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Sebastian Klimmer

Research Interests

  • 2D Materials
  • Nonlinear Optics
  • Ultrafast Spectroscopy
  • Quantum Optics
  • Nanophotonics

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Dual Award), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany & Australian National University, Australia
  • Master of Science, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
  • Bachelor of Science, University of Regensburg, Germany

Achievements & Awards

  • ZEISS Ph.D. Award in Modern Optics (06/23)
  • Award for best Master Thesis at Faculty of Physics and Astronomy at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany (10/2022)
  • Best Poster Prize at the 771. WE-Heraeus-Seminar "2D Materials and Hybrids: Hybrid Quasiparticles in Quantum Materials" (09/22)

Themes

  • Generate

Sebastian Klimmer is a postdoctoral researcher in the nonlinear and quantum photonics group of Prof. Andrey Sukhorukov at the Australian National University (ANU). He completed his Ph.D. through the dual-award program Meta-Active, working with Prof. Giancarlo Soavi at Friedrich Schiller University Jena and Prof. Dragomir Neshev at ANU. His doctoral research focused on ultrafast nonlinear optics in two-dimensional (2D) materials. During this time, he contributed to the demonstration of ultrafast optical control of nonlinear signals, particularly in 2D transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), advancing their potential for high-speed photonic technologies. He further investigated the integration of TMDs with metasurfaces, establishing new approaches for controlling and tailoring optical responses at the nanoscale. These results were published in leading journals, including Nature Photonics and Nature Communications. Sebastian’s current research expands into quantum optics, where he investigates the optical properties of van der Waals layered materials for novel quantum light sources, as well as their integration with metasurfaces to achieve advanced and scalable functionalities.



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