Abstract:
Previously, I presented an EXSS seminar on overcoming conventional limits of diffraction by challenging their basic assumptions. In particular, Abbe’s limit, Rayleigh scattering and Bethe’s aperture theory were surpassed by careful design, both in theory and experiment. In this talk, I will continue on that theme and present ways to overcome the single channel limit in 2D and 3D, as well as investigations on “Probing the Ultimate Limits of Plasmonic Enhancement” following recent studies on that topic with some surprising results.
Bio:
Reuven Gordon received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Cambridge. In 2002, he joined the University of Victoria, where he currently holds a Canada Research Chair in Nanoplasmonics and an Associate Professor position in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. In 2009, Dr. Gordon was a visiting Professor at the Institute for Photonic Sciences (ICFO, Barcelona, Spain). He has received a Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance Award (2001), an Accelerate BC Industry Impact Award (2007), an AGAUR Visiting Professor Fellowship (2009), and the Craigdarroch Silver Medal for Research Excellence (2011). Dr. Gordon has authored and co-authored over 100 journal papers (including 6 invited contributions), two magazine contributions and he has co-authored three book chapters. He is co-inventor for two patents and four patent applications (in review). Dr. Gordon is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a Professional Engineer of BC.