Ting S. (Willie) Luk

Scientist, Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies
Science Thrust:Nanophotonics and Optical Nanomaterials

Phone 505-844-8931
Fax 505-284-7690
tsluk@sandia.gov

1515 Eubank Blvd. SE
Sandia National Laboratory
Albuquerque, NM  87123


 

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Education and Training

Undergraduate, U. of Hawaii, Manoa, B.Sc., 1975
Graduate: State University of New York, Stony Brook, Ph.D., 1981

Research

Willie’s research has been focusing on studies of photonic density of states control of photonic crystals and plasmonic nanophotonic structures.  Current activities center on enhancing spontaneous emission of quantum emitters (excitons in quantum dots or bulk semiconductors) in micro-cavities in photonic crystals and plasmonic structures and spectral control of near-field thermal emissions for renewable energy applications.

Selected Publications

  • Emissivity measurements of 3D photonic crystals at high temperatures, T. S. Luk, T. McLellan, G. Subramania, J. C. Verley, and I. El-Kady, Photonics and Nanostructures-Fundamentals and Applications 6, (2008).
  • Nano-lithographically fabricated titanium dioxide based visible frequency three dimensional gap photonic crystal, G. Subramania, Y-J Lee, I Brener, T. S. Luk, and P. G. Clem, Opt. Express 15, (2007).
  • Observation of nonlinear optical phenomena in air and fused silica using a 100 GW, 1.54 μ m source, M. L. Naudeau, R. J. Law, T. S. Luk, T. R. Nelson, S. M. Cameron, and J. V. Rudd, Opt. Express 14, (2006).
  • High-power optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier system with a 1.55 μ m signal and a 1.064 μ m pump, J. V.  Rudd, R. J.  Law, T. S.  Luk, and S. M. Cameron, Optics Letters 30, (2005).

Selected User Projects

  • Integration of nanophotonic structures with high Q microcavities, J.C. Brinker, NSF/UNM Center for Micro-Engineered Materials, University of New Mexico
  • Investigating optical response from plasmonic nanostructures as SERS substrates, P. Zhang, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.
  • Full Rotation of Particles by Photonic Crystal Trapping, Benjamin K. Wilson, University of Washington, Seattle.