ICFO - The Institute of Photonic Sciences
ICFO is a young research institution that aims to advance the very limits of knowledge in Photonics, namely the science and technology of harnessing Light. Light, especially laser light, is one of the major enabling technologies currently available to humankind. Our research thrusts target the global forefront of photonics, and aim to tackle important challenges faced by society at large. We focus on current and future problems in Health, Energy, Information, Safety, Security and caring for the Environment.
Sub-communities
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Medical optics [17]
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Nano-optoelectronics [13]
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Nanophotonics theory [21]
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NFL Facility [0]
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Optoelectronics [20]
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Plasmon nano-optics [15]
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SLN Facility [13]
Recent Submissions
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Tunable and free-form planar optics
(Nature, 2019-07-22)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThe advent of spatial control over the phase and amplitude of light waves has profoundly transformed photonics, enabling major advances in fields from imaging and information technology to biomedical optics. Here we propose ... -
Knotting fractional-order knots with the polarization state of light
(Nature, 2019-06-10)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThe fundamental polarization singularities of monochromatic light are normally associated with invariance under coordinated rotations: symmetry operations that rotate the spatial dependence of an electromagnetic field by ... -
Cerebral oxygenation and blood flow in normal term infants at rest measured by a hybrid near-infrared device (BabyLux)
(Nature, 2019-07-02)
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Unravelling the Role of Electric and Magnetic Dipoles in Biosensing with Si Nanoresonators
(ACS, 2019-03-28)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyHigh refractive index dielectric nanoresonators are attracting much attention due to their ability to control both electric and magnetic components of light. Combining confined modes with reduced absorption losses, they ... -
Fast and sensitive terahertz detection using an antenna-integrated graphene pn-junction
(ACS, 2019-03-18)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyAlthough the detection of light at terahertz (THz) frequencies is important for a large range of applications, current detectors typically have several disadvantages in terms of sensitivity, speed, operating temperature, ... -
Femtosecond deep-infrared optical parametric oscillator pumped directly by a Ti:sapphire laser
(SPIE, 2018-02-15)
Conference lecture
Open AccessWe report a high-repetition-rate femtosecond optical parametric oscillator (OPO) for the deep-infrared (deep-IR) based on the nonlinear optical crystal, CdSiP2 (CSP), pumped directly by a Ti:sapphire laser, for the first ... -
Single-Stage Ti:sapphire-Pumped Deep-Infrared Femtosecond Optical Parametric Oscillator based on CdSiP2
(OSA, 2017-10-01)
Conference lecture
Open AccessWe report the first deep-infrared femtosecond OPO based on CdSiP2 synchronously-pumped directly by a KLM Ti:sapphire laser, tunable across 7508-8210 nm, and generating as much as 12 mW at 7508 nm in good beam-quality. -
Single-Stage Ti:sapphire-Pumped Deep-Infrared Femtosecond Optical Parametric Oscillator based on CdSiP2
(IEEE, 2018-02-20)
Conference lecture
Open AccessWe report a high-repetition-rate femtosecond optical parametric oscillator (OPO) for the deep-infrared (deep-IR) based on the nonlinear optical crystal, CdSiP 2 (CSP), pumped directly by a Ti:sapphire laser, for the first ... -
Performance characterization of midinfrared difference frequency generation in orientation-patterned gallium phosphide
(SPIE, 2018-02-15)
Conference lecture
Open AccessOrientation-patterned gallium phosphide (OP-GaP) is a recently developed nonlinear material with wide transparency across 0.8-12 μm and high nonlinearity (d14∼70 pm/V), which is a promising candidate material for mid-infrared ... -
Stable, High-Average-Power, Degenerate Optical Parametric Oscillator at 2.1 μm
(OSA, 2018-03-26)
Conference lecture
Open AccessWe describe a degenerate 1.064-μm-pumped pulsed optical parametric oscillator based on MgO:PPLN in compact Littrow-grating cavity configuration, providing 2.7W of average power at 2.1μm with high spectral and power stability ... -
Optical parametric generator based on orientation-patterned gallium phosphide
(IEEE, 2017-06-25)
Conference lecture
Open AccessWe report the first pulsed optical parametric generator based on Orientation-patterned Gallium Phosphide. The output is tunable from 1721-1850 nm (signal) and 2504-2787 nm (idler), providing a total output power of 18 mW. -
Topological edge states in Rashba-Dresselhaus spin-orbit-coupled atoms in a Zeeman lattice
(APS, 2018-12-07)
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Open AccessWe address the impact of spin-orbit coupling on the existence and properties of topological edge states of cold neutral atoms and Bose-Einstein condensates loaded in honeycomb Zeeman lattices—lattices where the spinor ...
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