High-Precision Laser Printing of Nanoparticle Metasurfaces for Light Control, Sensors, and Nanolasers

• Applicants: Professor Dr. Boris Chichkov; Professor Dr. Carsten Reinhardt
• Subject Area: Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
• Term: from 2016 to 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 317867676

Based on the results of the previous project, the here proposed project aims at further improvements and extension of the LIT-based laser printing technology and its applicability towards realization of novel functional and low-cost photonic devices. To exploit the scientific potential of the proposed technology, the focus will be put on the generation of two-dimensional (2D) particle lattices as initial demonstrators. Novel materials will be investigated for their use with the laser printing process and, for the first time, specially pre-structured material films will be applied for fast production of large-area, defect-free, and precisely ordered nanoparticle metasurfaces for light control, high-resolution optical sensors, and nanolasers.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants
• Co-Investigators: Dr. Andrey Evlyukhin; Urs Zywietz