Photonics & Nanotechnology

The research in the group involves the development and applications of advanced photonic technologies and of novel nanomaterials to address modern challenges in photonic and quantum technologies, new nanostructured materials, sensing, imaging and clean energy. The group adopts an interdisciplinary approach to provide leading-edge research in optical, mechanical and structural properties of nanostructures and nanoparticles. We combine expertise in nanofabrication, laser science, nonlinear optics, sensing, advanced imaging techniques and numerical modelling.

The research is centred around three overarching themes:

Functional nanoparticles and nanostructures
Nanophotonics, metamaterials and plasmonics
Ultrafast optics and optomechanics

Members

Wayne Dickson

Senior Lecturer

Mark Green

Professor

Jack Kingsley-Smith

PhD Student

Samjid Mannan

Professor

James Millen

Lecturer

Luke Nicholls

Research Assocate

Aliaksandra Rakovich

Research Fellow

David Richards

Vice-Dean Research

Francisco Rodríguez Fortuño

Senior Lecturer

Diane Roth

Research Associate

Amelle Zaïr

Lecturer

Anatoly Zayats

Professor

Symphony on strong field approximation
Zair, A., 14 Oct 2019, In : REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS. 82, 11, 116001. Research output: Contribution to journal - Review article
Generation of high-order harmonics with tunable photon energy and spectral width using double pulses
Zair, A., 6 Jul 2020, In : Physical Review A. 102, 1, 013504. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article
Attosecond pulse generation at ELI-ALPS 100 kHz repetition rate beamline
Zair, A., 26 Jun 2020, In : Journal of Physics B-Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics. 53, 15, 154004. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article
Quantum sensing with nanoparticles for gravimetry; when bigger is better
Rademacher, M., Millen, J. & Li, Y., 20 Jul 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Advanced Optical Technologies. Research output: Contribution to journal - Review article
High bond strength Cu joints fabricated by rapid and pressureless in situ reduction-sintering of Cu nanoparticles
Zuo, Y., Carter-Searjeant, S., Green, M., mills, L. & Mannan, S., 1 Jul 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : MATERIALS LETTERS. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article. DOIs: https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2020.128260
Lasing at the nanoscale: Coherent emission of surface plasmons by an electrically driven nanolaser
Fedyanin, D. Y., Krasavin, A., Arsenin, A. & Zayats, A., 26 Jun 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Nanophotonics. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article
Far-field and near-field directionality in acoustic scattering
Wei, L. & Rodriguez Fortuno, F., 24 Jun 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ab9fbf
Electric control of spin orbit coupling in graphene-based nanostructures with broken rotational symmetry
Ciattoni, A., Zayats, A., Conti, C. & Marini, A., 15 Jun 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Laser and Photonics Reviews. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article
Giant enhancement of second-order nonlinearity of epsilon-near-zero-medium by a plasmonic metasurface
Deng, J., Tang, Y., Chen, S., Li, K., Zayats, A. & Li, G., 4 Jun 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Nano Letters. Research output: Contribution to journal - Letter
3D full-colour image projection based on reflective metasurfaces under incoherent illumination
Roth, D., Jin, M., Minovich, A., Liu, S., Li, G. & Zayats, A., 28 Apr 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Nano Letters. Research output: Contribution to journal - Letter

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Seminars

The Light & Matter (L&M) seminars normally take place on Wednesdays at 14.00. All are welcome to attend.

Nanostrand

Nanostrand is the newsletter for the Photonics & Nanotechnology Group. You can access the current and previous editions by clicking on the link below.

Nanostrand

Our partners

Major collaborations include:

London Centre for Nanotechnology

London Institute for Advanced Light Technologies

Thomas Young Centre

Contact us

photonics-nano@kcl.ac.uk

Photonics & Nanotechnology

Members

Wayne Dickson

Mark Green

Jack Kingsley-Smith

Samjid Mannan

James Millen

Luke Nicholls

Aliaksandra Rakovich

David Richards

Francisco Rodríguez Fortuño

Diane Roth

Amelle Zaïr

Anatoly Zayats

Symphony on strong field approximation

Generation of high-order harmonics with tunable photon energy and spectral width using double pulses

Attosecond pulse generation at ELI-ALPS 100 kHz repetition rate beamline

Quantum sensing with nanoparticles for gravimetry; when bigger is better

High bond strength Cu joints fabricated by rapid and pressureless in situ reduction-sintering of Cu nanoparticles

Lasing at the nanoscale: Coherent emission of surface plasmons by an electrically driven nanolaser

Far-field and near-field directionality in acoustic scattering

Electric control of spin orbit coupling in graphene-based nanostructures with broken rotational symmetry

Giant enhancement of second-order nonlinearity of epsilon-near-zero-medium by a plasmonic metasurface

3D full-colour image projection based on reflective metasurfaces under incoherent illumination