Pratt School of Engineering

Quantum Computing & Optoelectronics

Adequate utilization of light promises unparalleled performance in a wide range of applications in imaging, sensing, energy sciences and advanced information processing. The Quantum Computing & Photonics research activities at Duke explore novel approaches to building unique optical devices and systems leveraging advances in new material systems, nano-and micro-fabrication technologies, integrated microsystems concepts and computational techniques. The research groups engage in highly multidisciplinary interaction through Duke's Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics and provide an excellent environment to experience interdisciplinary research in action.

 

Research is focused around the following themes:
  • Reference structure tomography
  • Multimodal and raman spectroscopy
  • Interferometric imaging
  • Liquid crystal-on-silicon (LCOS) microdisplays
  • Tunable optical filters
  • Spatial light modulators
  • Color separators
  • Nano-photonic devices
  • Quantum information science
  • Micro-electromechanial systems (MEMS)
  • Integrated optical systems

Core Faculty

David Brady, Michael J. Fitzpatrick Professor, specializes in computational optical sensor systems, such as hyperspectral microscopy, Raman spectroscopy for tissue chemometrics, optical coherence sensors and infrared spectral filters.

April Brown, John Cocke Professor and Sr. Associate Dean for Research, specializes in the synthesis and design of nanostructures to microelectronic devices.

Jungsang Kim, Associate Professor, specializes in integrated optical systtems using micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), and is working to make quantum computing a practical reality.

Nan Marie Jokerst, J.A. Jones Professor, specializes in integrated nanosystems and microsystems with an emphasis on photonic integration for sensing and telecommunications systems.

Tom Katsouleas, Professor and Dean, specializes in the use of plasmas as novel particle accelerators and light sources.  

Adrienne Stiff-Roberts, Assistant Professor, specializes in epitaxial growth and characterization of quantum-confined semiconductor materials; the synthesis and characterization of hybrid organic/inorganic nanomaterial thin films; and the design, fabrication, and characterization of optoelectronic and photonic devices featuring hybrid nanomaterials, especially in the infrared regime.

Tomoyuki Yoshie, Assistant Professor, specializes in nanophotonic approaches to develop novel photonic devices and enhance the performance and functionality of various applications, including computation, communication, and spectroscopy.