Research and Innovation: Light, Life, and Society
Alexander S. Schwanecke, PhD
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Specific Areas of Interest
Physics of Light. Metamaterials in nanophotonics and optoelectronics. Planar symmetries—chirality and polarization, quasiperiodicity and extraordinary transmission, tailored boundary conditions and magnetic mirrors. Implementations—microwaves as a testbed for optical wavelengths. Numerics—understanding complex phenomena with Monte Carlo, Finite Element and FDTD methods.
Physics and Life. Biophotonics—optical sensing and manipulation. Seismocardiography—tissue acoustics. Biostatistics—description, modeling and analysis of biological data.
Physics in Society. Technology in business—innovation, strategy and staffing. Products and processes—inspiration from nature and natural sciences. Communication and education—fostering acceptance and understanding.
nanostructure, FEM simulation
Latest Journal Articles: 15
- Electron beam lithography for high density meta fish scale operational at optical frequency
Y. Chen et al. <abs> <doi>
Microelectron. Eng. 86 (4-6), 1081–1084 (2009) - Nanostructured metal film with asymmetric optical transmission
A. S. Schwanecke et al. <abs> <doi>
Nano Lett. 8 (9), 2940–2943 (2008)
Find out more by browsing through 15 journal articles and 43 conference contributions (10 invited), explore their media exposure, or read about further documents.
Keywords. The subjects covered include: nanophotonics, metamaterials, optoelectronics, frequency selective surfaces, chiral nanostructures, planar chirality, optics, photonics, microscopy, microwave technology, biophysics, seismocardiography
super-continuum laser light;
“forbidden” five-fold symmetry
Former Affiliations, Scholarships, and Achievements
Alexander Schwanecke received his physics doctorate (Ph.D.) from the renowned Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) located at the University of Southampton (UK) with a thesis on “Novel Phenomena in Planar and Layered, Photonic and Microwave Metamaterials,” under the supervision of Prof. Nikolay Zheludev. Through his work he participated in the EU-Network of Excellence and Virtual Institute Metamorphose.
His earlier degree was awarded after studying at the School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southampton (UK) and the Department of Physics, University of Hamburg (D), while holding a scholarship with the German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes).
His earliest academic endeavors were several, very successful entries in young scientist competitions (Jugend forscht / Schüler experimentieren). Before and while studying in Hamburg he had stints and continuing relations with the Department of Applied Sciences of the German Naval Medical Institute (Schifffahrtmedizinisches Institut der Marine), Federal German Navy.
Alexander Schwanecke is current member of a number of professional societies in the described fields.