Technology Opportunities

Objective/function

• The laboratory is recognized for its contributions and activities in near-field optics.

Research provided

• The Nanophotonics and Quantum Optics, Biophysics and Medical Physics Laboratory provides research in
• Near-field optics
• Nano-tool development (nanopens, nanotweezers, nanoheaters, etc.)
• Light energy transduction in visual photoreceptors and related systems
• Laser and laser emulating ultramicrosurgery with no collateral damage at and below tissue surfaces
• Neural computation and associative learning in a living, learning neurobiological system
• Second harmonic generation (SHG), non-linear optical imaging of membrane potential in neural networks

Advantages

• Expertise in nanophotonics in a broad range of fields from biological systems to semiconductors
• Significant experience in the application of lasers for both linear and non-linear processes for biology, medicine and semiconductors
• At the forefront of optics and development of multiple nanophotonic probes and nanowriting capabilities

Client record

• Johnson & Johnson
• Intel

Available equipment

• Near-field optical characterization
• Femtosecond lasers for linear and non-linear spectroscopy
• Nanowriting instrumentation
• Medical techniques emulating lasers and ultrafast lasers for medical applications

Staff

• Aaron Lewis, PhD
• Mila Palchan, MSc
• Zachar Manaevitch, MSc
• Danielle Honigstein, MSc
• Nataly Cohen, MSc
• Shalom Weinberger, MSc
• Avi Israel, MSc