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March 13, 2023

With honor PhD defense Jesse Slim

PhD student Jesse Slim received the qualification with honor (cum laude) for his PhD defense at Eindhoven University of Technology on March 9th. Slim did his doctoral research in the …

January 31, 2023

ERC Consolidator grant for Ewold Verhagen

AMOLF group leader Ewold Verhagen (Photonic Forces group) received an ERC Consolidator grant from the European Research Council (ERC). He has been granted 2.7 million euros to carry out his …

June 1, 2022

Discovery of new mechanisms to control the flow of sound

Using a network of vibrating nano-strings controlled with light, researchers from AMOLF have made sound waves move in a specific irreversible direction and attenuated or amplified the waves in a …

December 3, 2021

Molecular device turns infrared into visible light

Researchers at EPFL, China, Spain and AMOLF have built a micro-device that uses vibrating molecules to transform invisible mid-infrared light into visible light. The breakthrough ushers in a new class …

February 8, 2021

Quantifying topological protection of light on a chip

Photonic topological insulators are currently at the forefront of on-chip photonic research due to their potential for loss-free information transport. Realized in photonic crystals, they enable robust propagation of optical …

March 6, 2020

Topology protects light propagation in photonic crystal

Researchers of AMOLF and TU Delft have seen light propagate in a special material without it suffering from reflections. The material, a photonic crystal, consists of two parts that each …

March 6, 2020

Licht gaat ongehinderd de hoek om: topologie beschermt lichtgeleiding in fotonisch kristal

Onderzoekers van AMOLF en TU Delft hebben licht zien voortbewegen in een bijzonder materiaal, waarin het geen last heeft van weerkaatsingen. Het materiaal, een fotonisch kristal, bestaat uit twee delen …

February 3, 2020

Vibrations on a chip feel a magnetic field

Using light to couple the strings of a nanoscopic guitar AMOLF physicists have made mechanical vibrations on a chip behave as if they were electrical currents flowing in a magnetic …

September 9, 2019

Snapshots freezing a nanoswing : Accurate position measurement overcomes thermal fluctuations

Physicists at AMOLF have managed to cool a swinging nanosized string to near-zero temperature without using external refrigeration. In their experiment, the cooling is an intrinsic result of the ‘snapshot’ …

May 4, 2018

A Microscopic Roundabout for Light

AMOLF develops a magnet-free optical circulator Circulators are important components in communication technology. Their unique way of routing light usually requires centimeter-sized magnets, which are difficult to miniaturize for use …

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With honor PhD defense Jesse Slim

ERC Consolidator grant for Ewold Verhagen

Discovery of new mechanisms to control the flow of sound

Molecular device turns infrared into visible light

Quantifying topological protection of light on a chip

Topology protects light propagation in photonic crystal

Licht gaat ongehinderd de hoek om: topologie beschermt lichtgeleiding in fotonisch kristal

Vibrations on a chip feel a magnetic field

Snapshots freezing a nanoswing : Accurate position measurement overcomes thermal fluctuations

A Microscopic Roundabout for Light

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