H. Kurt; "Nanophotonics with Photonic Crystals", 24.02.2006, 13:40

Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
FENS SEMINARS

Nanophotonics with Photonic Crystals

Hamza Kurt

Abstract:
The absence of the appropriate media to cultivate photons efficiently at the micro or nano scale has hindered taking the full advantage of processing information with light. Since the first proposal of such a medium for light, known as photonic crystals—multidimensional artificially periodic dielectric media--brings the possibility of a revolution across diverse fields of science and engineering. In such media, one can manipulate light at a scale on the order of the wavelength or even shorter. The talk will begin with an introduction to the fundamentals of wave propagation in photonic crystals, followed by a description of how these structures are modeled. I will give a number of examples of the use of the photonic crystals for photonic devices and discuss the unique advantages in relation to conventional ones while addressing some of the challenges in the field. Finally, I will highlight a non-communication application of photonic crystals in biosensing.

Biography:
Hamza Kurt received his BS degree from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, in 2000, and MS degree from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, in 2002, all in electrical engineering. He worked as a research fellow at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Biophotonics Research Lab from June 2001 to May 2002. Since then, he has been at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and expects to receive his PhD from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in March 2006. His research interests lie in the area of nanophotonics with applications in communications and biochemical sensing.

February 24, 2006, 13:40, FENS G032