Publications Highlights		News & Announcements
Determination of topological charges of polychromatic optical vortices Simple, single beam method for determination of the topological charge of polychromatic optical vortices is introduced. Opt. Express 17, 23374-23379 (7 Dec 2009) Quadratic phase matching in nonlinear plasmonic nanoscale waveguides We reveal that quadratic phase matching between plasmon modes is possible in planar waveguides. Opt. Express 17, 20063-20068 (26 Oct 2009) Dynamics of linear polarization conversion in uniaxial crystals Optimal parameters for generation of a single charge on-axis optical vortex are confirmed experimentally, including spectrally resolved measurements for the white-light beams. Opt. Express 17, 18196-18208 (28 Sep 2009) Plasmonic Bloch oscillations in chirped metal-dielectric structures We predict electromagnetic beam curling in metal-dielectric multi-layer structures. Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 161105-3 (21 Apr 2009) Optical guiding of absorbing nanoclusters in air Novel approach for all-optical trapping and manipulation of absorbing particles in air is suggested. Opt. Express 17, 5743-5757 (30 Mar 2009) Universality and Anomalous Mean-Field Breakdown of Symmetry-Breaking Transitions in a Coupled Two-Component Bose-Einstein Condensate Symmetry-breaking transitions in a coupled two-component Bose-Einstein condensate is studied. Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 070401-4 (Feb 2009) Localized modes in capped single-walled carbon nanotubes Existence of surface modes localized at capped tips of the nanotubes is predicted. Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 111903-3 (2009) Ideal and nonideal invisibility cloaks Performance of non-ideal electromagnetic cloaks is studied with the help of inverse coordinate transformations. Opt. Express 16, 21369-21374 (10 Dec 2008) Tunable transmission and harmonic generation in nonlinear metamaterials First two-dimensional nonlinear metamaterial for microwave frequencies. Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 161903-3 (21 Oct 2008)		Book published: Nonlinearities in Periodic Structures and Metamaterials, Eds. Cornelia Denz, Sergej Flach, Yuri S. Kivshar. 23 September 2009, We congratulate our PhD student, Mr. Steven Lade, who has won the main prize of the 2009 John Carver Seminar Series for his talk "Directed Transport without Net Bias in Physics and Biology". 2 September 2009, We congratulate our PhD student, Mr. Artur Davoyan, for receiving the Best Oral Presentation Award at the international workshop "Modern Problems in Optics and Photonics", 27 August - 2 September, 2009, Yerevan, Armenia. 11 May 2009, Mr. Steven Lade participates in a Public Lecture devoted to The Science of Climate Feedbacks. This forum reviews, for a non-technical audience, what feedbacks and non-linearities are, why they can lead to 'runaway change' and other drastic effects in systems such as the climate, what recent scientific developments have led to better understanding of climate feedbacks, and how this affects predictions of likely future climate change. 17 April 2009, Dr. Christian Rosberg received an award of The Bragg Gold Medal for Excellence in Physics from the Australian Institute of Physics for the best PhD thesis by a student from an Australian University in 2008. 22 May 2007, Prof. Yuri Kivshar received an award of Federation Fellowship from the Australian Research Council to support both theoretical and experimental studies of the Nonlinear Physics Centre in all-optical technologies, nanophotonics and metamaterials. 3 May 2007, Prof. Yuri Kivshar was awarded the Lyle Medal from the Australian Academy of Science. Book published: The Frenkel-Kontorova Model: Concepts, Methods, and Applications by Oleg M. Braun and Yuri S. Kivshar. Order now from Springer-Verlag. Book published: Optical Solitons: From Fibers to Photonic Crystals by Yuri S. Kivshar and Govind P. Agrawal. Order now from Elsevier. Prof. Yuri Kivshar received an award of Federation Fellowship from the Australian Research Council to support both theoretical and experimental studies of the Nonlinear Physics Centre in all-optical communication and information technologies, including the research in the photonic crystal technologies. Do honours projects with our centre