PROJECT DETAILS
Name: Physics and advanced simulations of photonic and plasmonic structures
Sponsor: Czech Science Foundation
Principal investigator: Ivan Richter, Ph.D.
Co-principal investigator: Prof. Jiří Čtyroký, DSc.; Jiří Petráček, MSc.
Member: Vladimír Kuzmiak, Ph.D.; Sergey.Eyderman
From: 2010-01-01
To: 2013-12-31
Joint project of the Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU), Institute of Photonics and Electronics ASCR (IPE), and Brno University of Technology (BUT) is aimed at the theoretical analysis and numerical modelling of optical effects in nanophotonic structures perspective for photonic integration. Entirely new types of magnetophotonic crystals exhibiting nonreciprocal optical properties enhanced by plasmonic heterostructures, photonic crystals with step-index as well as graded-index profiles, dielectric as well as plasmonic guided-wave subwavelength structures, and coupled-resonator waveguide structures will be thoroughly studied having in mind their potential applications in signal processing ("slow light"), optical communication (integrated isolators), and possibly also sensors. Each laboratory will coordinate joint research in a specific area: CTU the analysis of two- and three-dimensional photonic crystals and the overall development of the numerical methods, IPE nonreciprocal and magnetophotonic crystals, and BUT surface and localized plasmons. Strong participation of undergraduate and graduate students and direct application of results in education is envisaged.