Quantum optics in microchips
Quantum optics within microchips, opens up exciting possibilities to harness the fundamental properties of light for advanced applications.
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Quantum optics within microchips, opens up exciting possibilities to harness the fundamental properties of light for advanced applications.
Photonic microchips are set to revolutionize information technology by harnessing light instead of electrons. These devices manipulate photons on a microscopic scale, promising unprecedented speeds, remarkable energy efficiency, and expansive bandwidth—far exceeding the limitations of conventional electronics.
Their potential applications are vast, ranging from ultra-fast data centers and advanced artificial intelligence to highly sensitive biomedical sensors and quantum computing. Exploring the fascinating world of photonic microchips means venturing into the future of computation and communication, a future where information travels at the speed of light.
Photonic microchips possess the remarkable ability to both manipulate and generate quantum light through nonlinear processes. The dynamics of photons within these microchips can be extraordinarily complex. My research investigates how to leverage this inherent complexity to our advantage, specifically by exploring two key questions: Can we achieve more efficient light generation and manipulation? And can we generate truly novel states of quantum light?
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We demonstrated how quantum vacuum fluctuations can spontaneously have lattice dynamics (as in crystals in solids) in microchips and how to tune them E. Lustig*, M. Guidry*, D. Lukin, S. Fan, J. Vuckovic, Nat. Photon. 19, 1247–1254 (2025)
We experimentally studied the quantum electrodynamics of a few quantum emitters in micro-cavity D. M. Lukin, et al , arXiv:2504.09324 (2025)
We studied a way to enhance light matter interaction between light and a quantum emitters in a micro-cavity. T. Kiên Lê, et al, Phys. Rev. Applied 24, 034053 (2025)