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David Novoa

David Novoa

Ikerbasque Research Fellow & Visiting Professor

Ikerbasque / University of the Basque Country

Biography

I am Ikerbasque Research Fellow and Visiting Professor at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) in Spain. My main research interests are focused on the science and applications of intense light-matter interactions in confined geometries, in particular in micro- and nano-structured optical fibres.
Outside the scientific world, I am a passionate traveler, musician, sportsman and reader. Partner of a wonderful person and proud father of a wonderful little girl.

Interests
  • Nonlinear & Quantum photonics
  • Fibre optics
  • Ultrafast laser science
  • Extreme light-matter interaction
  • Machine learning
Education

  • PhD in Physics, 2011

    University of Vigo

  • MsC in Photonics and Laser Technologies, 2008

    Universities of Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña and Vigo (Spain)

  • BSc in Physics, 2006

    University of Vigo (Spain)

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Ikerbasque Research Fellow and Visiting Professor
University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
April 2021 – Present Spain
 
 
 
 
 
W2 Associate Research Professor
Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
August 2017 – March 2021 Germany
Group Leader in the Russell division. Supervisor of 6 PhD students to completion
 
 
 
 
 
Postdoctoral scientist
Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
January 2013 – July 2017 Germany
 
 
 
 
 
Postdoctoral researcher
CLPU – Centro de Láseres Pulsados
September 2011 – December 2012 Spain
 
 
 
 
 
Invited Professor
University of Vigo
June 2008 – June 2010 Spain
Taught Optics, Quantum Physics and Classical Electrodynamics

Meet the EFO Team

Head of the EFO-Lab

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David Novoa

Ikerbasque Research Fellow & Visiting Professor

PhD Students

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Arturo Mena

PhD student.
IKUR grant holder

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María Sánchez

PhD student.
FPU grant holder

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Miriam Lazo

PhD student.
FPU grant holder

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Pau Arcos

PhD student.
FPI grant holder

Recent Posts

See you at OPTOEL 2025 💡📚
The EFO-Team will attend the upcoming Meeting of the Spanish Optoelectronics Committee!
Last updated on Apr 2, 2025 1 min read Research
See you at OPTOEL 2025 💡📚
Invited talk at USTS 2024
Closing the year by attending a fantastic conference!
Last updated on Mar 16, 2025 1 min read Research
Invited talk at USTS 2024
New paper published in Europhysics Letters! 🎯📚
Perspective on SRS and molecular modulation
Last updated on Aug 2, 2024 1 min read Research
New paper published in Europhysics Letters! 🎯📚
Many talks since the last update! 📽😎
The Team delivered many talks over the last year
Last updated on Aug 1, 2024 1 min read Research
Outreach talk during "Pint of Science" 🍺⚛🔬
Science at the bar!
Last updated on Mar 16, 2025 1 min read Research
Outreach talk during "Pint of Science" 🍺⚛🔬
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Projects

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All Exotic light sources Multimode nonlinear & quantum optics Smart photonics
Exotic Light Sources
We work on the conception, design and development of novel fibre-based laser sources operating in spectral domains such as the ultraviolet or the mid-infrared, traditionally inaccessible in standard fibre optics
Exotic Light Sources
Multimode nonlinear & quantum optics
The inherent multimode nature of anti-resonant hollow-core fibres opens new routes to efficient frequency conversion and spatial structuring of the outcoupled radiation, even in the single-photon limit
Multimode nonlinear & quantum optics
Smart photonics
Modern machine learning approaches such as deep learning using artificial neural networks enable the optimization of nonlinear optical processes and allow for the discovery of nonintuitive photonic designs with unique optical properties
Smart photonics

Publications

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Pau Arcos, Arturo Mena, Maria Sanchez, Amaia Berganza, Begoña García, Joseba Zubia, David Novoa (2025). Scaling of nonlinear dynamics driven by stimulated Raman scattering in gas-filled hollow-core fibers. Submitted (2025).

arXiv

Tasio González-Raya, Arturo Mena, Miriam Lazo, Luca Leggio, David Novoa, Mikel Sanz (2025). Entanglement transfer during quantum frequency conversion in gas-filled hollow-core fibers. APL Photonics, In press (2025).

arXiv

Pau Arcos, Arturo Mena, Maria Sanchez, Eneko Arrospide, Gotzon Aldabaldetreku, Maria A. Illarramendi, Joseba Zubia, David Novoa (2024). Narrowband stimulated Raman scattering and molecular modulation in anti-resonant hollow-core fibres. EPL 147, 45001 (2024).

DOI arXiv

Sébastien Loranger, Foroogh Jafari, Joseba Zubia, David Novoa (2024). Generation of THz radiation through molecular modulation in hydrogen-filled hybrid anti-resonant fibers. Optics Express 32, 7622 (2024).

DOI arXiv

Yingjia Li, Koushik Paul, David Novoa, Xi Chen (2024). Shortcuts to Adiabatic Soliton Compression in Active Nonlinear Kerr Media. Optics Express 32, 7940 (2024).

DOI arXiv

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Recent & Upcoming Talks

Attendance to OPTOEL 2025
We will be presenting three posters at the upcoming OPTOEL 2025
Jul 2, 2025 9:00 AM — Jul 4, 2025 3:00 PM Terrassa (Spain)
Attendance to OPTOEL 2025
Invited talk at the workshop "Quantum Technologies Present and Future" ⚛💡🧠
David will deliver an invited talk entitled “Highways for Quantum Light”
Jun 10, 2025 3:00 PM — 4:00 PM Bilbao (Spain)
Invited talk at the workshop "Quantum Technologies Present and Future" ⚛💡🧠
Invited talk at USTS 2024
David has been invited to talk about the critical role of ultrafast shock waves in mid-infrared pulse self-compression in hollow-core fibres
Nov 6, 2024 9:00 AM — Nov 8, 2024 3:00 PM Sitges (Spain)
Invited talk at USTS 2024
Invited talk at QNS
David has been invited to talk about correlation-preserving quantum frequency conversion
Aug 26, 2024 9:00 AM — Aug 30, 2024 3:00 PM Brasilia (Brazil)
Invited talk at QNS
Talks at Optica Advanced Photonics Congress
Pau and Arturo delivered talks on the scaling and quantum description of SRS in gas-filled hollow-core fibres
Jul 28, 2024 9:00 AM — Aug 1, 2024 3:00 PM Québec (Canada)
Talks at Optica Advanced Photonics Congress
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Contact

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