Research focus and goals
Nonlinear optical phenomena form the basis for many photonic functionalities and applications that are important in our modern society. Our mission is to advance the fundamental understanding of nonlinear light-matter interactions, to design and investigate nonlinear materials with novel functionalities and to seek new applications of nonlinear optics.
Our main goal is to advance the fundamental understanding of nonlinear optical phenomena occurring at different spatial scales, starting from the molecular level and reaching all the way to macroscopic systems. In particular, the Group investigates the intrinsic nonlinearities of various kinds of materials and utilizes this information to understand optical responses occurring at higher structural levels such as single nanostructures, their microscopic arrangements and complex systems (e.g. metasurfaces and biological systems).
