For the last several years the METANANO conference has acquired a
strong reputation among the scientists and is attracting more and more
participants every year from different scientific fields from
fundamental research in Photonics and Plasmonics to business-oriented
projects in RF technologies, Bionanotechnologies and Solar Energy.
The conference is organized by the Department of Physics and Engineering of ITMO University and supported by the Mediterranean Institute of Fundamental Physics.
The safety of our participants is a priority, so with the COVID-19 pandemic METANANO 2020 is moved fully online this year.
We will appreciate your active participation. We truly hope that we
will be able to make the conference useful and pleasant for the
community despite everything.
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METANANO Organizing Committee is committed to enhancing diversity and promoting equality of
opportunities among the speakers, session chairs, participants,
organizers and committees, and to support and promote a culture that
actively values difference and recognizes that people from different
backgrounds and experiences can bring valuable insights to the event.
We aim to be an inclusive conference, committed to providing equal
opportunities to the researchers of all backgrounds and career stages
working in our field and allowing people to participate meaningfully in
the event, actively engage in discussions and feel included in both the
scientific program and social activities. You can find the METANANO Equality and Diversity Statement here.
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Please use Microsoft Word or LaTeX templates. Paper length should be 3-4 pages.
All contributions should be presented in English that is the official language of the Conference. No simultaneous translation services will be provided.
All submitted papers (3-4 pages in length) will
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encouraged to give constructive comments and suggestions to the authors.
The authors of accepted papers will receive the review comments and
recommendations and will have a possibility to amend their papers based
on the review comments and suggestions and upload the revised versions
before June 15, 2020.
The final versions of the Conference Proceedings will be published in AIP Conference Proceedings indexed in Scopus and WoS.
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Proceedings
publication
PLENARY
SPEAKERS
KEYNOTE
SPEAKERS
Round table
discussion
INVITED SPEAKERS
Speaker | Talk |
---|---|
Pablo AlbellaUniversity of Cantabria
Spain |
Low-loss Tuneable Chiral Nano-Enhancers: direct application in (Bio-) sensing |
Tomasz AntosiewiczUniversity of Warsaw
Poland |
Plexcitons at the nanoscale – toward single-molecule ultrastrong coupling |
Viktar AsadchyStanford University
USA |
Materiatronics: Modular analysis of arbitrary meta-atoms |
Sidhi AssawaworraritStanford University
USA |
Efficient and Robust Wireless Power Transfer based on Parity-Time Symmetry |
Juan Domingo Baena DoelloUniversidad Nacional de Colombia
Colombia |
Broadband Uniaxial Dielectric-Magnetic Metamaterials with Giant Anisotropy Factor: Analytical Model and Numerical Retrieval of Constitutive Parameters |
Guillaume BaffouInstitut Fresnel / CNRS
France |
Discerning between photothermal and hot-carrier processes in plasmonics |
Alexey BasharinNational University of Science and Technology MISiS / Scientific and Technological Center of Unique Instrumentation RAS
Russia |
Scattering of multipoles in all- dielectric particles: electric and toroidal separation in far-field |
Vladimir BelotelovRussian Quantum Center / Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
Russia |
Advanced plasmonic structures based on Au nanogratings on antiferromagnets |
Evgeni BezusImage Processing Systems
Institute — Branch of the Federal Scientific Research Centre
“Crystallography and Photonics” of the Russian Academy of Sciences /
Samara National Research University
Russian Federation |
Bound states in the continuum in integrated ridge structures on dielectric slab waveguide and Bloch surface wave platforms |
Madhu BhaskaranRMIT University
Australia |
Utilising strain and mechanical tuning for next generation optical devices |
Konstantin BliokhRIKEN
Japan |
A New Spin for Acoustics |
Dmitry BykovImage Processing Systems
Institute — Branch of the Federal Scientific Research Centre
“Crystallography and Photonics” of the Russian Academy of Sciences /
Samara University
Russian Federation |
Bound states in the continuum in multi-wave Fabry–Pérot interferometers |
Luca CarlettiUniversity of Brescia / University of Padova
Italy |
Boosting nonlinear nanophotonics by bound states in the continuum |
MICHELE CELEBRANOPolitecnico di Milano
Italy |
Enhancing and manipulating harmonic generation in individual dielectric nanoantennas |
Hong ChenTongji University
China |
Wireless Power Transfer Based on Parity-Time Symmetric Model |
Alexander ChernovRussian Quantum Center / Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Russian Federation |
Magnetic photonics in 1D and 2D iron garnet nanostructures |
Joel CoxUniversity of Southern Denmark
Denmark |
Unconventional nonlinear optical phenomena in graphene nanoplasmonics |
Kenneth CrozierUniversity of Melbourne
Australia |
Detector-Only Spectrometer Comprising Photodetectors with Tailored Responsivities and a Reconstruction Algorithm |
Francisco CuestaAalto University
Finland |
Coherent Retroreflective Sheets |
Marco Di LibertoUniversité Libre de Bruxelles
Belgium |
Linear and nonlinear Aharonov-Bohm caging |
Maria DonatoCNR-IPCF, Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici, V. le F. Stagno D’Alcontres 37, I-98158 Messina, Italy
Italy |
Optical forces for materials and metamaterials |
Leonid DoskolovichImage Processing Systems
Institute — Branch of the Federal Scientific Research Centre
“Crystallography and Photonics” of the Russian Academy of Sciences /
Samara National Research University
Russian Federation |
All-dielectric filters with a Butterworth line-shape composed of several resonant structures |
Marc DuboisAix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centre
de Résonance Magnétique Biologique et Médicale, Marseille /
Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, Institut Fresnel,
Marseille
France |
Radiofrequency shimming with fractal metasurface pads in a 7T birdcage coil |
Ariel EpsteinTechnion - Israel Institute of Technology
Israel |
Versatile metagratings for efficient manipulation of scattered, waveguided, and radiated fields |
Andrey Evlyukhin Leibniz Universitat Hannover
Germany |
Bianisotropy and light trapping in all-dielectric metasurfaces with optical resonances |
Vladimir FedinNikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry SB RAS
Russian Federation |
Design and Multifunctional Properties of Metal-Organic Frameworks |
Ivan Fernandez-CorbatonKarlsruhe Institute of Technology
Germany |
Directional coupling of emitters into waveguides: Symmetry mechanisms and the roles of angular momentum and handedness |
Antonio I. Fernández-DomínguezUniversidad Autónoma de Madrid
Spain |
Plasmon-Exciton Coupling Beyond the Two-Level-System Approximation |
Jose Garcia-GuiradoETH Zürich
Switzerland |
Silicon nano-photonics for biomolecular sensing |
Aran Garcia-LekueDonostia International Physics Center
Spain |
Towards spintronic devices using graphene nanostructures |
Denis GaroliItalian Institute of Technology
Italy |
Novel Plasmonic Nanocavities for Optical Trapping-Assisted Biosensing Applications |
Elodie Georget-ParisMultiwave Imaging SAS
France |
New invisible silicon carbide based dielectric MRI pads for 7T brain imaging |
Davit GhazaryanMoscow Institute of Physics and Technology / The University of Manchester
Russian Federation |
Van der Waals Heterostructures based on few-layer CrBr3 |
Pavel GinzburgTel Aviv University / ITMO University / Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Israel |
Optical and Optomechanical properties mesoporous nanocapsules for targeted drug delivery applications |
Pavel GinzburgTel Aviv University / Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Israel |
Partially coherent radar for automotive applications |
Su-Hyun GongDepartment of Physics, Korea University
South Korea |
Valley–selective exciton–photon coupling in 2D semiconductors |
Xin GuoZhejiang University
China |
Chalcogenide glass microfibers for mid-infrared photonic applications |
Lucia HackermuellerUniversity of Nottingham
United Kingdom |
Integrating cold atoms into optical waveguides |
John HoNational University of Singapore
Singapore |
Metamaterials for Bioelectronic Therapies and Diagnostics |
John HoNational University of Singapore
Singapore |
Metamaterials for Bioelectronic Therapies and Diagnostics |
Peter HommelhoffFriedrich-Alexander University Erlangen
Germany |
Photonics-based particle acceleration: toward the accelerator on a chip |
Silvio HrabarUniversity of Zagreb
Croatia |
Non-Foster Self-oscillating Radiators for Application in Electromagnetic Metasurfaces |
Satoshi IshiiNational Institute for Materials Science
Japan |
Transition metal nitrides and transition metal carbides for photoelectric and photothermal conversions |
Satoshi IshiiNational Institute for Materials Science
Japan |
Transition metal nitrides and transition metal carbides for photoelectric and photothermal conversions |
Jian-Hua JiangSoochow University
China |
Higher-order topological metamaterials for photonics and acoustics |
Aisling JohnsonFaculty of Physics, University of Vienna / Atominstitut, TU Wien
Austria |
Observation of collective superstrong coupling of cold atoms to a 30-m long optical resonator |
Alexandra KalashnikovaIoffe Institute
Россия |
Laser-driven magnetization precession and spin waves in magnetic multilayers |
Ofer KfirUniversity of Gottingen
Germany |
Controlling free electrons with optical whispering-gallery modes |
Radoslaw KolkowskiAMOLF
The Netherlands |
Trapping light in resonant metasurfaces for plasmon lasing |
Maciej KrawczykFaculty of Physics, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan
Poland |
Selected studies toward exploitation nonreciprocity and spin-wave dynamics in magnonics |
Do-Hoon KwonUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
USA |
Modulated Reactance Surfaces for Efficient Plane Wave to Surface Wave Conversion |
Andrei LavrinenkoTechnical University of Denmark
Denmark |
New goals for an all-dielectric platform |
Laura LECHUGACatalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
España |
Advanced Nanophotonic Biosensor Platforms for COVID-19 fast diagnostics at the Point-of-need |
Jeng Yi LeeDepartment of Opto-Electronic Engineering, National Dong Hwa University
Taiwan |
Achieving Broadband invisible Objects by Interferometric Coherent Waves |
Aleksandrs LeitisEPFL
Switzerland |
Dielectric metasurfaces for biochemical sensing and active wavefront control in the infrared |
Giuseppe LeoUniversité de Paris
France |
Nonlinear holography in (2) dielectric metasurfaces |
Dmitrii N. MaksimovLV Kirensky Institute of Physics, Krasnoyarsk, Russia / Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Russian Federation |
Optical bistability with in-Gamma bound states in the continuum |
Radu MalureanuTechnical University of Denamrk
Denmark |
Fabrication of 20 nm period multilayer metal-dielectric structures and initial patterning tests |
Sophie MeuretCEMES
France |
Ultra-fast nano-optic with a high brightness transmission electron microscope |
Mohammad Sajjad MirmoosaEPFL
Switzerland |
Theory and Applications of Time Modulation in Electromagnetic Systems |
Fernando MorenoUniversity of Cantabria
Spain |
UV plasmonics with either metallic or dielectric nanostructures. A comparison |
Marine A.C. MoussuMultiwave Imaging / Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, Institut Fresnel, Marseille
France |
Dielectric resonators for ultra high field MRI probes: theoretical approach and applications |
Sile Nic ChormaicOkinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
|
Nanostructured optical nanofibres for quantum optics |
Nazar NikolaevInstitute of Automation and Electrometry of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation |
High-Performance Thin-Film Sensors Based on Terahertz Metasurface |
Denis NovitskyB.I. Stepanov Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Belarus |
The exceptional points of non-Hermitian optical systems: Scattering matrix definition, coherent perfect absorption, and lasing |
Nilufer OzdemirScientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
Turkey |
Efficient Analysis of High Impedance Metasurface with an Interstitial-Currents Approach |
Nicolae PanoiuUniversity College London
United Kingdom |
Nonlinear optical interactions of topological modes of plasmonic and photonic crystal structures |
Ikmo ParkAjou University
South Korea |
Low-Profile Microwave Antennas Incorporated with Metasurfaces |
Nicolas Pazos PerezUniversitat Rovira i Virgili
Spain |
Tuning the optical response of plasmonic nanostars |
Thomas PertschFriedrich Schiller University Jena
Germany |
Nano-sized Quantum Sources and Nonlinear Metasurfaces |
Alexander Yu. PetrovHamburg University of Technology
Germany |
Structural color with photonic glass |
Gloria Platero CoelloInstituto de Ciencia Der Materiales de Madrid, CSICCSIC
Spain |
Simulation of chiral topological phases in driven artificial atoms arrays |
Andreas RenningsUniversity of Duisburg-Essen
Germany |
Tackling the efficiency issue of millimeter-wave on-chip antennas of microstrip-type via periodic loading with radiative gaps |
Junsuk RhoPOSTECH
Republic of Korea |
Inverse design in nanophotonics using deep-learning |
Ilya RodionovBauman Moskow State Technical University, BMSTU / Dukhov Automatics Research Institute
Russian Federation |
Hybrid silicon nitride photonics for quantum computing applications |
Silvia RomanoInstitute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems, National Research Council, Italy
Italy |
Hyperspectral Surface-Enhanced Fluorescence Imaging and Sensing via Resonant Trapped Radiation in All-Dielectric Metasurface |
ALEXANDR SADOVNIKOVSaratov State University
Россия |
Magnon straintronics for tunable spin-wave transport with YIG/GaAs and YIG/PZT structures |
Yuliya SemenovaTechnological University Dublin
Ireland |
Optical micro- and nanofiber multi-parameter sensors |
Elena SemouchkinaMichigan Technological University
USA |
All-dielectric artificial materials and structures as the media for advanced applications: from transformation optics-based devices to sensors and MRI probes |
Tikhodeev SergeiLomonosov Moscow State University and Prokhorov General Physics Institute RAS
Russia |
Resonant states in photonics to control the efficiency and polarization of light emission and high harmonics generation |
Frank Setzpfandt Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena
Germany |
Resonant second-harmonic generation in structured molybdenum disulfide monolayers |
Tigran ShahbazyanJackson State University
USA |
Transition to strong coupling regime for quantum emitters coupled to a plasmonic resonator |
Maxim ShcherbakovCornell University / Lomonosov Moscow State University
USA / Russian Federation |
Shaping the spectrum of light with time-variant metasurfaces |
Mario SilveirinhaUniversity of Lisbon - Instituto Telecomunicacoes
Portugal |
Ill-defined Topologies and Energy Sinks |
Constantin SimovskiITMO University
Finland |
A Simple Glass Microsphere May Put the End to the Metamaterial Superlens Story |
Daria SmirnovaAustralian National University
Australia |
Edge Solitons in the Nonlinear Dirac Model |
Daria SmirnovaAustralian National University / Institute of Applied Physics of the RAS
Australia / Russia |
Multipolar analysis of second-harmonic generation in GaAs nanoparticles grown along different crystallographic directions |
Alexander SolntsevUniversity of Technology Sydney
Australia |
Optical Harmonic Generation in Layered Materials |
Birgit StillerMax-Planck Institute for the Science of Light
Germany |
Coherent control of photon-phonon interactions |
Meng SuInstitute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
China |
Self-assembling of nanomaterials via droplet manipulation for multifunctional optoelectronics devices |
Andrey SukhorukovThe Australian National University
Australia |
Quantum and classical non-conservative photonics with dielectric metasurfaces |
Giulia TagliabueEPFL
Switzerland |
Plasmonic Hot Holes: Fundamentals and Devices |
Nahid TalebiChristian Albrechts Universtät zu Kiel
Germany |
Structured light in interaction of electron beams with metasurfaces |
Nahid TalebiChristian Albrechts Universtät zu Kiel
Germany |
Electron-light interactions beyond adiabatic approximations: on the relevance of selection rules |
Vittorianna TascoNational Research Council, Nanotechnology Institute, Lecce, Italy
Italia |
Programming chiro-optical effects at optical frequency through helix nanostructures |
Dmitry TatarnikovTopcon Positioning Systems, LLC
Russian Federation |
Low Profile Dual-Band Pixel Patch Antennas |
Ronny ThomaleJulius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
Bavaria |
Topolectrical circuits |
Mariia TimofeevaETH Zürich
Switzerland |
Mechanically stretchable metamaterials based on III-V nanowires |
Andreas TittlChair in Hybrid Nanosystems, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Germany |
Spectrally selective metasurfaces for enhanced sensing and optical phase control |
Gleb TselikovMoscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Russian Federation |
Laser-ablation approaches for synthesis of novel anisotropic nanoparticles based on layered transition metal dichalcogenides for photonic applications |
Odysseas TsilipakosInstitute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas
Greece |
Multiresonant metasurfaces for broadband spatiotemporal wave manipulation |
Lucas Vazquez BesteiroInstitute of Fundamental and
Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of
China / Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Institut National
de la Recherche Scientifique
China / Canada |
Theoretical Perspective on the Generation of Plasmonic Hot Carriers |
Giorgio VolpeDepartment of Chemistry, University College London
United Kingdom |
Disorder-mediated optical self-assembly of colloidal structures |
Christian WolffUniversity of Southern Denmark
Denmark |
Some caveats for strong coupling nanophotonic research |
Alexander B YakovlevDepartment of Electrical Engineering, University of Mississippi
USA |
Mantle Cloaking for Decoupling of Interleaved Phased Antenna Arrays in 5G Applications |
Hyunsoo YangNational University of Singapore
Singapore |
Magnetization switching by magnon torques through an antiferromagnetic insulator NiO |
Irena ZivkovicElectrical Engineering Department, Technical University of Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
The Netherlands |
Transciever coils for UHF human body MRI |
Photonic quantum technology is an exciting and emerging field that is predominantly based on the unique properties provided by quantum mechanics, superposition and entanglement. Compared to respective classical approaches, quantum technologies not only have the potential to considerably enhance computational power, communication security, but also can be applied in interdisciplinary research including bio-marking, sensing, thermometry, etc.
The Symposium provides a platform for discussion of recent progress
in development, experimental realization, application of single-photon
sources and creation of collaboration for scientists from all over the
world. Also symposium covers theoretical and experimental research
in the following and related topics such as:
- advances in nanofabrication and circuit integration
- diamond nanophotonics
- new materials and concepts for quantum photonics
- control of quantum emitters and lifetime engineering
- quantum nonlinear phenomena
- quantum nanophotonics for biology applications
- quantum photonic devices for simulations, sensing, and communication
- quantum communications, networks, and metrology
- novel quantum technologies
SPECIAL
SYMPOSIUM
All proposals will be reviewed by TPC. The TPC will score and rank submitted proposals based on scientific quality, timeliness, and interest from the conference community. The session organizers will have an authority for accepting papers for their session which will not be subject to a regular review cycle. Proposers will be informed about the TPC decision two weeks after the proposal’s submission.
In recent years, optical nanofibers have shown their enormous potential in areas as diverse as sensing, photonics, atomic physics, particle manipulation, and quantum optics. While their use in some areas is reaching a certain level of maturity, there are still many fundamental aspects of light propagation within these waveguides coming to the fore, such as the unique polarisation properties and the chirality of photon coupling.
This session will be focussed on both fundamental and applied aspects of optical nano- (and micro-) fibres and will provide a dedicated platform for researchers to discuss recent advances in this area. The primary aim will be to enhance interdisciplinary applications, through discussion opportunities between young and senior scientists and engineers. The session targets researchers from several disciplines including physics, photonics, chemistry, biology, and engineering.
Tailoring
the interaction of light with matter is the cornerstone of modern
photonics and plasmonics. The conventional approach is to couple a
photonic or plasmonic cavity with light emitters such as atoms, quantum
dots, organic molecules, and conventional or low-dimensional
semiconducting materials hosting excitons. In the strong coupling regime
- when the cavity field and the emitter(s) exchange energy at a rate
faster than any losses in the system - light and matter hybridize to
form new eigenstates states carrying simultaneously light-like and
matter-like properties. These hybrid states enable the possibility to
manipulate light and matter on an equal footage, thereby allowing the
design of new devices for quantum information processing, sensing,
metrology, polaritonic lasers, energy transfer and control over chemical
reactions. These systems also offer unique opportunities to explore the
fundamental properties of light-matter interactions from cryogenic to
room temperature environments with high spatial, spectral and temporal
resolutions at the true nanoscale.
In this Special Session we aim at bringing together scientists from the
photonic and plasmonic communities working on strong light-matter
interactions all over the world and to promote fruitful scientific
exchanges and discussions.
Cathodoluminescence (CL) and electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) have become incredible characterization tools that provide an unprecedented combination of space, energy, and time resolutions for the characterization of nanophotonic materials. In parallel to that, recent advances in nanophotonics and electron microscopy have enabled the development of novel light-matter effects triggered by free electrons.
In this Special Session, we will discuss these two developments in parallel, with a special emphasis on novel effects and characterization techniques such as quantum CL, electron wavefront shaping, ultrafast electron microscopy, and free-electron-driven light sources.
Wireless Power Transfer is a technology finding its way into products. The fast development in the area is possible when academia and industry are strongly connected with each other. This session aims to provide a platform to stimulate intense communication among the researchers and engineers involved in WPT development. New phenomena, as well as improved WPT system designs for a broad range of practical applications, will be covered in the session. The works devoted to wireless power transmission and harvesting through near- and far-fields will be accepted.
The session brings together scientists interested in recent developments in studies ranging from spintronics, fundamental magnonic properties, and magnetodynamics to their application in the information technologies. Particular emphasis is placed on magnetic materials with modulated properties, which by analogy to photonic and plasmonic crystals have been labeled magnonic crystals. Currently, photons are used for information transport, electrons for processing and spins for storage. Future developments will require integration of these separate technologies.
The principal objective of the session is to consolidate the efforts of researchers working in the field of spintronics and magnonics in order to work out new concepts leading to the practical realisation of electro-opto-magnetic devices. Future challenges for this field of science will be identified, which will motivate younger researchers to follow the new pathways and perspectives. The event will be open to the cross-fertilization between the magnetic community and those of photonics, spin-orbitronics, spintronics and straintronics thus being useful in establishing new collaborations and providing a forum for scientific discussions within existing ones.
Nanostructures and low-dimensional systems based on halide perovskites have recently emerged as promising materials not only for photovoltaics and optoelectronics, but for a number of advanced photonic applications. Recent studies of optical properties of halide perovskites suggest many opportunities for a design of nanophotonic devices due to the perovskites low-cost fabrication, relatively high values of the refractive index, existence of excitons at room temperatures, broadband bandgap tunability, high optical gain, and strong nonlinear response, as well as the simplicity of their integration with other types of optical and electronic architectures.
This Special Section provides a platform for researchers to discuss the recent progress in fundamentals and applications of the nanostructured halide perovskites.
Modern nanoscale systems and semiconductor structures with low dimensions open new paths for study and development of optoelectronic devices with distinguished characteristics. Their fabrication, especially, on flexible or disposable substrates are very promising for such applications as wearable electronics, flexible touch screens and bright RGB displays, photodetectors and solar cells, consumer biosensors, MEMS and NEMS applications, HEMT transistors and functionalized nanoelectronic devices, etc. Nanofabrication is a core technology not only toward miniaturization of electronic/optoelectronic devices but also for finding new physical/chemical phenomena via the small size effect that can be applied to the next generation optoelectronics. However, their commercial promotion is impeded by technological bottlenecks and high-price fabrication process. We discuss the concept, limitation, challenge, innovation potential, and opportunities in the emerging nanofabrication technique. Thus, a combination of modern nanotechnology such as epitaxy, CVD and ALD methods, e-beam lithography, FIB and HIM milling, nanoimprinting, laser lithography and short pulse ablation, advanced polymer chemistry along with advanced method of nanocharacterization allow to develop and produce devices with intriguing properties, which can be implemented in real optoelectronic applications.
This special session provides a venue for researchers to discuss the recent progress of nanofabrication techniques for the synthesis of materials, characterization tools, and device processing that enables the development of new emerging optoelectronics applications.
Opto-mechanics – the field of science studying mechanical action of light on material bodies possesses grandiose fundamental significance and drives a variety of practical applications in physics, biology, medicine etc. Optical micromanipulators, first introduced by A. Ashkin - 2018 year Nobel prize winner - paved a way to efficient non-invasive control over particles dynamics via focused laser beams. This investigation started the era of ‘optical tweezers’.
Recently, advances in opto-electronic and nano-technologies boosted the development of Opto-mechanics providing cutting edge abilities in manipulation on micro- and nano-scale. For example, holographic optical tweezers enable simultaneous manipulation of hundreds of particles; tractor beams provide additional degrees of freedom by attracting objects to a source of illumination; plasmonic tweezers mediate subwavelength self-organization of particles and their enhanced trapping, and plenty of other systems flexibly governing complex nano-structures.
Therefore, the main research focus of the Optomechanics and Optical Manipulation Special Session is on the up to date fundamental opto-mechanical phenomena, novel types of optical manipulators and optically driven micro- and nano-mechanical devices (NOMS), auxiliary structures for tweezing, optical binding and optical matter, applications of optomechanics in bio-physics and bio-medicine, etc.
All-dielectric nanophotonics is a rapidly developing area of research due to the possibility to control and manipulate light scattering by high-index semiconductor nanoparticles. Mature fabrication techniques, developed for silicon technologies, enable realization of ambitious proposals that continue promoting the field. It opens a vast room of opportunities for designing novel types of nanoscale elements and devices and paves a way to advanced technologies of light energy manipulation. In particular, progress in all-dielectric metasurfaces and nanoantennas, new types of excitations, such as magnetic and toroidal modes and associated anapole states, ultrahigh-Q resonant modes, etc. promise replacing conventional bulky optical elements with nanometer-scale structures with enhanced functionality. Therefore, this section is to bring together up-to-date research on this topic from all over the world.
Session aims to bring together researchers from different fields of science (biology, chemistry, and material science) to share their results. It took the initiation to engage the world-class experts from the academic platform, to discuss the advancements in the field of Material and Life Science. The results of these fruitful interdisciplinary collaborations can find real applications in the field of, for example, catalysis, drug delivery, sensing, genetics and others. The Advanced systems for applied nanoscience session will cover a wide variety of topics relevant for physicists, biologists, chemists, and engineers. So, come and join the interdisciplinary section with leading professionals at METANANO 2020 Conference in Tbilisi.
Bound states in the continuum as nonradiating sources of energy have traditionally been studied in quantum mechanics and atomic physics while receiving a very little attention in the photonics community. This situation has changed recently due to a number of pioneering theoretical studies and remarkable experimental demonstrations of these exotic states of light in dielectric resonant photonic structures and metasurfaces, with the possibility to localize efficiently the electromagnetic fields of high intensities within small volumes of matter. These recent advances underpin novel concepts in nanophotonics, and provide a promising pathway to overcome the problem of losses usually associated with metals and plasmonic materials for the efficient control of the light-matter interaction at the nanoscale.
This Special Section aims to provide a platform for researchers to discuss the current progress in this young yet prominent research field with applications in both linear and nonlinear optics including but not limited to design of novel dielectric structures with high-Q resonances, nonlinear wave mixing and enhanced harmonic generation, as well as advanced concepts for lasing and biosensing.
Plasmonic oscillations in nanostructures and metamaterials bare a potential of efficient conversion of light into current and vice versa. For the structure sizes and hot spots smaller than electron mean free path significant influence of the electronic states and optical fields at the surface of plasmonic material are expected. Understanding and optimization of these processes should allow approaching double digit conversion efficiency
This session aims to discuss the mechanisms of efficient hot carrier extraction from damped plasmonic oscillations, but also the opposite process of inelastic electron tunneling which generates plasmonic oscillations. Providing the exchange between these two research fields should lead to a better understanding of the involved mechanisms. Also, the study of the surface effects, reduction of nanostructure sizes, optimization of nanostructure geometries and new plasmonic materials are in the scope of this session.
The session covers following topics:
Special session on Graphene and 2D Materials will bring together leading academic scientists, researchers, and research scholars to share their experiences, the most recent results, and forthcoming challenges in the field of two-dimensional materials and van der Waals heterostructures. We aim to bring together experimentalists and theorists to review the current status of this burgeoning field, identify the crucial areas where progress can be made, and foster collaborations and partnerships to vigorously pursue these goals.
This technical session will cover a wide range of topics such as
fundamental properties (experiments, theory, and simulations),
synthesis/fabrication techniques and novel applications of 2D materials
at the forefront of scientific knowledge (sensors, THz technologies,
flexible electronics, energy harvesting and storage, biomedical, thermal
management and other).
During
recent years topological properties have been uncovered and
investigated in a wide range of physical systems from condensed matter
physics to optics and acoustics. While all these areas employ different
experimental techniques and theoretical approaches, in all cases the
topology of the bands plays an essential role, and topological
properties are manifested in the enhanced robustness to disorder and
defects.
This session aims to gather the researchers with a diverse physical
background to discuss the recent developments in topological physics
including but not limited to higher-order topological states,
topological lasers and topological states in nonlinear or non-Hermitian
systems.
Nonlinear optics (NLO) is one of the key enabling technologies in photonics. The dependence of NLO response on either bulk or surface properties of matter has been exploited to characterize crystalline solids in material science, to study dynamics at interfaces, as well as to devise novel light sources and advanced sensing and bioimaging techniques. The generation of entangled photon pairs, which are the information basis of quantum computing and quantum cryptography, is another key asset related to these phenomena. Nanostructured materials bring a new twist to NLO, providing unprecedented freedom in shaping nonlinear responses on demand.
The Special Session on Nonlinear Nanophotonics will confront the main technological challenges to further boost photon conversion and nonlinear phenomena in highly confined volumes, tackling current challenges in telecommunications, quantum science, sensing and attosecond metrology.
Optical sensing approaches play a fundamental role in many scientific areas and have been particularly impactful for resolving interactions between multiple analytes in biochemical systems in-situ, in real-time and in a non-invasive manner. Recently, nanophotonic/plasmonic structures capable of controlling and amplifying light-matter interactions below the optical diffraction limit have extended this field towards ultimate sensitivities and new functionalities.
This session aims to bring together a diverse group of researchers from optics, materials science, surface chemistry and biology in order to explore recent developments in nanophotonic sensing and molecular spectroscopy, with a special focus on emerging metasurface-based techniques.
Extending from 0.1 to 10 THz, the terahertz (THz) band of the electromagnetic spectrum has been experiencing rapid progress in the last decade stimulated by advancement in methods of THz generation and detection. Weakly developed in the past due to technological limitations, this spectral range attracts much interest both in fundamental and applied research owing to unique potentialities of THz waves unachievable for adjoining infrared and microwave domains.
This Special Session gathers together “terahertz scientists” to share and discuss recent results in the emerging field of THz photonics and metamaterial-inspired THz technologies. The session covers the topics of passive and active optical components, detectors, sensors, applications of photonic structures and others.
Every year the research on metamaterials and complex electromagnetic structures offers new fascinating opportunities for handling electromagnetic fields. Metamaterials today are not just a concept, but a powerful tool of developing new antennas, RF systems, microwave devices, and components. At this stage, joint efforts of physicists and engineers worldwide are highly demanded for building a new metamaterial-inspired technology improving state of the art. Our session is a platform to share recent results and ideas on various applications of such structures in the RF. The scope of the session covers but not limited to the following topics on devices whose operational principle is based on the use of metamaterials, metasurfaces, and complex periodic structures:
Exploring the newly discovered and previously overlooked electromagnetic effects in the scope of magnetic resonance imaging applications has already provided a pathway for many novel scan techniques: better RF-coils, waveguide excitation, targeted teranostic agents, advanced shielding and more – all leading to higher diagnostic quality, safer examinations or reduced costs.
This session acts as an umbrella meeting for professionals both in electromagnetic research and MRI applications aiming to facilitate knowledge dissemination. This idea-rich environment is intended for further exchange of the MRI challenges and solutions as well as advances in EM theory and engineering that can potentially unlock new diagnostic possibilities.
Every year the research on metamaterials and complex electromagnetic structures offers new fascinating opportunities for handling electromagnetic fields. Metamaterials today are not just a concept, but a powerful tool for developing new antennas, RF systems, microwave and optical devices, and various components. At this stage, joint efforts of physicists and engineers worldwide are highly demanded for building a new metamaterial-inspired device. Our section is a platform for combining industrial and academic environments where everyone can share their results on the applications of such materials in practice, as well as identify the challenges facing the industry that can be solved with the help of the academic community.
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Advanced Optical Materials is an international, interdisciplinary forum for peer-reviewed papers on materials science which focuses on all aspects of light-matter interactions. Advanced Optical Materials was published as a special focus section integrated in Advanced Materials in 2012 and launched as a journal at the start of 2013. Advanced Optical Materials has an Impact Factor of 7.125 (2018 Journal Impact Factor, Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics, 2019)).
The scope of Advanced Optical Materials is dedicated to breakthrough discoveries and fundamental research in photonics, plasmonics, metamaterials, and more. The following is a non-exhaustive list of the topics covered in Advanced Optical Materials:
Advanced Optical Materials contains an attractive mix of Communications, Full papers, Review Articles and Progress Reports with the same article specifications as Advanced Materials. For more information please see www.advopticalmat.de.
Laser & Photonics Reviews (LPR) publishes top-quality review articles, original papers and letters covering the current range of photonics and laser physics, both theoretical and experimental, from recent breakthrough research to specific developments and novel applications. Laser & Photonics Reviews has an impact factor of 9.056 (2018 Journal Impact Factor, Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics, 2019)).
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and other topics including: Silicon Photonics, Ultrafast Photonics, Synthetic Dimension, Semiconductor Photonics, Photonics of LEDs, Solar Cells and Detectors, Fibre Lasers & Fibre Optics, Sub-Wavelength Photonics, Optical Antennas, Photonics of Artificial Materials, Micro/ Nano Cavities, Laser Cooling and Ultracold Gases, Optofluidics, Optomechanics,Laser Metrology and Spectroscopy, Transformation Optics, Nanolasers, Holography, Biophotonics & Biomedical Optics, Nonlinear Optics, Optical Absorbers, Optical Coatings, Photonic Crystals, Optical Imaging, Optics in Telecommunication.
For more information please visit http://www.lpr-journal.org.
14 - 18 September 2020
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14 - 18 September 2020
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The Conference will be held online in live format using Zoom.
To ensure a smooth conference, all the speakers (plenary, keynote,
invited and oral) are kindly invited to book a slot for a short test
session and get a quick brief from a technical committee member. At
the end of each session, there will be networking rooms dedicated to
the presenters (plenary, keynote, invited, oral) of the related session
in order to continue the discussion over their presentations.
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are available during the whole conference but the authors will be
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(please refer to the program for more information). All e-posters will
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delegates through the Poster area. Delegates will be able to browse
through all e-posters, which will be grouped by day-session.
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