Abstract
In nanophotonics we create material-systems, which are structured at length-scalessmaller than the wavelength of light. When light propagates inside such effective materialsnumerous novel and exciting physics phenomena emerge including thresholdless lasing, attojouleper bit efficient modulators, and selective light scattering. However, in order to make use ofthese opportunities for real-world applications (e.g. optical data links, transparent displays), onehas to have the ability to integrate nanophotonic structures into functional devices in a smartway. In this talk, I present some of our recent theoretical and experimental progress in exploringthese opportunities, as well as certain novel physical phenomena that emerge in this process.
Bio
Volker J. Sorger is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and ComputerEngineering, and the director of the Nanophotonics Labs at The George Washington University.He received his PhD from the University of California Berkeley. His research areas include optoelectronicdevices, plasmonics and nanophotonics, including novel materials. Dr. Sorgerreceived multiple awards such as the AFOSR YIP award, MRS Graduate Gold award, and IntelFellowship. Dr. Sorger is the executive chair of the OSA Nanophotonics technical group, editorin-chief for ‘Nanophotonics’, CTO of BitGrid LLC, and member of IEEE, OSA, SPIE, and MRS.Lastly he is the founder of the ‘Emerging Materials for Nanophotonics’ subcommittee at theIntegrated Photonics Research (IPR) topical meeting, and currently serving on a task force ofthe National Photonics Initiative (NPI).