Koray Aydin

Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

BS in Physics, Bilkent University, 2002

PhD in Physics, Bilkent University, 2008

Contact Info

Aydin Group Website

Koray Aydin's research interests lie at the intersection of applied physics, electrical engineering, materials science and nanotechnology with the main theme of nanophotonics. Our research efforts are focused towards understanding the interactions of light with nanoscale materials, designing optical metamaterials with novel electromagnetic and photonic properties and integration of nanoscale photonic materials with devices for applications in energy, health care, defense and communications. We utilize analytical and numerical electromagnetic simulation techniques for the design, advanced nanofabrication methods for the fabrication and nanoscale optical and electrical characterization tools for the characterization of nanophotonic materials and devices.

Selected Publications

Highly strained compliant optical metamaterials with large frequency tunability
I. M. Pryce*, K. Aydin*, Y. A. Kelaita, R. M. Briggs, and H. A. Atwater (*equal contribution)
Nano Letters, 10, 4222 (2010) 

Symmetry breaking and strong coupling in planar optical metamaterials
K. Aydin, I. M. Pryce, and H. Atwater
Opt. Express 18, 13407 (2010)

Frequency tunable near-infrared metamaterials based on VO2 phase transition 
M. J. Dicken*, K. Aydin*, I. M. Pryce*, L. A. Sweatlock, E. M. Boyd, S. Walavalkar, J. Ma, and H. A. Atwater (*equal contribution)
Opt. Express 17, 18330 (2009)

Split-ring-resonator-coupled enhanced transmission through a single subwavelength aperture
K. Aydin, A. O. Cakmak, L. Sahin, Z. F. Li, F. Bilotti, L. Vegni, and E. Ozbay
Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 013904 (2009)

A hybrid light source with integrated inorganic light-emitting diode and organic polymer distributed feedback  grating
B. Butun*, K. Aydin*, E. Ulker, S. Cheylan, G. Badenes, M. Forster, U. Scherf, and E. Ozbay(*equal  contribution)
Nanotechnology 19, 195202 (2008)

Subwavelength resolution with a negative-index metamaterial superlens
K. Aydin, I. Bulu, and E.Ozbay
Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 254102 (2007)

Experimental observation of true left-handed transmission peak in metamaterials
K. Aydin, K. Guven, L. Zhang, M. Kafesaki, C. M. Soukoulis, and E. Ozbay
Opt. Lett. 29, 2623 (2004) 

Electromagnetic waves: Negative refraction by photonic crystals
E. Cubukcu, K. Aydin, E. Ozbay, S. Foteinopoulou, and C. M. Soukoulis
Nature 423, 604 (2003)

Subwavelength resolution in a two-dimensional photonic crystal based superlens
E. Cubukcu, K. Aydin, S. Foteinopolou, C. M. Soukoulis, and E. Ozbay
Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 207401 (2003)