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.

Recent Submissions

  • Unravelling the Role of Electric and Magnetic Dipoles in Biosensing with Si Nanoresonators 

    Yavas, Ozlem; Svedendahl, Mikael; Quidant, Romain (ACS, 2019-03-28)
    Article
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    High 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 

    Castilla, Sebastián; Terrés, Bernat; Autore, Marta; Viti, Leonardo; Li, Jian; Nikitin, Alexey Y.; Vangelidis, Ioannis; Watanabe, Kenji; Taniguchi, Takashi; Lidorikis, Elefterios; Vitiello, Miriam S.; Hillenbrand, Rainer; Tielrooij, Klaas-Jan; Koppens, Frank H.L. (ACS, 2019-03-18)
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    Although 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 

    O’Donnell, Callum F.; Chaitanya Kumar, S.; Zawilski, Kevin T.; Schunemann, Peter G.; Ebrahim-Zadeh, Majid (SPIE, 2018-02-15)
    Conference lecture
    Open Access
    We 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 

    O´Donnell, Callum; Chaitanya Kumar, S.; Schunemann, P. G.; Zawilski, K. T.; Ebrahim-Zadeh, M. (OSA, 2017-10-01)
    Conference lecture
    Open Access
    We 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 

    O’Donnell, Callum F.; Chaitanya Kumar, S.; Schunemann, P. G.; Zawilski, K. T.; Ebrahim-Zadeh, M. (IEEE, 2018-02-20)
    Conference lecture
    Open Access
    We 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 

    Wei, Junxiong; Chaitanya Kumar, S.; Hanyu, Ye; Schunemann, Peter G.; Ebrahim-Zadeh, Majid (SPIE, 2018-02-15)
    Conference lecture
    Open Access
    Orientation-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 

    Ye, Hanyu; Nandy, B.; Chaitanya Kumar, S.; Ebrahim-Zadeh, Majid (OSA, 2018-03-26)
    Conference lecture
    Open Access
    We 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 

    Ye, Hanyu; Chaitanya Kumar, S.; Wei, Junxiong; Schunemann, P. G.; Ebrahim-Zadeh, Majid (IEEE, 2017-06-25)
    Conference lecture
    Open Access
    We 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 

    Li, C.; Ye, F.; Chen, X.; Kartashov, Y. V.; Torner Sabata, Lluís; Konotop, V. V. (APS, 2018-12-07)
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    Open Access
    We 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 ...

  • Tunable high-average-power optical parametric oscillators near 2 μm 

    NANDY, BIPLOB; KUMAR, S. CHAITANYA; CANALS CASALS, J.; YE, HANYU; EBRAHIM-ZADEH, M. (OSA, 2018-11-29)
    Article
    Open Access
    We report on the development of high-average-power nanosecond and picosecond laser sources tunable near 2 μm based on optical parametric oscillators (OPOs) pumped by solid-state Nd:YAG and Yb-fiber lasers at 1.064 μm. ...

  • Antireflective Transparent Oleophobic Surface by Non-Interacting Cavities 

    Rombaut, Juan; Abraham Maniyara, Rinu; Bellman, Robert A.; Acquard, Daniel F.; Baca, Adra S.; Osmond, Johann; Senaratne, Wageesha; Quesada, Mark Alejandro; Baker, David; Mazumder, Prantik; Pruneri, Valerio (ACS, 2018-11-16)
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    Oleophobic surfaces have been so far realized using complex micro-scale and nano-scale reentrant geometries where primary and secondary structures or overhang geometries are typically required. Here we propose a new ...

  • Ultrafast disordering of vanadium dimers in photoexcited VO2 

    Wall, Simon; Yang, Shan; Vidas, Luciana; Chollet, Matthieu; Glownia, Michael; Kozina, Michael; Katayama, Tetsuo; Henighan, Thomas; Jiang, Mason; Miller, Timothy A.; Reis, David A.; Boatner, Lynn A.; Delaire, Olivier; Trigo, Mariano (American Association for the Advancement of Science., 2018-11-02)
    Article
    Open Access
    Time-resolved x-ray scattering can be used to investigate the dynamics of materials during the switch from one structural phase to another. So far, methods provide an ensemble average and may miss crucial aspects of the ...

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