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Professional Appointments

  • 2004-present Assistant Professor, Physics Department, Oregon State University
  • 2002-2004 Research Associate, EE Department, Princeton University
  • 1998-2002 Research/Teaching Assistant, Physics Department, New Mexico State University

Education

  • Ph.D. in Physics, New Mexico State University 2002 (GPA: 4.0/4)
    Thesis: "Optical properties of nanocomposites: percolation films, nanowires and nanoholes",
    Advisors: Prof. V. M. Shalaev and Dr. A. K. Sarychev

  • M.S. in Computer Science, New Mexico State University 2001 (GPA: 4.0/4)

  • B.S. in Applied Mathematics and Physics from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology 1998 (with highest honors).
    Thesis: "Exact numerical renormalization method"
    Advisor: Prof. A. K. Sarychev

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Professional Activities

  • Member of editorial board: Research Letters in
  • Member of nominating committee, APS NW section (2008)
  • Reviewer for Journal of Optical Society of America,
    American Physical Society journals (Phys.Rev.Lett, Phys.Rev.B, Phys.Rev.E),
    Optical Society of America Journals (JOSA, Optics Express)
    IEEE journals (T-Nano, APS, JSTQE); Solid State Communications (SSC),
    Nano Letter, Applied Physics, Appl. Phys. Lett., Nature Photonics
  • Petroleum Research Fund, American Chemical Society, U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF), National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Energy (DOE)

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Awards

  • Thomas T. Sugihara young faculty research award, College of Science, OSU (2008)

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Research Interests

  • Nanoscale photonics and plasmonics:
    • metamaterials (including negative index structures)
    • sub-diffraction light manipulation
    • dispersion engineering
    • active nanostructures and nano-systems
  • Micro-scale optics:
    • electromagnetic analogs of quantum chaos
    • optics of microresonators
    • optical communications
    • nonlinear optical applications
  • Computational optics:
    • Electromagnetism of multi-scale systems
    • Algorithm analysis

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Teaching Summary

Teaching in undergraduate- and graduate-level, including Computational Physics [Phys.265], Computational Physics II [Phys.464/564], Electromagnetism [Phys. 431/531], Nonlinear Dynamics [Phys.621]

Conference and Seminars Summary

  • 16 invited colloquia/seminars at academic institutions
  • more then 40 presented conference talks and posters (13 invited conference presentations)

Publication Summary

  • 45 papers in refereed journals (5 more in press)
  • coauthored invited chapter in the book
  • 2 US patents, 1 provisional patent, 3 invention disclosures
  • 46 papers in non-refereed journals/conference proceedings

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Full Publication List

Invited book chapter

  1. W. Kim, V.P.Safonov, V.P.Drachev, V.A.Podolskiy, V.M. Shalaev, and R.L. Armstrong "Fractal-Microcavity Composites" in: "Optical Properties of Nanostructured Random Media", Springer Verlag, Topics in Applied Physics, Berlin 2001 ed. V.M. Shalaev

Serial refereed journal articles

  1. R.J. Pollard, A. Murphy, W.R. Hendren, P.R. Evans, R. Atkinson, G.A. Wurtz, A.V. Zayats, V.A. Podolskiy " Optical nonlocalities and additional waves in epsilon-near-zero metamaterials" - under consideration
  2. S. Thongrattanasiri, V.A. Podolskiy "Hyper-gratings: nanophotonics in planar anisotropic metamaterials" -  accepted to Opt. Lett. ; arXiv:0810.0044 (2008)
  3. A. Kabashin, P. Evans, S. Pastkovsky, W. Hendren, G. A. Wurtz, R. Atkinson, R. Pollard, V. Podolskiy, A.V. Zayats, under consideration
  4. A. J. Hoffman, L. Alekseyev, A. Sridhar, P.X. Braun, S. S. Howard, D.L. Sivco, V.A. Podolskiy, E.E. Narimanov, C. Gmachl "Mid-infrared Semiconductor Optical Metamaterials", under consideration, J.Appl.Phys.
  5. L.V. Alekseyev, V.A. Podolskiy, E.E. Narimanov, "Non-magnetic negative-refraction systems for terahertz and far-infrared frequencies" - under consideration
  6. M.A. Noginov, G. Zhu, M.F. Mayy, B. A. Ritzo, N. Noginova, and V.A. Podolskiy, "Stimulated emission of surface plasmon polaritons" - Phys.Rev.Lett. 101, 226806 (2008); arXiv:0801.4598 (2008);
    [editorially selected to Phys.Rev.Lett. suggestions,
    Highlighed in OSU press release]
  7. M.A. Noginov, V.A. Podolskiy, G. Zhu, M. Mayy, M. Bahoura, J.A. Adegoke, B.A. Ritzo, K. Reynolds, "Compensation of loss in propagating surface plasmon polariton by gain in adjacent dielectric medium" - Opt.Exp. 16, 1385 (2008);
    [www/ arXiv/ abstract]
    Abstract:
    We report the suppression of loss of surface plasmon polariton propagating at the interface between silver film and optically pumped polymer with dye. Large magnitude of the effect enables a variety of applications of 'active' nanoplasmonics. The experimental study is accompanied by the development of the analytical description of the phenomenon and the solution of the controversy regarding the direction of the wavevector of a wave with a strong evanescent component in an active medium.
  8. A.A. Govyadinov, V.A. Podolskiy, "Enhancement of dispersion modulation in nanoscale waveguides", J.Opt.Soc.Am. B, 25(12), C127 (2008)
    [selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Tech; v.19(1) 2009]
  9. A.J. Hoffman, V.A. Podolskiy, D.L. Sivco, C. Gmachl "Sub-diffraciton negative and positive index modes in mid-infrared waveguides" - Optics Express 16, 16404 (2008)
  10. J. Elser and V.A. Podolskiy "Scattering free plasmonic optics with anisotropic metamaterials" - Phys.Rev.Let 100 066402 (2008)
    [www / arXiv/ abstract]
    Abstract:
    We develop an approach to utilize anisotropic metamaterials to solve one of the fundamental problems of modern plasmonics - parasitic scattering of surface waves into free-space modes, opening the road to truly two-dimensional plasmonic optics. We illustrate the developed formalism on examples of plasmonic refractor and plasmonic crystal, and discuss limitations of the developed technique and its possible applications for sensing and imaging structures, high-performance mode couplers, optical cloaking structures, and dynamically reconfigurable electro-plasmonic circuits.
  11. N.A. Kuhta, V.A. Podolskiy, A.L. Efros "Far-field imaging by a planar lens: diffraction vs. supreresolution",  Phys.Rev.B. 76, 205102(2007) 
    [pdf/ arXiv/ abstract]
    Abstract:
    We resolve the long-standing controversy regarding far-field imaging by a planar lens made of a left-handed medium and demonstrate theoretically that the far-field image has a fundamentally different origin depending on the relationship between losses inside the lens and the wavelength of the light, l. At small enough l, the image is always governed by diffraction theory, and the resolution is independent of the absorption if both Im[e]<<1 and Im[m]<<1. For any finite l, however, a critical absorption exists below which the superresolution regime occurs, although this absorption is extremely low and can hardly be achieved. We demonstrate that the transition between the diffraction-limited and superresolution regimes is governed by a universal parameter combining absorption, wavelength, and lens thickness. Finally, we show that this parameter is related to the resonant excitation of surface plasma waves.
  12. A.A. Govyadinov, V.A. Podolskiy, and M.A. Noginov, "Active metamaterials: sign of refraction index and gain-assisted dispersion management",  Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 191103 (2007) 
    [selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology, v.16 (21) (2007)]
    [pdf/ arXiv/ abstract]
    Abstract:
    We derive an approach to define the causal direction of the wavevector of modes in optical metamaterials, which in turn, determines signs of refractive index and impedance as a function of real and imaginary parts of dielectric permittivity and magnetic permeability. We use the developed technique to demonstrate that the interplay between resonant response of constituents of metamaterials can be used to achieve efficient dispersion management. Finally we demonstrate broadband dispersion-less index and impedance matching in active nanowire-based negative index materials. Our work opens new practical applications of negative index composites for broadband lensing, imaging, and pulse-routing
  13. A. J. Hoffman, L. Alekseyev, S.S. Howard, K.J. Franz, D. Wasserman, V.A. Podolskiy, E.E. Narimanov, D.L. Sivco, C. Gmachl, "Negative refraction in semiconductor metamaterials" - Nature Materials 6, 946 (2007)
    [url/ first paragraph]
    Abstract:
    An optical metamaterial is a composite in which subwavelength features, rather than the constituent materials, control the macroscopic electromagnetic properties of the material. Recently, properly designed metamaterials have garnered much interest because of their unusual interaction with electromagnetic waves1-3. Whereas nature seems to have limits on the type of materials that exist, newly invented metamaterials are not bound by such constraints. These newly accessible electromagnetic properties make these materials an excellent platform for demonstrating unusual optical phenomena and unique applications such as subwavelength imaging and planar lens design. 'Negative-index materials', as first proposed, required the permittivity, ", and permeability, μ, to be simultaneously less than zero, but such materials face limitations. Here, we demonstrate a comparatively lowloss, three-dimensional, all-semiconductor metamaterial that exhibits negative refraction for all incidence angles in the long-wave infrared region and requires only an anisotropic dielectric function with a single resonance. Using reflection and transmission measurements and a comprehensive model of the material, we demonstrate that our material exhibits negative refraction. This is furthermore confirmed through a straightforward beam optics experiment. This work will influence future metamaterial designs and their incorporation into optical semiconductor devices.
  14. J. Elser, A.A. Govyadinov, I. Avrustky, I. Salakhutdinov, V.A. Podolskiy, "Plasmonic nanolayer composites: coupled plasmon polaritons, effective-medium response, and subdiffraction light manipulation" - J. Nanomaterials, 2007, 79469 (2007)
    [pdf/ abstract]
    Abstract:
    We analyze the evolution of the modes in nanoplasmonic multilayered structures and study the transition of the optical properties of these systems to the effective-medium regime.We derive the effective-medium parameters and study the validity of our analytical results with exact numerical solutions of Maxwell equations. Finally, we explore the applications of multilayered systems for subwavelength light confinement in planar and circular waveguides
  15. I. Avrutsky, I. Salakhutdinov, J. Elser, V.A. Podolskiy - Phys. Rev. B 75, 241402(R) (2007)
    [pdf/ arXiv/ abstract]
    Abstract:
    We show that a stack of metal-dielectric nanolayers, in addition to the long- and short-range plasmon polaritons, guides also an entire family of modes strongly confined within the multilayer - the bulk plasmon polariton modes. We propose a classification scheme that reflects specific properties of these modes. We report experimental verification of the bulk modes by measuring modal indices in a structure made of three pairs of silica(~29nm)/gold(~25nm) layers
  16. A. Chen, K. Hasegawa M. Deutsch, and V.A. Podolskiy "Metamaterial Coatings for Broadband Asymmetric Mirrors" - Opt.Lett. 32, 1770 (2007)
    [selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology, v.17 (3) (2008)]
    [pdf/ arXiv/ abstract]
    Abstract:
    We report on design and fabrication of nano-composite metal-dielectric thin film coatings with high reflectance asymmetries. Applying basic dispersion engineering principles to model a broadband and large reflectance asymmetry, we obtain a model dielectric function for the metamaterial film, closely resembling the effective permittivity of disordered metal-dielectric nano-composites. Coatings realized using disordered nanocrystalline silver films deposited on glass substrates confirm the theoretical predictions, exhibiting symmetric transmittance, large reflectance asymmetries and a unique flat reflectance asymmetry.
  17. J. Elser, V.A. Podolskiy, I. Avrutsky, I. Salakhutdinov, "Non-local effects in effective-medium response of nano-layered meta-materials" - Appl.Phys.Lett. 90, 191109 (2007)
    [pdf/ arXiv/ abstract]
    Abstract:
    We analyze electromagnetic modes in multi-layered nano-composites and demonstrate that the response of a majority of practical layered structures is strongly affected by the effective non-localities, and is not described by conventional effective-medium theories. We develop the analytical description of the relevant phenomena and confirm our results with numerical solutions of Maxwell equations. Finally, we use the developed formalism to demonstrate that multi-layered plasmonic nanostructures support high-index volume modes, confined to deep subwavelength areas.
  18. V.A. Podolskiy, E.E. Narimanov, "Comment on: All-angle broadband negative refraction of metal waveguide arrays in the visible range: theoretical analysis and numerical demonstration"- Phys.Rev.Lett. 98, 179401 (2007)
    [url/ pdf]
    [selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology, v.15 (19) (2007)]
     
  19. V.A. Podolskiy and E.E. Narimanov "Universal level-spacing distribution quantum systems" - Phys.Lett.A 362, 412 (2007); arXiv:nlin.CD/0310034
    [ url/ arXiv / abstract ]
    Abstract:
    Classical counterparts of a great variety of quantum systems, from atomic physics to quantum wells and quantum dots, to optical, microwave, and acoustic resonators exhibit partially chaotic dynamics. Since it is often impossible to measure the temporal dynamics in qunatum systems, the main and probably the most dramatic manifestation of classical chaos in their phase space is seen in the distribution of spacing between the neighboring energy levels. While the mechanism leading to the onset of chaotic dynamics is different in every system, the level spacing distribution obeys the universal law, changing from Poissonian in the completely integrable systems to Wigner in completely chaotic ones
  20. A.A. Govyadinov, V.A. Podolskiy "Gain-assisted slow to superluminal group velocity manipulation in nano-waveguides" - Phys.Rev.Lett 97, 223902 (2006); arXiv:physics/0608097
    [selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology, v.14 (25) (2006)]
    [pdf/ press release/ arXiv/ abstract]
    Abstract:
    We study the energy propagation in subwavelength waveguides and demonstrate that the mechanism of material gain, previously suggested for loss compensation, is also a powerful tool to manipulate dispersion and propagation characteristics of electromagnetic pulses at the nanoscale. We show theoretically that the group velocity in lossy nano-waveguides can be controlled from slow to superluminal values by the material gain and waveguide geometry and develop an analytical description of the relevant physics. We utilize the developed formalism to show that gain-assisted dispersion management can be used to control the transition between ``photonic-funnel'' and ``photonic-compressor'' regimes in tapered nano-waveguides. The phenomenon of strong modulation of group velocity in subwavelength structures can be realized in waveguides with different geometries, and is present for both volume and surface-modes.

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  21. J. Elser, R. Wangberg, V.A. Podolskiy, E.E. Narimanov "Nanowire metamaterials with extreme optical anisotropy" - Appl.Phys.Lett 89, 261102 (2006), arXiv:physics/0604065; (c) 2006 AIP
    [selected for Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research, v.13 (1) (2007),
     selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology, v.15 (2) (2007)]
    [pdf/ url/ arXiv/ abstract]
    Abstract:
    We study the perspectives of nanowire-based metamaterials for negative-refraction waveguides, high-performance polarizers, and polarization-sensitive biosensors. We demonstrate that the behavior of these composites is strongly influenced by the concentration, distribution, and geometry of the nanowires . We derive analytical description of electromagnetism in anisotropic nanowire-based metamaterials and show that it is possible to use nanowire systems to achieve an extreme anisotropy of the dielectric constant required for high energy-density waveguides and non-magnetic negative index systems. Finally, we study the limitations of our analytical results via 3D numerical solutions of Maxwell equations.
  22. A.A. Govyadinov and V.A. Podolskiy "Subdiffraction light propagation in fibers with anisotropic dielectric cores" - J.Mod.Opt. 53, 2315 (2006); arXiv:physics/0605036
    [pdf/ arXiv/ abstract]
    Abstract:
    We present a detailed study of light propagation in waveguides with anisotropic metamaterial cores. We demonstrate that in contrast to conventional optical fibers, our structures support free-space-like propagating modes even when the waveguide radius is much smaller than the wavelength. We develop analytical formalism to describe mode structure and propagation in strongly anisotropic systems and study the effects related to waveguide boundaries and material composition.
  23. A.A. Govyadinov and V.A. Podolskiy "Meta-material photonic funnels for sub-diffraction light compression and propagation" - Phys.Rev.B 73(15), 155108 (2006); arXiv:physics/0512189
    [selected for Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research, v.11 (8) (2006)]
    [pdf/ arXiv/ abstract]
    Abstract:
    We present waveguides with photonic crystal cores, supporting energy propagation in subwavelength regions with a mode structure identical to that in telecom fibers and develop analytical description of light transmission through these systems. We design meta-materials for near-, mid-, and far-IR frequencies, and demonstrate ~10...30% energy transfer to and from regions smaller than 1/25-th of the wavelength via numerical solution of Maxwell equations. Both positive- and negative-refractive index light transmissions are shown. Our approach, although demonstrated here in circular waveguides for some specific frequencies, is easily scalable from optical to IR to THz frequency ranges, and can be realized in a variety of waveguide geometries. Our design may be used for ultra high-density energy focusing, nm-resolution sensing, near-field microscopy, and high-speed photonic computing.
  24. R. Wangberg, J. Elser, E.E. Narimanov, and V.A. Podolskiy, "Non-magnetic nano-composites for optical and infrared negative refraction index media" - JOSA B v.23(3), p.498 (2006); arXiv:physics/0506196
    [url/ arXiv/ abstract]
    Abstract:
    We develop an approach to use nanostructured plasmonic materials as a non-magnetic negative-refractive index system at optical and near-infrared frequencies. In contrast to conventional negative refraction materials, our design does not require periodicity and thus is highly tolerant to fabrication defects. Moreover, since the proposed materials are intrinsically non-magnetic, their performance is not limited to proximity of a resonance so that the resulting structure has relatively low loss. We develop the analytical description of the relevant electromagnetic phenomena and justify our analytic results via numerical solutions of Maxwell equations.
  25. E.E. Narimanov and V.A. Podolskiy "Chaos-assisted tunneling in dielectric microdisk resonators" - IEEE journal of selected topics in quantum electronics, v.12, p.40 (2006)
    [url/ abstract]
    Abstract:
    We demonstrate that the lifetimes and emission patterns of the optical modes in microresonators are strongly affected by the phenomena of chaos-assisted tunneling and dynamical Anderson localization, and develop quantitative descriptions of these effects
  26. R. Colombelli, C. Gmachl, A.M. Sergent, D.L. Sivco, E.E. Narimanov, V.A. Podolskiy, A.Y. Cho, and F. Capasso, "Surface plasmon quantum cascade microlasers with highly deformed resonators" - IEEE journal of selected topics in quantum electronics, v.12, p.66 (2006)
    [url/ abstract]
    Abstract:
    We report the demonstration of surface-plasmon microcylinder quantum cascade lasers with circular and deformed resonators. An improved self-alignment fabrication technique was developed that allows the use of wet etching, necessary to achieve smooth and clean surfaces, in combination with the deposition of the surface-plasmon-carrying metal layer up to the very edge of the resonator, where the optical mode is mostly located. The diameter of the microcylinders ranges from 75 to 180 /spl mu/m while their deformation coefficient /spl epsiv/ ranges from /spl epsiv/=0 to /spl epsiv/=0.32. Circular microcylinder lasers show a reduction of /spl sim/50% of the threshold current density with respect to devices with standard ridge-waveguide resonators. On the other hand, highly deformed microcylinder lasers exhibit a complex mode structure, suggesting the onset of chaotic behavior.
  27. V.A. Podolskiy, N.A. Kuhta, G.W. Milton, "Optimizing the superlens: manipulating geometry to enhance the resolution" - Appl. Phys. Lett. v.87, p.231113 (2005); arXiv:physics/0509067; (c) 2005 AIP
    [pdf/ url/ press release/arXiv/ abstract]
    Abstract:
    We analyze the performance of a planar lens based on realistic negative index material in a generalized geometry. We demonstrate that the conventional superlens design (where the lens is centered between the object and the image) is not optimal from the resolution point-of-view, develop an analytical expression for the resolution limit of a generalized lens, use it to find the optimum lens configuration, and calculate the maximum absorption practical nearfield superlenses may have. We demonstrate that in contrast to the conventional superlens picture, planar imaging is typically accompanied by excitation of surface waves at both interfaces of the lens.
  28. G. Milton, N.-A. Nicorovici, R. McPhedran, and V. Podolskiy, "A proof of superlensing in the quasistatic regime, and limitations of superlenses in this regime due to anomalous localized resonance" - Proc. Roy. Soc. Lond. A 461 p.3999 (2005)
    [ url/ abstract ]
    Abstract:
    Enlarging upon work of Nicorovici, McPhedran, and Milton (1994) a rigorous proof is given that in the quasistatic regime a cylindrical superlens can successfully image a dipolar line source in the limit as the loss in the lens tends to zero. In this limit it is proved that the field blows up to infinity in two sometimes overlap- ping annular anomalously locally resonant regions, one of which extends inside the lens and the other of which extends outside the lens. If the object being imaged responds to an applied field it is argued that it must lie outside the resonant re- gions to be successfully imaged. If the image is being probed it is argued that the resonant regions created by the probe should not interfere with either the probe itself or the object being imaged, if that object responds to an applied field. Per- fect imaging in a cylindrical superlens is shown to extend to the static equations of magnetoelectricity or thermoelectricity provided they have a special structure which makes these equations equivalent to the quasistatic equations.
  29. V.A. Podolskiy, L. Alekseyev, and E.E. Narimanov "Strongly anisotropic media: the THz perspectives of left-handed materials", J. Mod. Opt. 52(16) p. 2343 (2005); arXiv:physics/0505024
    [ pdf/ arXiv/ abstract ]
    Abstract:
    We demonstrate that non-magnetic m=1 left-handed materials can be effectively used for waveguide imaging systems. We also propose a specific THz realization of the non-magnetic left-handed material based on homogeneous, naturally-occurring media.
  30. W. Fang, H. Cao, V.A. Podolskiy, and E.E. Narimanov, "Dynamical localization in microdisk lasers" -  Optics Express 13(15), p.5641 (2005)
    [ pdf / abstract ]
    Abstract:
    We demonstrate the lasing action from a dynamically localized mode in a microdisk resonator with rough boundary. Although substantial boundary roughness and surface defects in our devices imply strong light scattering and destroy the regular whispering gallery modes, the destructive interference of the scattered light leads to the dynamical Anderson localization in the phase space of the system and the formation of a different type of high-Q modes. Using direct optical imaging of the lasing mode and theoretical calculations, we show that the lasing modes in our devices has dynamical localization origin. This behavior, although demonstrated here in GaAs-InAs microdisk laser, should be applicable to any lasers and sensors based on semiconductor or polymer materials

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  31. V.A. Podolskiy and E.E. Narimanov "Strongly anisotropic waveguide as a nonmagnetic left-handed system" - Phys. Rev. B, 71 201101(R) (2005); arXiv:physics/0405077
    [ pdf/ arXiv / abstract ]
    Abstract:
    We develop an approach to build a material with negative refraction index that can be implemented for optical and infrared frequencies. In contrast to conventional designs that require simultaneously negative dielectric permittivity and magnetic permeability and rely on a resonance to achieve a nonzero magnetic response, our material is intrinsically nonmagnetic and makes use of an anisotropic dielectric constant to provide a lefthanded behavior in waveguide geometry. We demonstrate that the proposed material can support surface (polariton) waves, and show the connection between the polaritons and the enhancement of evanescent fields, also known as superlensing.
  32. V.A. Podolskiy and E.E. Narimanov "Chaos-Assisted Tunneling in Dielectric Microcavities" - Optics Letters 30, 474 (2005);
    [ pdf/ abstract ]
    Abstract:
    We demonstrate that the lifetimes and emission patterns of the optical modes in generic (asymmetric) microresonators are strongly affected by the phenomenon of Chaos-Assisted Tunneling, and develop the theory of the effect.
  33. V.A. Podolskiy, A.K. Sarychev, E.E. Narimanov, and V.M. Shalaev "Resonant light interaction with plasmonic nanowire systems" - J. Optics A: Pure. Appl. Opt 7, S32 (2005); arXiv:physics/0406068;
    [selected for J.Opt.A. highlights 2005]
    [ pdf/ arXiv / abstract ]

    Abstract:
    We compare the optical response of isolated nanowires, double-wire systems, and Pi-structures, and show that their radiation is well described in terms of their electric and magnetic dipole moments. We also show that both dielectric permittivity and magnetic permeability can be negative at optical and near infrared frequencies, and demonstrate the connection between the geometry of the system and its resonance characteristics. We conclude that plasmonic nanowires can be employed for developing novel negative-index materials. Finally, we demonstrate that it is possible to construct a nanowire-based "transparent nanoresonator&" with dramatically enhanced intensity and metal concentration below 5%
  34. V.A. Podolskiy and E.E. Narimanov "Near-sighted superlens" - Optics Letters 30, 75 (2005); arXiv:physics/0403139
    [ pdf/abstract ]

    Abstract:
    The materials with simultaneously negative dielectric permittivity and magnetic permeability also known as left-handed materials (LHMs), are among the most rapid-developing topics in the modern scientific community due to their exciting and often unnatural electromagnetic properties. The ``ultimate application'' of LHM is the construction of a lens with ``perfect'' (subwavelength) optical resolution in the far field, which -- although potentially leading to a tremendous advance in imaging, fabrication, and communications -- have initiated a lot of controversy. In the present work we show that the LHM-based lens ceases to be perfect in the presence of even a small absorption and the area of its subwavelength resolution is usually limited to the proximity of the scatterer, similarly to well-developed near-field optics. We derive the relation between the focal distance and resolution of the superlens, and resolve the above mentioned controversy
  35. V.A. Podolskiy, E.E. Narimanov, W.Fang, H.Cao "Chaotic microlasers based on dynamical localization" - Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, 101, 10498 (2004) [cover paper];
    [ url/ abstract ]

    Abstract:
    We report the first direct observation of lasing action from a dynamically localized mode in a microdisk resonator with rough boundary. In contrast to microlasers based on stable ray trajectories, the performance of our device is robust with respect to the boundary roughness and corresponding ray chaos, taking advantage of Anderson localization in angular momentum. The resonator design, although demonstrated here in GaAs-InAs microdisk laser, should be applicable to any lasers and sensors based on semiconductor or polymer materials.

  36. H. Leung and V.A.Podolskiy "The limitedness problem on distance automata: Hashiguchi's method revisited" - Theoretical Computer Science, 310, 147 (2004)
    [ pdf / abstract ]

    Abstract:
    Hashiguchi has studied the limitedness problem of distance automata (DA) in a series of paper [(J. Comput. System Sci. 24 (1982) 233; Theoret. Comput. Sci. 72 (1990) 27; Theoret. Comput. Sci. 233 (2000) 19)]. The distance of a DA can be limited or unbounded. Given that the distance of a DA is limited, Hashiguchi has proved in Hashiguchi (2000) that the distance of the automaton is bounded by 24n3+n lg(n+2)+n, where n is the number of states. In this paper, we study again Hashiguchi's solution to the limitedness problem. We have made a number of simpli=cation and improvement on Hashiguchi's method. We are able to improve the upper bound to 23n3+n lg n+n-1.

  37. V.A. Podolskiy and E.E. Narimanov "Semiclassical description of chaos-assisted tunneling" - Phys.Rev.Lett. 91, 263601 (2003)
    [ pdf / abstract ]

    Abstract:
    We study tunneling between regular and chaotic regions in the phase space of Hamiltonian systems. We analytically calculate the transition rate and show that its variation depends only on corresponding phase space area and in this sense is universal.We derive the distribution of level splittings associated with the pairs of quasidegenerate regular eigenstates which in the general case is different from a Cauchy distribution. We show that chaos-assisted tunneling leads to level repulsion between regular eigenstates, solving the longstanding problem of level-spacing distribution in mixed systems.

  38. V.A. Podolskiy, A.K. Sarychev and V.M. Shalaev "Plasmon modes and negative refraction in metal nanowire composites" - Optics Express 11 735 (2003)
    [ pdf / abstract ]

    Abstract:
    Optical properties of metal nanowires and nanowire composite materials are studied. An incident electromagnetic wave can effectively couple to the propagating surface plasmon polariton (SPP) modes in metal nanowires resulting in very large local fields. The excited SPP modes depend on the structure of nanowires and their orientation with respect to incident radiation. A nanowire percolation composite is shown to have a broadband spectrum of localized plasmon modes. We also show that a composite of nanowires arranged into parallel pairs can act as a left-handed material with the effective magnetic permeability and dielectric permittivity both negative in the visible and near-infrared spectral ranges.

  39. V.A. Podolskiy, A.K Sarychev, and V.M. Shalaev "Plasmon Modes in Metal Nanowires" JNOPM, 11 vol. 1, 65 (2002).
    [ pdf / erratum-pdf / abstract ]

    Abstract:
    The electromagnetic field distribution for thin metal nanowires is found, by using the discrete dipole approximation. The plasmon polariton modes in wires are numerically simulated. These modes are found to be dependent on the incident light wavelength and direction of propagation. The existence of localized plasmon modes and strong local field enhancement in percolation nanowire composites is demonstrated. Novel left-handed materials in the near-infrared and visible are proposed based on nanowire composites.

  40. V.A. Podolskiy, A.K. Sarychev, and V.M. Shalaev "Temporal Dynamics of Local Optical Responses and sub-fs Pulse Generation in Semicontinious Metal Films" Laser Physics vol. 12, no.2, 292 (2002)
    [ pdf/ abstract ]

    Abstract:
    In metal-dielectric percolation films, plasmon modes are localized in nm-sized areas, "hot-spots," where EM-field is extremely enhanced. When the excitation pulse has a broad spectrum, sub-femtosecond opti- cal responses can occur locally on such films. Thus, sub-wavelength spatial localization and sub-light-period time localization are both possible in metal-dilectric percolation films.

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  41. A.K. Sarychev, V.A. Podolskiy, A.M. Dykhe and V.M. Shalaev "Resonance Transmittance through Metal Film with Subwavelength Holes" IEEE J. of Quantum Electronics 38, 956-963 (2002).
    [ pdf / abstract ]

    Abstract:
    An analytical theory for extraordinary light trans-mittance through an optically thick metal film with subwavelength holes is developed. It is shown that the film transmittance has sharp peaks that are due to the Maxwell-Garnet resonances in the holes. There are localized electric and magnetic resonances resulting in, respectively, dramatically enhanced electric and magnetic fields in the holes. A simple analytical expression for the resonance trans-mittance is derived that holds for arbitrary hole distribution. It is also shown that there are other types of transmittance resonances, when the holes are arranged into a regular lattice. These reso-nances occur because of the excitation of surface plasmon polari-tons propagating over the film surface. A combination of the two kinds of resonances results in a rich spectral behavior in the extra-ordinary optical transmittance.

  42. V. P. Drachev, W. Kim, V. P. Safonov, V. A. Podolskiy, N. S. Zakovryazhin, V. M. Shalaev, and R. A. Armstrong, "Low-threshold lasing and broad-band multiphoton-excited light emission from Ag aggregate-adsorbate complexes in microcavity", J. of Modern Optics 49, 645 (2002).
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    Abstract:
    A novel class of composites for optics, microcavities doped with metal fractal aggregates, is studied. Lasing and broad-band Stokes and anti-Stokes emission from (Ag colloidal aggregates)/(adsorbed molecules)/(micro-cavity) composite at low-intensity cw and pulse laser excitation has been found. At 633 nm cw excitation wavelength the emission spectrum contains many peaks, spanning a range from wavelength 200 nm to 800 nm. Experiments with pulse excitation of Ag/dye/microcavity composite show that the duration of the observed broad-band anti-Stokes emission significantly exceeds the pump pulse duration, dye molecule fluorescence time, and relaxation times in silver particles. It may be interpreted as a luminescence governed by long-living triplet states of dye molecules. These observations were made possible by use of a fractal-microcavity composite, where coupling the localized plasmon modes in fractal aggregates with microcavity resonances is provided. The important role of multiphoton resonant transitions between discrete states of a finite-size metal particle in enhanced local fields is shown. Analysis, based on the model of a spherical potential well, shows that the observed spectra contain fingerprints of the quantum size effect.

  43. Vladimir P. Drachev, W. David Bragg, V.A. Podolskiy, V.P.Safonov, W.-T.Kim,Z.C.Ying,R.L.Armstrong, V.M.Shalaev "Large local optical activity in Fractal Aggregates of Nanoparticles" - JOSA B 18 1896 (2001)
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    Abstract:
    Large local optical activity in fractal aggregates of silver nanoparticles has been observed by means of photon scanning tunneling microscopy. The effect occurs because resonant plasmon modes in random fractals can have handedness in spatial distribution of their amplitudes. In agreement with experimental observations, numerical simulations show dramatic difference in dipole-moment distributions for right- and left-circularly polarized incident light when the cluster size is comparable with or larger than the wavelength. Variations in the local parameter describing the circular intensity difference of scattered light show that fractal aggregates are characterized by broad and random distributions of chiral plasmon modes. © 2001 Optical Society of America

  44. S. Ducourtieux, V.A. Podolskiy, S. Gresillon, S. Buil, P. Gadenne, A.C. Boccara, J.C. Rivoal, W.A. Bragg, K. Banerjee, V.P. Safonov, V.P. Drachev, Z.C. Ying, A.K. Sarychev, and V.M. Shalaev "Near-Field Optical Studies of Semicontinuous Metal Films" Phys.Rev.B 64, 165403 (2001).
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    Abstract:
    Local field distributions in random metal-dielectric films near a percolation threshold are experimentally studied using scanning near-field optical microscopy ~SNOM!. The surface-plasmon oscillations in such per-colation films are localized in small nanometer-scale areas, ''hot spots,'' where the local fields are much larger than the field of an incident electromagnetic wave. The spatial positions of the hot spots vary with the wavelength and polarization of the incident beam. Local near-field spectroscopy of the hot spots is performed using our SNOM. It is shown that the resonance quality-factor of hot spots increases from the visible to the infrared. Giant local optical activity associated with chiral plasmon modes has been obtained. The hot spot's large local fields may result in local, frequency and spatially selective photomodification of percolation films.

  45. M. Breit, V.A. Podolskiy, S. Gresillon, G. von Plessen, J. Feldmann, J.C. Rivoal, P. Gadenne, A.K. Sarychev, and V.M. Shalaev "Experimental observation of percolation-enhanced nonlinear light scattering from semicontinuous metal films" Phys.Rev.B 64 125106 (2001)
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    Abstract:
    Strongly enhanced second-harmonic generation ~SHG!, which is characterized by a nearly isotropic intensity distribution, is observed for gold-glass films near the percolation threshold. The diffuselike SHG scattering, which can be thought of as nonlinear critical opalescence, is in sharp contrast with highly collimated linear reflection and transmission from these nanostructured semicontinuous metal films. Our observations, which can be explained by giant fluctuations of local nonlinear sources for SHG due to plasmon localization, verify recent predictions of percolation-enhanced nonlinear scattering.

  46. V.A.Podolskiy, A.K.Sarychev, V.M.Shalaev "Percolation Composites: Localization of Surface Plasmons and Enhanced Optical Nonlinearities", in: Photonic Crystals and Light Localization in the 21st Century, 567-575 ed. C.M.Soukoulis
  47. M. Gadenne, V. Podolskiy, P. Gadenne, P. Sheng and V.M. Shalaev "Plasmon-Enhanced Absorption by Optical Phonons in Metal-Dielectric Composites", Europhysics Letters, 53, pp.364-370 (2001)
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    Abstract:
    It is shown that in cerments, with metal percolating clusters in a dielectric host, the metal plasmon modes cn strongly couple to the dielectric vibrational modes, optical phonons. In metal-dielectric percolation composites, the pasmon modes are capable of strong addumulation of the electromagnetic energy in small nanometer-sized areas, "hot-spots". The local fields in the hot spots can be very large, leading to enhanced absorption by optical phonons of the dielectric. In our experiments, strongly enhanced absorption by the coupled plasmon-phonon modes has been observed in Au-Al2O3 percolation composites.

  48. V.A.Podolskiy and V.M.Shalaev "Giant Optical Responses in Microcavity - Fractal Composites" Laser Physics v. 11 pp. 26-30 (2001)
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    Abstract:
    Optical properties of fractal nanostructured composite materials are considered. The fractal geom-etry results in localization of plasmon excitations in the "hot" spots, where the local field can exceed the applied field by several orders of magnitude. The high local fields of the localized fractal modes result in dramatic enhancement of optical responses, making feasible the surface-enhanced nonlinear spectroscopy of single mol-ecules and nanocrystals. The field enhancement becomes especially large when fractals are placed inside a microcavity. A theory for the enhanced Raman and hyper-Raman surface-enhanced scattering in microcavity- fractal composites is developed.

  49. J.P.Clerc, V.A.Podolskiy, A.K.Sarychev "Precise Determination of the conductivity exponent of 3D percolation using exact numerical renormalization" European Physical Journal B, v. 15 pp. 507-516 (2000)
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    Abstract:
    We present detailed description of a computer method for the calculation of the conductivity of inhomogeneous systems based on an exact renormalization group transformation. We study by this method the effective conductivity of the three-dimensional resistor network at the percolation threshold. For lattices ranging in size from 43 to 1403 we measure the dissipation, finding t/vp=2.305(15), where t is the conductivity exponent and vp is the correlation length exponent.

  50. S.Ducourtieux, S.Gresillon, A.C.Boccara, J.C.Rivoal, X.Quelin, P.Gadenne, V.P.Drachev, W.D.Bragg, V.P.Safonov, V.A.Podolskiy, Z.C.Ying, R.L.Armstrong, and V.M. Shalaev "Percolation and fractal composites: Optical Studies" Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics and Materials v. 9 pp. 105-116 (2000)
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    Abstract:
    Local field distributions are studied in random metal-dielectric films near percolation (percolation films) and fractal aggregates of colloidal particles. For both systems, it is shown that optical excitations are localized in small nanometer-sized areas, "hot spots," where the local fields are much larger than the field of an incident electromagnetic wave. The large local fields result in giant enhancement of various optical phenomena. The surface-enhanced white-light generation and second-harmonic generation have been obtained in percolation films. For fractal aggregates of silver particles, a giant effect of local optical activity has been observed. The effect is due to surface-plasmon excitations localized on chiral-active particle configurations in fractals

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Serial conference proceedings and other publications

  1. V.A. Podolskiy, J. Elser, "Scattering-free plasmonic optics with anisotropic metamaterials" Proc. SPIE vol 7029 eds. M.A. Noginov; N.I. Zheludev; A.D. Boardman; N. Engheta, 70291B (2008)
  2. M. A. Noginov, G. Zhu, M. Mayy, B. A. Ritzo, N. Noginova, V. A. Podolskiy "Stimulated Emission of Surface Plasmon Polaritons", in CLEO/QELS 2008 (OSA, Washington DC 2008), QTuJ6
  3. V.A. Podolskiy, A.A. Govyadinov, "Geometry-enhanced modulation of group velocity in nano-waveguides" in CLEO/QELS 2008 (OSA, Washington DC 2008), QThJ3
  4. V.A. Podolskiy, J. Elser, "Electroplasmonics: Dynamical plasmonic circuits with minimized parasitic scattering" in CLEO/QELS 2008 (OSA, Washington DC 2008), QTuJ2
  5. J. Elser, V.A. Podolskiy "Anisotropic metamaterials for purely 2D optics" in CLEO/QELS 2008, (OSA, Washington DC 2008), JTuA119
  6. M. A. Noginov, V. A. Podolskiy, G. Zhu, M. Mayy, M. Bahoura, J. A. Adegoke, B. A. Ritzo, K. Reynolds, "Compensation of loss by optical gain in propagating surface plasmons"; Proc. SPIE Vol. # 6642; Editors: Satoshi Kawata; Vladimir M. Shalaev; Din-Ping Tsai; paper # 664218 (2007)
  7. V.A. Podolskiy, A.A. Govyadinov, "Diffraction and dispersion management in anisotropic metamaterials" Proc. SPIE (2007)
  8. G.Zhu, M. Mayy, M. Bahoura, J.A. Adegoke, V.A. Podolskiy, M.A. Noginov, "Compensating loss in propagating surface plasmon by optical gain", in CLEO/QELS 2007 (OSA, Washington DC 2007), JMA5
  9. V.A. Podolskiy, A.A. Govyadinov, "Gain-assisted dispersion management in negative-index materials", in CLEO/QELS 2007 (OSA, Washington DC 2007), QTuD6
  10. V.A. Podolskiy, J. Elser, I. Salakhutdinov, I. Avrutsky, "Non-local effects in effective-medium response of nanolayered metamaterials", CLEO/QELS 2007 (OSA, Washington DC 2007), QThI4
  11. V.A. Podolskiy, R. Wangberg, J. Elser, E. Narimanov, "Imaging properties of anisotropy-based negative index composites", in CLEO/QELS 2006 (OSA, Washington DC 2006), QThN5
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  12. V.A. Podolskiy, N. Kuhta, G.W. Milton, "Optimizing the superlens geometry", in CLEO/QELS 2006 (OSA, Washington DC 2006), JWB84
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  13. A.A. Govyadinov and V.A. Podolskiy, "Subwavelength light guiding in photonic funnels", in CLEO/QELS 2006 (OSA, Washington DC 2006), QMI1
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  14. V.A. Podolskiy, R. Wangberg, J. Elser, and E.E. Narimanov, "Left-handed high energy density waveguides: nano-light propagation and focusing" Proc. SPIE v.6002, 600205, (2005)
  15. V.A. Podolskiy, E.E. Narimanov "Nanostructured non-magnetic left-handed composites" - in AP-S/URSI 2005 proceedings (IEEE, Washington DC 2005), 0-7803-8883-6/05
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  16. V.A. Podolskiy, E.E. Narimanov "Nanoplasmonic approach to strongly anisotropic optical materials"- in CLEO/QELS/PhAST 2005 (OSA, Washington DC 2005), JThC3
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  17. V.A. Podolskiy, E.E. Narimanov "Non-magnetic left-handed composite" in CLEO/QELS/PhAST 2005 (OSA, Washington DC 2005), JThE103
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  18. L. Alekseev, V.A. Podolskiy, E.E. Narimanov "THz non-magnetic negative refraction system" - in CLEO/QELS/PhAST 2005 (OSA, Washington DC 2005), JThC2
    [pdf]
  19. E.E. Narimanov, A.A. Govyadinov, V.A. Podolskiy "Optical ratchet resonators" - in CLEO/QELS/PhAST 2005 (OSA, Washington DC 2005) , QThE5
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  20. E.E. Narimanov and V.A. Podolskiy "Dynamical localization in spiral microresonators" - proceedings of OSA annual meeting (2004)
  21. V.A. Podolskiy and E.E. Narimanov "Non magnetic left handed composite" - proceedings of OSA annual meeting (2004)
  22. V.A. Podolskiy, A.K. Sarychev, E.E. Narimanov, and V.M. Shalaev "Light manipulation with plasmonic nanoantennas" - proceedings of IEEE AP-S/URSI conference 0-7803-8302-8, (June 2004)
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  23. E.E. Narimanov and V.A. Podolskiy "Dynamical localization in spiral microlasers with unidirectional emission" - proceedings of CLEO/IQEC (May 2004)
  24. V.A. Podolskiy and E.E. Narimanov "Chaos-assisted tunneling in whispering-gallery resonators" - proceedings of CLEO/IQEC (May 2004)
  25. E.E. Narimanov and V.A. Podolskiy "Chaos-assisted tunneling in whispering-gallery resonators" - Progress in Electromagnetism Symposium (PIERS) (2003)
  26. A.K. Sarychev, V.A. Podolskiy, and V.M. Shalaev "Optical properties of plasmonic nanowires: surface plasmon modes and negative refraction", PIERS (2003)

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  27. V.A. Podolskiy, E.E. Narimanov "Chaotic light scattering by asymmetric particles" - PIERS (2003)
  28. V.A. Podolskiy and E.E. Narimanov "Level spacing distribution in small asymmetric particles", Frontiers in Optics (2003)
  29. E.E. Narimanov and V.A. Podolskiy "Chaos-assisted tunneling in whispering-gallery resonators" - Frontiers in Optics (2003)
  30. V.A. Podolskiy and E.E. Narimanov "Chaotic light scattering by asymmetric particles", Frontiers in Optics (2003)
  31. V.A. Podolskiy, A.K. Sarychev, V.M. Shalaev "Plasmonic nanowires as left-handed media", Frontiers in Optics (2003)
  32. A.K. Sarychev, V.P.Drachev, Hsiao-Kuan Yuan, V.A. Podolskiy, V.M. Shalaev, "Optical Properties of Metal nanowires" - to appear in proceedings of SPIE Aug.2003 meeting
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    Abstract:
    Optical properties of metal nanowires and nanowire composite materials are studied experimentally and theoretically. We suggest that a nanowire composite, constructed from parallel pairs of nanowires has both effective magnetic permeability and dielectric permittivity negative in the visible and near-infrared spectral ranges due to resonant excitation of surface plasmon polaritons. Experimental results confirm excitation of surface plasmons polaritons in periodical array of nanowires.

  33. V.A. Podolskiy and E.E. Narimanov "Chaos-assisted tunneling in whispering-gallery resonators" - Proceedings of SPIE Photonics West 2003 meeting
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    Abstract:
    Dielectric spheres and cylinders can support high-Q modes due to internal reflection of the light. However, small deviations of the shape of these resonators away from symmetry lead to the onset of chaotic ray dynamics and the resulting suppression of the mode lifetimes. We demonstrate, that in such conditions even the regular modes are strongly affected by small deformations, due to the phenomenon of chaos-assisted tunneling, and develop a quantitative theory of this effect.

  34. V.M. Shalaev, V.A. Podolskiy, and A.K. Sarychev, "Plasmonic nanophotonics: manipulating light and sensing molecules" Proc. SPIE Vol. 4806, p. 32-42 (2002)
  35. A.K. Sarychev, V.A. Podolskiy, V.M. Shalaev, A.M. Dykhne "Light management at nanoscale" Proc. SPIE Vol. 4806, p. 43-54 (2002)
  36. R.L. Armstrong, W.T. Kim, V.A. Podolskiy, V.M. Shalaev, V.P. Drachev, V.P. Safonov "Giant enhancement of spectral emissions from molecules adsorbed on fractal/microcavity composite media" Proc. SPIE Vol. 4577, p. 49-52 (2002)

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  37. V. M. Shalaev, A. K. Sarychev, D. Genov, E. N. Khaliullin, V. P. Drachev, V. A. Podolskiy, R. L. Armstrong, V. P. Safonov, S. G. Rautian, P. Gadenne, "Plasmonic Nanophotonics: Manipulating Light and Sensing Molecules", IQEC 2002 Technical Digest, International Quantum Electronics Conference, June 22-27, 2002, Moscow, Russia, p.413.
  38. A. M. Dykhne, A. K. Sarychev, V. A. Podolskiy, and V. M. Shalaev, "Light-Controlled Extraordinary Optical Transmittance and Photonic Circuits in Plasmonic Nanomaterials", IQEC 2002 Technical Digest, International Quantum Electronics Conference, June 22-27, 2002, Moscow, Russia, p.403.
  39. V. M. Shalaev, A. K. Sarychev, V. A. Podolskiy, "Plasmons in Nano-Wires and Left-Handed Plasmonic Materials", Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Proceedings, July 1-5, 2002, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, p.912 (2002)
  40. A. K. Sarychev, V. A. Podolskiy, and V. M. Shalaev, "Light-Controlled Extraordinary Optical Transmittance and Photonic Circuits in Plasmonic Nanomaterials", Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Proceedings, July 1-5, 2002, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, p.650 (2002)
  41. M. Gadenne, V. Podolskiy, V. M. Shalaev, P. Gadenne, P. Sheng, "Plasmon-enhanced absorption by optical phonons in cermets", Proceeding of SPIE's 46 Annual Meeting (29 July to 3 August, 2001)
  42. V. A. Podolskiy, A. K. Sarychev, and V. M. Shalaev, "Temporal dynamics of giant local fields in metal-dilectric percolation films", Proceedings of 10th Annual International Laser Workshop (LPHYS'01), Moscow, Russia, July 3-7, 2001; p. 44
  43. M. Gadenne, V. Podolskiy, P. Gadenne, P. Sheng, and V. M. Shalaev, "Optical phonons in metal-dielectric composites", Proceedings of 10th Annual International Laser Workshop (LPHYS'01), Moscow, Russia, July 3-7, p. 15 (2001)
  44. P. Gadenne, B. Berini, S. Ducourtieux, S. Gresillon, J. C. Rivoal, M. Breit, V. Shalaev, A. Sarychev, V. Podolskiy, "Nonlinear response enhanced by surface plasmons of fractal metal thin films", Proceedings of 10th Annual International Laser Workshop (LPHYS'01), Moscow, Russia, July 3-7, p. 16 (2001).
  45. V.P. Drachev, W.T. Kim, E.N. Khaliullin, A.Fedda, V.A. Podolskiy, V.P. Safonov, V.M. Shalaev, R.L. Armstrong "Discrete spectrum of anti-Stokes emission from metal particle-adsorbate complexes in a microcavity", ICONO 2001, Proc. SPIE Vol. 4748, p. 380-389 (2002)
  46. W. D. Bragg, K. Banerjee, V. A. Podolskiy, V. P. Safonov, J. G. Zhu, V. M. Shalaev, Z. C. Ying, "Study of Local Photomodification of Nanomaterials Using Near-Field Optics", in Near-Field Optics: Physics, Devices, and Information Processing, ed. by S. Jutamulia, M. Ohtsu, and T. Asakura, SPIE Proceedings, 3791 (1999).

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Press releases

  1. OSU press release about stimulated emission of SPPs (Dec. 2009)

  2. OSU press release about slow and fast light at the nanoscale (Nov. 2006)

  3. OSU press release about optimal superlens configuration (Dec. 2005)

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Full Conference and Seminars List

  • (invited) Physics of Quantum Electronics (PQE 2009), Snowbird, UT "Eliminating losses and out-of-plane scattering of surface plasmon polaritons with active metamaterials" (Jan 2009)
  • (invited) IEEE/LEOS lecture, Portland, OR "Management of optical pulses at the nanoscale with active anisotropic metamaterials" (Nov 2008)
  • (invited) SPIE, San Diego, CA, "Scattering-free planar optics with anisotropic metamaterials" (Aug 2008)
  • (invited) Gordon Conference on Plasmonics, Tilton, NH "Semiconductor metamaterials: towards high-performance imaging and truly plasmonic optics" (July 2008)
  • CLEO/QELS 2008 (May 2008) - presented two talks; coauthored another talk and a poster presentation and presided a session
  • (invited) Dept. of Chemistry, U. Washington, Seattle, WA "Controlling the diffraction limit and group velocity with active anisotropic metamaterials"(Mar. 2008)
  • (invited) Dept. of Physics, UT Dallas, Richardson, TX - "Controlling the diffraction limit and group velocity with active anisotropic metamaterials"(Jan. 2008)
  • (invited) ONAMI/FENA workshop, UCLA , Los Angeles, CA - "Plasmonic metamaterials: from far-field superimaging to optical cloaking"(Nov. 2007)
  • (invited) First International congress on metamaterials, Rome, Italy, - "Diffraction and dispersion management in anisotropic metamaterials"(Oct. 2007)
  • (invited) SPIE, San Diego, CA - "Diffraction and dispersion management in anisotropic metamaterials"(Aug. 2007)
  • CLEO/QELS 2007 (May. 2007)
  • IMA "hot topics" workshop on Negative Index Materials, Minneapolis, MN (Oct. 2006)- presented invited poster
  • (invited) IEEE AP-S/URSI, Albuquerque, NM "Manipulating the diffraction limit with optical anisotropy" ,Jul. 2006
  • CLEO/QELS 2006 (May. 2006)
  • Dept. of Physics, Norfolk State U., Norfolk VA - (invited seminar) "Strongly anisotropic metamaterials for negative refraction and sub-diffraction light manipulation", Apr. 2006
  • Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, UC Berkeley, Berkeley CA - (invited seminar) "Using optical anisotropy to manipulate light beyond the diffraction limit", Feb. 2006
  • PQE 2006 - poster presentation
  • Physics of Quantum Electronics (PQE 2006) winter colloquium, Snowbird, UT - (invited talk) "Photonic funnels: using anisotropy to compress and propagate light beyond the diffraction limit", Jan. 2006
  • Intel, Portland OR, - (invited seminar) "Super-imaging and non-magnetic negative refractive index materials", Nov. 2005
  • Optics East 2005, Boston MA - (invited talk) "Left-handed high energy-density waveguides: nano-light propagation and focusing", Oct. 2005
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept., Wayne State U., Detroit, MI - (invited seminar) "Controlling light propagation beyond the diffraction limit: photonic funnels, negative refraction and planar waveguide imaging", Oct. 2005
  • JCIS/PNC, Salt Lake City, UT, July (2005) - presented a talk
  • IEEE AP-S/URSI, Washington DC - (invited talk) "Nanostructured non-magnetic left-handed composites", July 2005
  • CLEO/QELS 2005, Baltimore MD - presented one talk and poster, coauthored another two talks, and presided the session
  • Physics Department, Portland State University, Portland, OR - (invited seminar) "Bringing light to nano-domain: super-sensing, light nano-guiding, and negative refraction", May 2005
  • Physics Department, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT - (invited seminar) "Towards optical negative refractive index material", Apr. 2005
  • Physics of Quantum Electronics (PQE 2005) winter colloquium, Snowbird, UT - (invited talk) "Nanostructured non-magnetic left-handed composites", Jan. 2005
  • Physics Department, University of Oregon, Eugene OR - (invited colloquium) "Resonant light interaction with nano-plasmonic structures: field enhancement, nano-light guiding, and left-handed media", Oct. 2004
  • Physics Department, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR - (invited colloquium) "Steering light with negative refraction", Oct. 2004
  • Frontiers in Optics 2004, Rochester NY, (2004) - presented one talk, coauthored poster presentation
  • IEEE AP-S/URSI, San Jose CA - (invited talk) "Light manipulation with plasmonics nanoantennas", June 2004

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  • CLEO/IQEC 2004, San Francisco CA, May 2004 - presented two talks
  • Physics Department, New Mexico State University - (invited seminar) "Optical properties of nanostructured plasmonic media," Nov. 2003
  • Queens College, City University of New York - (invited seminar) "Novel optical phenomena in metallic nanostructures: plasmon modes localization and left-handed media," Oct. 2003
  • Progress in Electromagnetic Research Symposium (PIERS) - 2003, Honolulu, 12-16 Oct. 2003
  • Frontiers in Optics, Tucson, 5-9 Oct. 2003
  • EE Department, Princeton University - (invited seminar) "Optical Properties of Plasmonic Nanowires: stong local field enhancement and left-handed media" Jun. 2003
  • CLEO/QELS meeting, Baltimore, 1-6 Jun. 2003
  • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory - (invited seminar) "Light scattering by Metal-Dielectric Percolation Films: Plasmon Modes Localization, and Enhanced Optical Response" Jan. 2003
  • SPIE Photonics West 2003
  • OSA meeting 2002
  • SPIE meeting 2002
  • IQEC 2002
  • Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium 2002
  • APS - four corners section 2001
  • CLEO meeting 2001
  • ICONO 2001
  • SPIE meeting 2001
  • OSA - 2001, Long Beach CA, USA.
  • 10-th annual laser workshop (Laser Physics 2001), Moscow, Russia (invited talk)
  • APS - 2001, Seattle WA, USA
  • ESPCI, Paris, France (invited colloquium) "Local Field Enhanced Optical Phenomena" Dec.2000
  • OSA - 2000, Providence RI, USA

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