Lukas Novotny. The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester

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1 RESUME Lukas Novotny The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester Wilmot Building, Rochester, NY, 14627, USA Phone : +1 (716) / Fax : +1 (716) / novotny@optics.rochester.edu PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor since 7/99. The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, U.S.A. Optics on the Nanometer Scale. Research Fellow 4/96-6/99. Pacic Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, U.S.A. Physics of Nanometer Scale Phenomena. Graduate Research Assistant 4/92-3/96. Laboratory for Field Theory and Microwave Electronics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Zurich, Switzerland. Near-Field Optics. Research Assistant IBM Research Laboratory, Ruschlikon, Switzerland. Scanning Tunneling Microscopy. Engineer 11/86-6/91, 9 hrs./week. SONICO AG, Communications, Stafa, Switzerland. Control and repair of electronic communication systems. EDUCATION Dr. sc. techn. (Doctor of Technical Sciences), degree Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Zurich, Switzerland. In collaboration with IBM Research Division, Ruschlikon, Switzerland. PhD thesis: Light Propagation and Light Connement in Near-eld Optics. Dipl. El-Ing. ETH (Certied Electrical Engineer), degree Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Zurich, Switzerland. Diploma thesis: Detection of High Frequency Signals in Scanning Tunneling Microscopy. Matura Typus C (Maturity Type C = Natural Sciences), degree Mathematisch Naturwissenschaftliches Gymnasium. Zurich, Switzerland. Major: Natural Sciences, Mathematics.

2 SPECIAL SKILLS Scanning Probe Microscopy Experimental and theoretical experience with the dierent techniques and their applications in research. Single Molecule Spectroscopy / Quantum and Nonlinear Optics Experimental experience with detection (spatial, temporal, and spectral) of single molecules and other quantum systems. Knowledge of lasers, electronics, and sensitive optical instrumentation. Theory of Optics Theoretical knowledge of electromagnetism in general, particularly of linear and nonlinear optics. Practical experience with eld computations. AWARDS AND HONORS M. T. Thomas Award 1997 awarded annually by the Pacic Northwest National Laboratory for outstanding postdoctoral achievement. ETH Medal 1997 awarded annually by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology for outstanding dissertation. AWU Fellowship Fellowship grant awarded by Associated Western Universities. PATENTS AND INVENTIONS [1] L. Novotny and T. Brown, \High resolution optical imaging, data storage, lithography and inspection based on the generation of longitudinal elds at interfaces," provisional patent led, [2] L. Novotny, X. S. Xie, R. X. Bian, and E. J. Sanchez, \Near-eld optical imaging and optical tweezers using metallic tips," U.S. Department of Energy, Invention E-1530 under Contract DE-AC06-76RLO 1830, September [3] B. Hecht, H. Heinzelmann, L. Novotny, and D. W. Pohl, \Near-eld Optical Microscope," IBM Corp., International Patent WO 95/10060, October COMMITTEES AND ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES [1] Conference Chair, 7th International Conference on Near-eld Optics, Rochester, NY, USA, August, [2] Subcommittee member for CLEO/QELS, Baltimore, ML, USA, 6-11 May, [3] International Advisory Committee, 6th International Conference on Near-eld Optics, Twente, The Netherlands, August, [4] Symposium co-organizer, Materials Research Society, San Francisco CA, U.S.A., April 1999.

3 MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS [1] Optical Society of America. [2] American Physical Society. [3] American Association of Physics Teachers. REVIEWED JOURNAL AND BOOK PUBLICATIONS [1] B. Sick, B. Hecht, U. P. Wild, and L. Novotny, \Probing conned elds with single molecules and vice versa," J. Microsc., submitted, [2] L. Novotny, R. D. Grober, and K. Karrai, \Reected image of a strongly focused spot," Opt. Lett., submitted, [3] H. Gersen, M. F. Garca-Parajo, L. Novotny, J.A.Veerman, L. Kuipers, and N. F. van Hulst, \Inuencing the angular emission of a single molecule," Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 85, pp. 5312{5315, [4] K. Karrai, X. Lorenz, and L. Novotny, \Enhanced reectivity contrast in confocal solid immersion lens microscopy," Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 77, pp. 3459{3461, [5] B. Hecht, B. Sick, and L. Novotny, \Orientational imaging of single molecules by annular illumination," Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 85, pp. 4482{4485, [6] L. Novotny, \Forces in Optical Near-elds," in Near-eld Optics and Surface Plasmon Polaritons (S. Kawata, ed.), Topics in Applied Physics, in press, Springer Verlag, Berlin, [7] L. Novotny, E. J. Sanchez, and X. S. Xie, \Near-eld optical spectroscopy based on the eld enhancement at laser illuminated metal tips," Optics and Photonics News, December, [8] E. J. Sanchez, L. Novotny, and X. S. Xie, \Near-eld uorescence microscopy based on two-photon excitation with metal tips," Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 82, pp. 4014{4017, [9] \Progress made in near-eld imaging with light from a sharp tip," Physics Today, July, pp , [10] Th. Huser, L. Novotny, Th. Lacoste, R. Eckert, and H. Heinzelmann, \Observation and analysis of near-eld optical diraction," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A, vol. 16, pp. 141{148, [11] L. Novotny, E. J. Sanchez, and X. S. Xie, \Near-eld optical imaging using metal tips illuminated by higher-order Hermite-Gaussian beams," Ultramicroscopy, vol. 71, pp. 21{ 29, [12] B. Hecht, H. Bielefeld, D. W. Pohl, L. Novotny, and H. Heinzelmann, \Inuence of detection conditions on near-eld optical imaging," J. Appl. Phys., vol. 84, pp. 5873{ 5882, [13] L. Novotny, B. Hecht, and D. W. Pohl, \Implications of high resolution to near-eld optical microscopy," Ultramicroscopy, vol. 71, pp. 341{344, [14] L. Novotny, R. X. Bian, and X. S. Xie, \Theory of nanometric optical tweezers," Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 79, pp. 645{648, [15] U. Durig, L. Novotny, and B. Michel, \Logarithmic current-to-voltage converter for local probe microscopy," Rev. Sci. Instr., vol. 68, pp. 3814{3816, [16] E. J. Sanchez, L. Novotny, G. R. Holtom and X. S. Xie, \Fluorescence imaging of single molecules by two-photon excitation," J. Phys. Chem. A, vol. 101, pp. 7019{7023, [17] L. Novotny, B. Hecht, and D. W. Pohl, \Interference of locally excited surface plasmons," J. Appl. Phys., vol. 81, pp. 1798{1806, 1997.

4 [18] B. Hecht, H. Bielefeldt, Y. Inouye, D. W. Pohl, and L. Novotny, \Facts and artifacts in near-eld optical microscopy," J. Appl. Phys., vol. 81, pp. 2492{2498, [19] L. Novotny, \Allowed and forbidden light in near-eld optics. II. Interacting dipolar particles," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A, vol. 14, pp. 105{113, [20] L. Novotny, \Allowed and forbidden light in near-eld optics. I. A single dipolar light source," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A, vol. 14, pp. 91{104, [21] L. Novotny, \Single molecule uorescence in inhomogeneous environments," Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 69, pp. 3806{3808, [22] M. A. Bopp, A. J. Meixner, G. Tarrach, I. Zschokke-Granacher, and L. Novotny, \Direct imaging single molecule diusion in a solid polymer host," Chem. Phys. Lett., vol. 263, pp. 721{726, [23] B. Hecht, H. Bielefeld, L. Novotny, Y. Inouye, and D. W. Pohl, \Local excitation, scattering, and interference of surface plasmons," Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 77, pp. 1889{1892, [24] L. Novotny, Light Propagation and Light Connement in Near-eld Optics. Diss. ETH No , Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland, [25] L. Novotny, D. W. Pohl, and B. Hecht, \Light connement in near-eld optical microscopy," Ultramicroscopy, vol. 61, pp. 1{9, [26] B. Hecht, D. W. Pohl, H. Heinzelmann, and L. Novotny, \'Tunnel' near-eld optical microscopy: TNOM-2," Ultramicroscopy, vol. 61, pp. 99{104, [27] B. Hecht, D. W. Pohl, and L. Novotny, \Local excitation of surface plasmons by \TNOM"," in Optics at the Nanometer Scale (M. Nieto-Vesperinas and N. Garcia, eds.), NATO Advanced Study Institute, Series E, pp. 151{161, Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, [28] B. Hecht, D. W. Pohl, H. Heinzelmann, and L. Novotny, \'Tunnel' near-eld optical microscopy: TNOM-2," in Photons and Local Probes (O. Marti and R. Moller, eds.), NATO Advanced Study Institute, Series E, pp. 93{107, Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, [29] L. Novotny, D. W. Pohl, and B. Hecht, \Scanning near-eld optical probe with ultrasmall spot size," Opt. Lett., vol. 20, pp. 970{972, [30] B. Hecht, D. W. Pohl, H. Heinzelmann, and L. Novotny, \'Tunnel' near-eld optical microscopy: TNOM-2," Proc. SPIE, vol. 2535, pp. 61{68, [31] H. Heinzelmann, T. Huser, T. Lacoste, H.-J. Guntherodt, D. W. Pohl, B. Hecht, L. Novotny, O. J. F. Martin, C. Hafner, H. Baggenstos, U. P. Wild, and A. Renn, \Scanning near-eld optical microscopy in Basel, Ruschlikon and Zurich," Opt. Eng., vol. 34, pp. 2441{2454, [32] D. W. Pohl, L. Novotny, B. Hecht, and H. Heinzelmann, \Radiation coupling and image formation in scanning near-eld optical microscopy," Thin Solid Films, vol. 273, pp. 161{ 167, [33] L. Novotny and D. W. Pohl, \Light propagation in scanning near-eld optical microscopy," in Photons and Local Probes (O. Marti and R. Moller, eds.), NATO Advanced Study Institute, Series E, pp. 21{33, Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, [34] L. Novotny, D. W. Pohl, and P. Regli, \Near-eld, far-eld and imaging properties of the 2-d aperture SNOM," Ultramicroscopy, vol. 57, pp. 180{188, [35] L. Novotny and C. Hafner, \Light propagation in a cylindrical waveguide with a complex, metallic, dielectric function," Phys. Rev. E, vol. 50, pp. 4094{4106, [36] L. Novotny, D. W. Pohl, and P. Regli, \Light propagation through nanometer-sized structures: the two-dimensional-aperture scanning near-eld optical microscope," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A, vol. 11, pp. 1768{1779, 1994.

5 [37] H. Heinzelmann, B. Hecht, L. Novotny, and D. W. Pohl, \Forbidden light scanning near- eld optical microscopy," J. Microsc., vol. 177, pp. 115{118, [38] D. W. Pohl and L. Novotny, \Near-eld optics: Light for the world of NANO," J. Vac. Sci. and Technol. B, vol. 12, pp. 1441{1446, [39] B. Michel, L. Novotny, and U. Durig, \Low-temperature compatible I-V converter," Ultramicroscopy, vol , pp. 1647{1652, PLATFORM PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS [1] Sixth International Conference on Near-eld Optics, Enschede, The Netherlands, August [2] Glass & Optical Materials Division Meeting (invited), Corning NY, U.S.A., October [3] Workshop on Current Trends in Nano-Optics (invited), Bad Honnef, Germany, May [4] Symposium on Near-eld Scanning Optical Microscopy and Spectroscopy (co-organizer), Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Society, San Francisco CA, U.S.A., April [5] Symposium on Laser Applications in Optoelectronic Manufacturing IV (invited), Photonics West Meeting, San Jose CA, U.S.A., January [6] Fifth International Conference on Near-eld Optics, Shirahama, Japan, December [7] Symposium on Laser Techniques for Condensed Phase and Biological Systems (invited), Photonics West Meeting, San Jose CA, U.S.A., January [8] Workshop on Near-eld Scanning Optical Microscopy (invited), Marburg, Germany, April [9] Fourth International Conference on Near-eld Optics, Jerusalem, Israel, February [10] Workshop on Optical Properties of Mesoscopic Semiconductor Structures (invited), Snowbird UT, U.S.A., May [11] Symposium on Progress in Electromagnetics Research (invited), Seattle WA, U.S.A., July [12] SPIE 40th Annual Meeting, Session on Near-eld Optics (invited), San Diego CA, U.S.A., July [13] Third International Conference on Near-eld Optics, Brno, Czech Republic, May [14] NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Photons and Local Probes, Reichenau, Germany, September [15] OSA Annual Meeting 1994, Session on Near-eld Optics, Dallas TX, U.S.A., June [16] Second International Conference on Near-eld Optics, Raleigh NC, U.S.A., October 1993.