Working groups

WG-1
Intersubband materials and devices with applications to fingerprint spectroscopy
Leaders: Antoine MULLER (CH), Andreas WACKER (SE)
Scope: Simulation,growth and characterization of intersubband materials and devices such as Quantum Cascade Lasers for Mid-Infrared and THz applications , notably for sensitive detection of gases

WG-2
Metamaterials, photonic crystals and new functionalities
Leader: Ivan BUCHVAROV (BG)
Scope: Simulation, growth and developments of antennas, photonic crystals, matematerials and new functionalities for generation and detection of MIR and THz as well as their applications and integration in complex devices

WG-3
Nonlinearities and interaction of radiation with matter including biomaterials
Leaders: Johan STIENS (BE), Florin MIHAILESCU (RO)
Scope: Modelling and experimental studies of the interaction of MIR & THz radiation and matter, including biomaterials and for the generation and nonlinear propagation of radiation in both domains

WG-4
Generation and Detection based on Nitrides and Bismides
Leaders: Czeslaw SKIERBISZEWSKI (PL), Shumin WANG (SE)
Scope: Simulation, growth and characterization of nitride- and bismide-based new materials and devices and their applications to detection and imaging