The Physics DepartmentAbout the Centre
Welcome to the Centre for Nanophotonics at Queen's University, in the Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy, and also the Department of Chemistry.
The Centre for Nanophotonics was initially funded through a Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Grant with additional funding from Queen's University. The initial purpose was to set up state of the art laboratories and collaborations on various research themes in nanophotonics and light-matter interactions. The labs include optical, nano-mechanical, and computational tools.
Our Mission
As background, photonics continues to be a key technology driver of the 21st century in much the same way that electronics was for the 20th century. However, as devices and optical structures continue to shrink, we have started to enter a new realm of optical technology termed "nanophotonics", wherein the behavior of light on the nanometre (nm) scale, and of the interaction of nm-scale objects with light is qualitatively different. In particular, light confined to a nm-scale volume allows unprecedented control and characterization of matter and light-matter interactions at the fundamental quantum level, unlocking an entirely new set of technologies. By bringing together a leading team of experimentalists, theorists, chemists, physicists, engineering physicists, and CFI funded infrastructure, with key collaborations, we research, develop and exploit the optical science that will underpin next-generation nano and quantum optical technologies.
Our groups attract some of the best students, postdocs, and Faculty in Canada. We invite you to join us or collaborate with us on the exciting fields of nanophotonics, nano-optics, and quantum optical science.