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Plasmonics
July 23-28, 2006
Keene State College
Keene, NH
Chair:
Albert Polman

Vice Chair:
Harry A. Atwater

Since 2001, there has been an explosive growth of scientific interest in the role of plasmons in optical phenomena including guided-wave propagation and imaging at the subwavelength scale, nonlinear spectroscopy and ‘negative index’ metamaterials. The unusual dispersion properties of metals near the plasmon resonance enables excitation of surface modes and resonant modes in nanostructures that access a very large range of wavevectors over a narrow frequency range, and accordingly, resonant plasmon excitation allows for light localization in ultra-small volumes. This feature constitutes a critical design principle for light localization below the free space wavelength and opens the path to truly nanoscale plasmonic optical devices. This principle, combined with quantitative electromagnetic simulation methods and a broad portfolio of established and emerging nanofabrication methods creates the conditions for dramatic scientific progress and a new class of subwavelength optical components. We plan to invite leading experts in the field as speakers and anticipate large participation by students and young researchers via poster presentations and short talks.

SUNDAY
2:00 pm - 11:00 pmArrival and Check-in
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmPLASMONICS OPENING SESSION
Discussion Leaders: Albert Polman (FOM-Institute AMOLF) and Harry Atwater (CALTECH)
7:30 pm - 8:15 pmEli Yablonovitch (UCLA)
"What is the Smallest Volume into which Light can be Focussed?"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pmDiscussion
8:30 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion: Challenges in Plasmonics - Formulation of 10 Key Questions
MONDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmPLANAR SURFACE PLASMON POLARITON STRUCTURES
Discussion Leader: Nader Engheta (University of Pennsylvania)
9:00 am - 9:35 amSergey Bolzhevolnyi (Aalborg University)
"Long-Range Surface Plasmon Slot Waveguides"
9:35 am - 9:45 amDiscussion
9:45 am - 10:20 amAlain Dereux (University of Bourgogne)
"SPP Modes and Dispersion in Guided Wave Structures"
10:20 am - 10:30 amDiscussion
10:30 amCoffee Break
11:00 am - 11:35 amMark Brongersma (Stanford University)
"Near-field Imaging of SPP Modes using Photon STM"
11:35 am - 11:45 amDiscussion
11:45 am - 12:20 pmHan Woerdman (Leiden University)
"Plasmonics: Classical or Quantum?"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmPLASMONIC NANOSTRUCTURES I
Discussion Leader: David A.B. Miller (Stanford University)
7:30 pm - 8:00 pmNaomi Halas (Rice University)
"Plasmonic Nanostructures: artificial molecules enabling nanoscale spectroscopies and nanophotonics-based biomedical applications"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pmDiscussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pmAmanda Haes (Naval Research Laboratory)
"Size and Shape Effects on Plasmon Resonances"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pmDiscussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pmPeter Nordlander (Rice University)
"Plasmons and Electronic Structure Theory"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
TUESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmPLASMONIC NANOSTRUCTURES II
Discussion Leader: Fritz Keilmann (Max Planck Insitute for Biochemie)
9:00 am - 9:35 amMark Stockman (Georgia State University)
"Spasers, Tapers and Hot Spots"
9:35 am - 9:45 amDiscussion
9:45 am - 10:20 amDavid R. Smith (Duke University)
"Microwave and Optical Negative Index Meta-Materials"
10:20 am - 10:30 amDiscussion
10:30 amCoffee Break / Group Photo
11:00 am - 11:35 amGary Wiederrecht (Argonne National Laboratory)
"Imaging and Spectroscopy of Plasmonic Nanostructures"
11:35 am - 11:45 amDiscussion
11:45 am - 12:20 pmPaul Alivisatos (Berkeley University)
"Field Enhancements in Nanoparticle Assemblies"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmTHZ PLASMONS, PHONONS AND LASERS
Discussion Leader: Stefan Maier (University of Bath)
7:30 pm - 8:00 pmFederico Capasso (Harvard University)
"Near-Field Laser Antenna’s"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pmDiscussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pmGennady Shvets (University of Texas)
"Phonon Polariton Resonance Structures"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pmDiscussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pmRainer Hillenbrand (Max Planck Insitute for Biochemie)
"Phonon Polariton Excitations"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
WEDNESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmACTIVE PLASMONIC STRUCTURES AND DEVICES
Discussion Leader: Jelena Vuckovic (Stanford University)
9:00 am - 9:35 amSatoshi Kawata (Osaka University)
"Plasmon Laser Structures"
9:35 am - 9:45 amDiscussion
9:45 am - 10:20 amAxel Scherer (California Institute of Technology)
"Plasmon LEDs"
10:20 am - 10:30 amDiscussion
10:30 amCoffee Break
11:00 am - 11:35 amVladimir Shalaev (Purdue University)
"Metamaterials - Going Optical"
11:35 am - 11:45 amDiscussion
11:45 am - 12:20 pmMarin Soljacic (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
"Plasmonic Dispersion and Thermal Emission"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 6:00 pmFree Time
6:00 pmDinner
7:00 pm - 7:30 pmBusiness Meeting
(Nominations for the next Vice Chair; Fill out Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss future Site & Scheduling preferences; Election of the next Vice Chair)
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmULTRAMICROSCOPY
Discussion Leader: Pieter Kik (University of Central Florida)
7:30 pm - 8:00 pmKobus Kuipers (FOM-Institute AMOLF)
"Near-field Imaging of Pulse Dynamics in Plasmonic Structures"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pmDiscussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pmVahid Sandoghdar (ETH, Zurich)
"Near Field Microscopy of Metal Nanostructures"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pmDiscussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pmXiang Zhang (University of California, Berkeley)
"Superlensing"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
THURSDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmPLASMONIC NANOSTRUCTURES III: HOLES AND ARRAYS
Discussion Leader: William Barnes (University of Exeter)
9:00 am - 9:35 amJavier Garcia de Abajo (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, San Sebastian)
"Cathodoluminescence as a probe of plasmonic structures"
9:35 am - 9:45 amDiscussion
9:45 am - 10:20 amTeri Odom (Northwestern University)
"Large-area subwavelength hole arrays"
10:20 am - 10:30 amDiscussion
10:30 amCoffee Break
11:00 am - 11:35 amHenri Lezec (CNRS/Caltech)
"Transmission in Hole Arrays"
11:35 am - 11:45 amDiscussion
11:45 am - 12:20 pmFrancisco Garcia Vidal (University of Madrid)
"How light emerges from an illuminated array of sub-wavelength holes"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmFRONTIERS OF PLASMONICS
Discussion Leaders: Albert Polman (FOM-Institute AMOLF) and Harry Atwater (CALTECH)
7:30 pm - 9:00 pmLate News speakers
9:00 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion: Challenges in Plasmonics: Answers to Key Questions
FRIDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 amDeparture
 
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