Optical cavities and their use in cyber-security

Juan Villegas 
| November 15th 2022 – 11 am, NYUAD C1 (ERB) -045 |

Optical cavities are the basic functional system for integrated optics. In this seminar session, we will first see how the elemental optical cavity, a waveguide, can be used for many different purposes. First, we present an analysis of optical using plasmonic metal nanoparticles to generate irreplaceable responses from integrated silicon systems. The devices show a promising response, offering an easy-to-implement methodology to enhance generated photonic secure labels.

Speaker’s Bio

Juan Esteban Villegas is a Ph.D. Student from the Electrical Engineering department. He has a master’s in Microsystems Engineering from the Masdar Institute at Khalifa University. He has worked for many years in integrated optics, developing new integrated devices in different applications, and in development of new materials for optical applications.