August 2017
- An antireflection transparent conductor with ultralow optical loss and high electrical conductance CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2017, Munich, Germany, June 2017
- Multispectral interferometric onChip microscopy for biosensing CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2017, Munich, Germany, June 2017
- Liquid and aerosol repellent transparent surfaces for ink-jet printing applications 5th International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials, Lisbon, Portugal, March 2017
- Fourier imaging cytometry for optical analysis of phytoplankton and bacteria in ballast water OSA Latin America Optics & Photonics Conference (LAOP), Medellin, Colombia, August 2016 2524174
- Direct growth of patterned graphene on dielectric and flexible substrates catalyzed by a sacrificial ultrathin Ni film Graphene, Genova, Italy, April 2016
- High performance PTB7:PC71BM solar cells on flexible glass 31st European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC 2015), Hamburg, Germany, September 2015
- Toward an optically-integrated quantum random number generator CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2015, Munich, Germany, June 2015
- Enhancing the sensitivity of temperature sensing with Fiber Bragg Gratings with a weak value amplification scheme CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2015, Munich, Germany, June 2015
- Controlling surface plasmon propagation using pPhase change materials CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2015, Munich, Germany, June 2015
- Label-free detection and quantification of Escherichia coli using an image cytometer based on angular spatial frequency processing CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2015, Munich, Germany, June 2015
- Nano-patterned graphene on polymer substrate by direct peel-off technique Graphene 2015, Bilbao, Spain, March 10-13, 2015
- Direct growth of graphene on transparent dielectrics XXX Trobades Científiques de la Mediterrània Josep Miquel Vidal - Graphene and related materials. Production, Characterization, Applications, Menorca, Spain, October 15-17, 2014
- Durable, superhydrophobic, anti reflection and low haze glass surfaces using scalable metal dewetting nanostructuring CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2013, Munich, Germany, May 12-16, 2013
- Optical switch based on microring resonators and phase change materials CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2013, Munich, Germany, May 12-16, 2013
- Oxidation-free and ultra-smooth thin silver films grown on a copper seed layer CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2013, Munich, Germany, May 12-16, 2013
- Superhydrophobic sputtered Al2O3 coating films with high transparency CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2013, Munich, Germany, May 12-16, 2013
- Ultra-bright source of polarization-entangled photons in a linear double-pass configuration CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2013, Munich, Germany, May 12-16, 2013
- Graphene as an anti-permeation and protective layer for indium-free transparent electrodes 2012 Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting, November 25-30, Boston, USA, 2012
- A high brightness source of polarization entangled photons for applications in free-space ICSOS 2012: International Conference on Space Optical Systems and Applications, Ajaccio, France, October 9-12, 2012
- Flexible ultrathin alloy layer as transparent electrode for indium-free organic photovoltaics ISFOE12: 5th International Symposium on Flexible Organic Electronics, Thessaloniki, Greece, July 2-5, 2012
- Oxidized Ni capped Al doped ZnO for organic electronics European Workshop on Nano Transparent Conductive Materials, Grenoble, France, June 14-15, 2012
- Application of room temperature bonding to high-voltage optical sensing ECIO - European conference on integrated optics, Sitges, Spain, April 18-20, 2012
- Chalcogenides applied to microring switching ECIO-European conference on integrated optics, Sitges, Spain, April 18-20, 2012
- Al:ZnO capped Ag nano-thick layer for high figure-of-merit and flexible indium-free transparent electrodes International conference on frontiers of advanced materials and engineering technology, XiaMen, China, January, 4-5, 2012
- Environmentally stable Al-doped ZnO transparent electrode for organic optoelectronic devices Renewable Energy and the Environment, Austin, Texas, United States, November 2-3, 2011
- A high brightness source of polarization entangled photons QCRYPT 2011: First Annual Conference on Quantum Cryptography, Zurich, Switzerland, September 12-16, 2011
- A high brightness source of polarization entangled photons Quantum-Physics-Based Information Security - SPIE Security + Defence 2011, Prague, Czech Republic, September 19-22, 2011
- Quantum information and quantum physics in space 3rd International Colloquium - Scientific and Fundamental Aspects of the Galileo Programme, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 31-September 2, 2011
- Photonic crystal fiber sensor array based on cladding mode resonance CLEO/Europe-EQEC Conference. Munich, Germany, May 22-26, 2011
- Ultra-thin metal for indium free organic lighting and Photovoltaics Photonics 2010, 10th International conference on fiber optics and photonics, Guwahati, India, December 2010
- Electrode-free high voltage cutoff waveguide sensor in domain inverted LiNbO3 ECIO -European conference on integrated optics-, Cambridge, UK, April 7-9, 2010
- Integrated acoustic and acousto-optic filters using domain inversion ECIO -European conference on integrated optics-, Cambridge, UK, April 7-9, 2010
- Integrated LiNbO3 ridge modulators planarized by using a Teflon buffer layer ECIO -European conference on integrated optics-, Cambridge, UK, April 7-9, 2010
- Evaluation of serial multiplexed photonic crystal fiber interferometric sensors SPIE Photonics Europe 2010 - Optical Sensing and Detection, Brussels, Belgium, April 2010 Proceedings of SPIE Volume 7726, Paper 7726-28
- Domain inverted electrode-free lithium niobate sensor for high voltage measurements VI Encuentro franco-español de química y física del estado sólido, Tarragona, Spain, March 2010
- Ultra low power consumption 10.7 Gb/s transmission over 2 km single mode fiber optics link WIT2010 Workshop on intelligent trackers, Berkeley, USA, 3-5 February 2010
- 100 MHz amplitude and polarization modulated optical source for free-space quantum communications at 850 nm 2nd International ICST Conference on Personal Satellite Services, Rome, Italy, 4-6 February 2010
- Highly versatile in-reflection photonic crystal fibre interferometer 20th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, OFS-20, Edinburgh, UK, 5-9 October 2009
- Ultrathin metal transparent electrodes for lighting and photovoltaic applications Optics and Photonics for Advanced Energy Technology, Cambridge, USA, 24-25 June 2009
- Photonic crystal fiber modal interferometer with extreme sensitivity to chemical vapors Fiber Optic Sensors and Applications, Orlando, USA, April 2009
- Photonic crystal fiber modal interferometers for accurate refractometry Fiber Optic Sensors and Applications VI, Orlando, USA, April 2009
- High-sensitivity photonic crystal fiber interferometer for chemical vapors detection Fiber Optic Sensors and Applications VI, Orlando, USA, April 2009
- Encapsulated and coated photonic crystal fibre sensor for temperature measurements up to 1000ºC CLEO EUROPE - EQEC 2009. Conference on lasers and electro-optics - European Quantum Electronics Conference, Munich, Germany, 14-19 June 2009
- Ultra-thin metal electrodes for optoelectronics and photovoltaics EU concertation meeting in Nanophotonics, Florence (IT), 12-13 February 2009
- Space-QUEST: experiments with quantum entanglement in space 59th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 2008, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 29 September-3 October 2008
- Optical pulse generation using a low-voltage electro-optic phase modulator and a super-structured fiber Bragg grating First Mediterranean Photonics Conference, Ischia, Italy, July 2008
- Thermally stable ultra thin metal transparent electrodes 14th European Conference on Integrated Optics (ECIO), Eindhoven, The Netherlands, June 2008
- High sensitivity refractometric sensor based on embedded optical microfiber loop resonator CLEO/QELS, San Jose (USA), 4-9 May 2008
- High speed electro-optics in micro- and nano-structures LiNbO3 Conferencia Española de Nanofotónica, Tarragona, Spain, April 2008
- Electric surface potential and frozen-in field measurements in thermally poled silica Bragg Gratings, Photosensitivity and Poling in Glass Waveguides (BGPP) and the Nonlinear Photonics (NP), Quebec, Canada, September 2007
- Ultra thin Nickel transparent electrodes ICOOPMA 2007, International Conference on Optical Optoelectronic and Photonic Materials and Applications, London, July 2007
- Two-mode photonic crystal fiber interferometer for sensing applications CLEO Europe, Munich, Germany, June 2007 Paper CH3-1-FRI
- Electro-optic modulators in lithium niobate at 10 Gb/s with inverted domains for inexpensive drivers Fotonica 2007, Mantova, May 2007 Ref. B2.4
- 10Gb/s domain engineered LiNbO3 integrated electro-optic modulator for inexpensive low voltage drivers Optical Fiber Communication Conference, Anaheim (USA), March 2007 Paper OWH3
- Posters
- Active surfaces to modulate bacterial activity 6th International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials. 11-15 March 2019, Sitges, Spain
- Transparent and conductive backside coating of EUV lithography masks for ultra short pulse laser correction SPIE Photomask technology + EUV Lithography conference, California, United States, September 2017 Best poster award
- Graphene for flexible and transparent conductive electrodes Graphene Week 2017, Athens, Greece, September 2017
- Mid-infrared photo detector using pyroelectric response of LiNbO3 Nanophotonics of 2D materials (N2D), San Sebastián, Spain, July-August 2017
- Direct growth of 2D and 3D graphene nano-structures over glass substrates by tuning a sacrificial Cu layer Graphene 2017, Barcelona, Spain, March 2017
- Antimicrobial and biofilm preventing functionalised optical surfaces 5th International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials, Lisbon, Portugal, March 2017
- Omnidirectional antireflection biomimetic surfaces for display screens 5th International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials, Lisbon, Portugal, March 2017
- Pyroresistivev infrared detector using graphene on LiNbO3 Graphene, Genova, Italy, April 2016
- Engineered SERS substrate for small organic molecule detection CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2015, Munich, Germany, June 2015 Serial number: 1832
- Ultrathin metal films for direct thermochemical vapor deposition on dielectric substrates of single and a few layered graphene Graphene2014, Toulouse, France, May 2014
- Preliminary telcordia of packaged optical fibre sensors for high temperature applications Workshop on Specialty Optical Fibers and their Applications, Sigtuna, Sweden, August 2013
- Indium-free transparent electrodes for the optoelectronics industry VIII Reunión Española de Optoelectrónica, OPTOEL '13, Madrid, Spain, July 2013
- Ultrathin Ag-Ni transparent conductor for flexible optoelectronics 4th International Symposium on Transparent Conductive Materials, Crete, Greece, October 2012
- A high-brightness source of polarization-entangled photons for applications in space QCMC 2012: 11th International Conference on Quantum Communication, Measurement and Computing, Vienna, Austria, July-August 2012
- Cu-Ni bilayer Ultrathin Metal Film for conductive transparent electrodes OPTOEL'11, Santander, Spain, November 2011
- High-visibility photonic crystal fiber interferometer for ultrasensitive refractometric sensing 22nd General Congress of the International Commission for Optics (ICO-22), Puebla, México, August 2011
- Functional photonic crystal fiber device based on modes overlapping 7ª Reunión Española de Optoelectrónica, OPTOEL '11, Santander, Spain, June 2011 Poster S1-36
- Interferometer based on subwavelength-diameter optical fiber and its sensing applications 7ª Reunión Española de Optoelectrónica, OPTOEL'11, Santander, Spain, June 2011
- A high brightness source of polarization entangled photons CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2011, Munich, Germany, May 22-26, 2011
- Active and passive optical sources for QKD CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2011, Munich, Germany, May 22-26, 2011
- All-optical electric field sensor in domain inverted LiNbO3 for harsh environment CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2011, Munich, Germany, May 22-26, 2011
- Novel sensing platforms based on optical micro/nano fibers IV Workshop de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología Analítica, Zaragoza, Spain, September 2010
- Stable photonic crystal fiber sensor for ultra-high temperature measurements CLEO/QELS, San Jose, USA, May 2010 Paper ID: JTuD65
- Teflon buffer layer for planarization of lithium niobate ridge modulators VI Encuentro franco-español de química y física del estado sólido, Tarragona, Spain, March 2010
- Highly versatile photonic crystal fibre enabled Fabry-Perot interferometer 35th European Conference and Exhibition on Optical Communication (ECOC 2009), Vienna, Austria, September 2009
- Multifunctional in-reflection photonic crystal fiber interferometer 6ª Reunión Española de Optoelectrónica, OPTOEL '09, Málaga, Spain, July 2009
- Quantum transceiver for secure space communications 6ª Reunión Española de Optoelectrónica, OPTOEL '09, Málaga, Spain, July 2009
- Photonic crystal fibre sensor for high temperature energy environment Optics and Photonics for Advanced Energy Technology, Cambridge, USA, 24-25 June 2009
- Transparent metal electrodes CLEO EUROPE - EQEC 2009, Munich, Germany, 14-19 June 2009
- Ultrathin metal film: an emerging transparent electrode for optoelectronics Conferencia Española de Nanofotónica, Tarragona, Spain, April 2008
- Phononic band gap for surface waves in a piezoelectric optical crystal 5ª Reunión Española de Optoelectrónica (OPTOEL '07), Bilbao, Spain, July 2007
- Ultra stable photonic crystal fiber interferometer 5ª Reunión Española de Optoelectrónica (OPTOEL '07), Bilbao, Spain, July 2007 Paper MOI-10
- Ultra thin metal films for transparent conductive layers CLEO Europe 2007, Conference on Laser and Electro-Optics, Munich, June 2007 Ref. CE-17-TUE
- Lectures
- Nanostructured optical surfaces for industrial applications TNO, Delft, The Netherlands, June 2018
- Multifunctional nano-structured optical surfaces for industrial applications Columbia University, New York, USA, March 2018
- Integrated quantum sources of entanglement and random numbers University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, September 2016
- Multifunctional Optical Surfaces: From Fundamental Concepts to Industrial Applications EPFL, Neuchatel, Switzerland, September 2016
- Sixsenso: The Next Generation Sensing Platform Based on CMOS Image Sensor Arrays ABB, Baden, Switzerland, September 2016
- Optical surfaces employing ultrathin materials and nano-structuring Center for 2-Dimensional and Layered Materials, The Pennsylvania State University, USA, December 12, 2014
- Ultrathin materials and nano-structuring for multifunctional optical surfaces Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL), Erlangen, Germany, September 2014
- Ultrathin materials and nanostructured surfaces for displays, organic light emitting diodes and solar cells Corning Incorporated, Painted Post (NY), USA, July 2014
- Mechanically resistant transparent electrodes and antireflection nano-structures Carl Zeiss, Jena, Germany, April 2014
- Ultrathin materials, nanostructured surfaces and compact photonic sensors University of Potsdam, Institute of Physics and Astronomy, and BAM - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung, Berlin, Germany, April 2014
- Advanced materials and devices for optical sensing ABB, Baden (Zürich), Switzerland, March 2014
- Ultrathin materials and nano-structuring for photonic applications Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, February 2014
- Advanced surface nano-structures for photonic devices Institut Català de Nanotecnologia, Bellaterra, Spain, May 2013
- Multifunctional nanostructured surfaces for photonic applications Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain, March 2013
- Flexible transparent electrodes based on ultrathin metals for industrial applications Centro de Investigaciones Ópticas, Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 2012
- Flexible optoelectronics using ultrathin metals and nanostructured surfaces University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, October 2012
- Flexible transparent electrodes based on ultrathin metals Boston University, Boston, USA, May 2012
- Flexible optoelectronics using ultrathin metal films Cornell University, Ithaca, USA, August 2011
- Flexible transparent electrodes Corning Incorporated, Corning, USA, February 2011
- Energy efficient photonics using ultrathin metals University of Trento, Trento, Italy, October 2010
- PhD Theses
- Imaging cytometry technology for environmental and biomedical applications
- Nano-structured transparent conductors for the optoelectronics industry
- Optical surfaces for mid-infrared sensing
- Lens-free interferometric microscope for transparent materials
- Quantum random number generators for industrial applications
- Scalable techniques for graphene on glass
- Nanophotonics of ultrathin films and 2D periodic structures: A combined experimental and theoretical study
- Self-cleaning optical surfaces for the inkjet and 3d printing industry
- Micro-nano structured optical devices using Ge2Sb2Te5
- Sources of photonic entanglement for applications in space
- Mechanically flexible transparent conductors based on ultrathin metallic layers
- Integrated photonic transmitters for secure space quantum communication
- Ultrathin metal transparent electrodes for the optoelestronics industry
- Micro-structured ferroelectric superlattice for efficient acousto-optic devices
- Micro-nano structured electro-optic devices in LiNbO3 for communication and sensing
Optoelectronics
Prof. Dr. Valerio Pruneri
- 2020-11-03 ICFO in European Quantum Week ICFO co-organizes Outreach event “Quantum Technologies in 5 minutes” for over 1300 registered students in Spain
- 2020-10-26 UPC Thesis Awards 2020 The UPC recognizes three ICFO PhD graduates with the Extraordinary PhD Thesis Award
- 2020-10-20 QuantumCAT: Accelerating the application of quantum technologies A consortium of research institutes, led by ICFO, and industry partners in Catalonia join forces to develop the Quantum Technologies Hub.
- 2020-10-20 Sixsenso becomes ICFO’s 9th Spin-off New spin-off to contribute to better care of the environment
- 2020-09-21 Presentation of new collaboration agreement between the Catalan Water Agency and ICFO Minister of Territory and Sustainability, Damià Calvet, visited ICFO to present the collaboration agreement to develop a system to rapidly measure water quality in bathing areas.
- 2020-08-10 Bringing technological innovations to the clinical market ICFO receives an INNOVATORS grant that will help bring a portable platform for the fast detection of sepsis closer to clinics
- 2020-07-30 BIST Mothers of Science Supporting Grants ICFO researcher awarded grant aimed at supporting women scientists in their transition to leadership positions
- 2020-07-28 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD Graduate Dr. Juan Miguel Pérez Rosas graduated with a thesis entitled “Imaging Cytometry Technology for Environmental and Biomedical Applications”
- 2020-04-22 Q-MIC in an infographic Researchers from the Q-MIC consortium have created an infographic that intends to explain the technology behind the development of this quantum enhanced microscope.
- 2020-02-20 An intelligent and compact particle analyzer An international team reports on the development of a new micro-particle size analyser by combining consumer electronics products and artificial intelligence.
- 2020-01-27 Graphene, Quantum, and the Brain: Put them together and what do you get? Deep Tech EU at MWC Barcelona The most ambitious EU research initiatives showcase innovations at Deep Tech EU in MWC Barcelona.
- 2020-01-22 “High Flying” ICFOnian ICFO PhD student Juan Rombaut declared high-performance athlete in Aeromodelling by Higher Council of Sports
- 2020-01-02 2018 ICFO PhD Thesis Award 3 ICFO PhD graduates awarded for creative and ambitious research progress
- 2019-12-17 2019 Pioneer Awards Dr. Roland Terborg recognized for the commercial viability of the results of his PhD thesis
- 2019-10-07 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Rinu Maniyara graduated with a thesis entitled “Nano-structured Transparent Conductors for the Optoelectronics Industry”
- 2019-09-02 OPENQKD paves the way for a secure Pan-European Quantum Communication Infrastructure ICFO partners in pilot project to install a test infrastructure for quantum communications
- 2019-06-14 The Quantum Communications Infrastructure Declaration The European Commission signs the declaration with member states.
- 2019-03-26 Controlling plasmons in ultrathin metal films A way to control the plasmon behavior in ultra thin metal films.
- 2019-03-01 Graphene and Quantum Technologies team up at the Mobile World Congress 2019 The Graphene and Quantum Flagships exhibit technologies and present the initiatives at the world’s largest telecommunication event.
- 2019-02-01 New materials and structures for infrared sensing Ceramic substrates and graphene as a scalable and mechanically flexible platform for optical detection in the infrared
- 2018-12-20 2018 Pioneers Awards Dr Carlos Abellan recognized for the commercial viability of the results of his PhD thesis
- 2018-12-13 Women for Africa Foundation teams up with CLH Group ICFO will welcome a Tunisian scientist in 2019 through the SCIENCE BY WOMEN program with the support of CLH
- 2018-11-23 CYTO-WATER: Rapid, flexible water analysis creates industry stir ICFO participated in H2020 project highlighted by CORDIS.
- 2018-10-29 ICFO coordinates Quantum Flagship Project CiViQ Project aims to to develop low cost, flexible, adaptable secure devices, services and protocols that can be easily integrated into existing telecommunication networks.
- 2018-10-29 Launch of the Quantum Technologies Flagship ICFO will coordinate two projects and partner in five more
- 2018-10-21 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Kavitha Kalavoor graduated with a thesis on “Optical Surfaces for Mid-Infrared Sensing”
- 2018-10-19 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Roland Terborg graduated with a thesis on “Lens-Free Interferometric Microscope for Transparent Materials”
- 2018-10-05 Kick-off meeting of FET Project “Q-MIC” Consortium members gather to give start to the FET project Q-MIC, aimed at developing a lens-free microscope enhanced by quantum light.
- 2018-06-19 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Carlos Abellan graduated with a thesis in “Quantum Random Number Generators for Industrial Applications”.
- 2018-06-14 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Miriam Marchena graduated with a thesis in “Scalable Techniques for Graphene on Glass”.
- 2018-06-01 Graphene and flexible substrates An international team of researchers reports on a new dry-transfer technique for the fabrication of transparent flexible substrates using graphene.
- 2018-04-23 FET-Open Research and Innovation Actions Prof Valerio Pruneri awarded grant for a super-sensitive quantum microscope on a chip the size of a coin.
- 2017-11-21 Dr. Prantik Mazumder Receives Corning’s Annual Stookey Award Congratulations to Corning‘s Dr. Prantik Mazumder
- 2017-11-09 RAIS project final workshop The final H2020 RAIS project workshop takes place in Barcelona to present a Sepsis detection device based on photonics technology.
- 2017-09-26 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Vahagn Mkhitaryan graduated with a thesis on “Nanophotonics of Ultrathin Films and 2D Periodic Structures: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study”
- 2017-09-22 Best Poster Awards ICFO Researchers Rinu Abraham Maniyara and Roland Terborg honoured for outstanding work.
- 2017-07-21 Industrial Doctorate program ICFO PhD graduate Alican Noyan is one of first successful participants in this program uniting research and business communities
- 2017-07-21 Quantum Teleportation from Space to Earth A Chinese study achieves the first quantum teleportation of independent single-photon qubits from a ground observatory to a low Earth orbit satellite.
- 2017-06-23 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Mehmet Alican Noyan graduated with a thesis in “Self-Cleaning Optical Surfaces for the Inkjet and 3D Printing Industry”
- 2017-06-21 The Secretary of Telecommunications, Cybersecurity and Digital Society of the Government of Catalonia visits ICFO As part of the initiative smartCAT, the visit aimed to show the current status of research in quantum technologies at ICFO.
- 2017-04-10 Growing 2D and 3D graphene nano-structures on glass Researchers report on a method for direct growth of 2D and 3D graphene nano-structures over large glass substrates using copper as a catalyst.
- 2016-12-19 An Invisible Electrode Flexible transparent conductor free of reflection and scattering in Nature Communications.
- 2016-12-14 2016 PhD Poster Session and Award ICONS sponsors Best Poster Prize for the PhD Student Poster Session
- 2016-12-02 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Miquel Rude graduated with a thesis in ‘Micro-Nano Structured Optical Devices using Ge2Sb2Te5’.
- 2016-09-08 ICFO Quantum Random Number Generators go tiny and fast ICFO publishes White Paper on the fastest and tiniest quantum random number generator so far, coinciding with the scientific paper published in Optica.
- 2016-08-17 ACS Photonics July Cover An ICFO and Corning study on color customization of transparent silica surfaces makes it to the cover of ACS Photonics.
- 2016-07-27 Paul Ehrenfest Best Paper Award for 2015 ICFO researchers receive the award three-times over for collaborations in landmark Bell Tests.
- 2016-07-20 Functionalized tailored wettability surfaces and Influenza A Infectivity Findings pave the way for the design of new antimicrobial surfaces.
- 2016-07-05 ICFO PhD student wins ‘Emprèn UPC-Yuzz’ ‘Finboot Tech’ project takes the prize in the 6th edition the UPC Business Plan
- 2016-06-14 A light microscope made only with consumer electronic products ICFO researchers develop a novel low-cost, compact, portable on-chip light microscope capable of carrying out ultrasensitive analysis of transparent objects.
- 2016-03-21 BIONANO @ ICFO ICFO is setting a rapid pace in the advancement of BioNano research
- 2016-03-04 Probing graphene devices ICFO researchers develop a new non-invasive, low cost, room-temperature technique for graphene device characterization.
- 2015-12-18 Special PRL December issue on Bell Tests 3 articles in this issue highlight ICFO technology which make possible loophole-free Bell tests
- 2015-12-14 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Fabian Steinlechner graduated with a thesis in ‘Sources of Photonic Entanglement for Applications in Space‘.
- 2015-11-06 Highly Flexible Transparent Optoelectronics ICFO and Corning demonstrate highly flexible transparent conductive substrates in efficient polymer solar cells
- 2015-10-21 Experiment tests Einstein’s “God does not play dice” Historic Delft Experiment tests Einstein’s “God does not play dice” using quantum “dice” made in Barcelona
- 2015-10-19 Renewed Corning Agreement Corning Incorporated and ICFO announce a four year renovation agreement for the Corning Laboratory
- 2015-10-01 Photonics for early diagnosis of IBD ICFO and Hospital Sant Joan de Deu team up to detect early stage Invasive Bacterial Diseases
- 2015-08-24 ICFO & CYTO-WATER The project aims at developing a new device to detect microorganisms in industrial and environmental waters
- 2015-07-28 Controlling Phase Changes in solids A recent study demonstrates the rapid control of phase-changes in resonantly bonded materials
- 2015-07-10 ICFO in Science ICFO and EPFL develop a tunable, highly sensitive graphene-based infrared sensor
- 2015-05-18 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Nadia Formica graduated with a thesis in \'Mechanically Flexible Transparent Conductors based on Ultrathin Metallic Layers\'
- 2015-05-18 PhD Thesis Defense
NADIA FORMICA \'Mechanically Flexible Transparent Conductors based on Ultrathin Metallic Layers\' NADIA FORMICA
Optoelectronics
ICFO-The Institute of Photonic Sciences - 2015-05-12 Bringing technological innovations to market Two ICFO pre-prototype projects receive LLAVOR funding from GenCat
- 2015-01-21 ICFO to coordinate RAIS- H2020 project Photonics KET - Biophotonics for screening of diseases
- 2015-01-09 New RETOS industrial projects at ICFO Two ICFO research groups take on industrial projects with FYLA and Signadyne
- 2014-12-23 ICFO PhD Thesis Awards Awards for Drs. Alberto Curto, Philipp Hauke and Marc Jofre.
- 2014-09-23 IRIS to lead SPIRE-1 Integrated Process Control Project ICFO partners with CLP Member in Horizon 2020 Project.
- 2014-07-18 Anti-glare and anti-reflective displays ICFO and Corning Incorporated develop a novel glass surface that reduces glare and reflection.
- 2014-07-07 Giant leap for omniphobic and transparent surfaces ICFO & Corning report on Super-omniphobic, transparent and anti-reflection surfaces based on hierarchical nano-structures.
- 2014-04-14 The fastest random numbers ever “Ultra-fast quantum randomness generation by accelerated phase diffusion in a pulsed laser diode” in Optics Express
- 2013-12-09 Prysmian and ICFO Team Up Partnership agreement between ICFO and Prysmian Group to develop optical sensors
- 2013-11-29 ICFO PhD Thesis Award Awards for Dr. Daan Brinks, Dr. Chaitanya Suddapalli and Dr. Dhriti Ghosh.
- 2013-11-18 Life Sciences Entrepreneurs Marc Jofre finalist in the 2013 BioEmprenedorXXI awards.
- 2013-11-14 Multi Sensor Devices ICFO participates in new project to contribute to the competitiveness of the European Food Industry.
- 2013-06-17 Center for Surface Science sponsored by Corning Incorporated ICFO and Corning Incorporated Announce the Corning Professorship and Laboratory
- 2013-06-17 ICFO – Corning Collaboration on the cover of Nano Research Nanostructured surface on glass with industrial applications.
- 2013-05-10 Back-to-back issues of Optics Express Two ICFO papers describe novel experimental set-ups for the generation of polarization-entangled photons.
- 2013-04-15 Congratulations to new ICFO PhD Graduate Dr. Marc Jofre graduated with a thesis on integrated photonic transmitters for secure space quantum communication.
- 2013-04-12 “la Caixa” Obra Social and the Generalitat support prototype projects €2.5 million investment towards projects with market potential from five research centers of excellence.
- 2013-04-05 ICFO teams up with BASF Germany This collaboration leads to industrially relevant advances published in two recent papers.
- 2013-03-08 New Publication for the Optoelectronics Industry The PhD thesis of Dr. Dhriti Ghosh published by Springer
- 2013-01-28 Graphene Flagship Graphene named as EU Future Emerging Technology Flagship
- 2012-12-21 New INNPACTO industrial projects at ICFO Two ICFO research groups take on industrial projects with CLP Member COMSA EMTE.
- 2012-10-16 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD Graduate Dr. Dhriti Sundar Ghosh graduated with a thesis on ultrathin metal transparent electrodes
- 2012-06-12 Duran Farell Award 2012 ICFOnians receive UPC’s highest award for industrially oriented projects.
- 2012-04-26 ECIO 2012 in Sitges ICFO organizes the successful 16th European Conference on Integrated Optics.
- 2012-02-21 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Domenico Tulli graduated with a thesis on micro-nano structured electro-optic devices.
- 2012-02-21 Congratulations to New ICFO PhD graduate Dr. Didit Yudistira graduated with a thesis on acousto-optic devices.
- 2012-02-16 ERC Proof of Concept Antonio Acín, Morgan Mitchell and Valerio Pruneri receive funding for ERC proof-of-concept study.
- 2011-10-10 ICFO & ABB Team up Integrated-optics for high voltage electric field sensing.
- 2011-05-13 BCN International Motor Show Technology developed in Valerio Pruneri’s group special mention at the Barcelona International Motor Show Awards.
- 2011-04-22 Photonics21 Innovation Award ICFO PhD student Dhriti Sundar Ghosh one of the two recipients of the Photonics21 Student Innovation Award.
- 2011-02-23 Successful Closure of Project MARTA ICFO contributed to the two-day event with a demo of advance head-up display technology.
- 2011-02-17 ICFO Welcomes
a New CLP Member Corning Inc. joins ICFO\'s Corporate Liaison Program. - 2010-10-29 ICFO & Corning Team up Ultra thin metal film technology for tactile displays.
- 2010-04-25 IBM Faculty Award ICFO Prof. Valerio Pruneri awarded one of the prestigious prizes in their 2010 edition.
- 2010-04-14 Smarter Planet ICFO and IBM together in the research of renewable energies based on nanomaterials.
- 2010-02-05 New Network of Excellence ICFO hosts the kick-off meeting of Nanophotonics for Energy Efficiency.
- 2010-01-19 Spacecraft Safety Research by Prof. Valerio Pruneri\'s group makes it to the second phase of ESA\'s Innovation Triangle Initiative.
- 2009-11-26 Enhancing Spacecraft Safety A team including researchers from ICFO, iTEAM, and the aerospace company EMXYS develops a new spacecraft safety system for ESA.
- 2009-10-08 Nobel Prize for Working Light! ICFO congratulates laureate pioneers in light technology.
- 2009-09-30 Teaming up with ESA ICFO coordinates a project to develop an efficient entangled photon source for quantum communications in space.
- 2009-09-16 ICFO on APL’s cover Work by the group led by Prof. Valerio Pruneri makes the cover of Applied Physics Letters.
- 2009-07-27 Thin-Film Nickel Anodes Nickel is a good alternative anode to ITO for OLED, according to an ICFO paper highlighted in Nanotechweb.org.
- 2009-05-07 3D Display Technology AD Telecom, UPC and ICFO team up to develop last generation display technology
- 2009-04-24 ICFO on LPR Cover A paper by Prof. Valerio Pruneri’s group, on the cover of Laser&Photonics Reviews.
- 2009-03-17 ICFO in Optics Highlights A review article by Prof. Romain Quidant’s group and a paper by Prof. Valerio Pruneri’s group are among the best papers published in the Journal of Optics in 2008.
- 2009-03-06 Head Up Display Technology AD Telecom and ICFO join the automotive consortium MARTA to push the limits of head up display technology.
- 2008-10-13 ESA Quantum Transceiver Update in Vienna Prof. Valerio Pruneri guest speaker at the Space-Quest topical meeting in Vienna.
- 2008-05-12 ICFO in El País The development of a Quantum Transceiver is the topic of a feature in the national newspaper.
- 2007-04-18 ICFO research highlighted by OPTICS.org Research by Dr. Joel Villatoro featured in the news
