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Advanced Photonic Structures and Optical Effects: Light-matter Interactions, Resonances and Topology

Session Organizers

Vito Mocella
Institute of Applied Sciences & Intelligent Systems, National Research Council, CNR-ISASI
Ivo Rendina
Institute of Applied Sciences & Intelligent Systems, National Research Council, CNR-ISASI

Session Chairs

Vito Mocella
Institute of Applied Sciences & Intelligent Systems, National Research Council, CNR-ISASI
Ivo Rendina
Institute of Applied Sciences & Intelligent Systems, National Research Council, CNR-ISASI

Session Information

This session highlights advanced photonic structures that shape light–matter interactions through engineered resonances and dispersion, from photonic crystals to plasmonic nanostructures. Talks will cover high-Q effects such as Bound States in the Continuum (BICs), topology-informed mode control, and field enhancement. Application themes include sensing and plasmonic sensors, as well as structured-light interactions for optical trapping and tweezers. The goal is to connect fundamentals and device demonstrations across diverse photonics communities.

Submitted Articles

Note: The following submitted articles are not guaranteed to be scheduled in the final program at this stage. The final presentation type and arranged session will be decided by Technical Program Committee.
Note: +: Presenting Author, *: Corresponding Author
Presenting Author Talk Time Paper Title | Authors | Abstract Session Date / Room
13:00

 Highly Mode-selective Topological Edge-state Cavity for Tunable Polarization-singularity Nanolasers
+Guanjie Zhang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Xinghong Chen (Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Kong Zhang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Letian Meng (Shanghai Jiao Tong University), *Yifei Mao (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
2P_16a
2026-07-29
PM
Room: 16 - CR 20
13:15

Invited 		Fully Circularly Polarized Ultrabroadband THz Pulses: A New Tool for THz Chiral Optical Spectroscopy
+*Domenico Paparo (ISASI --- Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems)
2P_16a
2026-07-29
PM
Room: 16 - CR 20
13:35

Invited 		Light Localization in Correlated Disorder Materials
Nicoletta Granchi (University of Florence), Gabriele Calusi (University of Florence), Kris Stokkereit (University of Surrey), Matteo Lodde (Eindhoven University of Technology), Camilla Gonzini (University of Florence), Andrea Fiore (Eindhoven University of Technology), Marian Florescu (University of Southampton), +*Francesca Intonti (University of Florence)
2P_16a
2026-07-29
PM
Room: 16 - CR 20
13:55

Invited 		Highly Focused Laser Beams for Investigating Cosmic Dust and Detecting Sea Microplastics
+*Alessandro Magazzù (CNR-IPCF, Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici), Silvie Bernatova (CNR-IPCF, Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici), Maria Grazia Donato (CNR-IPCF, Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici), Antonino Foti (CNR-IPCF, Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici), Maria Antonia Iatì (CNR-IPCF, Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici), Pietro G. Gucciardi (CNR IPCF, Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici), Onofrio M. Marago (CNR-IPCF, Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici)
2P_16a
2026-07-29
PM
Room: 16 - CR 20
14:15

Invited 		Mid-infrared All-dielectric Metasurfaces for Sensing Applications
Nunzio Timpanaro Pirrina (Università di Palermo), Martina Mercurio (Sapienza Università di Roma), Vito Mocella (Institute of Applied Sciences & Intelligent Systems, National Research Council, CNR-ISASI), Vincenzo Aglieri (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia), Andrea Toma (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia), Maria Cristina Larciprete (Sapienza Universita di Roma), +*Roberto Macaluso (University of Palermo)
2P_16a
2026-07-29
PM
Room: 16 - CR 20
14:35

Invited 		Whispering-gallery Mode Enhanced Chemical Sensing
+*Davide D'Ambrosio (National Institute of Optics (CNR-INO)), Naveed Ahmed Chishti (Istituto Nazionale di Ottica (INO)), Benedetta Catalano (University of Naples Federico II), Giuseppe Pesce (University of Naples Federico II), Giulia Rusciano (Universita di Napoli ``Federico II''), Antonio Sasso (University of Naples Federico II), Gianluca Gagliardi (CNR, Istituto Nazionale di Ottica (INO))
2P_16a
2026-07-29
PM
Room: 16 - CR 20
14:55

 Engineering Mid-infrared Near-field Optical Effects Using Pixeled Plasmonic Metasurfaces and Azide Vibrational Probes
+Federica Donadio (Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems ``Eduardo Caianiello'' (ISASI) --- National Research Council (CNR)), Gennaro Sanità (Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems (ISASI)), Valentina Di Meo (CNR --- Istituto Superconduttori, Materiali Innnovativi e Dispositivi (SPIN)), Alessio Crescitelli (Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems (ISASI)), Angela Oliver (CNR --- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging (IBB)), Annamaria Sandomenico (CNR --- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging (IBB)), Vincenzo Galdi (Universita degli Studi di Salerno), Menotti Ruvo (), Ivo Rendina (Institute of Applied Sciences & Intelligent Systems, National Research Council, CNR-ISASI), *Emanuela Esposito (Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems (ISASI))
2P_16a
2026-07-29
PM
Room: 16 - CR 20
15:10

 Broadband BICs in Photonic Crystal Slabs: From Theory to Experimental Visualization
+*Karen Caicedo (Institute of Applied Sciences & Intelligent Systems, National Research Council, CNR-ISASI), Fabrizio Sgrignuoli (Institute of Applied Sciences & Intelligent Systems, National Research Council, CNR-ISASI), Adam M. Schwartzberg (Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), Scott Duehy (Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), Silvia Romano (Institute of Applied Sciences & Intelligent Systems, National Research Council, CNR-ISASI), Gianluigi Zito (Institute of Applied Sciences & Intelligent Systems, National Research Council, CNR-ISASI), Ivo Rendina (Institute of Applied Sciences & Intelligent Systems, National Research Council, CNR-ISASI), Vito Mocella (Institute of Applied Sciences & Intelligent Systems, National Research Council, CNR-ISASI)
2P_16a
2026-07-29
PM
Room: 16 - CR 20
15:30Coffee Break
 16:00

Invited 		Ultrafast Charge Transfer in Confined Systems for the Control of Electronic and Quantum Properties
+*Davide Boschetto (Institut Polytechnique de Paris)
2P_16a
2026-07-29
PM
Room: 16 - CR 20

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