Lightcompas (Exploring light-matter interactions and forces in complex particle arrays)

New knowledge to bring a focused understanding of interactions between light and matter opening up new frontiers in Nano-Optoelectronics, Optical Microscopy, Nano/Bio-sensing, Optical Communications, (Bio-)Optical Manipulation

The aim of Lightcompas is the development of new theories, conceptual models, computational tools, and experimental activities, able to explain and understand the rich phenomenology that emerges from the interaction of light with complex systems exhibiting various optical responses, including the optical forces exerted on them.

Lightcompas will achieve several global objectives, focused on understanding light-matter interaction and forces in systems consisting of highly complex particle arrays presenting quite unconventional electromagnetic responses. The arrays are, in practice, planar arrays (metasurfaces) of sub-wavelength entities with an inherently peculiar response where the lattice arrangement modifies the emerging fields, giving rise to non-trivial dynamical responses. The long term goals of the projects are:

a)Theoretical foundations of electromagnetic forces and radiation.
b)Periodic arrays of nanostructures
c) Reciprocal vs. Non-reciprocal dichroism.
d) Optical evolving matter by optical binding inside and outside the photon beam.

Grups d'investigació

AppLightChem – Applied Photobiological Chemistry

AppLightChem és un grup de recerca especialitzat en les aplicacions biomèdiques i els aspectes químics de la fotònica. Centra la seva activitat de recerca i transferència sobre la fotoprotecció solar, la fotoquimioteràpia del càncer, les teràpies fotoantimicrobianes i el diagnòstic per imatges de fluorescència.