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The Optical Nanocharacterization group aims at unveiling outstanding and useful optical properties down to the nanoscale in innovative crystal-based materials. This will contribute at demonstrating novel design concepts opening the path to materials and devices with unprecedented performance. We employ and develop state-of-the-art optical spectroscopy tools and numerical analysis methods to understand the physical origin of optical properties and propose new ideas. Topics of special interest to the group are: (i) Optical metamaterials with active, multispectral or multifunctional properties; (ii) Alternative materials for photonics (e.g., semi-metals, topological insulators, perovskites); (iii) Plasmonic, polaritonic, epsilon-near- zero, high refractive index, cavity and hybrid properties; (iv) Light management and shaping.

TOPICS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

• Optical metamaterials with active, multispectral or multifunctional properties.
• Alternative materials for photonics (e.g., semi-metals, topological insulators, perovskites).
• Plasmonic, polaritonic, epsilon-near-zero, high refractive index, cavity and hybrid properties.
• Light management and shaping.