Photonics Lab

Welcome to the Photonics Lab, where we conduct cutting-edge research at the intersection of optical trapping, plasmonics, and environmental sensing. Our research is divided into three core directions:

1. Optical Trapping of Microparticles and Nanoparticles.
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2. Plasmonic Nanostructures for Biosensing.
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​3.​ Optical Detection of Microplastics and Nanoplastics in the Environment​​​

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News

Our work "Fast lipid vesicles and dielectric particles migration using thermal-gradient-induced forces" is published online in Journal of Optics. Congratulations to Mr. Zilin Jiang and all collaborators!

Our work "Biomedical Optics Express Feature Issue Introduction: Optical Manipulation and Its Applications ((OMA) 2023" is published online in Biomedical Optics Express. Congratulations to our collaborators: Prof. P. Jones and Prof. S. Bernatová!

Our work "Plasmonic nanostructures for environmental monitoring and/or biological applications" is presented at SPIE/COS Photonics Asia Conference (15 October 2023, Beijing China, contributed talk). Congratulations to Miss Y. Gao and all collaborators!

Our work "Asymmetric split-ring plasmonic nanostructures for the optical sensing of Escherichia coli" is published online in Biomedical Optics express. Congratulations to Prof. Kotsifaki, Prof. S. Nic Chormaic  and our collaborators!

Our work "Enabling self-induced back-action trapping of gold nanoparticles in metamaterial plasmonic tweezers" is published online in Nano Letters. Congratulations to Dr. T. Bouloumis and our collaborators!

Our work "Plasmonic and metamaterial biosensors: a game-changer for virus detection" is published online in Sensors & Diagnostics. Congratulations to Mr. J. Wang and all collaborators!
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Our work "Our work "Plasmonic and metamaterial biosensors: a game-changer for virus detection" is published online in  Nanophotonics. Congratulations to Prof. Kotsifaki and all collaborators!