BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lectures & Presentations DESCRIPTION:The Physics & Astronomy Colloquium Series presents Gil Refael o f Caltech on "Topological Physics at the Light-matter Interface" on Friday\ , Nov. 13\, at 4:10 p.m.at an Online Departmental Colloquium (Virtual link to be posted later).\n\nAbstract: Topological phases have been dominating t he limelight in the past 10 years. They may provide a pathway to protected topological quantum computing\, as well as reduced dissipation electronics. Their potential for new quantum devices\, however\, has been so far untapp ed.\n\nIn my talk I will review the principles behind topological insulator s\, and then show how these ideas take a new life when applied to systems w here light and matter interact. As I will show\, the combination of photoni cs and topology gives rise to topological-polaritons\, new paradigms for in fra-red detectors and energy harvesting\, and new methods for conversion an d amplification of low frequency EM radiation. DTEND:20201113T220000Z DTSTAMP:20241124T041231Z DTSTART:20201113T210000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Physics Colloquium | Topological Physics at the Light-matter Interf ace\, Nov. 13 UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_34615957923187 URL:https://calendar.ohio.edu/event/physics_colloquium_condensed_matter_nov _13 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR