Topics

This specific list is not exclusive and any considerations related to optics and photonics are susceptible to be of interest for our bePOM community.

Topic #1: Quantum, non linear & laser optics

  • Non-linear optics and nonlinear nanostructures
  • Molecular nonlinear optics
  • Quantum optics
  • Reservoir computing
  • Laser optics
  • Organic semiconductors
  • Dynamic of semiconductor lasers
  • Fluorescence and luminescence
  • First principle study of photonic materials

Topic #2: Biosensing & Biophotonics: From micro- to nanoscale

  • Dynamics in biological systems
  • Coronography
  • Biosensors
  • Microscopic techniques
  • Clinical diagnoses
  • Quantum sensors
  • Photonic lab-on-a-chip
  • Photonic integrated circuits
  • Fiber Bragg grating
  • Nonlinear effects in waveguides

Topic #3: Optical design, manufacturing & imaging systems

  • Freeform optics design & manufacturing
  • Tolerancing and design for manufacturing
  • Illumination optical design & beam shaping
  • Imaging optical design
  • Space optics
  • Ground- and space-based instrumentation
  • Stray light characterization
  • Diffractive and adaptive optics
  • Optical metrology
  • Liquid crystals
  • Optical waveguide technologies
  • Photonic integrated circuits
  • Optical fibers sensors
  • Molecular and optical spectroscopy

Topic #4: Nanophotonics, plasmonics & metamaterials

  • Plasmonics
  • Metamaterials
  • Nanophotonics
  • 2D materials
  • Natural & bioinspired photonics
  • Colloidal photonics crystal
  • Parity-time symmetry
  • Strong coupling
  • Near-field thermal transfer
  • Plasmonic photocatalysis
  • Ellipsometry and material optical properties