Collaboration with Taiwan: Researcher from a Prestigious Asian University Visits FTMC

We are strengthening our scientific collaboration with National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Taiwan. Dr Yu-Hsun Chou, Associate Professor in the Department of Photonics at NCKU, recently visited the FTMC Department of Laser Technologies together with a delegation.

This marks the second visit by representatives of the university to our Center in recent months. In May, FTMC and NCKU signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at developing shared research interests, strengthening institutional ties, and fostering international collaboration.

NCKU is one of Asia’s most prestigious universities, renowned for its world-class researchers whose innovations contribute to products developed by technology giants such as Apple and Samsung. The university enjoys a particularly strong reputation in the fields of science, engineering, medicine, and technology.

During the visit, Dr Yu-Hsun Chou delivered a presentation entitled “Plasmonic Nanolasers and Light–Matter Interactions in Hybrid Nanophotonic Structures.” His research focuses on how extremely small, nanometer-scale lasers can be developed and how their emitted light interacts with materials in microscopic metallic structures. Such work aims to enable the creation of smaller and far more efficient devices, including highly sensitive sensors, advanced microchips, components for quantum technologies, and miniature lasers for medical and other applications.

These cutting-edge research areas are also being pursued by physicists at FTMC Plasmonics and Nanophotonics Laboratory within the Department of Laser Technologies, in collaboration with colleagues from other laboratories.

“Our guests from Taiwan were introduced to our research activities in plasmonics, laser technologies, and optical coatings. They toured our laboratories and discussed potential directions for future cooperation.

The main objective of the visit was to review the progress and results of the joint Lithuanian-Taiwanese project ‘Micro/Nano Metasurfaces for the Efficient Development of Plasmonic Nanolasers’. The visit also provided an opportunity for our partners to gain a deeper understanding of the technologies we are developing and the infrastructure available at FTMC,” says Dr Evaldas Stankevičius, Project Leader and physicist at the Plasmonics and Nanophotonics Laboratory of the FTMC Department of Laser Technologies.

The project is financially supported by the Research Council of Lithuania (LMTLT), Grant Agreement No. S-LT-TW-25-3.

Source: FTMC