Topic of doctoral theses

Strong Coupling in Plasmonics

Supervisor: prof. RNDr. Tomáš Šikola, CSc.
Description:
The PhD study will deal with the effect of strong coupling between the localized surface plasmons in antennas and the excitations in their resonantly absorbing non-metallic environments. The main task will be to exploit this knowledge for finding and utilizing general principles of localized plasmon-enhanced absorption. We intend to tackle this problem over a wide electromagnetic spectrum, ranging from the mid-IR to the visible. Such a broader approach is possible due to common features of index of refraction at anomalous dispersion related to absorption peaks/bands of materials, regardless the physical origin of resonant absorption. We propose to go beyond the nowadays knowledge and limits on optimization of localized plasmon-enhanced absorption upon the strong coupling regime over a large spectral area. It will make it possible to carry out research on challenging phenomena exploitable not only in the local heating of materials, but also in IR and light detection, energy harvesting, (bio)sensing, etc.
Year Programme Branch Specialisation Mode Language Status
2019/20 D4F-P D-FMI F F cs Approved by branch committee