Micro- & Nanooptical Hybrid Systems

The Micro- and Nanooptical Hybrid Systems group is utilizing light-material-interactions based on structures as small as the wavelength of light to explore all available degrees of freedom for the realization of novel optical functionalities. This requires in-depth adaptations of design- and modeling methods to application relevant scenarios including the inherent consideration of technological constraints. Furthermore, the specific properties of optical nanostructures necessitates the further development of the available manufacturing processes.

Specific research topics include:

• Further development and scaling of lithographic structuring technologies in terms of size and dimensionality to address new fields of application. Development of the third dimension of nanostructuring,
• High-resolution structuring for UV, DUV, and XUV-wavelengths (UV-metamaterials),
• Optical elements based on effective-refractive index structures and non-linear optics at micro- and nanostructures,
• Exploitation of novel materials for photonics at extreme wavelengths and development of adapted structuring processes.