Guest Talk
Prof. Mario Agio
Laboratory of Nano-Optics
Mario Agio is a Professor at the Universität Siegen in Germany.
The Laboratory of Nano-Optics encompasses experimental and theoretical research activities in Quantum Nano-Optics, Nano Spectroscopy and Nano Sensing, in tight cooperation with local, national and international research groups. They investigate the properties of light beyond the diffraction limit and study its interaction with nanoscale matter. They are particularly interested in interrogating single quantum systems and in exploring quantum phenomena that occur at the subwavelength scale. Whilst addressing fundamental questions related to light, matter and their interaction their efforts may also make their way into practical devices, such as a new class of light-sources, sensors and functional materials.
In his talk 'Diamond Nanophotonics and Electronics' Mario Agio will take you into the world of diamonds, which have emerged as a promising platform for quantum science and technology in virtue of the unique properties of its color centers. The efficient interrogation of such centers optically and electrically remains a fundamental aspect towards quantum applications. He will discuss this group's recent work on the silicon and nitrogen vacancy color centers, where both nano-optics and electronics are taken into play. Specifically, he will focus on ultrafast single-photon emission, electroluminescence, nanoscale temperature sensing and vector magnetometry.