Hong-Ou-Mandel effect (HOM), also known as two-photon interference, is a key tool in quantum optics laboratories, and has powerful applications for metrology and sensing even in the classical regime. We recently demonstrated that HOM interferometry can be used to for fluorescence lifetime imaging – a key tool in biomedical research that can detect changes in cell microenvironment such as temperature, pH, viscosity and protein-protein interactions.
Seminaras will take place on 12 June 14:00 val. NFTMC D401 aud.
"I will discuss the details of how Hong-Ou-Mandel effect can be used to measure fluorescence lifetimes 100 times shorter than conventional detector electronics allow, and reveal some of the research conducted with our technique in the Plasmonic and Nanophotonics lab at FMTC, and in Extreme Light Group at the University of Glasgow," says Dr Žičkus.