Faculty profile
Pierre Berini
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Research
Latest papers
Surface Plasmon Enhanced Photoluminescence of Carbon Dots Formed In Situ on Silver Gratings
Advanced Science · 2026 · senior author
Laser Printing of Plasmonic Color Images in Polymer-Embedded Nanorod Films.
ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2026
Selective modal excitation in a multimode nanoslit by interference of surface plasmon waves.
Nanoscale advances · 2025 · senior author
Latest funding
- $25,000
Carbon-based plasmonic quantum light sources
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
- $86,000
Imaging single photons in nanophotonic microscopy: towards on-demand single photon sources
NSERC · 2025 · Co-investigator
- $190,000
Nanostructured quantum light sources
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
55 publications.
Surface Plasmon Enhanced Photoluminescence of Carbon Dots Formed In Situ on Silver Gratings
Naeini MSA, Walia J, Mayoral‐Astorga LA, Choi HW, Weck A, Berini P
Laser Printing of Plasmonic Color Images in Polymer-Embedded Nanorod Films.
Hainer A, Rodriguez Escamilla A, Girard D, Tostado-Blazquez G, Berini P, Weck A
Selective modal excitation in a multimode nanoslit by interference of surface plasmon waves.
Valero M, Mayoral-Astorga LA, Northfield H, Choi HW, De Leon I, Ray M, Berini P
NIR-II scattering gold superclusters for intravascular optical coherence tomography molecular imaging.
Calvert ND, Baxter J, Torrens AA, Thompson J, Kirby A, Walia J, Ntais S, Hemmer E, Berini P, Hibbert B, Ramunno L, Shuhendler AJ
Electrically tunable plasmonic metasurface as a matrix of nanoantennas
Surface plasmons on silver gratings transform pyrolytic carbon into luminescent graphitized carbon dots
Walia J, Rashid S, Naeini MSA, Killaire G, Variola F, Weck A, Berini P
Selective and Tunable Absorption of Twisted Light in Achiral and Chiral Plasmonic Metasurfaces.
Jain A, Northfield H, Karimi E, Berini P, Bhardwaj R
Plasmonic slanted slit gratings for efficient through-substrate light-plasmon coupling and sensing.
Mahani FF, Astorga LAM, Choi HW, Mokhtari A, Berini P
Performance of Grating Couplers Used in the Optical Switch Configuration.
Laffont E, Valour A, Crespo-Monteiro N, Berini P, Jourlin Y
Plasmonic Biosensor on the End-Facet of a Dual-Core Single-Mode Optical Fiber.
Mahani FF, Mokhtari A, Berini P
Carbon-based plasmonic quantum light sources
Principal investigators: Berini, Pierre
Keywords: Communications equipment; Materials sciences
Imaging single photons in nanophotonic microscopy: towards on-demand single photon sources
Principal investigators: Boyd, Robert
Keywords: quantum technologies; quantum optics; single-photon emitters; nanostructured environment; on-demand single photon source; quantum emission control; precise characterization of nanophotonics devices; microscopy
Nanostructured quantum light sources
Principal investigators: Berini, Pierre P
Keywords: 2d materials; density of states; field enhancement; nanofabrication; nanoplasmonic antennas; nonlinear optics; purcell effect; quantum light sources; single photons; squeezed light
Training in Quantum Materials Multiscale Assembly via Low-cost Low-carbon Footprint Processes (CREATE-QuantM-MALL)
Principal investigators: Jabbour, Ghassan ELIE
Keywords: advanced manufacturing; inkjet printing; low carbon footprint; low cost materials; low cost processing; nanomaterials; quantum dots; reactive printing; roll to roll; self-assembly
Nanophotonics
Principal investigators: Berini, Pierre
Keywords: plasmonics; metasurfaces; nanofabrication; materials; biosensors; telecommunications devices
Laser-induced surface chemistry for enhancing CO2 reduction on copper catalysts
Principal investigators: Weck, Arnaud AG
Keywords: CO2 reduction; Electrocatalysis; Laser-based manufacturing; Materials manufacturing; Nanomaterials; Nano micro texturing; Photonics; Plasmonics; Surface chemistry; Ultrafast laser
Laser printing of plasmonic colour photos within secure ID documents
Principal investigators: Weck, Arnaud AG
Keywords: Anticounterfeiting; Colour formation; Laser-based manufacturing; Materials manufacturing; Picture ID; Plasmonics; Polymer; Silver; Thin films; Ultrafast laser
Nanoplasmonic biosensing platform
Principal investigators: Berini, Pierre P
Foundational and Applied Surface Plasmon Photonics
Principal investigators: Berini, Pierre
Keywords: plasmons; metasurfaces; metamaterials; nano-antennas; nano-fabrication; biosensors; optoelectronics; quantum optics; materials; processing
Nano-patterning and visualization engine for a focused ion beam system
Principal investigators: Berini, Pierre
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Arnaud Weck and Pierre Berini: 7 shared papers
- Arnaud Weck and Fabio Variola: 3 shared papers
- Pierre Berini and Fabio Variola: 2 shared papers
- Arnaud Weck and Martin Charron: 1 shared paper
- Benjamin Hibbert and Pierre Berini: 1 shared paper
- Martin Charron and Pierre Berini: 1 shared paper
- Derek McNamara and Pierre Berini: 1 shared paper
- Department of Medicine
- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science - University of Ottawa
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Co-authors at University of Ottawa, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Arnaud Weck
Materials Science and Engineering
7 shared papers, latest 2026
Fabio Variola
Mechanical Engineering
2 shared papers, latest 2024
Benjamin Hibbert
Department of Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Martin Charron
Department of Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Derek McNamara
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
1 shared papers, latest 2012
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