Dr. Rainer Hillenbrand

Ikerbasque Research Professor
(Germany)

Doctor in Physics 2001 from the Technical University of Munich.
Background in near-field optical microscopy and nanooptics.
Research line: Development of near-field optical nanoscopy and their application in materials sciences and nanophotonics
Has joint CIC Nanogune in Donostia - San Sebastian
Nanooptics Group Leader

Publications

2011

P. Alonso-González, M. Schnell, P. Sarriugarte, H. Sobhani, C. Wu, N. Arju, A. Khanikaev, F. Golmar, P. Albella, L. Arzubiaga, F. Casanova, L. Hueso, P. Nordlander, G. Shvets, and R. Hillenbrand (2011)
Real-space mapping of Fano interference in plasmonic metamolecules
Nano Letters

J. Stiegler, J. Abate, A. Cvitkovic, Y. Romanyuk, A. Huber, S. Leone, and R. Hillenbrand (2011)
Nanoscale Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy of Individual Nanoparticles Enabled by Scattering-Type Near-Field Microscopy
ACS Nano

D. Weber, P. Albella, P. Alonso-Gonzalez, F. Neubrech, H. Gui, T. Nagao, R. Hillenbrand, J. Aizpurua, and A. Pucci (2011)
Longitudinal and transverse coupling in infrared gold nanoantenna arrays: long range versus short range interaction regimes
Optics Express

J.Chen, P. Albella, Z. Pirzadeh, P. Alonso-Gonzalez, F. Huth, S. Bonetti, V. Bonanni, J. Akerman, J. Nogues, P. Vavassori, A. Dmitriev, J. Azpurua, and R. Hillenbrand (2011)
Plasmonic Nickel Nanoantennas
Small

F. Huth, M. Schnell, J. Wittborn, N. Ocelic, R. Hillenbrand (2011)
Infrared-spectroscopic nanoimaging with a thermal source
Nature Materials

M. Schnell, P. Alonso-González, F. Casanova, L. Arzubiaga, L. E. Hueso, A. Chuvilin, R. Hillenbrand (2011)
Nanofocusing of Mid-Infrared Energy with Tapered Transmission Lines
Nature Photonics

D. Melnikau, D. Savateeva, A. Chuvilin, R. Hillenbrand, and Y. P. Rakovich (2011)
Whispering gallery mode resonators with J-aggregates
Optics Express

2010

M. Schnell, A. Garcia-Etxarri, A.J. Huber, K. Crozier, A. Borisov, J. Aizpurua, R. Hillenbrand (2010)
Amplitude- and phase-resolved near-field mapping of infrared antenna modes by transmission-mode scattering-type near-field microscopy
Journal of Physical Chemistry

B. Deutsch, R. Hillenbrand, L. Novotny (2010)
Visualizing the Optical Interaction Tensor of a Gold Nanoparticle Pair
Nano Letters

J.M. Stiegler, A.J. Huber, S.L. Diedenhofen, J. Gomez Rivas, R.E. Algra, E.P.A.M. Bakkers, R. Hillenbrand (2010)
Nanoscale free-carrier profiling of individual semiconductor nanowires by infrared near-field nanoscopy
Nano Letters

A.J. Huber, J. Wittborn, R Hillenbrand (2010)
Infrared spectroscopic near-field mapping of single nanotransistors
Nanotechnology

M. Ameen, A. Garcia-Etxarri, M. Schnell, R. Hillenbrand, J. Aizpurua (2010)
Infrared phononic nanoantennas: Localized surface phonon polaritons in SiC disks
Chinese Science Bulletin

M. Schnell, A. Garcia-Etxarri, J. Alkorta, J. Aizpurua, R. Hillenbrand (2010)
Phase-Resolved Mapping of the Near-Field Vector and Polarization State in Nanoscale Antenna Gaps
Nanoletters

2009

A. Huber, A. Ziegler, T. Koeck, R. Hillenbrand (2009)
Infrared nanoscopy of strained semiconductors
Nature Nanotechnology

A. Garcia-Etxarri, I. Romero, F. J. Garcia de Abajo, R. Hillenbrand, J. Aizpurua (2009)
Influence of the tip in near-field imaging of nanoparticle plasmonic modes: Weak and strong coupling regimes
Physical Review B

M. Schnell, A. Garcia-Etxarri, A.J. Huber, K. Crozier, J. Aizpurua, R. Hillenbrand (2009)
Controlling the near-field oscillations of loaded plasmonic nanoantennas
Nature Photonics

M. Bauer, A. M. Gigler, A. J. Huber, R. Hillenbrand, R. W. Stark (2009)
Temperature depending Raman line-shift in silicon carbide
Journal of Raman Spectroscopy

F. Keilmann, A. Huber, R. Hillenbrand (2009)
Nanoscale conductivity contrast by scattering-type near-field optical microscopy in the visible, infrared and THz domains
Journal of Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves

J. Sun, J. C. Schotland, R. Hillenbrand, P.S. Carney (2009)
Nanoscale optical tomography using volume-scanning near-field microscopy
Applied Physics Letters

R. Hillenbrand, J. Aizpurua (2009)
LIGHT SOURCES Coloured heat
Nature Photonics

A.M. Gigler, A.J. Huber, M. Bauer, A. Ziegler, R. Hillenbrand, R. Stark (2009)
Nanoscale residual stress-field mapping around nanoindents in SiC by IR s-SNOM and confocal Raman microscopy
Optics Express

2008

A. Huber, F. Keilmann, J. Wittborn, J. Aizpurua, R. Hillenbrand (2008)
THz near-field nanoscopy of mobile carriers in single semiconductor nanodevices
Nano Letters

A. Huber, B. Deutsch, L. Novotny, R. Hillenbrand (2008)
Focusing of surface phonon polaritons
Applied Physics Letters

J. Aizpurua, T. Taubner, F. J. Garcia de Abajo, M. Brehm, R. Hillenbrand (2008)
Substrate-enhanced infrared near-field spectroscopy
Optics Express

In press

V. Bonanni, S. Bonetti, T. Pakizeh, Z. Pirzadeh, J. Chen, J. Nogués, P. Vavassori, R. Hillenbrand, J. Akerman, and A. Dmitriev (2011)
Designer magnetoplasmonics with nickel nanoferromagnets
Nano Letters

Books and book chapters

Published

F. Keilmann, R. Hillenbrand (2009)
Type: chapters
Book: Nano-Optics and Near-Field Optical Microscopy
Chapter: Near-field nanoscopy by elastic light scattering from a tip
Page numbers: 235-265
ISBN: 978-1-596932838 | ArtechHouse | Editors: A. Zayats, D. Richard

Managerial activities

Co-Chair of the 12th International Conference on Near-field Optics, Nanophotonics and Related Techniques (NFO12), San Sebastian, Spain, 2012

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Neaspec GmbH, Martinsried near Munich, Germany, www.neaspec.com

Prizes and Honours

ERC Starting Grant (2010)

Congresses, Proceedings & Scientific meetings

IR and THz near-field nanoscopy. R. Hillenbrand
APS March Meeting (2011) Congress
Dallas, USA (Invited talk)
Vector near-field nanoscopy of mid-infrared antennas. R. Hillenbrand
Surface Plasmon Photonics 5 (SPP5) (2011) Congress
Busan, Korea (Invited talk)
Mid-infrared nanophotonics based on antennas and transmission lines. R. Hillenbrand
CLEO®/Europe-EQEC (2011) Congress
Munich, Germany (Invited talk)
Mid-infrared nanophotonics based on antennas and transmission lines. R. Hillenbrand
International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT) (2011) Congress
Singapore, Singapore (Invited talk)
IR and THz near-field nanoscopy. R. Hillenbrand
PCAM Summer School "Electronic and Optical Properties of Nanoscale Materials" (2011) Congress
San Sebastian, Spain (Invited talk)
Mapping Near-Field Coupling Effects in Infrared Gap Antennas. P. Alonso-González, P. Albella, L. Arzubiaga, M. Schnell, J. Chen, F. Huth, F. Golmar, F. Casanova, L. Hueso, J. Aizpurua, and R. Hillenbrand
International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT 2011), (2011) Congress
Singapore (Talk)
Mapping Near-Field Coupling Effects in Infrared Gap Antennas. P. Alonso-González, P. Albella, L. Arzubiaga, M. Schnell, J. Chen, F. Huth, F. Golmar, F. Casanova, L. Hueso, J. Aizpurua, and R. Hillenbrand
ImagineNano (PPM 2011) (2011) Congress
Bilbao, Spain (Talk)
Phononic Antennas. P. Alonso-González, M. Schnell, I. Fernández-Martínez, J. Martínez, and R. Hillenbrand
International Conference on Near-Field Optics (NFO11) (2011) Congress
Beijing, China (Talk)
Ferromagnetic Plasmonic Nanoantennas. J. Chen, P. Albella, Z. Pirzadeh, P. Alonso-González, F. Huth, P. Vavassori, A. Dmitriev, J. Aizpurua, and R. Hillenbrand
ImagineNano (PPM 2011) (2011) Congress
Bilbao, Spain (Talk)
Infrared Nanophotonics based on Metal Antennas and Transmission Lines. M. Schnell, P. Alonso-Gonzalez, F. Casanova, L. Arzubiaga, L.E. Hueso, A. Chuvilin, R. Hillenbrand
International Conference on Surface Plasmon Photonics SPP5 2011 (2011) Congress
Busan, Korea (Poster)
Infrared Nanophotonics based on Metal Antennas and Transmission Lines. M. Schnell, P. Alonso-Gonzalez, F. Casanova, L. Arzubiaga, L.E. Hueso, A. Chuvilin, R. Hillenbrand
PPM 2011, Imaginenano 2011 (2011) Congress
Bilbao, Spain (Poster)
Ferromagnetic plasmonic nanoantennas. J. Chen, P. Albella, Z. Pizadeh, P. Alonso-Gonzalez, F. Huth, P. Vavassori, A. Dmitriev, J. Aizpurua
International Conference on Surface Plasmon Photonics SPP5 2011 (2011) Congress
Busan, Korea (Poster)
Mapping Near-Field Coupling Effects in Infrared Gap Antennas. P. Alonso-Gonzalez, P. Albella, L. Arzubiaga, M. Schnell, J. Chen, F. Huth, F. Golmar, F. Casanova, L. Hueso, J. Aizpurua, R. Hillenbrand
SPIE optics+photonics 2011 (2011) Congress
San Diego, USA (Poster)
Infrared and Terahertz Nanoscopy for Dielectric Imaging and Near-Field Mapping of Antennas and Transmission-Lines. R. Hillenbrand
nternational Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz) (2011) Congress
Houston, USA (Invited talk)
Mid-infrared nanophotonics based on antennas and transmission lines. R. Hillenbrand
DPG Physics School on Nanoantennas and Hybrid Quantum Systems (2011) Congress
Bad Honnef, Germany (Invited talk)
Infrared and terahertz near-field nanoscopy. R. Hillenbrand
Optics of surfaces and interfaces (OSI9) (2011) Congress
Cancun, Mexico (Invited talk)
Infrared and terahertz nanoscopy. Rainer Hillenbrand
IEEE Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting (2010) Congress
Playa del Carmen, Mexico (Invited talk)
IR and THz near-field nanoscopy. Rainer Hillenbrand
The 11th International Conference on Near-field Optics, Nanophotonics and related techniques – NFO11 (2010) Congress
Beijing, China (Invited talk)
Vector near-field nanoscopy of mid-IR antennas. Rainer Hillenbrand
Frontiers of Plasmonics (2010) Congress
Xian, China (Invited talk)
Phase-sensitive mapping of nanoscale optical vector fields. Rainer Hillenbrand
Metamaterials 10 (2010) Congress
Karlsruhe, Germany (Invited talk)
IR and THz near-field nanoscopy for mapping local chemical composition, free-carrier properties and strain. Rainer Hillenbrand
E-MRS Fall Meeting (2010) Congress
Warsaw, Poland (Invited talk)
Scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy. Rainer Hillenbrand
Passion for Knowledge (2010) Congress
San Sebastian, Spain (Invited talk)
Mapping and Control of Nanoscale Optical Vector Fields. M.Schnell, A. García-Etxarri, J. Aizpurua and R. Hillenbrand
International Conference on Near-Field Optics (NFO11) (2010) Congress
Beijing, China (Talk)
Phononic Antennas. P. Alonso-González, M. Schnell, I. Fernández-Martínez, J. Martínez, and R. Hillenbrand
Conferencia Española de Nanofotónica (2010) Congress
Segovia, Spain (Talk)
Mapping and Control of Nanoscale Optical Vector Fields. M. Schnell, A. Garcia-Etxarri, J. Aizpurua, R. Hillenbrand
Plasmonic Gordon Research Conference 2010 (2010) Congress
Waterwille ME, USA (Poster)
Mapping and Control of Nanoscale Optical Vector Fields. M. Schnell, A. Garcia-Etxarri, J. Aizpurua, R. Hillenbrand
Passion for Knowledge Conference 2011 (2010) Congress
San Sebastian, Spain (Poster)
Control of local near fields in optical antennas by load engineering: bridging the gap. M. Schnell, A. García-Etxarri, A. Huber, K. Crozier, J. Aizpurua and R. Hillenbrand
Nanospain 2009 (2009) Congress
Zaragoza, Spain (Talk)
Control of local near fields in optical antennas by load engineering: bridging the gap. M. Schnell, A. Garcia-Etxarri, A. Huber, K. Crozier, J. Aizpurua, R. Hillenbrand
Fourth International Conference on Surface Plasmon Photonics SPP4 (2009) Congress
Amsterdam, Netherlands (Poster)
Control of local near fields in optical antennas by load engineering: bridging the gap. M. Schnell, A. Garcia-Etxarri, A. Huber, K. Crozier, J. Aizpurua, R. Hillenbrand
Nanometa 2009 (2009) Congress
Seefeld, Austria (Poster)

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