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Welcome to the Quantum Optoelectronics and Optical Metrology Group Website
Upcoming Meetings
Dec 2015: Nick is organizing an OSA incubator meeting on Levitated Optomechanics with Peter Barker and Mishkat Bhatacharya. If interested please contact Nick.
CLEO 2016 Symposium on 2D Material Nanophotonics
June 2016: Nick is organizing a special symposium on 2D Material Nanophotonics at CLEO 2016 with Xiaodong Xu. Please contact Nick for details if interested.
News
Post-doc position availabe!
Sept 2015: We have a post doctoral research scientist position available in the area of nano-optics and nanomechanics. A description of the research can be found here and a .pdf of the position description here. Contact Nick if you are interested.
Sept 2015: We have a post doctoral research scientist position available in the area of nano-optics and nanomechanics. A description of the research can be found here and a .pdf of the position description here. Contact Nick if you are interested.
Kenny's upcoming paper at the OSA Frontiers in Optics meeting is highlighted
Oct 2015: Kenny's paper on near-field detection of optical plasmons is publicized by OSA leading up to the 2015 OSA FIO/LS meeting in San Jose.
Oct 2015: Kenny's paper on near-field detection of optical plasmons is publicized by OSA leading up to the 2015 OSA FIO/LS meeting in San Jose.
Nature Photonics Cover October 2015.
Sept 2015: Congrats to Levi! His paper on single-spin nano-optomechanics with levitated nanodiamonds is available on Nature Photonics.
Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT) Symposium
Sept. 2015: Nick gives a presentation to CINT members from Los Alamos and Sandia National Labs on 2D Nanophotonics.
Sept. 2015: Nick gives a presentation to CINT members from Los Alamos and Sandia National Labs on 2D Nanophotonics.
Metamaterials 2015 Oxford, UK
Sept 2015: Chitro delivers an invited talk at the Metamaterials Meeting in Oxford on integrated nanowire plasmonics.
Sept 2015: Chitro delivers an invited talk at the Metamaterials Meeting in Oxford on integrated nanowire plasmonics.
National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
Sept, 2015: Nick is an invited participant in the National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering Symposium.
Sept, 2015: Nick is an invited participant in the National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering Symposium.
Welcome Sajal!
Sept 2015: Sajal Dhara joins the group as a post-doc.
Sept 2015: Sajal Dhara joins the group as a post-doc.
NSF EFRI Kickoff Meeting at UPenn
Aug 2015: Nick participated in the kick-off meeting for the NSF-EFRI project on 2D Material Bio.
Aug 2015: Nick participated in the kick-off meeting for the NSF-EFRI project on 2D Material Bio.
Levi receives his PhD!
Aug 2015: Congratulations Levi! He is the first person to a receive their PhD from Nick's group. Levi will continue as a post-doc.
Aug 2015: Congratulations Levi! He is the first person to a receive their PhD from Nick's group. Levi will continue as a post-doc.
Metamaterials 2015 NYC
Aug 2015: Nick presents an invited talk on 2D material nanophotonics at the Metamaterials conference.
Aug 2015: Nick presents an invited talk on 2D material nanophotonics at the Metamaterials conference.
SPIE Annual Meeting in San Diego
Aug 2015: Nick presents 2 invited talks in San Diego. One on optical trapping and the other on 2D materials.
Aug 2015: Nick presents 2 invited talks in San Diego. One on optical trapping and the other on 2D materials.
Near-field detection of optical plasmons published
July 2015: Kenny's work on detecting optical plasmons with 2D materials is published. Congratulations Kenny!
July 2015: Kenny's work on detecting optical plasmons with 2D materials is published. Congratulations Kenny!
Kenny passes proposal exam
July 2015: Congratulations Kenny on passing your thesis proposal exam!
July 2015: Congratulations Kenny on passing your thesis proposal exam!
Welcome Robby!
July 2015: Robby Petit joins the group to work on optical trapping.
July 2015: Robby Petit joins the group to work on optical trapping.
Nature Nanotechnology June 2015
June 2015: Congratulations to Chitro and team for your work on defects in 2D semiconductors. The results were highlighted on the journal cover.
Welcome Necdet!
June 2015: Necdet Basaran joins the group. Welcome!
June 2015: Necdet Basaran joins the group. Welcome!
DAMOP 2015
June 2015: Levi presents at DAMOP on optical trapping. THe had a second presentation with collaborators from RIT.
June 2015: Levi presents at DAMOP on optical trapping. THe had a second presentation with collaborators from RIT.
APS March Meeting
March 2015: Multiple members presented talks at the APS march meeting.
March 2015: Multiple members presented talks at the APS march meeting.
SPIE Photonics West
Jan 2015: Nick presented results on 2D semiconductors at SPIE's Photonics West in San Francisco.
Jan 2015: Nick presented results on 2D semiconductors at SPIE's Photonics West in San Francisco.
Near-field measurement of graphene strain published
Jan 2015: Congratulations Ryan on your paper published in Nanotechnology on the near-field measurement of strain in graphene.
Jan 2015: Congratulations Ryan on your paper published in Nanotechnology on the near-field measurement of strain in graphene.
Optica paper highlighted by
Department of Energy and Optics & Photonics News!
September 2014: Kenny's paper published in Optica was featured on the Department of Energy Office of Science website. There is also an article describing the work in Optics & Photonics News. Check it out! (link) .
September 2014: Kenny's paper published in Optica was featured on the Department of Energy Office of Science website. There is also an article describing the work in Optics & Photonics News. Check it out! (link) .
Paper
published in Optica!
September 2014: Kenny's paper on nanowire plasmons and atomically thin-material was published in Optica. Here is a story on the work in the University of Rochester Newscenter. Check it out! (link) .
September 2014: Kenny's paper on nanowire plasmons and atomically thin-material was published in Optica. Here is a story on the work in the University of Rochester Newscenter. Check it out! (link) .
Nick receives young scientist
award.
November 2013: Nick was selected to receive the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) 2013 Young Scientist Prize in Quantum Electronics.
November 2013: Nick was selected to receive the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) 2013 Young Scientist Prize in Quantum Electronics.
Scientific American features our
work!
October 2013: The October issue of Scientific American features our work on levitating nanodiamonds. (link)
October 2013: The October issue of Scientific American features our work on levitating nanodiamonds. (link)
SPIE Newsroom features our
work!
October 2013: Check out the SPIE newsroom Nanotechnology section for a description of our levitation experiments. (link)
October 2013: Check out the SPIE newsroom Nanotechnology section for a description of our levitation experiments. (link)
Optically levitated nanodiamond. Photo by J. Adam Fenster/University of Rochester.
August 2013: Our paper "Observation of nitrogen vacancy photoluminescence from an optically levitated nanodiamond", published in Optics Letters, is the focus of a University of Rochester research spotlight. Check it out! (link)
Paper
accepted!
July 2013: Levi's paper "Observation of nitrogen vacancy photoluminescence from an optically levitated nanodiamond" is accepted in Optics Letters. Nice work Levi! (link)
July 2013: Levi's paper "Observation of nitrogen vacancy photoluminescence from an optically levitated nanodiamond" is accepted in Optics Letters. Nice work Levi! (link)
Paper
accepted!
June 2013: Ryan and Dallas' paper "Nanoscale fluorescence lifetime imaging of an optical antenna with a single diamond NV center" is accepted in Nano Letters. Great work guys! (link)
June 2013: Ryan and Dallas' paper "Nanoscale fluorescence lifetime imaging of an optical antenna with a single diamond NV center" is accepted in Nano Letters. Great work guys! (link)
CQOX-QIM in Rochester
June 2013: Check out the interesting talks at the CQOX-QIM conference our group helped organize. (link)
June 2013: Check out the interesting talks at the CQOX-QIM conference our group helped organize. (link)
National Science Foundation grant
awarded!
May 2013: Nick and Professor Antonio Badolato's joint proposal to the NSF - "Spin-photon interface with microcavities coupled to quantum dots" - is awarded.
May 2013: Nick and Professor Antonio Badolato's joint proposal to the NSF - "Spin-photon interface with microcavities coupled to quantum dots" - is awarded.
Paper submitted!
May 2013: Our work on optical levitation of a diamond containing nitrogen vacancy centers is submitted. Great job Levi! (pdf)
May 2013: Our work on optical levitation of a diamond containing nitrogen vacancy centers is submitted. Great job Levi! (pdf)
Congratulations Kenny!
April 2013: Kenny wins the Garden Spot Village Marathon!
April 2013: Kenny wins the Garden Spot Village Marathon!
Great work Joe!
April 2013: Joe Cosentino presents his research on optical trapping at the University of Rochester Undergraduate Research Symposium.
April 2013: Joe Cosentino presents his research on optical trapping at the University of Rochester Undergraduate Research Symposium.
APS March Meeting 2013
March 2013: Levi presents his work on optically levitating diamond nanocrystals at the APS March Meeting.
March 2013: Levi presents his work on optically levitating diamond nanocrystals at the APS March Meeting.
APS March Meeting 2013
March 2013: Nick gives a tutorial at the APS March Meeting on quantum dots.
March 2013: Nick gives a tutorial at the APS March Meeting on quantum dots.
Paper submitted!
March 2013: Our work on mapping the partial local density of optical states (LDOS) of an optical antenna is submitted. Nice work Dallas and Ryan! (pdf)
March 2013: Our work on mapping the partial local density of optical states (LDOS) of an optical antenna is submitted. Nice work Dallas and Ryan! (pdf)
Frontiers in Optics/Laser Science
2012
October 2012: Nick gives a talk at the New Laser Scientist meeting.
October 2012: Nick gives a talk at the New Laser Scientist meeting.
Congratulations!!
September 2012: Dallas, Kenny and Laura all pass the qualifying exam!
September 2012: Dallas, Kenny and Laura all pass the qualifying exam!
Welcome Levi!!
July 2012: Physics graduate student Levi Neukirch joins the group. Welcome Levi!
July 2012: Physics graduate student Levi Neukirch joins the group. Welcome Levi!
Welcome Laura!!
June 2012: Physics graduate student Laura Kinnischtzke joins the group. Welcome Laura!
June 2012: Physics graduate student Laura Kinnischtzke joins the group. Welcome Laura!
Montana sample chamber
March 2012: The table top Montana Systems Cryostation has arrived. Installation is almost done.
Attodry 1000 Installation
January 2012: Phase one of the lab renovation is complete! The new closed-cycle magneto-optical low temperature microscopy system has arrived and is installed. Dallas and Kenny work with Christoph from Attocube to connect the nanopositioners.
Coherent photon generation
January 2012: Nature Photonics highlights our recent work on coherent photon generation
January 2012: Nature Photonics highlights our recent work on coherent photon generation
Welcome Kenny!!
January 2012: Optics graduate student Kenny Goodfellow joins the group. Welcome Kenny!
January 2012: Optics graduate student Kenny Goodfellow joins the group. Welcome Kenny!
Welcome Dallas!!
December 2011: Optics graduate student Dallas Smith joins the group. Welcome Dallas!
December 2011: Optics graduate student Dallas Smith joins the group. Welcome Dallas!