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Dr. Pierre Lovera graduated in 2005 with a "diplome d'ingenieur" from Ecole Nationale Superieure de Grenoble (ENSPG, now known as Phelma French engineering school). He also graduated with a master in optics from Universite Joseph Fourier in the same year. He then undertook a PhD (successfully defended in 2009) in the Tyndall National Institute in Cork, investigating optical properties of conjugated polymer nanowires. He since worked as a post-doctoral researcher in the nanotechnology group in Tyndall, first developing an optical platform for electrochemiluminescence (ECL) measurements and then studying the plasmonic properties of arrays on nanohole in thin gold films. He is now a tenure researcher within the same group, with special interest in plasmonics. His expertise includes:
- optical simulation via FDTD
- development of new fabrication method of plasmonic nanostructrues,
- investigation of new plasmonic materials,
- characterisation of plasmonic nanostructures -optical and tomography
- Application of nanoplasmonics samples for label-free sensing (refractive index, Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering) and novel optical application (polarised display).
He has published over 30 publications in the field of optics and plamonics and currently has a h index of 8.
Dr. Pierre Lovera is a physicist specialised in optics, with an engineering background. His interest lies in the simulation, fabrication, characterisation and application of novel nanostructured material. His expertise includes:
- Optical simulation via FDTD
- Development of new fabrication methods of plasmonic nanostructrues,
- Investigation of new plasmonic materials,
- Characterisation of plasmonic nanostructures -optical and tomography
- Application of nanoplasmonics samples for label-free sensing (refractive index, Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering) and novel optical application (polarised display).
He has published over 30 publications in the field of optics and plamonics and currently has a h index of 8.
| Funder | Start Date | End Date | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Framework Programme Seven (FP7) | 01-SEP-10 | 16-OCT-14 | PhastID |
| Company | Country | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Tyndall NTG | IRELAND | Alan O'Riordan |
| Tyndall III-V | IRELAND | Brian Corbett |
| UCC chemistry | IRELAND | John Sodeau |
| Sierra Sensors | GERMANY | Dr. Klaus Wiehler |
| VTT | FINLAND | Dr. Mikko Karppinen |
| EPFL | SWITZERLAND | Dr. Jean Michel Lamy |
| Rutgers University | U.S.A. | Prof. Deirdre O'Carroll |
| Year | Journal | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Nanotechnology | High aspect ratio nano-fabrication of photonic crystal structures on glass wafers using chrome as hard mask Hossain, Md Nazmul and Justice, John and Lovera, Pierre and McCarthy, Brendan and O’Riordan, Alan and Corbett, Brian (2014) High aspect ratio nano-fabrication of photonic crystal structures on glass wafers using chrome as hard mask. : . |
| 2014 | Nanotechnology | Low-cost silver capped polystyrene nanotube arrays as super-hydrophobic substrates for SERS applications. Lovera P, Creedon N, Alatawi H, Mitchell M, Burke M, Quinn AJ, O'Riordan A (2014) Low-cost silver capped polystyrene nanotube arrays as super-hydrophobic substrates for SERS applications.. : . [Details] |
| 2014 | Optics Letters | Dual resonance approach to decoupling surface and bulk attributes in photonic crystal biosensor Hossain, Md Nazmul and Justice, John and Lovera, Pierre and O’Riordan, Alan and Corbett, Brian (2014) Dual resonance approach to decoupling surface and bulk attributes in photonic crystal biosensor. : . |
| 2014 | Analytical Methods | Using spectral analysis and flluorescence lifetimes to discriminate between grass and tree pollen for aerobiological applications O’Connor, David J and Lovera, Pierre and Sodeau, John R (2014) Using spectral analysis and flluorescence lifetimes to discriminate between grass and tree pollen for aerobiological applications. : . |
| 2014 | Analytical Methods | Using spectral analysis and fluorescence lifetimes to discriminate between grass and tree pollen for aerobiological applications O'Connor, David J and Lovera, Pierre and Iacopino, Daniela and O'Riordan, Alan and Healy, David A and Sodeau, John R (2014) Using spectral analysis and fluorescence lifetimes to discriminate between grass and tree pollen for aerobiological applications. : . |
| 2014 | Journal of Physical Chemistry A | Highly Polarized Luminescence from beta-Phase-Rich Poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) Nanofibers Iacopino, D,Lovera, P,O'Riordan, A,Redmond, G (2014) Highly Polarized Luminescence from beta-Phase-Rich Poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) Nanofibers. : . [Details] |
| 2013 | Applied Physics Letters | Lasing in nanoimprinted two-dimensional photonic crystal band-edge lasers Reboud, V,Romero-Vivas, J,Lovera, P,Kehagias, N,Kehoe, T,Redmond, G,Torres, CMS (2013) Lasing in nanoimprinted two-dimensional photonic crystal band-edge lasers. : . [Details] |
| 2012 | Optics Express | Polarization tunable transmission through plasmonic arrays of elliptical nanopores Lovera, P,Jones, D,Corbett, B,O'Riordan, A (2012) Polarization tunable transmission through plasmonic arrays of elliptical nanopores. : . |
| 2011 | Nanotechnology | Dielectrophoretic self-assembly of polarized light emitting poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) nanofibre arrays O'Riordan, A.,Iacopino, D.,Lovera, P.,Floyd, L.,Reynolds, K.,Redmond, G. (2011) Dielectrophoretic self-assembly of polarized light emitting poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) nanofibre arrays. : . |
| 2011 | Journal of Materials Chemistry | Multi-colour emission from dye doped polymeric nanotubes by host-guest energy transfer Dawson, K.,Lovera, P.,Iacopino, D.,O'Riordan, A.,Redmond, G. (2011) Multi-colour emission from dye doped polymeric nanotubes by host-guest energy transfer. : . |
| 2009 | Applied Physics Letters | Nonlinear refractive index and three-photon absorption coefficient of poly(9,9-dioctylfluorence) Jang, JI,Mani, S,Ketterson, JB,Lovera, P,Redmond, G (2009) Nonlinear refractive index and three-photon absorption coefficient of poly(9,9-dioctylfluorence). : . [Details] |
| 2009 | Physica Status Solidi A-Applications and Materials Science | Nano-lightsticks: polymer nanotubes with embedded chemiluminescent dopants Lovera, P,Reynolds, K,Redmond, G (2009) Nano-lightsticks: polymer nanotubes with embedded chemiluminescent dopants. : . [Details] |
| 2008 | Japanese Journal of Applied Physics | Fabrication of defect-free nanoimprinted photonic crystals for laser applications Reboud, V,Kehagias, N,Lovera, P,Zelsmann, M,Schuster, C,Reuther, F,Gruetzner, G,Redmond, G,Torres, CMS (2008) Fabrication of defect-free nanoimprinted photonic crystals for laser applications. : . [Details] |
| 2008 | Advanced Materials | Alignment and dynamic manipulation of conjugated polymer nanowires in nematic liquid crystal hosts Moynihan, S,Lovera, P,O'Carroll, D,Iacopino, D,Redmond, G (2008) Alignment and dynamic manipulation of conjugated polymer nanowires in nematic liquid crystal hosts. : . [Details] |
| 2008 | Advanced Materials | Poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) nanowires with pronounced beta-phase morphology: Synthesis, characterization, and optical properties O'Carroll, D,Iacopino, D,O'Riordan, A,Lovera, P,O'Connor, E,O'Brien, GA,Redmond, G; (2008) Poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) nanowires with pronounced beta-phase morphology: Synthesis, characterization, and optical properties. : . [Details] |
| 2008 | Nanotechnology | Probe based manipulation and assembly of nanowires into organized mesostructures Reynolds, K,Komulainen, J,Kivijakola, J,Lovera, P,Iacopino, D,Pudas, M,Vahakangas, J,Roning, J,Redmond, G (2008) Probe based manipulation and assembly of nanowires into organized mesostructures. : . [Details] |
| 2007 | Applied Physics Letters | Two-Dimensional Polymer Photonic Crystal Band-Edge Lasers Fabricated By Nanoimprint Lithography Reboud, V, Lovera, P, Kehagias, N, Zelsmann, M, Schuster, C, Reuther, F, Gruetzner, G, Redmond, G, Torres, CMS; (2007) Two-Dimensional Polymer Photonic Crystal Band-Edge Lasers Fabricated By Nanoimprint Lithography. : . [Details] |
| Year | Journal | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Nanotechnology | Dielectrophoretic self-assembly of polarized light emitting poly (9, 9-dioctylfluorene) nanofibre arrays O’Riordan, A and Iacopino, D and Lovera, P and Floyd, L and Reynolds, K and Redmond, G (2011) Dielectrophoretic self-assembly of polarized light emitting poly (9, 9-dioctylfluorene) nanofibre arrays. : . |
| 2011 | Journal of Physics: Conference Series | Elliptical nanohole array in thin gold film as micrometer sized optical filter set for fluorescent-labelled assays Lovera, P and Jones, D and O'Riordan, A (2011) Elliptical nanohole array in thin gold film as micrometer sized optical filter set for fluorescent-labelled assays. : . |
| 2011 | Journal of Materials Chemistry | Multi-colour emission from dye doped polymeric nanotubes by host--guest energy transfer Dawson, Karen and Lovera, Pierre and Iacopino, Daniela and O'Riordan, Alan and Redmond, Gareth (2011) Multi-colour emission from dye doped polymeric nanotubes by host--guest energy transfer. : . |
| 2009 | physica status solidi (a) | Nano-lightsticks: polymer nanotubes with embedded chemiluminescent dopants Lovera, Pierre and Reynolds, Kenneth and Redmond, Gareth (2009) Nano-lightsticks: polymer nanotubes with embedded chemiluminescent dopants. : . |
| 2009 | Applied Physics Letters | Nonlinear refractive index and three-photon absorption coefficient of poly (9, 9-dioctylfluorence) Jang, JI and Mani, S and Ketterson, JB and Lovera, P and Redmond, G (2009) Nonlinear refractive index and three-photon absorption coefficient of poly (9, 9-dioctylfluorence). : . |
| 2008 | Nanotechnology | Probe based manipulation and assembly of nanowires into organized mesostructures Reynolds, K and Komulainen, J and Kivijakola, J and Lovera, P and Iacopino, D and Pudas, M and V"ah"akangas, J and R"oning, J and Redmond, G (2008) Probe based manipulation and assembly of nanowires into organized mesostructures. : . |
| 2008 | Japanese Journal of Applied Physics | Fabrication of defect-free nanoimprinted photonic crystals for laser applications Reboud, V and Kehagias, N and Lovera, P and Zelsmann, M and Schuster, C and Reuther, F and Gruetzner, G and Redmond, G and Torres, CM Sotomayor (2008) Fabrication of defect-free nanoimprinted photonic crystals for laser applications. : . |
| 2008 | Advanced Materials | Poly (9, 9-dioctylfluorene) Nanowires with Pronounced $beta$-Phase Morphology: Synthesis, Characterization, and Optical Properties O'Carroll, Deirdre and Iacopino, Daniela and O'Riordan, Alan and Lovera, Pierre and O'Connor, 'Eamon and O'Brien, Garret A and Redmond, Gareth (2008) Poly (9, 9-dioctylfluorene) Nanowires with Pronounced $beta$-Phase Morphology: Synthesis, Characterization, and Optical Properties. : . |
| 2008 | Advanced Materials | Alignment and dynamic manipulation of conjugated polymer nanowires in nematic liquid crystal hosts Moynihan, Shane and Lovera, Pierre and O'Carroll, Deirdre and Iacopino, Daniela and Redmond, Gareth (2008) Alignment and dynamic manipulation of conjugated polymer nanowires in nematic liquid crystal hosts. : . |
| 2007 | Appl. Phys. Lett | LASERS, OPTICS, AND OPTOELECTRONICS Reboud, V and Lovera, P and Kehagias, N and Zelsmann, M and Schuster, C and Reuther, F and Gruetzner, G and Redmond, G and Rahim, M and Arnold, M and others (2007) LASERS, OPTICS, AND OPTOELECTRONICS. : . |
| 2007 | MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS | Influence of Annealing Temperature on ZnO Thin Films Prepared by Single and Multi-Step Sol-Gel Processes Koh, Lee Huat Kelly and O Brien, Shane and Lovera, Pierre and Redmond, Gareth and Crean, Gabriel M (2007) Influence of Annealing Temperature on ZnO Thin Films Prepared by Single and Multi-Step Sol-Gel Processes. : . |
| 2007 | Chemistry of Materials | Template Synthesis of Highly Oriented Polyfluorene Nanotube Arrays† Moynihan, Shane and Iacopino, Daniela and O’Carroll, Deirdre and Lovera, Pierre and Redmond, Gareth (2007) Template Synthesis of Highly Oriented Polyfluorene Nanotube Arrays†. : . |
| 2007 | Applied Physics Letters | Two-dimensional polymer photonic crystal band-edge lasers fabricated by nanoimprint lithography Reboud, V and Lovera, P and Kehagias, N and Zelsmann, M and Schuster, C and Reuther, F and Gruetzner, G and Redmond, G and Torres, CM Sotomayor (2007) Two-dimensional polymer photonic crystal band-edge lasers fabricated by nanoimprint lithography. : . |
| Year | Publication |
|---|---|
| 2014 | SPIE Photonics Europe Lovera, Pierre and Creedon, Niamh and Alatawi, Hanan and O'Riordan, Alan (2014) SPIE Photonics Europe. : . |
| 2010 | APS Meeting Abstracts Mani, Shahin and Jang, Joon and Ketterson, John and Lovera, Pierre and Redmond, Gareth (2010) APS Meeting Abstracts. : . |
| 2007 | Materials Research Society conference-MRS 2007, Fall Meeting, Reboud, V and Kehagias, N and Zelsmann, M and Lovera, P and Schuster, C and Kubenz, M and Reuther, F and Gruetzner, G and Redmond, G and Torres, CM Sotomayor and others (2007) Materials Research Society conference-MRS 2007, Fall Meeting,. : . |
| 2007 | Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on Reboud, V and Lovera, P and Kehagias, N and Zelsmann, M and Fink, M and Reuther, F and Gruetzner, G and Redmond, G and Torres, Sotomayor (2007) Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on. : . |
| 2007 | Micro-and Nano-Engineering conference-MNE 2007, Reboud, V and Lovera, P and Kehagias, N and Zelsmann, M and Reuther, F and Gruetzner, G and Redmond, G and Sotomayor, CM and others (2007) Micro-and Nano-Engineering conference-MNE 2007,. : . |
| Year | Publication |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Photonics Ireland 2009 Visimberga, G., Lovera, P., O'Dwyer, C., Yakimov, E. E., Redkin, A. N., Gruzintsev, A. N., Volkov, V. T., Emelchenko, G. A. and Torres, C. M. Sotomayor Torres (2009) Photonics Ireland 2009. : . |
| 2009 | INSPIRE-09 National Scientific Meeting Visimberga, G., O'Dwyer, C., Lovera, P., Yakimov, E. E., Redkin, A. N., Gruzintsev, A. N., Volkov, V. T., Emelchenko, G. A. and Torres, C. M. Sotomayor Torres (2009) INSPIRE-09 National Scientific Meeting. : . |
| 2009 | E-MRS 2009 Lovera, P., Visimberga, G., O’Dwyer, C., Yakimov, E. E., Redkin, A. N., Gruzintsev, A. N., Volkov, V. T., Emelchenko, G. A. and Torres, C. M. Sotomayor (2009) E-MRS 2009. : . |
| Year | Publication |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Non-Linear Effects In Luminescence of Zno Inverted Opals - Art. No. 69890r Khunsin, W, Lovera, P, Redmond, G, Torres, CMS, Scharrer, M, Aagesen, L, Chang, RPH, Romanov, SG; (2008) Non-Linear Effects In Luminescence of Zno Inverted Opals - Art. No. 69890r. : . |