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Benjamin Cerjan

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2012
Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchMetamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsPhotonic and Optical DevicesPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsStrong Light-Matter Interactions

Publications

30

Citations

940

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

15

Publishing since 2012

Research summary
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Benjamin Cerjan works on nanophotonics, the study and design of tiny structures that control light at scales smaller than the wavelength of light. His research covers plasmonics (using metal nanostructures to concentrate light), metasurfaces (engineered flat surfaces that manipulate light), and their applications in sensing, color generation, and nonlinear optics ranging from the ultraviolet to infrared parts of the spectrum. This work often involves both fabricating nanoscale devices and using specialized optical measurement techniques to characterize them.

Plasmonics and metal nanostructuresMetasurfaces and metamaterialsInfrared and ultraviolet nanophotonic devicesOptical sensing and spectroscopyNonlinear and tunable optical materials

Publication output has been variable but generally active over the last decade, with a notable increase in recent years (multiple papers per year from 2021 onward).

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.0/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 1 publication18192020: 1 publication202021: 4 publications212022: 5 publications22232024: 2 publications242025: 2 publications252026: 6 publications626
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Nano Letters×2
  • ACS Photonics×2
  • Advanced Optical Materials×2
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×2
  • Science Advances×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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