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Department of Physics and Astronomy

Condensed Matter Physics Seminars and Journal Club

Our meetings are usually on Fridays at 11:00 am in Sumwalt 102.
Looking forward to seeing you all!

Upcoming Seminar (Spring 2025):

Polyvinylidene Difluoride as a Platform for Photonic Circuits

Speaker: Caleb Duff
Affiliation: University of South Carolina
Date: February 28th

Abstract: Integrated photonic circuits represent a promising avenue for advancing computing capabilities by replacing electrons with photons as information carriers. This transition necessitates a comprehensive and innovative approach as the well understood requirements for electronic circuits are replaced by the needs of photonic circuits. This presentation will discuss topological photonics and one of many recent successes in their use to create near scatter free states. This presentation will then discuss progress towards creating an electromechanical platform using polyvinylidene difluoride [(C2H2F2)n], the platform’s benefits, and how the platform will be tested. This platform would have the potential to create reconfigurable photonic circuits, improve the tunability of nanoscale plasmonic devices, and act as a testbed for the novel states created by topological photonics.


 


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