Prof. Reuven Gordon Profile

Prof. Reuven Gordon

Professor and Canada Research Chair at Univ of Victoria

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Symposium Chair | Author | Student Chapter Advisor | Visiting Lecturer

Publications (31)

Proceedings Article | 24 August 2020 Presentation

Optical tweezer path towards single photon sources at low-loss fiber wavelengths

Amirhossein Alizadehkhaledi, Adriaan Frencken, Frank C. J. van Veggel, Reuven Gordon

Proc. SPIE. 11463, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XVII

KEYWORDS: Single photon, Optical tweezers, Fiber optic communications, Optical fibers, Quantum computing, Quantum communications, Fiber optics, Optical communications, Erbium, Ions

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Proceedings Article | 20 August 2020 Presentation + Paper

Reduction of plasmon linewidth in dispersive absorbing media

Ryan Peck, Ali Khademi, Juanjuan Ren, Stephen Hughes, Alexandre Brolo, Reuven Gordon

Proc. SPIE. 11462, Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XVIII

KEYWORDS: Gold, Nanoparticles, Plasmons, Microscopes, Physics, Rayleigh scattering, Metals

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Presentation

Trapping and enhancing emission from individual upconverter nanocrystals using rectangle nanoapertures in a metal film (Conference Presentation)

Reuven Gordon

Proc. SPIE. 11083, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XVI

KEYWORDS: Nanocrystals, Metals, Plasmonics, Light-matter interactions, Nanostructures, Plasmons, Optical tweezers, Lanthanides, Photovoltaics, Photocatalysis

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Presentation + Paper

Colloidal lithography for trapping 10 nm enzymes

Adarsh Lalitha Ravindranath, Mirali Seyed Shariatdoust, Samuel Mathew, Reuven Gordon

Proc. SPIE. 11083, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XVI

KEYWORDS: Particles, Lithography, Optical tweezers, Finite-difference time-domain method, Plasmonics, Fabrication, Optical spheres, Gold, Glasses, Molecules

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2018 Presentation

Optical trapping of nanoparticles and proteins with resonant coaxial nanoapertures using 8-nm gaps (Conference Presentation)

Daehan Yoo, Gurunatha Laxminarayana, Daniel Mohr, Han-Kyu Choi, Reuven Gordon, Sang-Hyun Oh

Proc. SPIE. 10723, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XV

KEYWORDS: Nanoparticles, Proteins, Optical tweezers, Metals, Nanofabrication, Ion beams, Atomic layer deposition, Semiconducting wafers, Numerical simulations, Raman scattering

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2018 Presentation

Nonlinear plasmonic metasurfaces: focusing on the Lorentz contribution (Conference Presentation)

Esmaeil Rahimi, Haitian Xu, Byoung-Chul Choi, Reuven Gordon

Proc. SPIE. 10719, Metamaterials, Metadevices, and Metasystems 2018

KEYWORDS: Plasmonics, Nonlinear optics, Metamaterials, Switching, Nanolithography, Nonlinear response, Metals, Nanostructuring

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 2018 Paper

Integrated nanoaperture optical fiber tweezer

Jamal Ehtaiba, Reuven Gordon

Proc. SPIE. 10723, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XV

KEYWORDS: Single mode fibers, Optical fibers, Nanoparticles, Optical tweezers, Scanning electron microscopy, Optical trapping, Single photon, Nanoantennas, Nanofabrication, Luminescence

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Proceedings Article | 25 August 2017 Presentation + Paper

Nanohole optical tweezers in heterogeneous mixture analysis

Noa Hacohen, Candice J. Ip, Gurunatha Laxminarayana, Timothy DeWolf, Reuven Gordon

Proc. SPIE. 10347, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XIV

KEYWORDS: Proteins, Optical tweezers, Nanoparticles, Statistical analysis, Acoustics, Raman spectroscopy, Molecules, Near field, Plasmonics

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Proceedings Article | 10 November 2016 Presentation

Nanoaperture optical tweezer with magnetic force characterization of magnetic nanoparticles (Conference Presentation)

Haitian Xu, Steven Jones, Byoung-Chul Choi, Reuven Gordon

Proc. SPIE. 9922, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XIII

KEYWORDS: Magnetism, Nanoparticles, Optical tweezers, Transmittance, Proteins, Viruses, Quantum dots, Nanolithography, Iron, Oxides

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Proceedings Article | 23 September 2016 Paper

Quasinormal mode approach to modelling light-matter interactions in plasmonic-dielectric cavity systems

Mohsen Kamandar Dezfouli, Simon Axelrod, Herman M. K. Wang, Amr Helmy, Reuven Gordon, Stephen Hughes

Proc. SPIE. 9920, Active Photonic Materials VIII

KEYWORDS: Resonators, Modeling, Light-matter interactions, Metals, Plasmonics, Single photon, Dielectrics, Metamaterials, Gold, Physics

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2016 Presentation + Paper

Nanoparticle electrostriction acoustic resonance enhanced nonlinearity

Dao Xiang, Reuven Gordon

Proc. SPIE. 9922, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XIII

KEYWORDS: Nanoparticles, Acoustics, Electrostriction, Resonance enhancement, Four wave mixing, Nonlinear response, Gold, Refractive index, Particles, Avalanche photodetectors

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2015 Presentation

Listening to proteins and viruses with nanoaperture optical tweezers (Presentation Recording)

Reuven Gordon

Proc. SPIE. 9548, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XII

KEYWORDS: Proteins, Viruses, Optical tweezers, Acoustics, Raman spectroscopy, Ear, Nanoparticles, Video, Optical micromanipulation, Current controlled current source

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Proceedings Article | 1 September 2015

Nano-bio-optomechanics: nanoaperture tweezers probe single nanoparticles, proteins, and their interactions

Reuven Gordon

Proc. SPIE. 9544, Metamaterials, Metadevices, and Metasystems 2015

KEYWORDS: Proteins, Nanoparticles, Particles, Molecules, Raman spectroscopy, Optical tweezers, Acoustics, Ear, Luminescence, Modulation

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2014 Paper

Optical tweezers for free-solution label-free single bio-molecule studies

Abhay Kotnala, Ahmed Al-Balushi, Reuven Gordon

Proc. SPIE. 9164, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XI

KEYWORDS: Optical tweezers, Molecules, Proteins, Molecular interactions, Microscopes, Objectives, Gold, Glasses, Nanoplasmonics, Particles

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2014 Paper

New physics and applications of apertures in thin metal films

Reuven Gordon, Ahmed Al-Balushi, Abhay Kotnala, Ryan Gelfand, Skylar Wheaton, Shuwen Chen, Shilong Jin

Proc. SPIE. 9172, Nanostructured Thin Films VII

KEYWORDS: Proteins, Optical tweezers, Metals, Molecules, Physics, Molecular interactions, Nanoparticles, Thin films, Scattering, Optical fibers

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Proceedings Article | 2 May 2014 Paper

Trapping, unfolding, identifying, and binding single proteins using the double-nanohole optical trap

Skyler Wheaton, Abhay Kotnala, Ahmed Al Balushi, Ryan Gefald, Ana Zehtabi-Oskuie, Yashaswini Rajashekara, Reuven Gordon

Proc. SPIE. 9126, Nanophotonics V

KEYWORDS: Particles, Proteins, Optical tweezers, Avalanche photodetectors, Nanoparticles, Dielectrics, Gold, Image processing, Transmittance, Molecules

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Proceedings Article | 10 October 2012 Paper

Optical trapping of an encapsulated quantum dot using a double nanohole aperture in a metal film

Ana ZehtabiOskuie, Jarrah Bergeron, Yuanjie Pang, Matthew Moffitt, Reuven Gordon

Proc. SPIE. 8458, Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation IX

KEYWORDS: Quantum dots, Particles, Optical tweezers, Metals, Microscopes, Objectives, Dielectrics, Refractive index, Avalanche photodetectors, Biology

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Proceedings Article | 15 February 2011 Paper

Nanoplasmonics as nanofluidics: transport and sensing in flowthrough nanohole arrays

Carlos Escobedo, Alexandre Brolo, Reuven Gordon, David Sinton

Proc. SPIE. 7929, Microfluidics, BioMEMS, and Medical Microsystems IX

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Microfluidics, Surface plasmons, Active remote sensing, Metals, Adsorption, Systems modeling, Transmittance, Biological research, Electromagnetic radiation

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Proceedings Article | 23 September 2010 Paper

Long range surface plasmons on an asymmetric suspended waveguide geometry

Q. Min, C. Chen, Y. Pang, P. Berini, R. Gordon

Proc. SPIE. 7750, Photonics North 2010

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Metals, Gold, Surface plasmons, Silica, Signal attenuation, Dielectrics, Wave propagation, Refractive index, Thin films

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Proceedings Article | 23 September 2010 Paper

Handheld nanohole array surface plasmon resonance sensing platform

J. Campbell, C. Escobedo, A. I. K. Choudhury, J. T. Blakely, A. G. Brolo, D. Sinton, R. Gordon

Proc. SPIE. 7750, Photonics North 2010

KEYWORDS: Light emitting diodes, Microfluidics, Refractive index, Gold, Prototyping, Charge-coupled devices, Surface plasmons, Multiplexing, MATLAB, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 23 September 2010 Paper

Theory of plasmonic nanorod resonances

Aftab Ahmed, Reuven Gordon

Proc. SPIE. 7750, Photonics North 2010

KEYWORDS: Reflection, Optical spheres, Resonators, Plasmonics, Optoelectronic devices, Finite-difference time-domain method, Optical antennas, Sensors, Optical sensors, Nanorods

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Proceedings Article | 23 September 2010 Paper

Gigantic absorption enhancement using nanostructured metal films: application to organic solar cells

Yuanjie Pang, Reuven Gordon

Proc. SPIE. 7750, Photonics North 2010

KEYWORDS: Metals, Absorbance, Aluminum, Solar cells, Absorption, Organic photovoltaics, Reflection, Surface plasmons, Nanostructuring, Finite-difference time-domain method

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 July 2009

Squeezing light into subwavelength metallic tapers: single mode matching method

Qiao Min, Reuven Gordon

JNP Vol. 3 Issue 01

KEYWORDS: Gold, Surface plasmons, Transmittance, Finite-difference time-domain method, Magnetism, Metals, 3D modeling, Reflection, Wave propagation, Scattering

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Proceedings Article | 18 May 2009 Paper

Development of portable SPR sensor devices based on integrated periodic arrays of nanoholes

F. Eftekhari, J. Ferreira, M. L. Santos, C. Escobedo, A. Brolo, D. Sinton, R. Gordon

Proc. SPIE. 7356, Optical Sensors 2009

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Gold, Adsorption, Microfluidics, Refractive index, Self-assembled monolayers, Absorption, Laser sources, Surface plasmons, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 12 May 2009 Paper

Subwavelength focusing using radiationless inteference at optical wavelengths

R. Gordon

Proc. SPIE. 7353, Metamaterials IV

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Near field, Wave propagation, Magnetism, Metals, Near field optics, Diffraction, Refractive index, Dielectrics, Waveguide modes

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Proceedings Article | 30 April 2009 Paper

Microfluidic and nanofluidic integration of plasmonic substrates for biosensing

David Sinton, Paul Wood, Carlos Escobedo, Fatemeh Eftekhari, Jacqueline Ferreira, Alexandre Brolo, Reuven Gordon

Proc. SPIE. 7322, Photonic Microdevices/Microstructures for Sensing

KEYWORDS: Particles, Dielectrophoresis, Gold, Microfluidics, Electrodes, Surface plasmons, Metals, Nanoparticles, Adsorption, Biosensing

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 October 2008

Commentary: Extraordinary optical transmission for surface-plasmon-resonance-based sensing

Reuven Gordon

JNP Vol. 2 Issue 01

KEYWORDS: Surface plasmons, Extraordinary optical transmission, Metals, Sensors, Spectroscopy, Adsorption, Polarization, Molecules, Gold, Microfluidics

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Proceedings Article | 4 September 2008 Paper

Development of plasmonic substrates for biosensing

Alexandre Brolo, Jacqueline Ferreira, Marcos Jose Leite Santos, Carlos Escobedo, David Sinton, Emerson Girotto, Fatemeh Eftekhari, Reuven Gordon

Proc. SPIE. 7035, Biosensing

KEYWORDS: Surface plasmons, Gold, Multiplexing, Microfluidics, Molecules, Adsorption, Polarization, Biological and chemical sensing, Plasmonics, Chemical analysis

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Proceedings Article | 30 April 2008 Paper

Plasmonic sensors based on nano-holes: technology and integration

R. Gordon, D. Sinton, A. Brolo, K. Kavanagh

Proc. SPIE. 6959, Micro (MEMS) and Nanotechnologies for Space, Defense, and Security II

KEYWORDS: Microfluidics, Surface plasmons, Gold, Sensors, Metals, Adsorption, Detector arrays, Refractive index, Nanotechnology, Diffusion

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Proceedings Article | 15 November 2005 Paper

The development of surface-plasmon-based sensors using arrays of sub-wavelength holes

A. Brolo, R. Gordon, K. Kavanagh, D. Sinton

Proc. SPIE. 6002, Nanofabrication: Technologies, Devices, and Applications II

KEYWORDS: Surface plasmons, Gold, Microfluidics, Sensors, Refractive index, Glasses, Interfaces, Luminescence, Spectroscopy, Molecules

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Proceedings Article | 1 October 2005 Paper

Surface-plasmon modes in nano-holes in metals

R. Gordon

Proc. SPIE. 5971, Photonic Applications in Nonlinear Optics, Nanophotonics, and Microwave Photonics

KEYWORDS: Metals, Nanostructuring, Surface plasmons, Waveguides, Nanophotonics, Dielectrics, Nanolithography, Finite-difference time-domain method, Nonlinear optics, Dispersion

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