We investigate on novel structures to trap, confine, and manipulate the propagation of light, taking from transformation optics and the inverse scattering problem we search for suitable refractive index mappings to achieve light trapping, beam conversion, secon harmonic generation, etc. The resulting mappings are develop keeping in mind the [meta] materials limitations, thus enabling a new array of micro-light technologies.

Collaborators

​Professor Muhammad Alsunaidi (KFUPM), Professor David Ketcheson (CEMSE, KAUST), Xiaoming Yang (ANIC, KAUST), Dalaver H. Ajum (ANIC, KAUST), Professor Ulf Leonhardt (St. Andrews), Susanne Kherr (St. Andrews)

Publications

​D. P. San-Roman-Alerigi, T. K. Ng, M. Alsunaidi, Y. Zhang, and B. S. Ooi, “Generation of J0 -Bessel-gauss beam by an heterogeneous refractive index map”, Journal of the Optical Society of America A,vol. 29, pp. 1252–1258, 2012.

D. P. San Roman Alerigi,T.K. Ng, Y. Zhang, A. B. Slimane, and B. S. Ooi, “Monolithic Silicon-based Gauss to J0 Bessel Beam Conventer”, Proceedings of PIERS 2012, Malaysia, 2012.

Yaping Zhang, Damian P. San Roman Alerigi, Tien Khee Ng, Boon S. Ooi, “Building Blocks of Passive Optical Components Fabricated in Pulsed Laser Deposited As2S3 Chalcogenide Glass Film”, Proceedings of ICMAT 2011, SIngapore, 2011.

Yaping Zhang, Yangqin Gao, Damian P. San Roman Alerigi, Tien K. Ng, and Boon S. Ooi, Basil Chew and Mohamed Nejib Hedhili, Donghui Zhao and Himanshu Jain, “Engineering of Refractive Index in Sulfide Chalcogenide Glass by Direct Laser Writing”, PGC 2010, art. no.: 5705967, Singapore, Dec 2010.