Category: News

Lian de Jong graduates Cum-Laude

On May 15th we celebrated the Cum-Laude graduation of Lian de Jong. Lian has worked over the past year on her master’s thesis titled “Strong light-matter coupling in P3HT-C60 organic photovoltaic cells”. In this work, she has shown that it is possible to improve the internal quantum efficiency of organic materials in solar cells by…
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May 30, 2023 0

Stan defends his PhD thesis

We congratulate Stan for the successful defense of his thesis on May 26th.


May 26, 2023 0

SCOLED granted!

The EU H2020-pathfinder proposal SCOLED has been awarded. In this project, we will develop nanophotonic OLEDs together with researchers from Aalto University (Prof. Törma), Turku University (Dr. Daskalakis), The University of Exeter (Prof. Barnes), and The Autonoma University of Madrid (Dr. Feist).


November 21, 2022 0

Gabi obtains his PhD

We congratulate Gabi for the successful defense of his thesis “Controlling Light-Matter Interactions in Silicon Metasurfaces”, which was defended in Eindhoven on October 6th.


October 29, 2022 0

AIP Scilight: Liquid crystal tuning controls resonances in metallic nanoparticle arrays

Our manuscipt Electric tuning and switching of the resonant response of nanoparticle arrays with liquid crystals, published by the Journal of Applied Physics, has been selected as an Editors’ highlight. You can read more in this AIP Scilight.


October 5, 2022 0

Ping Bai obtains her PhD!

We congratulate Ping for graduating with her thesis “Evolutionary Optimization of Nanophotonic Design for Optical and Optoelectronic Applications”, which was defended in Eindhoven on September 23rd.


September 25, 2022 0

Matthijs Berghuis obtains his PhD!

We congratulate Matthijs for graduating with his thesis Strong Light-Matter Coupling in Organic Crystals, which was defended in Eindhoven on April 20.


May 22, 2022 0

Nano-WiCom granted!

NWO has announced that the collaboration project Nano-WiCom between the departments of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering has been granted in the Open Technology Program. The goal of Nano-WiCom is to realize very low étendue (beamed) and efficient emission at a very fast rate (sub-100 picosecond) and to detect this emission with fast integrated photodetectors. This goal…
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November 27, 2021 0

Center for Terahertz Science & Technology Eindhoven

On Wednesday July 14th the foundation of the Center for Terahertz Science & Technology Eindhoven (CTSTe) was announced. This center is initiated from a common interest and ambition to be at the forefront of the quickly evolving field of THz science, to push THz technology forward, and to apply this technology in different fields relevant for society. 


October 15, 2021 0

Niels van Hoof successfully defends his PhD thesis

On June 3rd, 2021 has Niels van Hoof defended his Ph.D. thesis titled “Mapping Ultrafast Electric Fields using Terahertz Microscopy”. During his Ph.D., Niels has developed a unique THz near-field microscope that has enabled the investigation of resonances in surfaces at THz frequencies that were inaccessible before. The Cursor has written an article about Niels’…
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October 15, 2021 0