INSTITUTIONAL SEMINAR
Light-Matter Interaction at the Nanoscale Using Vortex Plasmons
The UNNE Faculty of Exact Sciences was the scene of a new Institutional Seminar of the Institute of Modeling and Technological Innovation (IMIT) on October 9. On this occasion, the advanced student of the Bachelor's Degree in Physical Sciences, María Andrea Ferrini, introduced attendees to the fascinating world of "Vortex Plasmons" and their interaction with nanoscale matter.
The seminar was held on October 9th, in the Graduate Classroom in a mixed modality with in-person participants and remotely mediated by Google Meet. In this meeting, the speaker explored the potential applications of optical beams with complex structures, such as optical vortices. From nano-optics with sub-wavelength resolution to laser cooling, atom capture, quantum computing and control of Bose-Einstein condensates, the possibilities are broad and promising.
Participants had the opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of nanophotonics and discover the incredible possibilities offered by vortex plasmons to manipulate light at nanometric scales. Light-matter interaction at the nanoscale opens up a range of innovative applications in areas such as biomedicine, electronics and materials science.
María Andrea Ferrini, an outstanding UNNE student with a solid track record in the study of Optical Vortices and Surface Plasmon Polaritons (SPP), shared her knowledge and passion for research. Her dedication has led her to obtain a scholarship to encourage scientific vocation (EVC-CIN) in 2022, which allowed her to participate in national conferences such as the Annual Meeting of Argentine Physicists and attend an experimental physics school at the Brazilian Center for Physical Research.