Faculty DirectoryKoray Aydin

Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Contact
2145 Sheridan Road, L359Tech Room L391
Evanston, IL 60208-3109
847-491-3055Email Koray Aydin
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Metamaterials and Nanophotonic Devices Lab
Departments
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Affiliations
PhD Program in Applied Physics
Education
Ph.D. in Physics, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
M.S. in Physics, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
B.S. in Physics, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
Research Interests
The research program in the Metamaterials and Nanophotonic Devices Lab is mainly focused on the broad area of nanophotonics, an emerging field strategically positioned at the intersection of electrical engineering, applied physics, materials science and nanoscience. We are investigating optical metamaterials, plasmonics, metasurfaces and solid-state nanophotonics to understand the interaction between light and nanoscale photonic materials and to control and manipulate these interactions at will. Our ultimate aim is to design, fabricate and characterize metamaterials and nanophotonic devices with novel optical and photonic functionalities.
Current research topics include metamaterials and metasurfaces for controlling light at the subwavelength scale, plasmonic materials and devices for absorption engineering, two-dimensional materials for plasmonic and optoelectronic application, inverse design of compact millimeter wave and optical metadevices, hybrid, active and tunable nanophotonic devices based on phase transition materials.