September 14
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8:00 AM
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5:00 PM
Exact time and location TBD
Nanophotonic Devices and Circuits for Quantum and Information Photonics
Abstract:
Nanophotonic structures provide powerful means to control the generation, propagation, and processing of light, enabling new opportunities in integrated photonics, quantum information science, and optical computing. In this talk, I will discuss our recent efforts that exploit engineered light-matter interactions and photonic integration to achieve new functionalities. I will highlight three examples: metasurface and photonic-crystal lasers with engineered emission properties, photonic integrated circuits for quantum signal processing, and neuromorphic photonic computing. I will also briefly discuss broader opportunities for nanophotonics in quantum science and integrated photonic systems.
Qing Gu
Bio:
Qing Gu is an Associate Professor at North Carolina State University, jointly appointed in the Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics. She received her B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of British Columbia in 2008 and her Ph.D. degree from the University of California, San Diego in 2014. Her research focuses on nanophotonic semiconductor light sources, active and topological hyperbolic metamaterials, miniature magneto-optical traps for atom cooling and trapping, quantum signal process on photonic chips, and photonic neuromorphic computing. She is the author of the book Semiconductor Nanolasers (Cambridge University Press) and a recipient of the ARO Young Investigator Award, NSF CAREER Award, and DARPA MTO Pitch Day Award.