Every first Thursday of the month there is an ANP meeting from 11:00 to 12:30hr. There are two 20-minute talks and an informal poster session afterwards. The location for the ANP meetings in 2025 are:
Thursday 09 January | t.b.a. |
Thursday 06 February | t.b.a. |
Thursday 06 March | t.b.a. |
Thursday 03 April | t.b.a. |
Thursday 01 May | t.b.a. |
Thursday 04 September | t.b.a. |
Thursday 02 October | t.b.a. |
Thursday 06 November | t.b.a. |
Thursday 04 December | t.b.a. |
These sessions are chaired by:
- Lisi Xia (Laser Physics & Nonlinear Optics)
Previous talks
2024
December | Lieke Bosch (TNW-SERVICES-HR): "Reorganization process and regulations" Chuangchuang Wei (NLNP): "Exploring Thin-film Lithium Niobate for High-performance Integrated Microwave Photonics" |
November | Riccardo Zinelli (HMOE): "Self-Sustained Oscillatory Light Emission in Plasmonic Molecular Junctions" Muharrem Bayraktar (XUV): "Simultaneous spectroscopy and imaging of EUV plasmas using dispersion matched zone-plates" |
October | Lisi Xia (LPNO): "Physical mode analysis of cascaded nonlinear processes in strongly-coupled waveguides" Tieme Walstra (AQO): "Fiber polarisation mode dispersion measured with two-single-photon quantum interference" |
September | Vahram Voskerchyan (IOS): "Next Opportunities for Grating Couplers" Matthias Feinaeugle (LP): "Targeting small(er) feature diameters in laser implantation texturing" |
May | Malaquias Correa Anguita (AQO): "Experimental Demonstration of a Quantum Maxwell's Demon" Soheila Mardani (IOS): "Aluminium nitride integrated photonics for the infrared spectral range" |
April | Yvan Klaver (NLNP): "Stimulated Brillouin lasing in tellurite covered silicon nitride disk resonators" Dhyana Bharat (OS): "Fiber Bragg grating sensors" |
March | Jelmer David Meuleman (IOS): "Anomalous supercontinuum generation in Al-based integrated photonic platforms" Timon Vreman (COPS): "Enhanced Spontaneous Emission of PbS Quantum Dots in 3D Photonic Band Gap Crystals" |
February | Elena Giammatteo (MACS): "A numerical method for the Helmholtz equation" Daan de Ruiter (AQO): "Measuring Polarization Mode Dispersion in Single-Mode Fibers Using Hong-Ou-Mandel-like Interference" |
January | Kaixuan Ye (NLNP): "Surface acoustic wave Brillouin scattering in thin-film lithium niobate waveguides" Swapnil Mache (BMPI): "WaveSim wave propagation solver for simulations of arbitrary size" |
2023
December | Cancelled |
November | Roel Burgwal (TU/e): "Nonlinear optomechanics in coupled nanoscale resonators" |
October | Anzal Memon (LPNO): "Using hybrid integrated InP-Si3N4 diode lasers for the generation of optical frequency combs" |
September | Carl Ulrich (Charlie) Mattschas (AQO): "Inverse solving the Schrödinger equation for active cavity stabilization" |
May | Ivana Lin (HMOE): "Seeing Metal-Molecule Interactions with NanoPlasmonics" |
April | Devin Smith (Quix): "Towards universal quantum computing with photonics" |
March | Carlos Osornio Martinez (IOS): " High power amplifiers using Er3+:Al2O3 – Si3N4 multi-layer integration for Lidar applications" |
February | Roel Botter (NLNP): "Stimulated Brillouin scattering in tellurite covered silicon nitride waveguides" |
January | Alfredo Soriano Rates (COPS): "Scrambled and Unscrambled Optical Speckle with Multiple Scattering Layers: Applications to Optical Wireless Communication" |
2022
December | Ata Chizari (BMPI): “Study of movement artefacts in handheld laser speckle contrast perfusion imaging” |
November | Daniël Cox (BMPI): “Inverse Ray Tracing for Improving Microscopy through Curved Interfaces” |
October | Daniel Jauregui (OS): “Reflection-based Optical Fiber Strain Sensors” |
September | Sonia Garcia-Blanco (IOS): “Aluvia: enabling chips in the UV” |
June | Jacob Seifert (Utrecht University): “Measuring objects with optimal precision by ptychography” |
May | Cancelled |
April | Anneirudh Sundararajan (IDS): “An integrated optical readout approach to existing micro-Coriolis mass flow sensor” |
March | Albert van Rees (LPNO): “Long-term frequency stabilization of a hybrid-integrated diode laser” |
February | Yujia Kong (OS): “3D printed on-chip parabolic mirror for chip-to-fiber and chip-to-chip coupling” |
January | Nasim Rezaei (IMS): "Opto-electrical modelling of CIGS solar cells" |
2021
December | Shweta Pal (IMS): “A General Framework for Assessing and Designing Ground Reflectors For Enhanced Bifacial Photovoltaic Output” |
November | Ozan Akdemir (COPS): "Breakdown of light transport models in photonic scattering slabs" |
October | Alfredo Rates Soriano (COPS): “Enhanced transparency in strongly scattering media” |
September | Max Timmerkamp (University of Münster): “Frequency Generation by Intermodal Dispersive Wave Generation” |
June | Marina Castro Guerrero (SensUS): “Detection of Influenza using surface chemistry on integrated on-chip optical sensors” |
May | Chris Nijhuis (HMOE): "Plasmonic Tunnel Junctions: Playing with light at the Nanoscale" |
April | Bert Bastiaens (LPNO): "Broadband optical frequency comb generation using hybrid integrated InP-Si3N4 diode lasers” |
March | Robin Buijs (AMOLF): "Plasmon-induced trap state emission excited by efficient two-photon absorption” |
February | Femi Ojambati (NPB / COPS): "Plasmon-induced trap state emission excited by efficient two-photon absorption” |
January | Frans Segerink (OS): "Working with lasers, safety assesments and practical solutions" |
2020
December | Ozan Çirkinoglu (Eindhoven): "An InP based monolithically integrated modulated coherent state source for differential phase shift quantum key distribution" |
November | Tom Knop (BMPI): "Introduction to the Life Cell Imaging Facility" |
October | Gerwin Osnabrugge (BMPI): “How to turn your walls into concave mirrors for non-line-of-sight LiFi” |
September | Okky Daulay (Nonlinear Nanophotonics-LPNO): “Microwave Photonic Notch Filter with Integrated Modulation Transformation and Optical Carrier Suppression” |
June | Marek Kozon (COPS): "Scaling approach to superlattice confinement". |
May | Mario Vretenar (COPS): "Controllable Josephson junction for photon Bose-Einstein condensates" |
April | Cancelled |
March | Ivo Hegeman (OS): "Process optimization for TiO2 waveguides" |
February | Jeroen Bosch (Utrecht): “Universal spectral properties of transmission channels in multiple scattering media” |
January | Jelmer Renema (COPS): “Is your boson sampler working? – Testing interference using maximum likelihood methods” |
2019
December | Hasib Mustafa (MS3): “Laser Induced Preferential Crystal (re)Orientation of Zinc”. |
November | Carlijn van Emmerik (OS): “Integration of single layer active-passive Al2O3 on wafer level”. |
October | Yvan Klaver (LPNO): “Kerr frequency comb generation with Si3N4 micro-ring resonators”. |
September | Matthijs Velsink (COPS): “Time-domain wavefront shaping for secure communication”. |
May | Mario Vretenar (COPS): “Towards analog simulation of magnets and a coherent network computer”. |
April | Lantian Chang (OS): “Micro ring laser cavity design for biosensing”. |
March | Maura Dantuma (BMPI): “The development of a semi-anthropomorphic photoacoustic breast phantom”. |
February | Jan Klaers (COPS): “A cooler computer”. |
January | Frans Segerink (OS): “Working with lasers, safety assessments and practical solutions”. |
2018
December | Ad Lagendijk (COPS): “Finite-size scaling of the density of states in photonic band gap crystals”. Ward Hendriks (OS): “Design of a self-referencing biosensor”. |
November | Manashee Adhikary (COPS): “Sending light deep inside opaque photonic crystals”. Simen Martinussen (OS): “Design of pedestal disk resonators in KY(WO4)2 for Kerr frequency combs”. |
October | Juan Wang (BIOS): “Microfluidic Construction of Composite Superballs with PBG and SPR Properties”. Jelmer Renema (COPS): “The hardness of boson sampling with imperfections“. |
September | Jin-Feng Mu (OS): “Monolithic Integration of Al2O3 and Si3N4 for double-layer active-passive photonic platform” Jan Klärs (COPS): “Tunable networks of coupled photon Bose-Einstein condensates“ |
May | Jesse Mak (LPNO): ““Cartesian” light: Unconventional propagation of light in a 3D crystal of photonic-band-gap cavities” Chris van de Stadt (COPS): “Effectively Transparent Contacts on Concentrator Photovoltaic cells – towards record efficiency multijunction solar cells” |
April | Sjoerd Hack (COPS/MACS): ““Cartesian” light: Unconventional propagation of light in a 3D crystal of photonic-band-gap cavities” Raimond Frentrop (OS): “High-contrast slab waveguide fabrication in KY(WO4)2 by swift heavy ion irradiation” |
March | Florian Schepers (University of Muenster): “Beyond the Fundamental Mode – Tailoring Light Within Lasers” Simen Martinussen (OS): “Pedestal disk in potassium yttrium double tungstate” |
February | Matthias Feinäugle (Laser Processing): “Laser-induced Forward Transfer (LIFT)” Evangelos Marakis (COPS): “Deterministic scattering media with direct laser writing” |
January | Caterina Taballione (LPNO): “Integrated Linear Optical Processor Based On Silicon Nitride Waveguides” |
2017
December | Colin Veenstra (BMPI): “Quantification of Bilirubin concentration by spectroscopic optical coherence tomography” Wooje Lee (OS): “'Characterization of Extracellular Vesicles for Cancer detection” |
October | Ata Chizari (BMPI): “Laser Speckles and Microcirculatory Perfusion Imaging” Jesse Mak (LPNO): “An approach for on-chip optical isolation using surface acoustic waves” |
September | Maryna Meretska (COPS): “Systematic design of the color point of a white LED” David Thompson (BMPI): “Developing Laser-Induced Ultrasound Tomography” |
May | Pepijn Pinkse (COPS): “Random space fillings for deterministic multiple-scattering materials” Lantian Chang (MCBP): “Geometry and temperature dependent light emission in a Raman microscope” |
April | Slava Medvedev (XUV): “Tailoring spectral properties of Extreme UV multilayer optics” Elena Beletkaia (OS): ”CARS Against Breast Cancer" |
March | Caterina Taddei (LPNO): “Hybrid Integrated Beamforming Network”. Ivo Vellekoop (BMPI): "Time-Reversing a Handful of Photons" |
February | Tristan Tentrup (COPS): “Large-Alphabet Quantum Key Distribution Using Spatially Encoded Light”. Marco Porcel (LPNO): "Second harmonic generation in amorphous silicon nitride waveguides" |
January | Mehdi Aas (COPS): "Dynamics of light transmission from slabs of random scatterers with different optical thicknesses." Michiel de Goede (OS): "Al2O3 microring resonators for sensing applications" |