Prof. Robert W. Boyd Profile

Prof. Robert W. Boyd

at Univ of Ottawa

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Author

Publications (56)

Proceedings Article | 8 March 2023 Presentation + Paper

Voltage-controlled superradiance above an indium tin oxide thin film

Saleem Iqbal, M. Zahirul Alam, Robert Boyd

Proceedings Volume 12446, 124460V (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2650053

KEYWORDS: Thin films, Quantum emitters

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2022 Presentation

Quantum imaging

Robert Boyd

Proceedings Volume PC12243, PC122430K (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2637814

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Proceedings Article | 24 May 2022 Presentation

A comprehensive multipolar theory for metasurfaces and metamaterials

Carsten Rockstuhl, Aso Rahimzadegan, Theodosios Karamanos, Rasoul Alaee, Aristeidis Lamprianidis, Dominik Beutel, Robert Boyd, Christof Holzer, Marjan Krstić, Benedikt Zerulla, Ivan Fernandez-Corbaton

Proceedings Volume PC12130, PC1213001 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2621410

KEYWORDS: Metamaterials, Optical simulations, Molecules, Light scattering, Dispersion, Dielectrics

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Proceedings Article | 9 March 2022 Presentation

Inverse-designed space-compressing optics

Orad Reshef, Jordan T. Pagé, Michael DelMastro, Katherine K. Bearne, Ali Alhulaymi, Lambert Giner, Robert Boyd, Jeff Lundeen

Proceedings Volume PC12019, PC120190B (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2610055

KEYWORDS: Optical components, Crystals, Thin films, Silicon, Sensors, Laser beam propagation, Imaging systems, Image sensors, Glasses, Calcite

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2022 Poster + Presentation

Third-harmonic generation in AlGaAs photonic crystal waveguides

Kaustubh Vyas, Surendar Vijayakumar, Frédéric St-Amand, Orad Reshef, Sebastian Schulz, Robert Boyd, Ksenia Dolgaleva

Proceedings Volume PC12010, PC120101E (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2609224

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Photonic crystals, Third-harmonic generation, Dispersion, Refractive index, Optical storage, Optical signal processing, Optical filters, Group III-V semiconductors, Frequency conversion

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2022 Presentation + Paper

Observation of an extremely large nonlinear response in crystalline quartz in THz regime

Soheil Zibod, Payman Rasekh, Murat Yildirim, Ravi Bhardwaj, Jean-Michel Ménard, Robert Boyd, Ksenia Dolgaleva

Proceedings Volume 11985, 119850A (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2610312

KEYWORDS: Terahertz radiation, Quartz, Crystals, Nonlinear optics, Refractive index, Free space, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2021 Open Access

Quantum nonlinear optics: new materials and interactions

Robert Boyd

Proceedings Volume 11917, 1191704 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2609090

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Proceedings Article | 1 August 2021 Presentation

Emission processes inside near-zero index media of various dimensionalities

Michaël Lobet, Iñigo Liberal, Erik Knall, Zahirul Alam, Orad Reshef, Robert Boyd, Nader Engheta, Eric Mazur

Proceedings Volume 11796, 117960K (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2593899

KEYWORDS: Refractive index, Photonics, Light-matter interactions, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 9 March 2021 Presentation

Physics and applications of epsilon-near-zero materials

Robert Boyd

Proceedings Volume 11689, 116890V (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2586723

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2021 Presentation

Turbulence-resilient high-capacity free-space optical communication

Ziyi Zhu, Alexander Fyffe, Yiyu Zhou, Gerd Leuchs, Robert Boyd, Zhimin Shi

Proceedings Volume 11701, 1170107 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2583256

KEYWORDS: Free space optical communications, Atmospheric turbulence, Polarization, Free space optics, Free space, Atmospheric optics, Adaptive optics

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Proceedings Article | 10 March 2020 Presentation

Epsilon-near-zero metamaterials realized using metal-dielectric stacks as a potential candidate for nonlinear applications at visible wavelength (Conference Presentation)

Sisira Suresh, Orad Reshef, M. Zahirul Alam, Jeremy Upham, Mohammad Karimi, Robert Boyd

Proceedings Volume 11278, 1127808 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2543805

KEYWORDS: Metamaterials, Dielectrics, Metals, Silver, Silica, Visible radiation, Nonlinear optics, Semiconductors, Plasma, Optical metamaterials

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Proceedings Article | 10 March 2020 Presentation

Towards ultra-thin monolithic imaging systems: introduction of an optic that mimics space (Conference Presentation)

Orad Reshef, Michael DelMastro, Katherine Bearne, Ali Alhulaymi, Lambert Giner, Robert Boyd, Jeff Lundeen

Proceedings Volume 11289, 112891G (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2544408

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Astronomical imaging, Optical components, Crystals, Image sensors, Sensors, Calcite, Laser beam propagation, Electro optical systems, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 10 March 2020 Presentation

Ultra-high-Q plasmonic metasurface at 1550-nm telecommunication wavelength (Conference Presentation)

Md Saad-Bin-Alam, Orad Reshef, Mikko J. Huttunen, Yaryna Mamchur, Graham Carlow, Brian Sullivan, Jean-Michel Ménard, Robert W. Boyd, Ksenia Dolgaleva

Proceedings Volume 11289, 112890H (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2542574

KEYWORDS: Plasmonics, Telecommunications, Nanoparticles, Optical filters, Surface plasmons, Absorption, Particles, Diffraction, Refractive index, Estimation theory

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Proceedings Article | 9 March 2020 Presentation

Observation of extremely large nonlinear refractive index in water vapor in THz regime (Conference Presentation)

Payman Rasekh, Murat Yildirim, Akbar Safari, Jean-Michel Ménard, Ravi Bhardwaj, Ksenia Dolgaleva, Robert Boyd

Proceedings Volume 11264, 112640P (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2544952

KEYWORDS: Terahertz radiation, Water, Refractive index, Molecules, Chemical species, Crystals, Nonlinear crystals, Electro optical modeling, Optical microscopy, Microscopy

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2020 Paper

Investigate the performance of real-time adaptive optics correction in a turbulent high-dimensional quantum communication channel

Jiapeng Zhao, Yiyu Zhou, Boris Braverman, Cong Liu, Kai Pang, Nicholas Steinhoff, Glenn Tyler, Alan Willner, Robert Boyd

Proceedings Volume 11272, 112721C (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2547186

KEYWORDS: Turbulence, Adaptive optics, Quantum key distribution, Wavefronts, Atmospheric turbulence, Optical calibration, Quantum communications

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Proceedings Article | 2 March 2020 Presentation + Paper

Spatial sampling of terahertz fields with subwavelength accuracy via probe beam encoding

Jiapeng Zhao, Yiwen E., Kaia Williams, X.-C. Zhang, Robert Boyd

Proceedings Volume 11279, 112790I (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2547156

KEYWORDS: Terahertz radiation, Laser beam diagnostics, Near infrared, Spatial light modulators, Crystals, Modulation, Detection and tracking algorithms, Reconstruction algorithms, Computational imaging, Near field optics

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2020 Presentation + Paper

Interaction-free quantum imaging

Yingwen Zhang, Lu Gao, Alicia Sit, Gal Amit, Hugo Larocque, Florence Grenapin, James Harden, Robert Boyd, Avshalom Elitzur, Eliahu Cohen, Ebrahim Karimi

Proceedings Volume 11254, 1125405 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2546651

KEYWORDS: Signal to noise ratio, Interferometers, Cameras, Sensors, X-rays, Beam splitters, Photodetectors, Photon polarization, Single photon, Quantum imaging systems, Quantum optics, Entangled states, Low light imagers, Low light sensors

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2019 Presentation

Interaction-free ghost-imaging of structured objects (Conference Presentation)

Yingwen Zhang, Alicia Sit, Frédéric Bouchard, Hugo Larocque, Eliahu Cohen, Avshalom Elitzur, James Harden, Robert Boyd, Ebrahim Karimi

Proceedings Volume 10934, 109342J (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2515422

KEYWORDS: Single photon, Interferometers, Opacity, Signal to noise ratio, Image quality, Polarization, Photon polarization, Photosensitive materials, Tissues, Image processing

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2019 Presentation

Physics and applications of epsilon-near-zero materials (Conference Presentation)

Robert Boyd

Proceedings Volume 10922, 1092207 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2513710

KEYWORDS: Physics, Refractive index, Nonlinear optics, Light wave propagation, Dielectrics, Phase velocity, Silica, Gold, Nanorods, Nanophotonics

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2018 Presentation

Experimental quantum cryptography in laboratory, long-distance and underwater conditions using structured light (Conference Presentation)

Robert Fickler, Frédéric Bouchard, Alicia Sit, Felix Hufnagel, Khabat Heshami, Robert Boyd, Ebrahim Karimi

Proceedings Volume 10803, 108030T (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2503448

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Light with a complex amplitude structure invokes interesting fundamental properties such as phase and polarization singularities, which also enables novel applications in classical and quantum optical experiments [1]. One feature, namely a twisted phase front and its orbital angular momentum, attracted a lot of attention due its broad range of applications. In the quantum domain, structured photons are highly beneficial since they serve as a physical realizations of high-dimensional states, which allow for example an enlarged information content per single carrier and are known to have a better noise resistance in quantum cryptography applications [2]. At first, I will present a set of laboratory experiments, in which we investigate different quantum cryptographic protocols. Our versatile approach relies on a heralded single photon source, a preparation stage at Alice’s sender, a 1 m-long quantum channel, and a detection stage at Bob’s receiver unit. Because the generation and detection is performed using computer generated, re-programmable holograms displayed on spatial light modulators, the same setup can be used to experimentally survey different quantum key distribution techniques and compare their benefits and deficiencies. The investigated protocols are all based on high-dimensional quantum states and include the seminal protocol of Bennett & Brassard, tomographic protocols, and recently introduced differential phase shift protocols [3,4]. We compare the performance of the different approaches in terms of noise resistance and secret key rates. Our study highlights the benefits of using structured photons and high-dimensional quantum states for different implementations and channel conditions. In a second series of experiments, we get a step closer to real world implementations and investigate long distance and underwater quantum cryptography using high-dimensional quantum information encoded on structured light. We establish an approx. 280m long intra-city quantum link and study the influence of turbulence on achievable key rates [5]. We further test the effect of water turbulences on an underwater quantum channel using twisted photons in an outdoor pool of 3 m length [6]. Although we are able establish a secure channel with three dimensional quantum states, we find mode deformations and vortex splitting due to strong turbulent conditions most probably caused by local variations in temperature. We perform a detailed analysis of the observed turbulence and find that underwater channels may give rise to turbulent conditions that are fundamentally different in terms of temporal and spatial disturbance from those present in a free-space channel. [1] H. Rubinsztein-Dunlop et al. Roadmap on structured light, Journal of Optics 19, 013001 (2017) [2] M. Erhard, R. Fickler, M. Krenn, A. Zeilinger, Twisted Photons: New Quantum Perspectives in High Dimensions, Nature Light: Science & Applications, 7 17146 (2018) [3] F. Bouchard et al. Experimental investigation of quantum key distribution protocols with twisted photons, arXiv:1802.05773 [4] F. Bouchard, A. Sit, K. Heshami, R. Fickler, E. Karimi, Round-Robin Differential Phase-Shift Quantum Key Distribution with Twisted Photons, arXiv:1803.00166 [5] A. Sit et al. High-Dimensional Intra-City Quantum Cryptography with Structured Photons, Optica 4, 1006 (2017) [6] F. Bouchard et al. Underwater Quantum Key Distribution in Outdoor Conditions with Twisted Photons, arXiv:1801.10299

SPIE Journal Paper | 13 June 2018 Open Access

Automated classification of multiphoton microscopy images of ovarian tissue using deep learning

Mikko Huttunen, Abdurahman Hassan, Curtis McCloskey, Sijyl Fasih, Jeremy Upham, Barbara Vanderhyden, Robert Boyd, Sangeeta Murugkar

JBO, Vol. 23, Issue 06, 066002, (June 2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JBO.23.6.066002

KEYWORDS: Tissues, Image classification, Second-harmonic generation, Binary data, Multiphoton microscopy, Ovarian cancer, Tumors, Tissue optics, Convolutional neural networks, Collagen

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Proceedings Article | 14 March 2018 Presentation

Ultra-wide-band slow light in chip-integrated nanophotonic structures (Conference Presentation)

Antonio Badolato, Mohamed Sabry Mohamed, Boshen Gao, Momchil Minkov, Robert Boyd, Vincenzo Savona, Romuald Houdré, Yiming Lai

Proceedings Volume 10548, 105480K (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2290989

KEYWORDS: Nanophotonics, Slow light, Photonic crystals, Dispersion, Photonic integrated circuits, Waveguides, Integrated photonics, Integrated circuits, Electronic circuits, Resonators

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Proceedings Article | 22 February 2018 Presentation + Paper

Controllable low-loss slow light in photonic crystals

Sebastian Schulz, Changyu Hu, Jeremy Upham, Robert Boyd, Liam O'Faolain

Proceedings Volume 10548, 1054806 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2290240

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Slow light, Dispersion, Control systems, Photonic crystals, Scattering, Light wave propagation, Radio propagation, Silicon, Light scattering

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Proceedings Article | 22 September 2017 Presentation

Quantum self-organized criticality and nonequilibrium light localization (Conference Presentation)

Kosmas Tsakmakidis, Pankaj Jha, Xiang Zhang, Hatice Altug, Robert Boyd

Proceedings Volume 10345, 1034528 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2271957

KEYWORDS: Nanophotonics, Complex systems, Physics, Geology, Biology, Photons, Technetium, Dynamical systems, Thermodynamics, Probability theory

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Proceedings Article | 7 June 2017 Open Access

Interaction of ultrashort laser pulses with epsilon-near-zero materials (Conference Presentation)

Robert Boyd

Proceedings Volume 10193, 101930P (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2263952

KEYWORDS: Refractive index, Nonlinear optics, Oxides, Ultrafast phenomena, Semiconductors, Plasma, Optical properties, Microscopy, Data processing, Quantum information

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Abstract: The nonlinear optical response of a material is conventionally assumed to be very much smaller than its linear response. Here we report that the nonlinear contribution to the refractive index of a sample of indium-tin oxide can be much larger than the linear contribution when the optical wavelength is close to the material’s bulk plasma wavelength, where the material exhibits epsilon-near-zero behavior. In particular, we demonstrate that a change in refractive index as large as 0.7 can be obtained in an ultra-thin indium-tin oxide ﬁlm using an optical intensity of 140 GW/cm2. Nonlinear optical phenomena result from the light-induced modiﬁcation of the optical properties of a material lead to a broad range of applications, including microscopy, all-optical data processing, and quantum information. However, nonlinear (NL) eﬀects are typically extremely weak. The size of nonlinear eﬀects is typically limited by the largest intensity that can be used without permanently damaging of the material. Consequently, the resulting change in refractive index is typically of the order of 0.001 or smaller. A long-standing goal of nonlinear optics (NLO) has been the development of materials that can display a light-induced change in the refractive index of the order of unity. Such materials would lead to exciting new applications of NLO. Indeed, much eﬀort in the ﬁelds of plasmonics and metamaterials is devoted to the development of such materials. Furthermore, it has been suggested that materials with vanishing permittivity, commonly known as epsilon-nearzero (ENZ) materials, can be used to induce highly nonlinear phenomena and unusual phase-matching behavior. In this work, we describe our studies of indium-tin oxide (ITO) at its ENZ wavelength, and we demonstrate a refractive index change of 0.7. Materials possessing free charges, such as metals and doped semiconductors, exhibit a vanishing permittivity at the bulk plasmon wavelength. The zero-permittivity wavelength in doped semiconductors typically lies at infrared wavelengths and can be ﬁne tuned by controlling the level of doping. Here we study the case of an ultra-thin layer of ITO exhibiting ENZ behavior at wavelengths around 1.24 µm. We show that in this spectral region the nonlinear response (intensity-dependent change in refractive index, Δn) is enhanced approximately 2000-fold with respect to that observed at shorter wavelengths and that a Δn of the order of unity can be observed.

Proceedings Article | 2 June 2017 Presentation

Quantum imaging: quantum imaging, structured light fields, and materials and structures for quantum sensing (Conference Presentation)

Robert Boyd

Proceedings Volume 10118, 101180D (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2256080

KEYWORDS: Nonlinear optics, Telecommunications, Quantum information, Quantum communications, Light wave propagation, Polarization, Wavefronts, Particles, Structured light, Structural sensing

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Proceedings Article | 28 April 2017 Presentation

Controlled scattering as a novel tool for structured-light manipulation (Conference Presentation)

Robert Fickler, Manit Ginoya, Robert Boyd

Proceedings Volume 10120, 101200A (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2254447

KEYWORDS: Structured light, Feedback signals, Superposition, Opacity, Light scattering, Scattering, Spatial light modulators, Signal processing, Modulation, Quantum optics

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Proceedings Article | 12 May 2016 Paper

Photon-sparse microscopy: Trans-wavelength ghost imaging

Reuben Aspden, Nathan Gemmell, Peter Morris, Daniel Tasca, Lena Mertens, Michael Tanner, Robert Kirkwood, Alessandro Ruggeri, Alberto Tosi, Robert Boyd, Gerald Buller, Robert Hadfield, Miles Padgett

Proceedings Volume 9824, 982407 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2223378

KEYWORDS: Photons, Infrared imaging, Infrared radiation, Imaging systems, Sensors, Cameras, Signal detection, Infrared detectors, Visible radiation, Silicon

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2015 Paper

Single-photon experiments with liquid crystals for quantum science and quantum engineering applications

Svetlana Lukishova, Andreas Liapis, Luke Bissell, George Gehring, Justin Winkler, Robert Boyd

Proceedings Volume 9384, 93840A (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2184372

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Photons, Luminescence, Polarization, Optical microcavities, Quantum dots, Interferometers, Confocal microscopy, Single photon, Time metrology

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Proceedings Article | 10 March 2015 Paper

Slow light in ruby: delaying energy beyond the input pulse

Emma Wisniewski-Barker, Graham Gibson, Sonja Franke-Arnold, Zhimin Shi, Paul Narum, Robert Boyd, Miles Padgett

Proceedings Volume 9378, 93780D (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2075912

KEYWORDS: Ruby, Modulation, Slow light, Photodiodes, Physics, Absorption, Saturable absorption, Beam splitters, Distortion, Beam propagation method

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Proceedings Article | 13 October 2014 Paper

Room-temperature single-photon sources based on nanocrystal fluorescence in photonic/plasmonic nanostructures

S. Lukishova, J. Winkler, L. Bissell, D. Mihaylova, Andreas Liapis, Z. Shi, D. Goldberg, V. Menon, R. Boyd, G. Chen, P. Prasad

Proceedings Volume 9254, 925405 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2066979

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Optical microcavities, Nanocrystals, Photons, Photonics, Quantum dots, Polarization, Confocal microscopy, Diamond, Nanoantennas

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Proceedings Article | 28 May 2014 Paper

Photon-sparse heralded imaging

Peter Morris, Reuben Aspden, Jessica Bell, Daniel Tasca, Robert Boyd, Miles Padgett

Proceedings Volume 9114, 91140B (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2053220

KEYWORDS: Photons, Sensors, Cameras, Imaging systems, Spatial frequencies, Image compression, Image enhancement, Crystals, Image processing, Single photon

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Proceedings Article | 6 March 2013 Paper

Observation of slowed light through a ruby window

Emma Wisniewski-Barker, Graham Gibson, Sonja Franke-Arnold, Zhimin Shi, Robert Boyd, Miles Padgett

Proceedings Volume 8636, 863609 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2003738

KEYWORDS: Ruby, Slow light, Image transmission, Pulsed laser operation, Polarization, Physics, Alexandrite lasers, Spherical lenses, Wave plates, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2013 Paper

Planar chiral metamaterials for biosensing applications

Sangeeta Murugkar, Israel De Leon, Matthew Horton, Hammam Qassim, Jonathan Leach, Robert Boyd

Proceedings Volume 8597, 85970Y (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2004748

KEYWORDS: Second-harmonic generation, Plasmonics, Circular dichroism spectroscopy, Gold, Chiral metamaterials, Spectroscopy, Microscopy, Metamaterials, Absorbance, Biosensing

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Proceedings Article | 19 November 2012 Paper

Photon orbital angular momentum: generation, measurement and application to QKD

M. Padgett, D. Giovannini, M. Lavery, J. Romero, S. Barnett, F. Miatto, R. Boyd, J. Leach

Proceedings Volume 8542, 85421P (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.975993

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Information security, Single photon, Spatial light modulators, Quantum information, Quantum key distribution, Telecommunications, Atmospheric turbulence, Physics, Quantum communications

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Proceedings Article | 19 November 2012 Paper

High-dimensional spatial entanglement observed with an electron multiplying CCD camera

Daniel Tasca, Matthew Edgar, Frauke Izdebski, Ryan Warburton, Jonathan Leach, Megan Agnew, Gerald Buller, Robert Boyd, Miles Padgett

Proceedings Volume 8542, 85421T (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.981414

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Electron multiplying charge coupled devices, Crystals, Photonic crystals, CCD cameras, Single photon, Imaging systems, Correlation function, Photodetectors, Quantum information

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Proceedings Article | 19 November 2012 Paper

The efficient sorting of light's orbital angular momentum for optical communications

Martin P. Lavery, David Roberston, Mehul Malik, Brandon Robenburg, Johannes Courtial, Robert Boyd, Miles Padgett

Proceedings Volume 8542, 85421R (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.979934

KEYWORDS: Turbulence, Optical components, Spatial light modulators, Optical communications, Telecommunications, Holograms, Atmospheric propagation, Sensors, Physics, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 8 February 2012 Paper

Mechanically induced image rotation: analogy of the Faraday effect for orbital angular momentum

Miles Padgett, Emma Wisniewski-Barker, Graham Gibson, Robert Boyd, Sonja Franke-Arnold

Proceedings Volume 8274, 827403 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.909915

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Image transmission, Ruby, Phase shifts, Superposition, Modulation, Slow light, Optical spheres, Absorption, Phase velocity

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Proceedings Article | 2 February 2012 Paper

Development of a slow-light spectrometer on a chip

Sangeeta Murugkar, Israel De Leon, Zhimin Shi, Gisela Lopez-Galmiche, Jeff Salvail, Edwin Ma, Boshen Gao, Andreas Liapis, Joseph Vornehm, Robert Boyd

Proceedings Volume 8264, 82640T (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.909385

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Spectroscopy, Dispersion, Optical design, Spectral resolution, Photonic crystals, Optical lithography, Silicon, Slow light, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 2 February 2012 Paper

Theoretical model for the effective nonlinearity of surface plasmons based on a Green function formalism

I. De Leon, J. Sipe, R. Boyd

Proceedings Volume 8264, 82640I (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.909374

KEYWORDS: Metals, Interfaces, Surface plasmons, Dielectrics, Modulation, Dielectric polarization, Nonlinear optics, Polarization, Silver, Physics

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Proceedings Article | 8 September 2011 Paper

Slow-light enhanced spectrometers on chip

Zhimin Shi, Robert Boyd

Proceedings Volume 8007, 80071D (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.902636

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Dispersion, Spectrometers, Photonic crystals, Interferometers, Spectroscopy, Slow light, Diffraction, Spectral resolution, Analytical research

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Proceedings Article | 12 February 2011 Paper

Quantum key distribution in a high-dimensional state space: exploiting the transverse degree of freedom of the photon

Robert Boyd, Anand Jha, Mehul Malik, Colin O'Sullivan, Brandon Rodenburg, Daniel Gauthier

Proceedings Volume 7948, 79480L (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.873491

KEYWORDS: Quantum key distribution, Spatial light modulators, Physics, Single photon, Receivers, Atmospheric turbulence, Avalanche photodetectors, Astronomical imaging, Telecommunications, Data transmission

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Proceedings Article | 12 January 2011 Paper

Room-temperature single photon sources with definite circular and linear polarizations based on single-emitter fluorescence in liquid crystal hosts

Luke Bissell, Svetlana Lukishova, Ansgar Schmid, Megan Hahn, Chris Evans, Todd Krauss, Carlos Stroud, Robert Boyd

Proceedings Volume 7993, 79931O (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.880945

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Polarization, Liquid crystals, Single photon, Avalanche photodetectors, Mirrors, Objectives, Optical filtering, Optical filters, Microscopes

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Proceedings Article | 12 January 2011 Paper

Chiral photonic bandgap microcavities doped with single colloidal semiconductor quantum dots

Luke Bissell, Svetlana Lukishova, Ansgar Schmid, Megan Hahn, Chris Evans, Todd Krauss, Carlos Stroud, Robert Boyd

Proceedings Volume 7993, 79931N (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.880242

KEYWORDS: Optical microcavities, Luminescence, Polarization, Photonic microstructures, Liquid crystals, Photonic crystals, Quantum dots, Wave plates, Surface plasmons, Photon polarization

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Proceedings Article | 29 April 2009 Paper

Quantum imaging: enhanced image formation using quantum states of light

Robert Boyd, Kam Chan, Anand Jha, Mehul Malik, Colin O'Sullivan, Heedeuk Shin, Petros Zerom

Proceedings Volume 7342, 73420B (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.819245

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Image acquisition, Image enhancement, Image resolution, Quantum information, Photons, Speckle pattern, Image sensors, Image processing, Signal to noise ratio

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 March 2009 Open Access

Book Review: Nonlinear Optics, Third Edition

Barry Masters, Robert Boyd

JBO, Vol. 14, Issue 02, 029902, (March 2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.3115345

KEYWORDS: Nonlinear optics, Electromagnetism, Magnetism, Phase conjugation, Polarization, Microscopy, Complex systems, Chemical species, Confocal microscopy, Biomedical optics

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Proceedings Article | 26 February 2008 Paper

Optical soliton in silicon-on-insulator waveguides

Jidong Zhang, Qiang Lin, Giovanni Piredda, Robert Boyd, Govind Agrawal, Philippe Fauchet

Proceedings Volume 6898, 68980X (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.765637

KEYWORDS: Dispersion, Waveguides, Silicon, Optical solitons, Solitons, Wave propagation, Numerical simulations, Polarization, Wafer-level optics, Silica

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2006 Paper

Feedback-free single-beam pattern formation by nanosecond pulses in dye-doped liquid crystals

Nick Lepeshkin, Svetlana Lukishova, Robert Boyd, Kenneth Marshall

Proceedings Volume 6332, 63320A (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.679738

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Liquids, Particles, Polarization, Diffusion, Nd:YAG lasers, Diffraction, Molecules, Absorption, Astronomical imaging

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Proceedings Article | 11 November 2005 Paper

An integrated optical disk resonator for sensing applications

Aaron Schweinsberg, Sandrine Hocdé, Nick Lepeshkin, Robert Boyd, Christopher Chase, Julie Fajardo

Proceedings Volume 6005, 60050L (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.630685

KEYWORDS: Resonators, Waveguides, Integrated optics, Refractive index, Sensors, Environmental sensing, Scattering, Silicon, Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, Optical lithography

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2005 Paper

Progress in quantum lithography

Robert Boyd, Hye Jeong Chang, Heedeuk Shin, Colin O'Sullivan-Hale

Proceedings Volume 5893, 58930G (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617683

KEYWORDS: Photons, Lithography, Absorption, Polymethylmethacrylate, Beam splitters, Interferometry, Optical amplifiers, Spatial resolution, Optical lithography, Phase shifts

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2005 Paper

What are the limits to the time delay achievable using "slow-light" methods?

Robert Boyd, Nick Lepeshkin, Aaron Schweinsberg, Petros Zerom, George Gehring, Giovanni Piredda, Zhimin Shi, Heedeuk Shin, Q-Han Park

Proceedings Volume 5924, 592402 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617736

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Slow light, Transparency, Geometrical optics, Control systems, Data storage, Refractive index, Thick film dielectric electroluminescent technology, Analytical research, Synthetic aperture radar

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 2004 Paper

Enhanced linear and nonlinear optical phase response of microring resonators for engineerable photonic media

John Heebner, Nikolay Lepeshkin, Aaron Schweinsberg, Robert Boyd

Proceedings Volume 5333, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.549481

KEYWORDS: Resonators, Waveguides, Microrings, Oxides, Phase shifts, Chromium, Microresonators, Polymethylmethacrylate, Nonlinear optics, Mach-Zehnder interferometers

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Proceedings Article | 25 June 2003 Paper

Strong dispersive and nonlinear optical properties of microresonator-modified optical waveguides

John Heebner, Robert Boyd

Proceedings Volume 4969, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.499288

KEYWORDS: Resonators, Switching, Waveguides, Dispersion, Microresonators, Phase shifts, Nonlinear filtering, Solitons, Switches, Picosecond phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 19 October 2000 Paper

Superpolarizers that exceed the law of Malus

Robert Fisher, John Heebner, Ryan Bennink, Robert Boyd

Proceedings Volume 4110, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.404803

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Polarizers, Refractive index, Crystals, Nonlinear optics, Two wave mixing, Phase shifts, Energy transfer, Optical testing, Optical amplifiers

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 1999 Paper

Transmission measurements of the third-order susceptibility of gold

David Smith, Yongkwon Yoon, Robert Boyd, Curtis Banks, Mark Paley

Proceedings Volume 3793, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.351400

KEYWORDS: Gold, Composites, Absorption, Metals, Refractive index, Nanoparticles, Thin films, Phase shifts, Nonlinear optics, Dielectrics

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 1995 Paper

Influence of local field effects on the nonlinear optical properties of composite materials

Robert Boyd

Proceedings Volume 2524, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.219566

KEYWORDS: Composites, Dielectrics, Nonlinear optical materials, Nonlinear optics, Nonlinear response, Polymers, Refractive index, Phase shifts, Signal attenuation, Laser damage threshold

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Optical and Quantum Sensing and Precision Metrology II

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Optical and Quantum Sensing and Precision Metrology

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Optical, Opto-Atomic, and Entanglement-Enhanced Precision Metrology II

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Quantum Technologies and Quantum Information Science V

10 September 2019 | Strasbourg, France

Optical, Opto-Atomic, and Entanglement-Enhanced Precision Metrology

2 February 2019 | San Francisco, California, United States

Quantum Technologies and Quantum Information Science

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Nanophotonic Materials XV

22 August 2018 | San Diego, California, United States

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29 January 2018 | San Francisco, California, United States

Quantum Technologies and Quantum Information Science

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Nanophotonic Materials XIV

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Slow Light, Fast Light, and Opto-Atomic Precision Metrology X

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Quantum Information Science and Technology

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Nanophotonic Materials XIII

30 August 2016 | San Diego, California, United States

Quantum Information Science and Technology

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Nanophotonic Materials XII

12 August 2015 | San Diego, California, United States

Quantum-Physics-Based Information Security

22 September 2014 | Amsterdam, Netherlands

Nanophotonic Materials XI

20 August 2014 | San Diego, California, United States

Quantum-Physics-Based Information Security II

23 September 2013 | Dresden, Germany

Nanophotonic Materials X

28 August 2013 | San Diego, California, United States

Quantum-Physics-Based Information Security

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Nanophotonic Materials IX

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Quantum-Physics-Based Information Security

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Nanophotonic Materials VIII

24 August 2011 | San Diego, California, United States

Nanophotonic Materials VII

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Nanophotonic Materials VI

2 August 2009 | San Diego, California, United States

Nonlinear Optics and its Applications

20 April 2009 | Prague, Czech Republic

Nanophotonic Materials V

10 August 2008 | San Diego, California, United States

The Nature of Light: What are photons?

26 August 2007 | San Diego, California, United States

Nanophotonic Materials IV

26 August 2007 | San Diego, California, United States

Nanophotonic Materials III

13 August 2006 | San Diego, California, United States

The Nature of Light: What is a Photon?

1 August 2005 | San Diego, California, United States

Nanophotonic Materials and Systems II

31 July 2005 | San Diego, California, United States

Nanophotonic Materials

2 August 2004 | Denver, Colorado, United States

Organic and Hybrid Materials for Nanophotonics

4 August 2003 | San Diego, California, United States

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