"Empowering Plasmonics and Metamaterials Technology with New Material Platforms" |
| TYPE | Solid State Institute Seminar |
| Speaker: | Professor Alexandra Boltasseva |
| Affiliation: | School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, U.S.A. |
| Date: | 20.10.2013 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Location: | Solid State Auditorium(Entrance) |
| Remark: | Host: Distinguished Professor Moti Segev |
| Abstract: | In recent years, plasmonics and metamaterials have seen an explosion of novel ideas and device designs. However, transforming these concepts into practical devices requires a significant amount of effort. The constituent materials in these devices play a crucial role in realizing useful and efficient devices. Similar to the way silicon shaped the nanoelectronics field, efforts toward finding the best set of materials for plasmonic and metamaterial devices could revolutionize the field of nanophotonics. As a potential solution, alternative plasmonic materials have recently gained significant attention. Metals, despite being essential components of plasmonic and metamaterial devices, pose many technological challenges toward the realization of practical devices—primarily due to their high optical loss, integration and fabrication limitations. Hence, searching for an alternative to metals is vital to the success of future nanophotonic devices. In this talk, I will provide a brief survey of recent developments in the pursuit of better plasmonic materials, and discuss several classes of materials including doped semiconductor oxides and ceramics as potential alternatives to metals that provide low intrinsic loss, tunability and compatibility with standard semiconductor fabrication processes. |