Dragomir Neshev

Prof. Dragomir Neshev

Australian National University

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Academic Career Length

31Years (1996-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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8 June 2018 in Science
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ATAndreas Tittl
Andreas Tittl
ALAleksandrs Leitis
Aleksandrs Leitis
MLMingkai Liu
Mingkai Liu
Filiz YesilkoyFiliz Yesilkoy
Filiz Yesilkoy
Duk Yong ChoiDuk Yong Choi
Duk Yong Choi
HAHatice Altug
Hatice Altug
Metasurfaces for molecular detection: Although mid-infrared (mid-IR) spectroscopy is a mainstay of molecular fingerprinting, its sensitivity is diminished somewhat when looking at small volumes of sample. Nanophotonics provides a platform to enhance the detection capability. Tittl et al. built a mid-IR nanophotonic sensor based on reflection from an all-dielectric metasurface array of specially designed scattering elements. The scattering elements could be tuned via geometry across a broad range of wavelengths in the mid-IR. The approach successfully detected and differentiated the absorption fingerprints of various molecules. The technique offers the prospect of on-chip molecular fingerprinting without the need for spectrometry, frequency scanning, or moving mechanical parts. Science , this issue p. 1105

25 March 2004 in Physical Review Letters
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Dragomir NeshevDragomir Neshev
Dragomir Neshev
TATristram J. Alexander
Tristram J. Alexander
EOElena A. Ostrovskaya
Elena A. Ostrovskaya
YKYuri S. Kivshar
Yuri S. Kivshar
HMHector Martin
Hector Martin
ZCZhigang Chen
Zhigang Chen
We report on the first experimental observation of discrete vortex solitons in two-dimensional optically induced photonic lattices. We demonstrate strong stabilization of an optical vortex by the lattice in a self-focusing nonlinear medium and study the generation of the discrete vortices from a broad class of singular beams.

1 May 2004 in Journal of Optics B: Quantum and Semiclassical Optics
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WKW Królikowski
W Królikowski
OBOle Bang
Ole Bang
NNN I Nikolov
N I Nikolov
Dragomir NeshevDragomir Neshev
Dragomir Neshev
JWJ Wyller
J Wyller
DED Edmundson
D Edmundson

1 June 2016 in APL Photonics
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SKSergey Kruk
Sergey Kruk
BHBen Hopkins
Ben Hopkins
IKIvan Kravchenko
Ivan Kravchenko
Andrey MiroshnichenkoAndrey Miroshnichenko
Andrey Miroshnichenko
Dragomir NeshevDragomir Neshev
Dragomir Neshev
YKYuri S. Kivshar
Yuri S. Kivshar
Metadevices based on dielectric nanostructured surfaces with both electric and magnetic Mie-type resonances have resulted in the best efficiency to date for functional flat optics with only one disadvantage: a narrow operational bandwidth. Here we experimentally demonstrate broadband transparent all-dielectric metasurfaces for highly efficient polarization manipulation. We utilize the generalized Huygens principle, with a superposition of the scattering contributions from several electric and magnetic multipolar modes of the constituent meta-atoms, to achieve destructive interference in reflection over a large spectral bandwidth. By employing this novel concept, we demonstrate reflectionless (∼90% transmission) half-wave plates, quarter-wave plates, and vector beam q-plates that can operate across multiple telecom bands with ∼99% polarization conversion efficiency.

6 September 2011 in Physical Review Letters
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AMAlexander Minovich
Alexander Minovich
AKAngela E. Klein
Angela E. Klein
NJNorik Janunts
Norik Janunts
TPThomas Pertsch
Thomas Pertsch
Dragomir NeshevDragomir Neshev
Dragomir Neshev
YKYuri S. Kivshar
Yuri S. Kivshar
We demonstrate experimentally the generation and near-field imaging of nondiffracting surface waves, plasmonic Airy beams, propagating on the surface of a gold metal film. The Airy plasmons are excited by an engineered nanoscale phase grating, and demonstrate significant beam bending over their propagation. We show that the observed Airy plasmons exhibit self-healing properties, suggesting novel applications in plasmonic circuitry and surface optical manipulation.

14 September 2018 in Science
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KWKai Wang
Kai Wang
JTJames G. Titchener
James G. Titchener
SKSergey S. Kruk
Sergey S. Kruk
LXLei Xu
Lei Xu
HCHung-Pin Chung
Hung-Pin Chung
ASAndrey Sukhorukov
Andrey Sukhorukov
Going quantum with metamaterials: Metasurfaces should allow wafer-thin surfaces to replace bulk optical components. Two reports now demonstrate that metasurfaces can be extended into the quantum optical regime. Wang et al. determined the quantum state of multiple photons by simply passing them through a dielectric metasurface, scattering them into single-photon detectors. Stav et al. used a dielectric metasurface to generate entanglement between spin and orbital angular momentum of single photons. The results should aid the development of integrated quantum optic circuits operating on a nanophotonic platform. Science , this issue p. 1104 , p. 1101