Study Extreme Photonics at the University of Ottawa
- Photographing an electron using a light pulse that lasts only 1/100,000,000,000,000,000 seconds!
- Confining light to less than 1/10 of its wavelength; producing just a single photon whenever it is needed or improving solar cell efficiency using nano-technology.
These breakthroughs represent just some of the exciting research now underway in the Extreme Photonics program at the University of Ottawa. That’s where 10 professors combine theory and experiment to break new boundaries of photonics.
Fig 1. A tomographic image of the highest occupied molecular orbital of N2; Nature 432, 869 (2004).
Fig 2. An InAs/InP quantum dot with four electrodes; Physical Review B 78, 195301 (2008).
Fig 3. Emission distribution from a surface plasmon waveguide; Nature Photonics 4, 382 (2010).
Attention Undergraduate and Graduate Students: We need you to help us expand the frontiers of photonic science and engineering during your graduate studies. The University of Ottawa will immerse you in an exciting multi-disciplinary educational experience at the forefront of photonics —including, during your first year, spending one month in each of two labs to help you select the most exciting new technology for your future research. Apply now to the extreme photonics graduate program through either the Faculty of Engineering or the Faculty of Science!