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Li Liu

∇    Los Alamos National Lab CINT User Project “Subwavelength Light Manipulation Using Metasurfaces and Hybrid Nanostructures”

Journal articles

Conference proceedings

  • L. Liu and V.E. Babicheva*, “Quantum Emitter Purcell Enhancement with Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Nanoantennas,” Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics CLEO: QELS_Fundamental Science, submitted, 2026
  • A. Atitsogbui, L. Liu, R. Landau, and V.E. Babicheva*, “Purcell Enhancement in Lithium Niobate Metasurfaces with Bound States and Integrated Quantum Emitters,” Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics CLEO: QELS_Fundamental Science, submitted, 2026
  • L. Liu, E.M. Arup, C.-C. Chang, and V.E. Babicheva*, “Atomic Layer Deposition and Electron Beam Lithography for Nanostructured Films in Meta-Optics and Surface Engineering,” 2025 IEEE Research and Applications of Photonics in Defense Conference RAPID, doi: 10.1109/RAPID64712.2025.11151365, 2025
  • V. Karimi, L. Liu, D. Bosomtwi, and V.E. Babicheva*, “Lattice-Induced Resonances and Design Control in Multipolar Metasurfaces,” 2025 IEEE Research and Applications of Photonics in Defense Conference RAPID, doi: 10.1109/RAPID64712.2025.11151510, 2025

Simulation tools (See page for more info)

Electron-Beam Lithography Exposure Effect on Nanoantennas and Metasurfaces
https://nanohub.org/tools/nanoant
Authors: Li Liu and V. Babicheva

Conference presentations

∇    “Multipolar Resonances in Nanoantenna Arrays and Metasurfaces,” Oral on-site, The 35th Rio Grande Symposium on Advanced Materials (RGSAM), Albuquerque, NM, 11/2025 
∇    “Multipolar Resonances and Purcell-Enhanced Emission in Nanoantenna Arrays,” Poster on-site, 2025 Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies Annual Meeting, Santa Fe, NM, 09/2025 
∇    “Enhanced Optical Resonances in Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Metasurface,” Poster on-site, The 34th Rio Grande Symposium on Advanced Materials (RGSAM), Albuquerque, NM, 10/2024 
∇    “Enhancing Light-Matter Interactions with Van der Waals Materials in Mie Resonant Metasurfaces,” Poster on-site, 2024 Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies Annual Meeting, Santa Fe, NM, 09/2024 

Haben Mekonnen

Journal articles

E.M. Arup, L. Liu, H. Mekonnen, D. Bosomtwi, and V.E. Babicheva*, “Metasurfaces with multipolar resonances and enhanced light-matter interaction,” Nanomaterials 15, 477, 2025 [IF: 4.4]

Atsu Atitsogbui

Journal articles

A. Atitsogbui and V.E. Babicheva*, “Dual-Wavelength Enhancement and Quantum Emission Control via Bound States in Lithium Niobate Metasurfaces,” submitted, 2026

Conference proceedings

A. Atitsogbui, L. Liu, R. Landau, and V.E. Babicheva*, “Purcell Enhancement in Lithium Niobate Metasurfaces with Bound States and Integrated Quantum Emitters,” Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics CLEO: QELS_Fundamental Science, submitted, 2026

Conference presentations

∇  “Nonlinear Metasurfaces with Lattice-Enhanced Fundamental and Second-Harmonic Resonances,” Oral on-site, The 35th Rio Grande Symposium on Advanced Materials (RGSAM), Albuquerque, NM, 11/2025 

∇  “Lattice Second-Harmonic Resonances,” Oral on-site, LoboBITES at UNM, Albuquerque, NM, 10/2025 

Julien Werzowa

Project: nanoHUB Simulations of Optical Nanoantennas

Raphael Landau (former)

∇    Sandia National Labs CINT User Project “Subwavelength Light Manipulation Using Metasurfaces and Hybrid Nanostructures”

Conference proceedings

A. Atitsogbui, L. Liu, R. Landau, and V.E. Babicheva*, “Purcell Enhancement in Lithium Niobate Metasurfaces with Bound States and Integrated Quantum Emitters,” Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics CLEO: QELS_Fundamental Science, submitted, 2026

Presentations

“Processing Techniques for Graphene Oxide on Metasurfaces,” Poster on-site, Quantum Undergraduate Research Experience, 08/2025 

Neal Raney (former)

∇    Sandia National Labs CINT User Project “Multipole Mie and Fano Resonances in Nanostructures with Complex Unit Cells”

Journal articles

N. Raney and V.E. Babicheva*, “Mie-resonant metasurfaces with controlled silicon oxidation in electron-beam deposition,” Advanced Materials Interfaces 12, 2500037, 2025 [IF: 4.3]

L. Liu, A. Holzer, N. Raney, and V.E. Babicheva*, “Nanoantennas and metasurfaces tailored by electron beam lithography and substrate conductivity,” Scientific Reports 15, article number 29339, 2025 [IF: 3.9]

Conference proceedings

  • M.S. Islam, N. Raney, D. Bosomtwi, V. Karimi, and V.E. Babicheva*, “Nanostructured Films for Advancing Meta-Optics and Surface Processing,” 2024 IEEE Research and Applications of Photonics in Defense Conference RAPID, doi: 10.1109/RAPID60772.2024.10646967, 2024
  • M.S. Islam, N. Raney, A. Holzer, and V.E. Babicheva*, “Enhanced Light Manipulation and Energy Absorption through Collective Mie Resonances in Titanium Nanoantennas,” Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science (FiO, LS), Technical Digest Series (Optica Publishing Group), paper JM7A.20, 2023
  • D. Bosomtwi, N. Raney, M.S. Islam, A. Holzer, and V.E. Babicheva*, “Controlling Material Properties for Enhanced Photonic Functionalities: Tuning Silicon Metasurfaces,” Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science (FiO, LS), Technical Digest Series (Optica Publishing Group), paper JM7A.28, 2023
  • M.S. Islam, V. Karimi, N. Raney, and V.E. Babicheva*, “Metasurface Engineering for Collective Resonances, Tailored Emissivity, and Enhanced Photodetectors,” Proc. SPIE 12646, Metamaterials, Metadevices, and Metasystems, 126460B, doi: 10.1117/12.2677262, 2023

Presentations

“Impact of Pressure and Deposition Rate on Amorphous Silicon Optical Constants,” Poster on-site, Quantum Undergraduate Research Experience, 08/2023 

Aaron Holzer (former)

∇    Sandia National Labs CINT User Project “Multipole Mie and Fano Resonances in Nanostructures with Complex Unit Cells”

Journal articles

L. Liu, A. Holzer, N. Raney, and V.E. Babicheva*, “Nanoantennas and metasurfaces tailored by electron beam lithography and substrate conductivity,” Scientific Reports 15, article number 29339, 2025 [IF: 3.9]

Conference proceedings

  • M.S. Islam, N. Raney, A. Holzer, and V.E. Babicheva*, “Enhanced Light Manipulation and Energy Absorption through Collective Mie Resonances in Titanium Nanoantennas,” Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science (FiO, LS), Technical Digest Series (Optica Publishing Group), paper JM7A.20, 2023
  • D. Bosomtwi, N. Raney, M.S. Islam, A. Holzer, and V.E. Babicheva*, “Controlling Material Properties for Enhanced Photonic Functionalities: Tuning Silicon Metasurfaces,” Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science (FiO, LS), Technical Digest Series (Optica Publishing Group), paper JM7A.28, 2023

Presentations

“Effect of Substrate Material and Dosage Multiplier on the Radius and Period of Nanoparticles on Arrays,” Poster on-site, Quantum Undergraduate Research Experience, 08/2023 

Evan Modak Arup (former)

∇    Sandia National Labs CINT User Project “Thin-Film Conformal Coatings for Controlled Secondary Electron Emission and Ferroelectric Capacitors”

Journal articles

E.M. Arup, L. Liu, H. Mekonnen, D. Bosomtwi, and V.E. Babicheva*, “Metasurfaces with multipolar resonances and enhanced light-matter interaction,” Nanomaterials 15, 477, 2025 [IF: 4.4]

Conference proceedings

L. Liu, E.M. Arup, C.-C. Chang, and V.E. Babicheva*, “Atomic Layer Deposition and Electron Beam Lithography for Nanostructured Films in Meta-Optics and Surface Engineering,” 2025 IEEE Research and Applications of Photonics in Defense Conference RAPID, doi: 10.1109/RAPID64712.2025.11151365, 2025

Md Sakibul Islam (former)

∇    Sandia National Labs CINT User Project “Optical Resonances in Nanostructures with Periodicity and Multipole Excitations”

Journal articles

Conference presentations

∇    “Engineering Multipole Resonances in Metasurface of Lossy and Low-Loss Dielectric Materials,” Oral online, 2023 MRS Fall Meeting, 12/2023 
∇    “Excitation of Lattice Resonances in Periodic Antenna Arrays,” Poster on-site, 2023 UNM Shared Knowledge Conference, Albuquerque, NM, 11/2023 
∇    “Multipole Resonance Engineering in Periodic Antenna Arrays,” Poster online, 2023 Photonics Online Meetup, 11/2023 
∇    “Multipole Resonance Control in High-Refractive-Index Antennas,” Oral on-site, The 33rd Rio Grande Symposium on Advanced Materials (RGSAM), Albuquerque, NM, 10/2023 
∇    “Resonating Light: Nanofabrication and Functionality of Optical Nanostructures,” Poster on-site, 2023 Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies Annual Meeting, Santa Fe, NM, 09/2023 
∇    “Multipole Coupling in Nanoparticle Lattices with Quasi-Bound States,” Oral online, 2023 MRS Spring Meeting, 04/2023 
∇    “Mie Metasurfaces with Multipole Resonances in the Lattice,” Oral online, 2022 MRS Fall Meeting, 12/2022
∇    “Lattice Multipole Resonances in Periodic Nanostructures and Metasurfaces,” Oral on-site, The 32nd Rio Grande Symposium on Advanced Materials (RGSAM), Albuquerque, NM, 10/2022 

Amanda Romero (former)

∇    Sandia National Labs CINT User Project “Optical Resonances in Nanostructures with Periodicity and Multipole Excitations”

Journal articles

A. Romero and V.E. Babicheva*, “Enhanced light confinement in nonlocal resonant metasurfaces with weak multipolar scatterers,” Journal of Applied Physics 136, 083106, 2024 [*Editor’s Pick*; IF: 2.7]

Conference proceedings

  • A. Romero, M.S. Islam, and V.E. Babicheva*, “Enhancing Optical Sensing Capabilities with Collective Resonances in Metallic Metasurfaces,” Optica Sensing Congress (AIS, FTS, HISE, Sensors, ES), Technical Digest Series (Optica Publishing Group), paper SW5D.2, 2023
  • A. Romero, M.S. Islam, and V.E. Babicheva*, “Multipole Lattice Resonances in Lossy Material,” Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics CLEO: QELS_Fundamental Science, paper FF3C.3, 2023
  • A. Romero, M.S. Islam, J. Toomey, E. Boldt, and V.E. Babicheva*, “Light Confinement and Multipole Lattice Resonances with Lossy Materials,” 2023 International Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Symposium (ACES), Monterey, CA, USA, pp. 1–2, doi: 10.23919/ACES57841.2023.10114689, 2023
  • V. Karimi, D. Bosomtwi, A. Romero, M.S. Islam, and V.E. Babicheva*, “Multipole Mie and Lattice Resonances in Metasurfaces with Nanoantenna Arrays,” Proc. SPIE 12648, Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XXI, 1264803, doi: 10.1117/12.2677272, 2023
  • J. Toomey, E. Boldt, A. Romero, M.S. Islam, and V.E. Babicheva*, “Collective Multipole Resonances in Titanium Metasurfaces,” Optica Imaging Congress: Flat Optics (3D, COSI, DH, FLatOptics, IS, pcAOP), Technical Digest Series (Optica Publishing Group), paper FM2F.6, 2023

Presentations

“Optical Resonances in Nanostructures with Periodicity and Multipole Excitations,” Oral on-site, 2022 CINT Summer Research Symposium, 07/2022 

Erik Boldt (former)

∇    Sandia National Labs CINT User Project “Multipole Mie Resonances in Nanoparticle Arrays and Metasurfaces”

Conference proceedings

  • J. Toomey, E. Boldt, A. Romero, M.S. Islam, and V.E. Babicheva*, “Collective Multipole Resonances in Titanium Metasurfaces,” Optica Imaging Congress: Flat Optics (3D, COSI, DH, FLatOptics, IS, pcAOP), Technical Digest Series (Optica Publishing Group), paper FM2F.6, 2023
  • A. Romero, M.S. Islam, J. Toomey, E. Boldt, and V.E. Babicheva*, “Light Confinement and Multipole Lattice Resonances with Lossy Materials,” 2023 International Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Symposium (ACES), Monterey, CA, USA, pp. 1–2, doi: 10.23919/ACES57841.2023.10114689, 2023

Presentations

“Fabrication Techniques for Optical Resonances in Nanostructures for Quantum Sensors and Simulators,” Poster on-site, Quantum Undergraduate Research Experience, 08/2022 

James Toomey (former)

∇    Sandia National Labs CINT User Project “Multipole Mie Resonances in Nanoparticle Arrays and Metasurfaces”

Conference proceedings

  • J. Toomey, E. Boldt, A. Romero, M.S. Islam, and V.E. Babicheva*, “Collective Multipole Resonances in Titanium Metasurfaces,” Optica Imaging Congress: Flat Optics (3D, COSI, DH, FLatOptics, IS, pcAOP), Technical Digest Series (Optica Publishing Group), paper FM2F.6, 2023
  • A. Romero, M.S. Islam, J. Toomey, E. Boldt, and V.E. Babicheva*, “Light Confinement and Multipole Lattice Resonances with Lossy Materials,” 2023 International Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Symposium (ACES), Monterey, CA, USA, pp. 1–2, doi: 10.23919/ACES57841.2023.10114689, 2023

Presentations

“Impact of Substrate Size and Resist Thickness on Metasurface Nanofabrication,” Poster on-site, Quantum Undergraduate Research Experience, 08/2022 

Dominic Bosomtwi (former)

Topics: Nanophotonics, optical nanoantennas, plasmonics, photonic materials, semiconductors, full-wave numerical modeling

Sandia National Labs CINT User Project “Fano resonances and Rabi splitting in layered nanostructure”

Journal Article

∇    D. Bosomtwi and V. E. Babicheva*, “Beyond conventional sensing: Hybrid plasmonic metasurfaces and bound states in the continuum,” Nanomaterials 13, 1261, 2023 [IF: 5.719]

∇    V. Karimi, D. Bosomtwi, L. Liu, and V. E. Babicheva*, “Enhancing MXene multipolar resonances through metasurface lattice engineering,” Nano Select e70002, 2025 [IF: 3.5]

∇    E.M. Arup, L. Liu, H. Mekonnen, D. Bosomtwi, and V.E. Babicheva*, “Metasurfaces with multipolar resonances and enhanced light-matter interaction,” Nanomaterials 15, 477, 2025 [IF: 4.4]

∇    D. Bosomtwi, M. Osiński, and V. E. Babicheva*, “Lattice effect for enhanced hot-electron generation in nanoelectrodes,” Optical Materials Express 11, 3232, 2021 [IF: 3.44]

Conference Proceedings

∇    D. Bosomtwi, M. Osiński, and V. E. Babicheva, “Hybrid photonic lattice with mode coupling and Rabi splitting,” 2021 IEEE Research and Applications of Photonics In Defense Conference RAPID (2021), doi: 10.1109/RAPID51799.2021.9521388

∇    D. Bosomtwi, M. Osiński, and V. E. Babicheva, “Towards CMOS-compatible negative-index metastructures,” 2021 IEEE 21st International Conference on Nanotechnology 425-428 (2021), doi: 10.1109/NANO51122.2021.9514282

∇    “Mode Coupling and Rabi Splitting in Transdimensional Photonic Lattices”
accepted as a Late Breaking News paper on the 2020 IEEE 20th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO), 07/2020
+ 4-page conference proceedings
D. Bosomtwi, M. Osiński, and V. E. Babicheva, 2020 IEEE 20th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO), Online, 2020, pp. 107-110, doi: 10.1109/NANO47656.2020.9183643

∇    “Fano Resonances and Rabi Splitting in Plasmonic-Dielectric Metasurfaces”
Oral online presentation at the 2020 ASEE GSW Conference, Albuquerque, NM, 04/2020
+ 2-page conference proceedings
D. Bosomtwi, M. Osiński, and V. Babicheva, 2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference, Online, 2020, ASEE Conferences, https://peer.asee.org/35959

Conference Presentations

∇    “Coupling and Rabi splitting of plasmonic modes in nanopillar array”
Oral online presentation at 2021 MRS Spring Meeting, 04/2021

∇    “Mode coupling, Fano resonances, and Rabi splitting in hybrid nanostructure”
Oral online presentation at the 2020 Annual Meeting of the APS Four Corners Section (Virtual), 10/2020
Abstract

∇    “Fano Resonances in Plasmonic-Dielectric Metasurfaces”
Oral onsite presentation at 2020 STEM Research Symposium, Albuquerque, NM, 02/2020

Vahid Karimi (former)

Topics: Nanophotonics, optical nanoantennas, light-emitting devices, photonic materials, full-wave numerical modeling

Journal Articles

∇    V. Karimi and V. E. Babicheva*, “MXene-antenna electrode with collective multipole resonances,” Nanoscale 16, 4656–4667, 2024 [IF: 6.7]

∇    V. Karimi, D. Bosomtwi, L. Liu, and V. E. Babicheva*, “Enhancing MXene multipolar resonances through metasurface lattice engineering,” Nano Select e70002, 2025 [IF: 3.5]

∇    V. Karimi and V. E. Babicheva*, “Optical chirality in MXene nanoantenna arrays,” MRS Advances 9, 557–564, 2024 [IF: 0.8]

∇    V. Karimi and V. E. Babicheva*, “Multipole Mie resonances in MXene-antenna arrays,” Journal of Physical Chemistry C 127, 17791–17801, 2023 [IF: 4.177]

∇    V. Karimi and V. E. Babicheva*, “Dipole-lattice nanoparticle resonances in finite arrays,” Optics Express 31, 16857–16871, 2023 [IF: 3.833]

∇    V. Karimi and V. E. Babicheva*, “Semiconductor nanopillars for programmable directional lasing emissions,” MRS Advances 6, 234-240, 2021 [IF:0.8]


Computational Tools (See page for more info)

∇    Mie Calculations of Single Nanosphere Cross-Sections
https://nanohub.org/tools/extcs/
Authors: V. Karimi and V. Babicheva

∇    Multipolar Lattice Resonances in Nanoantenna Arrays
https://nanohub.org/tools/infarray
Authors: V. Karimi and V. Babicheva

∇    Dipolar Collective Resonances in Finite-Size Nanoantenna Arrays
https://nanohub.org/tools/finitarray
Authors: V. Karimi and V. Babicheva


Conference Proceedings

∇    V. Karimi and V. E. Babicheva, “Nanopillar resonant properties and coupling to thin high-index layer for control of coherent light states,” Metamaterials, Metadevices, and Metasystems 2020, 114601F (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2569086

∇    V. Karimi and V. E. Babicheva, “Multipole Resonances for Directional Lasing and Wavefront Shaping,” CLEO: QELS_Fundamental Science FW3O.5 (2021)

∇    V. Karimi and V. E. Babicheva, “Programmable Metastructures for Directional Light Emission,” 2021 IEEE Research and Applications of Photonics In Defense Conference RAPID (2021)

∇    V. Karimi and V. E. Babicheva, “Collective Resonances of Lossy Material Nanoantennas,” 2021 IEEE 21st International Conference on Nanotechnology 429-432 (2021)

Conference Presentations

∇    “Rapid Phase Changes in Resonant Response of High Refractive Index Nanopillars,”
Poster online presentation at 2021 Photonics Online Meetup, 01/2021

∇    “Late News: Mie Resonances in High-Index Nanoparticle Arrays for Control of Coherent Light States,”
accepted as Late Breaking News
Oral online presentation at 2020 MRS Spring/Fall Meeting, 11/2020

∇    “High refractive index metasurfaces for programmable laser emission,”
Oral online presentation at 2020 Annual Meeting of the APS Four Corners Section (Virtual), 10/2020
Abstract

Nadia Neff (former)

Project: Interactive applied electromagnetics and optics laboratory

Kazi Arafat Ahmed (former)

Topics: Nanophotonics, optical nanoantennas, photonic materials, full-wave numerical modeling

∇    Sandia National Labs CINT User Project “Multipole Mie resonances in nanoparticle arrays and metasurfaces”

Hasan Ahmed (former)

Topics: Optoelectronics, semiconductors, nanophotonics, optical nanoantennas, photonic materials, 2D and layered materials, full-wave numerical modeling

∇    “Nanostructured Tungsten Disulfide WS2 as Mie Scatterers and Nanoantennas”
journal article in MRS Advances 5, 1819-1826 (2020), H. Ahmed and V. E. Babicheva*
https://doi.org/10.1557/adv.2020.173

∇    “Resonant and scattering properties of tungsten disulfide WS2 nanoantennas”
Proc. SPIE 11289, H. Ahmed and V. E. Babicheva*
Photonic and Phononic Properties of Engineered Nanostructures X, 112891R (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2544788

∇    “Subwavelength Scatterers and Nanoantennas Made of Layered High-Index Materials,” Oral talk at the 2020 MRS Spring Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 2020
Symposium: EL03: Novel Approaches and Material Platforms for Enhanced Light–Matter Interaction, Plasmonics and Metasurfaces

∇    “Metasurfaces based on periodically arranged MXene nanoantennas,” Poster presentation at 2020 ASEE GSW Conference, Albuquerque, NM, 2020
2-page conference proceedings were accepted

∇    Sandia National Labs CINT User Project “Multipole Mie resonances in nanoparticle arrays and metasurfaces”

∇    “Transparent Conduction Oxide-Based Electro-Optic Modulator: Accumulation Layer Surface Plasmons,” Oral talk at 2020 STEM Research Symposium, Albuquerque, NM, 2020

Fatih F. Ince (former)

Topics: van der Waals materials, hyperbolic metamaterials, phonon-polariton resonances, III-V compounds, full-wave numerical modeling, near-field characterization (s-SNOM)

∇    “van der Waals metasurfaces based on hyperbolic-medium antennas”
Proc. SPIE 11081, V. E. Babicheva* and F. F. Ince
Active Photonic Platforms XI, 1108113 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2529700

∇    “Highly-doped semiconductors and layered materials for light scattering control,”
Poster presentation at ECE Department Heads Association Southwest Regional Meeting, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, 11/2019

∇    “Strong light confinement in hyperbolic metamaterial nanoantennas with III-V compound semiconductors,” 2020 ASEE GSW Conference, Albuquerque, NM, 04/2020

∇    Sandia National Labs CINT User Project “Multipole Mie resonances in nanoparticle arrays and metasurfaces”

∇    “High refractive index nanostructures for light scattering control,” Poster presentation at the 2019 Annual JTO MRI Review, Albuquerque, NM, 10/2019