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Workshop : the interplay between tunneling current and optical excitations

Nanosources based on inelastic electron tunneling (IET) in metal-insulator-metal junctions (MIMs) have been known to emit radiation since the 1970s with the work of Lamb & McCarthy. They have gained attention recently due to reports of enhanced electron-to-photon conversion efficiencies with optical antennas. The purpose of this workshop is to explore the physical basis for the generation of optical excitations (photons and plasmons) in out-of-equilibrium tunneling junctions operating at high bias (a few volts) in a dissipative environment. The reverse process—the effect of light on electron tunneling in such junctions—will also be discussed.

Invited speakers:

• Rémi Avriller (LOMA,Bordeau, France)
• Wolfgang Belzig (University of Konstanz, Germany)
• Alexandre Bouhelier (ICB, Dijon, France)
• Adeline Crepieux (CPT, Marseille, France)
• Juan Carlos Cuevas Rodriguez (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain)
• Jean-Jacques Greffet (LCF, Palaiseau, France)
• Christian Nijhuis (University of Twente, Netherlands)
• Lukas Novotny (ETH Zurich, Swiss)
• Bertrand Reulet (US, Sherbrooke)