| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/R88939/01 |
| Title: |
Photonics of structural transformations in a single nanoparticle |
| Principal Investigator: |
Zheludev, Professor N |
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| Department: |
Sch of Physics and Astronomy |
| Organisation: |
University of Southampton |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
07 May 2002 |
Ends: |
06 November 2004 |
Value (£): |
175,508
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Materials Characterisation |
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The research program includes the following components:a) Manufacturing of a single gallium nanoparticle on the tip of a tapered fibre using novel light assisted deposition process; b) the study of nonlinear optics of the nanoparticle at a SNOM probe tip in a cw and time resolved sub-picosecond pump-probe experiments; c) the study of photoconductivity and the electro-optic effect in a single nanoparticle at a SNOM probe tip; d) the development of the theory of nonlinear optical and electro-optical response of a single nanoparticle.This project will be unique in several respects. Firstly, it will be the first research project in which a range of photonic properties, including all-optical switching, photoconductivity and the electro-optic effect, are studied using a single nanoparticle. Secondly, we expect to see a strong effect with various potential applications. Finally, this will be very cost-effective research as it will exploit existing facilities, and will rely on a very simple (in comparison to the complexity of the problem) experimental set-up.
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http://www.soton.ac.uk |