Nano-Opto-Electronics

Interfacing electrons and photons at the nanometerscale may lead to ultrasmall light-emitting devices for computer screens or to ultrafast on-chip optical communication. We have developed electrically connected optical nanoantennas that serve as a platform for series of experiments in which electrons and photons interact strongly to produce new physical effects.

Further reading:

• R. Kullock et al., Directed emission by electrically-driven optical antennas, Proc. SPIE 10540 (2018)
• J. Kern et al., Electrically-driven optical antennas, Nature Photonics 9, 582 -586 (2015), arxiv:1502.04935
• J.C. Prangsma et al., Electrically connected resonant optical antennas, Nano Letters 12, 3915 (2012)