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Overview
Photonics and Nano Devices Research at UW ECE includes quantum electronics, nanoscale optics, novel photon sources, and optical metamaterials, with applications in quantum science, imaging, biomedical sensing, and other areas. Our faculty work closely with colleagues in the Department of Physics and several faculty hold joint and secondary appointments in Physics.“Many ECE faculty are members of the Institute for Nano-Engineered Systems (NanoES), a NSF National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI) node that hosts the Washington Nanofabrication Facility (WNF) to support academic institutions and companies throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond in designing and fabricating nanoscale materials, structures, devices and systems.
Topics
Nanoscale Materials and Structure
Modeling and fabrication of novel nanoscale materials and nanoscale structures and the design and fabrication of novel devices.
Faculty: M.P. Anantram, Scott T. Dunham, Robert B. Darling, Kai-Mei Fu, Lih Lin, Arka Majumdar, Mo Li
Integrated Photonics and Optoelectronics
Design and fabrication of integrated photonic, optoelectronic, and quantum devices for applications in computation, communication, sensing, and quantum information.
Faculty: Kai-Mei Fu, Arka Majumdar, Lih Lin, Scott T. Dunham, Mo Li
Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS)
micro-machining, lithography, x-ray and diamond patterning
Faculty: Karl F. Böhringer, Robert B. Darling, Lih Lin, Alex Mamishev,
Sensors and Sensor Systems
Faculty: Robert B. Darling, Alex Mamishev, Matt Reynolds, Joshua Smith, Denise M. Wilson
Latest News
Tunoptix, startup led by two ECE faculty, wins federal grant to develop metalenses for imaging satellites
Professors Karl Böhringer and Arka Majumdar awarded $223,000 in Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop metasurface lenses (or metalenses) for imaging in satellites at the UW Washington Nanofabrication Facility (WNF).
Professor Joshua R. Smith Honored as IEEE Fellow
Smith was named a Fellow of the IEEE in recognition of his contributions to far‐ and near‐field wireless power, backscatter communication and electric field sensing.
ECE professor Arka Majumdar’s lab creates new metasurface design that can control optical fields in three dimensions
A team led by scientists at the University of Washington has designed and tested a 3D-printed metamaterial that can manipulate light with nanoscale precision.
Professor Lih Lin named 2020 Optical Society Fellow
Dr. Lin has been awarded an Optical Society of America (OSA) Fellowship for the significant technical achievements and contributions she has made in the field of photonics.
UW, Microsoft, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory establish new Northwest Quantum Nexus for a quantum revolution in science, technology
“The technological and societal impact of the upcoming quantum revolution is going to be enormous."
Researchers
- Mo Li
- Kai-Mei Fu
- Arka Majumdar
- M.P. (Anant) Anantram
- Karl F. Böhringer
- Robert Bruce Darling
- Scott T. Dunham
- Lih Lin
- Alex Mamishev
- Matt Reynolds
- Joshua R. Smith
- Denise M. Wilson
Research Labs
- Photonics Lab
- UW Molecular Engineering Materials Center (UW MEM·C)
- Nano Optoelectronic Integrated System Engineering (NOISE) Lab
- Nanotechnology Modeling Laboratory
- Optical Spintronics and Sensing lab
- Laboratory of Photonic Devices
- Sensor Systems Lab
- Microfabrication Laboratory
- Microelectromechanical Systems Lab
- Distributed Microsystems Laboratory
- Sensors, Energy, and Automation Laboratory (SEAL)
- Washington Nanofabrication Facility
Latest Projects
- Smart Eyewear
- Active self-cleaning technology for solar panels
- Enabling district shared parking via energy harvesting wireless sensing technology
- On-chip single photon detectors for hybrid photonic quantum networks
- Semiconductor-diamond nanophotonic transmitter for long-distance communication
- Ultrathin Flexible Quantum Dot Devices on Nanocellulose Paper
Representative Publications
- Metasurface optics for full-color computational imaging
- Frequency control of single quantum emitters in integrated photonic circuits
- Low-loss integrated photonic switch using sub-wavelength patterned phase change material
- Engineering of the resistive switching properties in V2O5 thin film by atomic structural transition: Experiment and theory
- A highly sensitive UV-Vis-NIR all-inorganic perovskite quantum dot phototransistor based on a layered heterojunction
- Safety Goggle Compliance Monitoring using Hall Effect Sensors
- Vibration Induced Transport of Enclosed Droplets