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Welcome Niels Brumby
Niels Brumby joins our team as a master's student for research on optical anisotropy and nonlinear optical properties of novel van der Waals materials. He works in a collaborative project between FU Berlin and the group of Alex Paarmann at the Fritz Haber Institute.
Aug 11, 2025
Roadmap for Photonics with 2D Materials
Now published in ACS Photonics ! It was a pleasure to contribute a chapter about ' Optical Anisotropy of 2D van der Waals Materials ' alongside Alex Paarmann, Pablo Alonso-González, Alexey Nikitin, Andrea Alú, Tony Low, Valentyn Volkov, Luis Martı́n-Moreno, and Josh Caldwell.
Aug 03, 2025
PhD Opening: LUNA Project
If you are interested in 2D materials, nonlinear optics and nanophotonics, enjoy experimental work, and would like to contribute to establishing a new lab, we look forward to your application! We are looking for a PhD candidate to work within the Emmy Noether-funded project 'Luminescence Upconversion NAnoscopy (LUNA)'. Following a successful mid-term evaluation of the project, the position can be extended to a total duration of 3.5 years. Application deadline Aug 7 th 2025 >> more details here
Jul 10, 2025
Start of Emmy Noether Project
Extremely happy to start my Emmy Noether project 'Luminescence Upconversion NAnoscopy - LUNA'. The German Research Foundation (DFG) will support us with more than €2.1 million for the next six years in two project phases. In the LUNA project, we will develop approaches to combine infrared with visible nanophotonics, with the aim to efficiently convert light between these spectral ranges on the nanoscale. This will involve experiments with phonon polaritons, excitons, and color centers in solid-state materials, employing near-field optical microscopy and advanced nonlinear optical techniques. Big thanks to everyone who supported me during the preparation of the proposal and to all present and past collaborators!
May 01, 2025