April 22, 2026
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3:00 PM
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4:00 PM
Opportunities in nanophotonics
Location will be announced at a later date
Abstract:
Nanophotonic structures, in which the feature sizes are comparable or even smaller than wavelength of light, enables numerous new opportunities for the control of the properties of light. In this talk, Fan will discuss some of their recent works in utilizing nanophotonic structures for creating novel states of light, and for potential applications in computing and energy technology.
Shanhui Fan
Bio:
Shanhui Fan is the Joseph and Hon Mai Goodman Professor of the School of Engineering at Stanford University. He did his undergraduate study in physics at the University of Science and Technology of China, and received his Ph. D in 1997 in theoretical condensed matter physics from MIT. His research interests are in nanophotonics. He has published over 750 refereed journal articles, given over 400 plenary/keynote/invited talks, and holds over 80 US patents. His recent awards include the R. W. Wood Prize from Optica, a Simons Investigator in Physics, and a Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship. He is a member of both the U. S. National Academy of Engineering and the U. S. National Academy of Sciences, and a Fellow of APS, Optica, SPIE, and IEEE.