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Light-Matter Interaction at the Nanoscale
In this course, Professor Menon will discuss some of his lab’s research into how matter can be designed to interact with, and ultimately control, light. You’ll learn about methods scientists have designed to reflect and trap light, with applications to lasers, photovoltaics, and neural networks.
Vinod Menon
Vinod Menon is a Professor of Physics at The City College of New York (CCNY) and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY). He directs the Laboratory for Nano and Micro Photonics (LaNMP), where his group investigates light–matter interactions at the micro- and nanoscale, including exciton-polaritons, quantum photonic devices, and two-dimensional materials. Menon received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Massachusetts Lowell and has published widely in peer-reviewed journals. He is recognized for his contributions to photonics research and is active in training graduate and undergraduate students in the field.