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SUMMARY:Shine on\, you Nanostructured Diamond (Public Lecture)
DTSTART:20190519T170000
DTEND:20190519T190000
DTSTAMP:20261002T033653Z
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Dr. Marko Lončar\,\nHarvard University\nPublic Lecture 
 as part of the Latsis Symposium 2019 on Diamond Photonics\n\nThe lecture i
 s open to the large public and introduces the topic of Diamond Photonics i
 n general terms. We welcome in particular also young participants with an 
 interest in science and engineering to join. The event is free of charge\,
  but registration is required. Register here. The lecture will be followed
  by an apéro. The event receives generous financial support by by the Lat
 sis Foundation. The event is supported by the International Day of Light a
 nd has received endorsment by the Optical Society of America.\n\nAbstract:
  Diamond possesses remarkable physical properties\, and in many ways is th
 e ultimate engineering material! For example\, diamond is transparent in u
 ltra-violet\, visible and infra-red wavelength range\, and has a high refr
 active index\, nearly twice that of water. As a result\, light that enters
  diamond crystal is bent\, twisted and reflected in exciting ways\, result
 ing in sparklines of the diamond gemstones. Diamond is also the best therm
 al conductor and therefore can survive exposures to high power laser beams
 \, even. Finally\, diamond can be a host to wide variety of atomic impurit
 ies that in turn can change its color: from transparent to yellow\, pink\,
  even blue. Importantly\, these impurities can also emit light\, which mak
 es them precious to scientists and engineers.  One particularly exciting 
 application of diamond’s impurities is in the field of quantum informati
 on science and technology\, which promises realization of powerful quantum
  computers capable of tackling problems that cannot be solved using classi
 cal approaches\, as well as realization of secure communication channels. 
 Other applications include detection of weak magnetic fields which is of i
 mportance in bio-medicine\, navigation and timing\, and so on.\nI will fir
 st review advances in nanotechnology that have enabled fabrication of nano
 scale optical devices in diamond – the hardest material on earth. I will
  then discuss how these devices can be used to generate\, manipulate\, and
  store quantum information\, one photon at the time\, and thus enable real
 ization of secure communication networks. Finally\, I will show how nanost
 ructuring of diamond surface can be used to make it completely transparent
  (a perfect window) or completely reflective (a perfect mirror) to optical
  beams. Importantly\, these windows and mirrors can withstand MegaWatts of
  laser power.\n\nBiography: Marko Lončar is Tiantsai Lin Professor of Ele
 ctrical Engineering at Harvard's John A Paulson School of Engineering and 
 Applied Sciences (SEAS)\, as well as Harvard College Professor. Loncar rec
 eived his Diploma from University of Belgrade (R. Serbia) in 1997\, and hi
 s PhD from Caltech in 2003 (with Axel Scherer)\, both in Electrical Engine
 ering. After completing his postdoctoral studies at Harvard (with Federico
  Capasso)\, he joined SEAS faculty in 2006. Loncar is expert in nanophoton
 ics and nanofabrication\, and his current research interests include quant
 um and nonlinear nanophotonics\, quantum optomechanics\, high-power optics
 \, and nanofabrication. He has received NSF CAREER Award in 2009 and Sloan
  Fellowship in 2010. In recognition of his teaching activities\, Loncar ha
 s been awarded Levenson Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (20
 12)\, and has been named Harvard College Professor in 2017. Loncar is fell
 ow of Optical Society of America\, and Senior Member of IEEE and SPIE.\n 
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