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<div><font color="#000080"><b>Old Dominion University</b></font></div>
<div><font color="#000080"><b>Department of Physics</b></font></div>
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<div><font color="#31849B"><b>Spring Colloquium Series</b></font></div>
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<div><font color="#17365D" size="5"><b>Tuesday February 28, 2012</b></font></div>
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<div><font color="#31849B" size="5"><b>"Mesoscopic Optics or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and love the (Photonic) Bomb"</b></font></div>
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<font color="#1F497D" size="5" face="Times New Roman, serif"><b>Dr. Alexey Yamilov<br>
Department of Physics</b></font></font></div>
<div><font color="#1F497D" size="5"><b>Missouri University of Science and Technology</b></font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Calibri, sans-serif">The term mesoscopic physics refers to a wide range of quantum interference phenomena which occur in solids between macroscopic and microscopic size. Quantum or not, the interference
phenomena are common to waves of any nature, including the electromagnetic waves. We will explore the similarities and differences between mesoscopic electronic transport and the light propagation in inhomogeneous media. For example, bosonic nature of photons
offers an exciting possibility of coherent amplification which adds a new dimension to the fundamental study of mesoscopic transport and leads to an altogether new physical phenomenon – random lasing. This is only one of many examples of how abandoning common
perception of inhomogeneities as a nuisance can lead to novel optical phenomena with very practical applications – the realm of mesoscopic optics.</font></div>
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<div><font size="4">Presentation: Physical Sciences Building II 1100 @ 3:00 pm</font></div>
<div><font size="4">Refreshments: 1st Floor Atrium @ 2:30 pm</font></div>
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<div><font size="4">More details at <a href="http://www.physics.odu.edu">
http://www.physics.odu.edu</a></font></div>
<div><font size="4">All are Welcome<font size="3">!</font></font></div>
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