Prof. Harry A. Atwater Profile

Prof. Harry A. Atwater

Howard Hughes Professor at Caltech

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Author

Publications (69)

Proceedings Article | 8 October 2024 Presentation

A highly transmissive polarization converting active metasurface using liquid crystal reorientation

Jared Sisler, Claudio Hail, Zoey Davidson, Ruzan Sokhoyan, Selim Elhadj, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume PC13109, PC131091A (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3028407

KEYWORDS: Liquid crystals, Dielectric polarization, Polarized light, Dielectrics, Visible radiation, Switching, Modulation, Lithium, Wavefronts, Sun

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2024 Presentation

Optical links with electronically steerable apertures

Jared Sisler, Prachi Thureja, Joseph Kovalik, William T. Roberts, Ruzan Sokhoyan, Harry Atwater, Abhijit Biswas

Proceedings Volume 12877, 128770N (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3003475

KEYWORDS: Free space optics, Beam steering, Transceivers, Free space optical communications, Wavefront sensors, Solar system, Robotics, Reflection, Plasmonics, Oxides

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2024 Presentation

Active metasurfaces in space and time

Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume PC12897, PC128970J (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3001905

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Design and modelling, Reflection, Polarization, Phase shift keying, Optical transmission, Optical components, Modulation, Image sensors, Electro optics

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2024 Presentation

High-efficiency electrically tunable active metasurfaces

Ruzan Sokhoyan, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume PC12896, PC128960F (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3003565

KEYWORDS: Silica, LIDAR, Gold, Beam steering, Amorphous silicon, Wavefronts, Tungsten, Tin, Refractive index, Reflectors

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Proceedings Article | 12 March 2024 Poster + Paper

Technology development for a low-mass solar system and interstellar communications system

Philip Mauskopf, Roger Angel, Harry Atwater, Elisa Bazzanid, Karl Berggren, Paul Blase, Roberto Corvaja, Artur Davoyan, T. Marshall Eubanks, Anna Valeria Guglielmi, Robert Hadfield, Michael Hart, Andreas Hein, Adam Hibbard, Michael Hippke, Tracee Jamison-Hooks, Boubacar Kante, Michael Kelzenberg, Robert Kennedy, Peter Klupar, Jeff Kuhn, Nicola Laurenti, Martin P. Lavery, Mansavi Lingam, Philip Lubin, Zac Manchester, Owen Medeiros, David Messerschmitt, Ian Morrison, Hossein Mosallaei, Thomas Mozdzen, Ricardo Rodriguez, Filippo Romanato, Gianluca Ruffato, James Schalkwyk, Richard Scott, Ruzan Sokhoyan, Slava Turyshev, Giuseppe Vallone, Lorenzo Vangelista, Jose Velazco, Paolo Villoresi, Andrea Vogliardi, S. Pete Worden, Saeed Zeinolabedinzadeh

Proceedings Volume 12877, 1287722 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3023043

KEYWORDS: Telecommunications, Receivers, Quantum receivers, Transmitters, Pulse signals, Data transmission, Sensors, Data communications, Space operations, Design

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Proceedings Article | 8 March 2024 Presentation + Paper

Non-Planckian mid-infrared radiation originating from hot plasmons in graphene

Laura Kim, Seyoon Kim, Pankaj Jha, Victor Brar, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 12884, 1288406 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3003751

KEYWORDS: Plasmons, Graphene, Mid infrared, Spontaneous emission, Ultrafast phenomena, Light sources

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Proceedings Article | 6 October 2023 Poster

Probing laser-induced dewetting and damage mechanisms in plasmonic thin films for high power beam manipulation

Thejaswi Tumkur, Ruzan Sokhoyan, Elias Anwar, Mikhail Noginov, Harry Atwater, Selim Elhadj, Eyal Feigenbaum

Proceedings Volume PC12646, PC1264618 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677597

KEYWORDS: Laser induced damage, Thin films, Plasmonics, Dewetting, High power lasers, Resistance, Thin film deposition, Semiconductors, Optoelectronics, Materials properties

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2023 Presentation

Dynamically tunable transmissive metasurfaces for beam steering applications

Ruzan Sokhoyan, Claudio Hail, Morgan Foley, Meir Grajower, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume PC12648, PC126480S (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677957

KEYWORDS: Beam steering, Switching, Wavefronts, Silica, Plasmonics, Design and modelling, Analytical research, Amorphous silicon, Acoustic waves, Tungsten

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Proceedings Article | 4 October 2023 Presentation

Electrically tunable space-time metasurfaces at optical frequencies

Jared Sisler, Prachi Thureja, Meir Grajower, Ruzan Sokhoyan, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume PC12646, PC1264601 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677496

KEYWORDS: Modulation, Diffraction, Harmonic generation, Switching, Reflection, Plasmonics, Nanoantennas, Modulation frequency, Mathematical optimization, Liquid crystals

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Proceedings Article | 17 March 2023 Presentation

Active metasurfaces in meta-imaging systems

Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume PC12431, PC1243102 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2660930

KEYWORDS: Phase shift keying, Polarization, Nanophotonics, Modulation, Imaging systems, Wavefronts, Refractive index, Quantum wells, Plasmonics, Molecules

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Proceedings Article | 3 December 2022 Presentation

Evaluating the potential of plasmonic thin films for high laser power beam manipulation

Thejaswi Tumkur Umanath, Ruzan Sokhoyan, Magel Su, Ghazaleh Shirmanesh, Yonghwi Kim, Harry Atwater, Eyal Feigenbaum, Selim Elhadj

Proceedings Volume PC12300, PC123000A (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2641540

KEYWORDS: Thin films, Plasmonics, Tin, Laser induced damage, Nanophotonics, Gold, Titanium, Resistance, Optoelectronics, Optics manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 3 December 2022 Presentation

Actively tunable metasurfaces for high power applications

Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume PC12300, PC1230009 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2645365

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Proceedings Article | 10 October 2022 Presentation

Having it all: spatiotemporally discerning charge and heat in energy transduction and nanoscale transport

Hannah Weaver, Cora Went, Dipti Jasrasaria, Joeson Wong, Eran Rabani, Harry Atwater, Naomi Ginsberg

Proceedings Volume PC12199, PC1219902 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2633940

KEYWORDS: Visualization, Visible radiation, Thermoelectric materials, Spatial resolution, Semiconductors, Picosecond phenomena, Phonons, Materials processing

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Proceedings Article | 3 October 2022 Presentation

Active metasurfaces for laser communications

Ruzan Sokhoyan, Meir Grajower, Jared Sisler, Prachi Thureja, Komron Shayegan, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume PC12197, PC1219713 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2632851

KEYWORDS: Laser communications, Phased array optics, Free space optics, Beam steering, Tunable lasers, Tin, Telecommunications, Switching, Oxides, Nanophotonics

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Proceedings Article | 3 October 2022 Presentation

Active metasurfaces and heterostructures for phase modulation and polarization conversion

Harry Atwater, Prachi Thureja

Proceedings Volume PC12196, PC1219608 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2633744

KEYWORDS: Dielectric polarization, Heterojunctions, Phase modulation, Modulation, Phase shift keying, Transition metals, Temperature metrology, Polarization, Excitons, Telecommunications

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Proceedings Article | 1 April 2022 Presentation

Electrically controlled reconfigurable apertures for free space optical communications

Ruzan Sokhoyan, Meir Grajower, Jared Sisler, Komron Shayegan, Prachi Thureja, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume PC11993, PC1199301 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2610570

KEYWORDS: Free space optical communications, Phased array optics, Oxides, Free space optics, Beam steering, Telecommunications, Plasmonics, Optical communications, Free space, Electro optics

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2022 Presentation

Experimental demonstration of gate-dependent refractive index and phase modulation in monolayer molybdenum diselenide heterostructures for active metasurfaces

Melissa Li, Claudio Hail, Souvik Biswas, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume PC12003, PC120030I (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2610029

KEYWORDS: Refractive index, Molybdenum, Phase modulation, Heterojunctions, Phase shift keying, Near infrared, Excitons, Visible radiation, Transition metals, Modulation

Proceedings Article | 5 March 2022 Presentation

Tunable narrowband IR absorption in graphene nanoribbon/silicon photonic crystal coupled resonators

Arun Nagpal, Ming Zhou, Ognjen Ilic, Zongfu Yu, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume PC12003, PC120030E (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2610369

KEYWORDS: Graphene, Photonic crystals, Absorption, Resonators, Crystals, Thin films, Surface plasmons, Silicon photonics, Plasmons, Modulation

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2022 Presentation

Van der Waals active metasurfaces and heterostructures for phase modulation and polarization conversion

Harry Atwater, Melissa Li

Proceedings Volume PC12010, PC120100D (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2614743

KEYWORDS: Heterojunctions, Dielectric polarization, Phase modulation, Modulation, Polarization, Phase shift keying, Transition metals, Temperature metrology, Excitons, Telecommunications

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Proceedings Article | 5 August 2021 Presentation

Electrically controlled active metasurfaces for free space optical communications

Ruzan Sokhoyan, Meir Grajower, Eyal Feigenbaum, Selim Elhadj, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 11796, 1179628 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594984

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Proceedings Article | 4 August 2021 Presentation

Restoring optical forces and torques for passive stabilization of microscopic lightsails

Ramon Gao, Michael Kelzenberg, Yonghwi Kim, Adrien Merkt, Ognjen Ilic, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 11798, 117980Y (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594383

KEYWORDS: Optical manipulation, Laser spectroscopy, Spectroscopy, Silicon, Prototyping, Optical lithography, Optical design, Optical components, Nanophotonics, Microscopes

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Proceedings Article | 3 August 2021 Presentation

Electrically tunable Rydberg series excitonic and trionic luminescence in monolayer MoTe2

Souvik Biswas, Zakaria Al Balushi, Joeson Wong, Eoin Caffrey, Sergiy Krylyuk, Pin Chieh Wu, Hamidreza Akbari, Takashi Taniguchi, Kenji Watanabe, Albert Davydov, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 11800, 118000V (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594391

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Doping, Temperature metrology, Polarons, Oscillators, Modulation, Light sources, Electrooptic modulators

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Proceedings Article | 3 August 2021 Presentation + Paper

Actively tunable narrowband thermal emission from coupled-mode metasurfaces

Arun Nagpal, Ming Zhou, Ognjen Ilic, Zongfu Yu, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 11795, 117951W (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594522

KEYWORDS: Graphene, Photonic crystals, Finite element methods, Scattering, Resonators, Reflectivity, Dielectrics, Spatial coherence, Absorption, Thermal optics, Tunable metamaterials

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Proceedings Article | 1 August 2021 Presentation

Toward high-performance plasmonic metasurfaces: from forward to inverse design approach

Chia-Hsiang Lin, Yu-Sheng Chen, Jhao-Ting Lin, Yi-Chen Cheng, Amir Hassanfiroozi, Hao Chung Wu, Hsuan-Ting Kuo, Ruzan Sokhoyan, Ghazaleh Kafaie Shirmanesh, Wen-Hui Cheng, Harry Atwater, Pin Chieh Wu

Proceedings Volume 11797, 117970M (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594174

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2021 Presentation

Luminescent solar concentrators with high concentration using photonic crystal waveguides

Haley Bauser, Colton Bukowsky, Megan Phelan, William Weigand, David Needell, Zachary Holman, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 11695, 116950H (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2576720

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Solar concentrators, Photonic crystals, Quantum efficiency, Quantum dots, Yield improvement, Solar energy, Scattering, Reflectors, Polymers

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2021 Presentation

High-efficiency active metasurface at the telecom based on InP multiple quantum wells

Meir Grajower, Ruzan Sokhoyan, Prachi Thureja, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 11695, 116950Q (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2576354

KEYWORDS: Quantum wells, Waveguides, Wavefronts, Telecommunications, Refractive index, Reflectivity, Optical properties, Optical arrays, Optical antennas, Modulation

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2021 Presentation

Active metasurfaces for time modulation and reconfigurable wavefront control

Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 11695, 116950L (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2578678

KEYWORDS: Modulation, Wavefronts, Phase shift keying, Visible radiation, Thermography, Plasmonics, Photonics, Phased array optics, Optical communications

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2021 Presentation

Electrically tunable conducting oxide metasurfaces for high-power applications

Ruzan Sokhoyan, Thejaswi Tumkur, Meir Grajower, Magel Su, Alejandro Ceballos-Sanchez, Ghazaleh Kafaie Shirmanesh, Yonghwi Kim, Eyal Feigenbaum, Selim Elhadj, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 11695, 116950S (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2578599

KEYWORDS: Oxides, LIDAR, Wavefronts, Tin, Telecommunications, Free space optical communications, Continuous wave operation, Titanium, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 20 August 2020 Presentation

Mapping nanoscale energy transport in 2D transition metal dichalcogenides with stroboscopic scattering microscopy

Hannah Weaver, Cora Went, Joeson Wong, James Utterback, Harry Atwater, Naomi Ginsberg

Proceedings Volume 11464, 1146405 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2568123

KEYWORDS: Transition metals, Scattering, Microscopy, Excitons, Luminescence, Heterojunctions, Quantum efficiency, Diffusion

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Proceedings Article | 9 March 2020 Presentation

Tunable graphene-based hyperbolic metamaterials: experimental demonstration and outlook (Conference Presentation)

Georgia Theano Papadakis, Harry Atwater, Artur Davoyan

Proceedings Volume 11284, 112840U (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2545064

KEYWORDS: Metamaterials, Dielectrics, Graphene, Optical components, Nanophotonics, Heterojunctions, Active optics, Doping, Spectroscopic ellipsometry

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Presentation

Nanophotonic design for optical manipulation and propulsion of metasurfaces (Conference Presentation)

Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 11080, 110800T (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2531070

KEYWORDS: Nanophotonics, Optical manipulation, Optical design, Anisotropy, Nanoparticles, Light scattering, Silicon, Resonators, Silica

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Presentation

Reconfigurable metasurfaces for dynamical control of the properties of radiation (Conference Presentation)

Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 11082, 110820H (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2531067

KEYWORDS: Phase shift keying, Phased array optics, Thermography, Nanophotonics, Nanoantennas, Polarization, Beam steering, Visible radiation, Modulation, Optical communications

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SPIE Journal Paper | 13 May 2019 Open Access

Visual appearance of microcontacts for solar windows

Lucas Myers, Harry Atwater, Rebecca Saive

JPE, Vol. 9, Issue 02, 027001, (May 2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JPE.9.027001

KEYWORDS: Visualization, Solar radiation models, Eye, Solar energy, Eye models, Geometrical optics, Visual process modeling, Ray tracing, Solar cells, Image resolution

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Proceedings Article | 8 March 2019 Presentation

Multifunctional active reflectarray metasurfaces (Conference Presentation)

Ghazaleh Kafaie Shirmanesh, Ruzan Sokhoyan, Pin Chieh Wu, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 10928, 109280Q (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2510673

KEYWORDS: Beam steering, LIDAR, Optical components, Holograms, Lenses, Indium, Tin, Oxides, Phase shifts

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Proceedings Article | 8 March 2019 Presentation

Interfacing single-photon emitters in atomically thin van der Waals crystals with photonic metasurfaces (Conference Presentation)

Pankaj Jha, Ghazaleh Shirmanesh, Anna Mitskovets, Arun Nagpal, Hamidreza Akbari, Benjamin Vest, Cora Went, Ruzan Sokhoyan, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 10928, 1092814 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2510989

KEYWORDS: Photonic crystals, Crystals, Light, Quantum information, Solids, Quantum efficiency, Boron

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2019 Presentation

Tunable metasurfaces for dynamical control of the properties of radiation (Conference Presentation)

Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 10922, 109220S (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2513677

KEYWORDS: Phase shift keying, Nanophotonics, Dielectric polarization, Graphene, Mid-IR, Nanoantennas, Phased array optics, Thermography, Beam steering, Visible radiation

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2018 Presentation

Reconfigurable beam steering metasurface at telecommunication wavelengths (Conference Presentation)

Ghazaleh Kafaie Shirmanesh, Ruzan Sokhoyan, Pin Chieh Wu, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 10721, 107211D (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2320835

KEYWORDS: Beam steering, Telecommunications, LIDAR, Nanophotonics, Optical components, Control systems, Holograms, Lenses, Indium, Tin

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2018 Presentation

Towards dynamic polarization control with optical metasurfaces (Conference Presentation)

Pin Chieh Wu, Ruzan Sokhoyan, Ghazaleh Kafaie Shirmanesh, Cheng Hung Chu, Din Ping Tsai, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 10722, 1072218 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2322088

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Polarization control, Electromagnetic radiation, Quantum computing, Stereoscopy, Structural design, Nonlinear dynamics, Beam shaping, Optical components, Phase shift keying

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Proceedings Article | 14 March 2018 Presentation

>270-degree phase shift in aluminum gate tunable conducting oxide metasurfaces for continuous optical beam steering at 1550 nm (Conference Presentation)

Ghazaleh Kafaie Shirmanesh, Ruzan Sokhoyan, Ragip Pala, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 10541, 105410B (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2286384

KEYWORDS: Aluminum, Oxides, Antennas, Phase shifts, Phased array optics, Beam steering, Phase shift keying, Optical components, Prisms, Lenses

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Proceedings Article | 28 April 2017 Presentation

Nanophotonic design for 2D and quantum materials (Conference Presentation)

Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 10112, 1011203 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2260429

KEYWORDS: Heterojunctions, Semiconductors, Optoelectronics, Infrared radiation, Nanophotonics, Optoelectronic devices, Modulation, Transmittance, Thermography, Silicon films

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Design of the resonant optical response of ultrathin two-dimensional materials and heterostructures is enabling scientific exploration of new materials phenomena. As an example, demonstrate near-unity, broadband absorbing optoelectronic devices using sub-15 nm thick transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) of molybdenum andtungsten as van der Waals semiconductor active layers. Specifically, we report that near-unity light absorption is possible in extremely thin (<15 nm) van der Waals semiconductor structures by coupling to strongly damped optical modes of semiconductor/metal heterostructures. We further fabricate Schottky junction devices using these highly absorbing heterostructures and characterize their optoelectronic performance. Our work addresses one of the key criteria to enable TMDCs as potential candidates to achieve high optoelectronic efficiency. We also report mid-infrared spectroscopy measurements of an electrostatically gated topological insulator, in which we observe several percent modulation of transmittance and reflectance of (Bi1-xSbx)2Te3 films as gating shifts the Fermi level. Infrared transmittance measurements of gated (Bi1-xSbx)2Te₃ films were enabled by use of an epitaxial lift-off method for large-area transfer of TI films from the infrared-absorbing SrTiO3 growth substrates to thermal oxidized silicon substrates. We combine these optical experiments with transport measurements and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy to identify the observed spectral modulation as a gate-driven transfer of spectral weight between both bulk and topological surface channels and interband and intraband channels. We develop a model for the complex permittivity of gated (Bi₁-xSbx)₂Te3, and find a good match to our experimental data. These results open the path for layered topological insulator materials as a new candidate for tunable infrared optics and highlight the possibility of switching topological optoelectronic phenomena between bulk and spin-polarized surface regimes.

Proceedings Article | 9 November 2016 Presentation

Quantum interference of highly-dispersive surface plasmons (Conference Presentation)

Yury Tokpanov, James Fakonas, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 9921, 99211P (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2238282

KEYWORDS: Plasmonics, Dispersion, Visibility, Gold, Amorphous silicon, Polarizers, Polishing, Glasses, Surface plasmons, Surface plasmon polaritons

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Proceedings Article | 9 November 2016 Presentation

Field-effect modulation of the local density of optical states in a reflectarray metasurface (Conference Presentation)

Ghazaleh Kafaie Shirmanesh, Ruzan Sokhoyan, Seunghoon Han, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 9920, 992018 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2238835

KEYWORDS: Modulation, Antennas, Erbium, Oxides, Electromagnetism, Phase shift keying, Gold, Reflectors, Dielectrics, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 9 November 2016 Presentation

Waveguide modes in sparse III-V nanowire arrays for ultra-broadband tunable perfect absorbers (Conference Presentation)

Katherine Fountaine, Wen-Hui Cheng, Colton Bukowsky, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 9920, 99200A (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2238397

KEYWORDS: Nanowires, Absorption, Waveguide modes, Photovoltaics, Optical design, Optical instrument design, Metamaterials, Energy efficiency, Energy harvesting, Thermal sensing

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Proceedings Article | 8 November 2016 Presentation

Quantum dots coupled to chip-based dielectric resonators via DNA origami mediated assembly (Conference Presentation)

Anya Mitskovets, Ashwin Gopinath, Paul Rothemund, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 9919, 99190H (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2238451

KEYWORDS: Resonators, Quantum dots, Gallium, Dielectrics, Single photon, Photonic nanostructures, Light-matter interactions, Quantum electrodynamics, Absorbance, Nanophotonics

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Proceedings Article | 3 November 2016 Presentation

Angle- and polarization-insensitive, small area, subtractive color filters via a-Si nanopillar arrays (Conference Presentation)

Katherine Fountaine, Mikinori Ito, Ragip Pala, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 9927, 992705 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2238433

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Amorphous silicon, Waveguides, Nanophotonics, Plasmonics, Thermography, UV optics, Nanolithography, Imaging devices, Ultraviolet radiation

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Proceedings Article | 2 November 2016 Presentation

Scalable, epitaxy-free fabrication of super-absorbing sparse III-V nanowire arrays for photovoltaic applications (Conference Presentation)

Wen-Hui Cheng, Katherine Fountaine, Colton Bukowsky, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 9937, 99370D (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2238450

KEYWORDS: Nanowires, Absorption, Photovoltaics, Semiconducting wafers, Etching, Polymer thin films, Polymers, Group III-V semiconductors, Semiconductors, Nanolithography

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2015 Presentation

Tunable metasurfaces (Presentation Recording)

Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 9544, 954422 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2191641

KEYWORDS: Antennas, Phased arrays, Optical components, Lenses, Wave plates, Holograms, Electromagnetism, Transparent conductors, Indium, Tin

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Proceedings Article | 23 April 2015 Open Access

Tunable and quantum metaphotonics (Presentation Video)

Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 9371, 937102 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2176296

KEYWORDS: Plasmons, Video, Nanophotonics, Optical properties, Photonic nanostructures, Nanolithography, Dispersion, Metals, Electromagnetic theory, Single photon

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Proceedings Article | 7 October 2014 Paper

Positional irradiance measurement: characterization of spectrum-splitting and concentrating optics for photovoltaics

Cristofer Flowers, Sunita Darbe, Carissa Eisler, Junwen He, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 9175, 91750F (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2062245

KEYWORDS: Photovoltaics, Diffraction, Optical filters, Aspheric lenses, Holograms, Optical components, Optical design, Optical fibers, Chromatic aberrations, Dielectric filters

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Proceedings Article | 17 August 2014 Paper

Controlling and creating plasmonic absorption processes in graphene nanostructures (presentation video)

Victor Brar, Min Jang, Michelle Sherrott, Seyoon Kim, Laura Kim, Mansoo Choi, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 9162, 91621C (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2063844

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Graphene, Plasmonics, Video, Nanostructures, Video processing, Silicon, Dielectrics, Plasmons, Current controlled current source

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Proceedings Article | 17 August 2014 Paper

Plasmoelectric potentials in Au nano-hole arrays (presentation video)

Matthew Sheldon, Jorik van de Groep, Ana Brown, Albert Polman, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 9162, 91621D (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2063576

KEYWORDS: Gold, Video, Plasmonics, Nanostructures, Plasmons, Solid state electronics, Nanophotonics, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics, Current controlled current source

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Proceedings Article | 7 October 2013 Paper

Polyhedral specular reflector design for ultra high spectrum splitting solar module efficiencies (>50%)

Carissa Eisler, Emily Kosten, Emily Warmann, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 8821, 88210B (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024288

KEYWORDS: Ray tracing, Reflector design, Reflectors, Absorption, Absorption filters, Compound parabolic concentrators, Optical components, Specular reflections, Solar concentrators, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 7 October 2013 Paper

Spectrum splitting photovoltaics: light trapping filtered concentrator for ultrahigh photovoltaic efficiency

Emily Kosten, Emily Warmann, John Lloyd, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 8821, 882109 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024275

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Solar concentrators, Receivers, Photovoltaics, Dielectric filters, Dielectrics, Multijunction solar cells, Solar cells, Compound parabolic concentrators, Silica

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2013 Paper

Holographic spectrum splitter for ultra-high efficiency photovoltaics

Sunita Darbe, Matthew Escarra, Emily Warmann, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 8821, 882105 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024610

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Proceedings Article | 25 March 2013 Paper

Silicon solar cell light-trapping using defect mode photonic crystals

Kelsey Whitesell, Dennis Callahan, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 8620, 86200D (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2005450

KEYWORDS: Photonic crystals, Silicon, Absorption, Solar cells, Finite-difference time-domain method, Silicon solar cells, Thin film solar cells, Crystals, Antireflective coatings, Thin films

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Proceedings Article | 10 October 2012 Paper

Reflection hologram solar spectrum-splitting filters

Deming Zhang, Michael Gordon, Juan Russo, Shelby Vorndran, Matthew Escarra, Harry Atwater, Raymond Kostuk

Proceedings Volume 8468, 846807 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.929187

KEYWORDS: Holograms, Optical filters, Solar cells, Gallium arsenide, Silicon, Scattering, Diffraction, Reflection, Holography, Transmittance

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SPIE Journal Paper | 16 May 2012

Simulations of solar cell absorption enhancement using resonant modes of a nanosphere array

Jonathan Grandidier, Michael Deceglie, Dennis Callahan, Harry Atwater

JPE, Vol. 2, Issue 1, 024502, (May 2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JPE.2.024502

KEYWORDS: Optical spheres, Solar cells, Absorption, Amorphous silicon, Finite-difference time-domain method, Silicon, Dielectrics, Computer simulations, Physics, Antireflective coatings

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2012 Paper

Simulations of solar cell absorption enhancement using resonant modes of a nanosphere array

Jonathan Grandidier, Michael Deceglie, Dennis Callahan, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 8256, 825603 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.909677

KEYWORDS: Optical spheres, Solar cells, Amorphous silicon, Absorption, Finite-difference time-domain method, Silicon, Dielectrics, Computer simulations, Physics, Antireflective coatings

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Proceedings Article | 22 September 2011 Paper

Limiting acceptance angle to maximize efficiency in solar cells

Emily Kosten, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 8124, 81240F (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.894226

KEYWORDS: Solar cells, Solar concentrators, Gallium arsenide, Sun, Geometrical optics, Solids, Luminescence, Silicon, Solar energy, Semiconductors

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 2008 Paper

Nanostructures for high-efficiency photovoltaics

Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 7047, 704702 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.801575

KEYWORDS: Photovoltaics, Solar cells, Silicon, Solar energy, Semiconductors, Thin films, Gallium arsenide, Thin film solar cells, Nanostructures, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 2008 Paper

Surface plasmon enhanced photocurrent in thin GaAs solar cells

Keisuke Nakayama, Katsuaki Tanabe, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 7047, 704708 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.795469

KEYWORDS: Nanoparticles, Gallium arsenide, Solar cells, Silver, Aluminum, Absorption, Surface plasmons, Photovoltaics, Light scattering, Metals

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 2007 Paper

Photocurrent enhancement in In0.53Ga0.47As solar cells grown on InP/SiO2/Si transferred epitaxial templates

James Zahler, Katsuaki Tanabe, Corinne Ladous, Tom Pinnington, Frederick Newman, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 6649, 664909 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734801

KEYWORDS: Indium gallium arsenide, Silicon, Solar cells, Gallium, Interfaces, Reflectivity, Wafer bonding, Thin films, Crystals, Gallium arsenide

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Proceedings Article | 2 October 2006 Paper

p-n junction heterostructure device physics model of a four junction solar cell

Melissa Griggs, Brendan Kayes, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 6339, 63390D (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.680793

KEYWORDS: Instrument modeling, Solar cells, Diffusion, Physics, Absorption, Performance modeling, Heterojunctions, Doping, Multijunction solar cells, Gallium arsenide

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Proceedings Article | 29 December 2003 Paper

Surface plasmons for nanofabrication

Pieter Kik, Stefan Maier, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 5347, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.532613

KEYWORDS: Surface plasmons, Particles, Metals, Silver, Near field, Near field optics, Interfaces, Nanoparticles, Photoresist materials, Silicon

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Proceedings Article | 15 November 2002 Paper

Structural transformations in self-assembled semiconductor quantum dots as inferred by transmission electron microscopy

Peter Mock, Yuanyuan Lei, Teya Topuria, Nigel Browning, Regina Ragan, Kyu Min, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 4807, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.450998

KEYWORDS: Silicon, Tin, Transmission electron microscopy, Quantum dots, Scanning transmission electron microscopy, Semiconductors, Diffraction, Image resolution, Modulation, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 4 October 2002 Paper

Metal nanoparticle arrays for near-field optical lithography

Pieter Kik, Andrea Martin, Stefan Maier, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 4810, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.450836

KEYWORDS: Particles, Nanoparticles, Silver, Photoresist materials, Metals, Plasmons, Surface plasmons, Finite-difference time-domain method, Printing, Optical lithography

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Proceedings Article | 4 October 2002 Paper

Observation of coupled plasmon-polariton modes of plasmon waveguides for electromagnetic energy transport below the diffraction limit

Stefan Maier, Pieter Kik, Harry Atwater, Sheffer Meltzer, Aristides Requicha, Bruce Koel

Proceedings Volume 4810, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.450799

KEYWORDS: Plasmons, Nanoparticles, Particles, Waveguides, Gold, Metals, Near field, Spectroscopy, Surface plasmons, Dispersion

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Proceedings Article | 27 December 2001 Paper

In-situ biaxial texture analysis of MgO films during growth on amorphous substrates by ion-beam-assisted deposition

Rhett Brewer, Paul Arendt, James Groves, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 4468, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.452547

KEYWORDS: Ions, X-rays, Transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Homoepitaxy, Diffraction, Crystals, Scattering, Silicon, Image analysis

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Proceedings Article | 5 December 2001 Paper

Electromagnetic energy transport below the diffraction limit in periodic metal nanostructures

Stefan Maier, Pieter Kik, Mark Brongersma, Harry Atwater

Proceedings Volume 4456, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.449534

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Particles, Nanoparticles, Plasmons, Gold, Near field scanning optical microscopy, Metals, Electromagnetism, Near field, Finite-difference time-domain method

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Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XXIII

3 August 2025 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XXII

18 August 2024 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XXI

20 August 2023 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XX

21 August 2022 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XIX

1 August 2021 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XVIII

24 August 2020 | Online Only, California, United States

Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XVII

11 August 2019 | San Diego, California, United States

New Concepts in Solar and Thermal Radiation Conversion and Reliability

19 August 2018 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XVI

19 August 2018 | San Diego, California, United States

SPIE Nanoscience + Engineering

19 August 2018 | San Diego, United States

Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XV

6 August 2017 | San Diego, California, United States

SPIE Nanoscience + Engineering

6 August 2017 | San Diego, United States

Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XIV

28 August 2016 | San Diego, California, United States

SPIE Nanoscience + Engineering

28 August 2016 | San Diego, United States

High and Low Concentrator Systems for Solar Energy Applications X

11 August 2015 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties XIII

9 August 2015 | San Diego, California, United States

Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices IV

10 February 2015 | San Francisco, California, United States

High and Low Concentrator Systems for Solar Energy Applications IX

19 August 2014 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties XII

17 August 2014 | San Diego, California, United States

Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices III

3 February 2014 | San Francisco, California, United States

Plasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties XI

25 August 2013 | San Diego, California, United States

Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices II

3 February 2013 | San Francisco, California, United States

Plasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties X

12 August 2012 | San Diego, California, United States

Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices

23 January 2012 | San Francisco, California, United States

Plasmonics: Nanoimaging, Nanofabrication, and their Applications V

2 August 2009 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics: Nanoimaging, Nanofabrication, and Their Applications IV

10 August 2008 | San Diego, California, United States

Linear and Nonlinear Optics of Nanocrystals

7 August 2003 | San Diego, California, United States

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