molecular metamaterials

molecular metamaterials

We used a stack of meta-molecules based on split ring resonators (right) to mimic linear (J- and H-) aggregates. Using RF techniques we measured the dispersion of the modes (left)   Project photmat is all about linking molecules with light. We have recently added...
summer project – welcome to Adam

summer project – welcome to Adam

Adam Chaou joined us as a summer student this month. He will be working with us to develop the concept of a polariton density of states. Adam is currently an undergraduate student in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the Univeristy of Exeter. Adam will be...
welcome to Adarsh

welcome to Adarsh

Adarsh Vasista joined us as a new post-doc this month. He already has a wealth of experience in optics, plasmonics and the emission of light by molecules. He obtained his PhD from from IISER Pune (India).  Adarsh will be working with us to look at both strong and weak...
perseverence and perfection

perseverence and perfection

An amazing day seemingly doing nothing related to photmat, spending the day with the vocal ensemble The Orlando Consort as they recorded their latest CD of incredible medieval music by Guillaume de Machaut, who was, in a way, France’s equivalent of Chaucer. How...