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I am currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Condensed Matter Physics at the Universidad de Zaragoza (Spain), where I have developed most of my academic career. My research focuses on nanophotonics, computational electromagnetism, and the optical properties of nanostructured materials.
I obtained my PhD in Physics from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain) in 2004, where my doctoral research addressed the theoretical description of photonic properties in artificial opals. Following my PhD, I held several research positions at different institutes of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), including the Institute of Materials Science of Aragón (ICMA) and the Institute of Structure of Matter (IEM). I later joined the Universidad de Zaragoza as faculty, where I progressed through the academic ranks to my present position as Associate Professor.
My research has led to a sustained publication record in leading peer-reviewed journals, including ACS Nano, Advanced Materials, Nano Letters, and Nature Physics. My work has been focused on the understanding of light–matter interactions at the nanoscale, particularly in relation to plasmonic resonances, Fano-like interference effects, and nanostructured optical systems. I have also participated in competitive research projects at European, national and regional levels.
I regularly serve as a reviewer for a wide range of international journals in optics, photonics, and condensed matter physics. I have also contributed to the organization of seminars and scientific meetings, and have participated in outreach activities aimed at promoting physics among students and the broader public.
Teaching is a central component of my academic profile. I have accumulated over 3,000 hours of university-level teaching experience at the Universidad de Zaragoza and the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. My teaching includes undergraduate and graduate courses, combining lectures, laboratory sessions, and project supervision. I have also been involved in course coordination and in the supervision and assessment of undergraduate and master’s theses. My teaching has been consistently positively evaluated, and I have engaged in continuous training in innovative teaching methodologies, including active learning strategies, flipped classroom approaches, and the use of digital tools.
Overall, my academic trajectory reflects a balanced commitment to research, teaching, and service, with a strong interest in linking theoretical modeling to practical applications in nanophotonics and in improving physics education through innovation.
I have co-authored 21 research papers (articles), 19 of which are included in the Web of Science Core Collection. In addition, 18 articles out of those 19 have been published in first- quartile journals. As of March 28, 2026, the articles included in the Web of Science Core Collection have received a total of 1397 citations, with an average of 29.2 citations/year in the period from 2021 to 2025. These figures define an h-index equal to 16. I also have obtained a positive evaluation of my research activity in the periods 2000-2005, 2006-2011, and 2012-2020 by the National Commission for the Evaluation of Research Activity.
Journal articles
- López-Tejeira, F. Erratum: Dipole resonances of nonabsorbing dielectric nanospheres in the optical range: Approximate explicit conditions for high- and moderate-refractive-index materials [Phys. Rev. A 101, 033841 (2020)]. PHYSICAL REVIEW A. 2022. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.105.019904
- López-Tejeira, F. Dipole resonances of nonabsorbing dielectric nanospheres in the optical range: Approximate explicit conditions for high- and moderate-refractive-index materials. PHYSICAL REVIEW A. 2020. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.101.033841
- Verellen, Niels; López-Tejeira, Fernando; Paniagua-Domínguez, Ramón; Vercruysse, Dries; Denkova, Denitza; Lagae, Liesbet; Van Dorpe, Pol; Moshchalkov, Victor V; Sánchez-Gil, José A. Mode Parity-Controlled Fano- and Lorentz-like Line Shapes Arising in Plasmonic Nanorods. NANO LETTERS. 2014. DOI: 10.1021/nl404670x
- Villate Guío, Fernando; López-Tejeira, Fernando.; García Vidal, Francisco Javier; Martín Moreno, Luis; León Pérez, Fernando de. Optimal light harvesting structures at optical and infrared frequencies. OPTICS EXPRESS. 2012. DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.025441
- López-Tejeira, Fernando; Paniagua-Domínguez, Ramón; Sánchez-Gil, José Antonio. High-Performance Nanosensors Based on Plasmonic Fano-like Interference: Probing Refractive Index with Individual Nanorice and Nanobelts. ACS NANO. 2012. DOI: 10.1021/nn303059s
- López-Tejeira, Fernando; Paniagua-Domínguez, Ramón; Rodríguez-Oliveros, Rogelio; Sánchez-Gil, José Antonio. Fano-like interference of plasmon resonances at a single rod-shaped nanoantenna. NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. 2012. DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/14/2/023035
- Paniagua-Domínguez, R; López-Tejeira, F; Marqués, R; Sánchez-Gil, J A. Metallo-dielectric core–shell nanospheres as building blocks for optical three-dimensional isotropic negative-index metamaterials. NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. 2011. DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/13/12/123017
- Dunbar, L. A.;Guillaume, M.;de Leon-Prez, F.;Santschi, C.;Grenet, E.;Eckert, R.;Lopez-Tejeira, F.;Garcia-Vidal, F.;Martin-Moreno, L.;Stanley, R. P. Enhanced Transmission from a Single Subwavelength Slit Aperture Surrounded by Grooves on a Standard Detector. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS. 2009. DOI: 10.1063/1.3160544
- Lopez-Tejeira, F.; Rodrigo, S. G.; Martin-Moreno, L.; Garcia-Vidal, F.; Devaux, E.; Dintinger, J.; Ebbesen, T. W.; Krenn, J. R.; Radko, I. P.; Bozhevolnyi, S. I.; Gonzalez, M. U.; Weeber, J. C.; Dereux, A. Modulation of Surface Plasmon Coupling-in by One-Dimensional Surface Corrugation. NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. 2008. DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/10/3/033035
- López-Tejeira, F.; Rodrigo, Sergio G.; Martín-Moreno, L.; García-Vidal, F. J.; Devaux, E.; Ebbesen, T. W.; Krenn, J. R.; Radko, I. P.; Bozhevolnyi, S. I.; González, M. U.; Weeber, J. C.; Dereux, A. Efficient unidirectional nanoslit couplers for surface plasmons. NATURE PHYSICS. 2007. DOI: 10.1038/NPHYS584
- Lopez-Tejeira, F.; Garcia-Vidal,F. ;Martin-Moreno,L. Normal-Incidence Scattering of Surface Plasmon Polaritons by One-Dimensional Nanoindentations: A Multimodal Description. APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING. 2007. DOI: 10.1007/s00339-007-4103-9
- Nikitin, A. Y.;Lopez-Tejeira,F.;Martin-Moreno,L. Scattering of Surface Plasmon Polaritons by One-Dimensional Inhomogeneities. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER AND MATERIALS PHYSICS. 2007
- Lopez Tejeira, F.; Garcia Vidal, F. J.; Martin Moreno, L. Scattering of Surface Plasmons by One-Dimensional Periodic Nanoindented Surfaces. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER AND MATERIALS PHYSICS. 2005. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.72.161405
- Rodriguez, I.; López-Tejeira, F.; Sánchez-Dehesa, J.; Meseguer, F. Template assisted fabrication technique towards Si-inverse opals with diamond structure. PHOTONICS AND NANOSTRUCTURES-FUNDAMENTALS AND APPLICATIONS. 2004. DOI: 10.1016/j.photonics.2004.07.008
- Galisteo-Lopez, J. F.; López-Tejeira, F.; Rubio, S.; López, C.; Sánchez-Dehesa, J. Experimental evidence of polarization dependence in the optical response of opal-based photonic crystals. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS. 2003. DOI: 10.1063/1.1582379
- López-Tejeira, F.; Ochiai, T.; Sakoda, K.; Sánchez-Dehesa, J. Symmetry characterization of eigenstates in opal-based photonic crystals. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER AND MATERIALS PHYSICS. 2002. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.65.195110
- García-Santamaría, F.; López, C.; Meseguer, F.; López-Tejeira, F.; Sánchez-Dehesa, J.; Miyazaki, H. T. Opal-like photonic crystal with diamond lattice. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS. 2001. DOI: 10.1063/1.1406560
- Míguez, H.; Meseguer, F.; López, C.; López-Tejeira, F.; Sánchez-Dehesa, J. Synthesis and Photonic Bandgap Characterization of Polymer Inverse Opals. ADVANCED MATERIALS. 2001. DOI: 10.1002/1521-4095(200103)13:6<393::AID-ADMA393>3.0.CO;2-4
- Blanco, A.; Míguez, H.; Meseguer, F.; López, C.; López-Tejeira, F.; Sánchez-Dehesa, J. Photonic band gap properties of CdS-in-opal systems. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS. 2001. DOI: 10.1063/1.1370981
- Miguez, H.; Blanco, A.; Lopez, C.; Meseguer, F.; Yates, H.M.; Pemble, M.E.; Lopez-Tejeira, F.; Garcia-Vidal, F.J.; Sanchez-Dehesa, J. Face centered cubic photonic bandgap materials based on opal-semiconductor composites. JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY. 1999. DOI: 10.1109/50.802983
- Reynolds, A.; López-Tejeira, F.; Cassagne, D. J.; García-Vidal, F.; Jouanin, C.; Sánchez-Dehesa, J. Spectral properties of opal-based photonic crystals having a SiO2 matrix. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER AND MATERIALS PHYSICS. 1999. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.60.11422
Scientific chapters
- García-Vidal, Francisco José; López-Tejeira, Fernando; Bravo-Abad, Jorge; Martin-Moreno, Luis. Theory of Light Transmission Through Periodically Structured Nano-Apertures. SURFACE PLASMON NANOPHOTONICS. 2007
- Martín-Moreno, Luis; Bravo-Abad, Jorge; López-Tejeira, Fernando; Garcia-Vidal, Francisco José. Theory of optical transmission through arrays of subwavelength apertures. NANOPLASMONICS. FROM FUNDAMENTALS TO APPLICATIONS. 2006
- Míguez, Hernán; Blanco, Álvaro; García- Santamaría, Florencio; Ibisate, Marta; Lopez, Cefe; Meseguer, Francisco; López-Tejeira, Fernando; Sánchez-Dehesa, José. Inverse Opals Fabrication. PHOTONIC CRYSTALS AND LIGHT LOCALIZATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY. 2001
Projects
- UZ2024-CIE-01: Caracterización de Muestras Medioambientales con Técnicas Láser y su Contribución a la Investigacón del Cambio Climático. 09/07/25 - 08/07/26
- PID2022-138750NB-C21. HETEROESTRUCTURAS HIBRIDAS BIDIMENSIONALES MAGNETICAS Y FACILITADORAS: PERSPECTIVA ATOMICA. 01/09/23 - 31/08/26
- 2023AEP026. AYUDAS EXTRAORDINARIAS PARA LA PREPARACION DE PROYECTOS 2023. 01/06/23 - 30/11/23
- E49_23R: Química y medio ambiente. 01/01/23 - 31/12/25
- UZ2021-CIE-01: ANÁLISIS DE MUESTRAS MEDIOAMBIENTALES ANTÁRTICAS. 01/01/22 - 30/09/24
- E49_20R: Química Y Medioambiente. 01/01/20 - 31/12/22
- E10_17D. NANOESTRUCTURED ACTIVE MATERIALS. 01/01/17 - 31/12/19
- DISEÑO DE DISPOSITIVOS FOTÓNICOS: CONTROL PASIVO Y ACTIVO DE LA LUZ MEDIANTE EL USO DE MATERIALES NANOESTRUCUTRADOS. 01/01/16 - 31/12/17
- GRUPO CONSOLIDADO E19 FÍSICA ESTADÍSTICA Y NO LINEAL (GEFENOL). 01/01/16 - 31/12/16
- GRUPO CONSOLIDADO E19 FÍSICA ESTADÍSTICA Y NO LINEAL (GEFENOL). 01/01/15 - 31/12/15
- GRUPO CONSOLIDADO E19 FÍSICA ESTADÍSTICA Y NO LINEAL (GEFENOL). 01/01/14 - 31/12/14
- ID 2013-13 SENSORES BASADOS EN ESTRUCTURAS FOTÓNICAS. 01/01/14 - 31/12/15
- Microsistemas Ópticos Sensores Resonantes (MICROSERES-CM). 01/01/10 - 31/12/13
- GRUPO EXCELENTE E24/3 BIOCOMPUTACIÓN Y FISICA DE SISTEMAS COMPLEJOS. 01/01/08 - 31/12/10
- PLASMO NANO DEVICES. VI PROGRAMA MARCO. CA-NOE-FP6-2002-IST-1-507879. 01/01/08 - 30/06/08
- PLEAS. PLASMON ENHANCED PHOTONICS. CONTRACT 034506. 01/01/08 - 31/08/09
- CONVENIO CON EL INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FOTÓNICAS CONSECUENCIA DEL PROYECTO CONSOLIDER CSD2007-00046 NANOLIGHT.ES-LIGHT CONTROL ON THE NANOSCALE. 01/10/07 - 09/07/13
- PLEAS.PLASMON ENHANCED PHOTONICS. CONTRACT 034506. 01/09/06 - 31/08/09
- GRUPO EXCELENTE E24/3 BIOCOMPUTACION Y FISICA DE SISTEMAS COMPLEJOS. 01/01/06 - 31/12/07
- MAT2005-06608-C02-02 FOTONICA EN SUPERFICIES METALICAS. 31/12/05 - 30/12/08
- GRUPO CONSOLIDADO E24/3 BIOCOMPUTACION Y FISICA DE SISTEMAS COMPLEJOS. 01/01/05 - 31/12/05
- FIS2004-22665-E. COOFINANCIACION PARA LA COMPRA DE ORDENADORES. 01/01/04 - 31/12/06
- PLASMO NANO DEVICES. 01/01/04 - 30/06/08
- SURFACE PLASMON PHOTONICS. 01/01/04 - 31/12/06
Previous research
- Profesor Contratado Doctor. Universidad de Zaragoza. 06/11/17 - 18/02/21
- Profesor Ayudante Doctor. Universidad de Zaragoza (Escuela de Ingeniería y Arquitectura). 06/11/12 - 05/11/17
- Investigador Postdoctoral. Instituto de Estructura de la Materia (IEM-CSIC). 16/06/10 - 30/07/12
- Investigador Postdoctoral (programa JAE-Doc). Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón (ICMA-CSIC). 01/04/08 - 31/03/10
- Investigador Postdoctoral (varias figuras, incluyendo contrato Subprograma "Juan de la Cierva"). Universidad de Zaragoza (Facultad de Ciencias). 01/01/04 - 31/03/08
Participation in conferences
- XXXVII Reunión Bienal de la Real Sociedad Española de Física. Participativo - Póster. Dipole resonances of sub-wavelength dielectric spheres in the optical range: approximate conditions for moderate- and high-refractive-index materials. Zaragoza. 15/07/19
- ImagineNano 2015. Participativo - Ponencia oral (comunicación oral). 1D Line Current Model for Plasmonic Half-Wave Antennas: From Nanorods to Nanocarrots. Bilbao. 10/03/15
- XXIV reunión Nacional y VIII Congreso Ibérico de Espectroscopía. Participativo - Ponencia oral (comunicación oral). Experimental Observation of Fano- and Lorentz-like Line Shapes in the Optical Extinction of Plasmonic Nanorods Logroño. 09/07/14
- Fifth International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics (META14). Participativo - Ponencia oral (comunicación oral). Fano- and Lorentz-like resonances in plasmonic nanorods. Singapur. 20/05/14
- ImagineNano 2013 Participativo - Ponencia oral (comunicación oral). High Performance Nanosensors Based on Plasmonic Fano-Like Interference. Bilbao. 23/04/13
- XXIII Reunión Nacional-VII Congreso Ibérico de Espectroscopía. Participativo - Ponencia oral (comunicación oral). Plasmonic Fano resonances on metal nanorods for sensing applications. Córdoba. 17/09/12
- TNT2012 Trends in Nanotechnology. Participativo - Ponencia oral (comunicación oral). Refractive Index Sensing based on Plasmonic Fano-like Interference. Madrid. 10/09/12
- NanoSpain 2012. Participativo - Ponencia oral (comunicación oral). Plasmonic Fano resonances become single-particle. Santander. 27/02/12
- Fifth International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics (Metamaterials 2011). Participativo - Póster. Tailoring plasmon resonances for applications in nanophotonics. Barcelona. 10/10/11
- II Conferencia Española de Nanofotónica. Participativo - Póster. In search of optimal performance for surface-plasmon Bragg mirrors. Segovia. 15/06/10
- VI Reunión del Grupo Especializado Nacional de Física del Estado Sólido (GEFES-RSEF). Participativo - Póster. In search of optimal performance for light-harvesting nanostructures. Zaragoza. 03/02/10
- XXXII Bienal de la Real Sociedad Española de Física. Participativo - Ponencia oral (comunicación oral). Enhanced transmission from a single sub-wavelength slit aperture surrounded by grooves on a CMOS fabricated detector. Ciudad Real. 07/09/09
- Gordon Research Conference on Plasmonics. Participativo - Póster. Mode matching technique revisited: A full-SIBC description for both classical and conical mountings. Tilton, NH. 27/07/08
- I Conferencia Española de Nanofotónica. Participativo - Ponencia oral (comunicación oral). Modulation of surface plasmon coupling-in by one-dimensional surface corrugation. Tarragona. 02/04/08
- V Reunión del Grupo Especializado Nacional de Física del Estado Sólido (GEFES-RSEF). Participativo - Ponencia oral (comunicación oral). Modulación del acoplo luz-plasmón mediante el uso de nano-indentaciones. Santiago de Compostela. 06/02/08
- XXXI Reunión Bienal de la Real Sociedad Española de Física. Participativo - Ponencia oral (comunicación oral). Una propuesta para la generación eficiente, unidireccional y localizada de plasmones de superficie. Granada. 10/09/07
- Third International Conference on Surface Plasmon Photonics (SPP3). Participativo - Ponencia oral (comunicación oral). Efficient unidirectional localized sources for surface plasmons. Dijon. 17/06/07
- III Reunión Nacional Bifi2007. Participativo - Ponencia oral (comunicación oral). Surface plasmon scattering by one-dimensional inhomogeneities. Zaragoza. 01/03/07
- Annual Meeting of the European Optical Society. Participativo - Ponencia oral (comunicación oral). Surface plasmon scattering by one-dimensional inhomogeneities. París. 16/10/06
- IV Reunión del Grupo Especializado Nacional de Física del Estado Sólido (GEFES-RSEF). Participativo - Póster. Esparcimiento de plasmones de superficie por metales nanoestructurados con periodicidad 1D: efecto del ángulo de incidencia en la respuesta del sistema. Alicante. 01/02/06
- XXX Reunión Bienal de la Real Sociedad Española de Física. Participativo - Ponencia oral (comunicación oral). Estudio teórico del esparcimiento de plasmones de superficie por metales nanoestructurados con periodicidad unidimensional Orense. 12/09/05
- Second International Conference on Surface Plasmon Photonics (SPP2). Participativo - Póster. Scatttering of surface plasmon polaritons by one-dimensional periodically nanoindented materials. Graz. 21/05/05
Organization of R&D activities
- Seminarios del Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada de la Universidad de Zaragoza (2020). 21/01/20 - 28/02/20
- Seminarios del Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada de la Universidad de Zaragoza (2019). 25/01/19 - 07/06/19
- XIV Jornada Científica del Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada de la Universidad de Zaragoza. 25/06/15 - 25/06/15
- XIII Jornada Científica del Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada de la Universidad de Zaragoza. 13/06/14 - 13/06/14
Research evaluation activities
- Revisión de artículos en revistas científicas o tecnológicas. Óptica Pura y Aplicada. España. 04/06/15
- Revisión de artículos en revistas científicas o tecnológicas. ACS Photonics. Estados Unidos de América. 10/06/14
- Revisión de artículos en revistas científicas o tecnológicas. Laser & Photonics Reviews; Small. Estados Unidos de América. 07/03/14
- Revisión de artículos en revistas científicas o tecnológicas. Nanoscale; RSC Advances. Reino Unido. 10/12/12
- Revisión de artículos en revistas científicas o tecnológicas. Optics Express; Optics Letters. Estados Unidos de América. 19/01/10
- Revisión de artículos en revistas científicas o tecnológicas. Physical Review A; Physical Review B; Physical Review Letters. Estados Unidos de América. 01/01/10
- Revisión de artículos en revistas científicas o tecnológicas. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. Estados Unidos de América. 27/10/08
- Revisión de artículos en revistas científicas o tecnológicas. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter; Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics; Journal of Optics; Nanotechnology; New Journal of Physics. Reino Unido. 01/04/08
- Revisión de artículos en revistas científicas o tecnológicas. Optics Communications. Holanda. 18/02/08
UNIZAR teaching of the last six courses
- Physics I. Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering Technology. From the 2020-21 course to the 2025-26 course
- Physics II. Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering Technology. From the 2020-21 course to the 2025-26 course
- Introduction to research in nanosciencie. Master's in Nanostructured Materials for Nanotechnology Applications. During academic year 2024-25
- Physics I. Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering. From the 2022-23 course to the 2023-24 course
Teaching not UNIZAR
- Física II. IngenieroTécnico Industrial. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. 03/10/1999 - 30/09/2002
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