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Plasmonics and quantum optics

Light-matter interactions at nanoscale

Polaritons represent hybrid light–matter states, in which electromagnetic (EM) waves are coupled with dipole-active matter excitations such as plasmonic electron oscillations in metals, excitonic electron-hole pairs in semiconductors, or phononic lattice vibrations.
Our principal research topics are concerned with theoretical studies and experimental investigations of light-matter interactions at nanoscale, including strongly enhanced and extremely confined electromagnetic modes supported by plasmonic nanostructures that offer unique possibilities for realising strong light-matter interactions, whose quantum aspects are central to emerging quantum optical technologies.

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Meet N. Asger Mortensen

  • Professor and VILLUM Investigator at SDU Nano Optics since 2017
  • Chair of Technical Science at DIAS (2017-2022) and  Chair of Physics at DIAS (since 2022)
  • PhD in theoretical physics from Technical University of Denmark (2001); Dr. Techn. in optical sciences from Technical University of Denmark (2006); Dr. Scient. in condensed-matter physics from University of Copenhagen (2021)
  • Research interests: Complex wave phenomena and light-matter interactions in artificially structured materials

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Meet Joel Cox

  • Assistant professor at D-IAS since 2019
  • Sapere Aude research leader
  • PhD in Physics, Western University, Canada, 2013
  • Research interests: Nanophotonics, nonlinear and quantum optics, polaritons, atomically-thin materials

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Last Updated 04.08.2023