Photonics/Quantum

We are working to develop and commercialize advanced photonics, cutting-edge technologies that will allow us to process information and energy in a way that can solve some of the world’s most pressing problems.

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Key research and educational initiatives underway

186.3K

miles per second that light travels

21

Faculty members actively engaged in photonics research

$660B

Estimated market value of the photonics industry by 2020

Photonics for Quantum Workshop

The Photonics for Quantum Workshop brings some of the world’s leading scientists at the intersection of photonics and quantum research to RIT to explore how photonic devices may impact quantum science, technology, and applications. The workshop features international pioneers in the advancement of photonics for quantum devices and in their use in computing, communication, imaging, sensing, and clocks. 

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Research Centers

Center for Detectors

Designs, develops, and implements new advanced sensor technologies through collaboration with academic researchers, industry engineers, government scientists, and university/college students. The center operates four laboratories and has approximately a dozen funded projects to advance detectors in a broad array of applications.

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Nanopower Research Labs

Represents a consortium of five RIT faculty from both the Kate Gleason College of Engineering and the College of Science working on applications of nanomaterials in energy and photonics. Research is focused on the development of new materials and devices for power generation and storage as well as novel materials for photonic and optoelectronic applications.

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Semiconductor and Microsystems Fabrication Laboratory

Provides state-of-the-art facilities and support for undergraduate and graduate programs in microelectronic engineering, microsystems, and related disciplines. The facility also provides industrial affiliates in the semiconductor and microsystems industries with applied solutions in microdevice design, process development, microsystem integration, and prototype fabrication.

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Key Faculty and Staff

Don Figer
Director of Center for Detectors
Center for Detectors
Seth Hubbard
Professor
School of Physics and Astronomy
Karl Hirschman
Professor
Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering
Parsian Katal Mohseni
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering
Stefan Preble
Professor
Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering
Ben Zwickl
Associate Professor
School of Physics and Astronomy
Mishkat Bhattacharya
Professor
School of Physics and Astronomy
Richard DeMartino
Professor
Department of Management
Edwin Hach
Associate Professor
School of Physics and Astronomy
Drew Maywar
Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology
Rajendran Murthy
Associate Professor
Department of MIS, Marketing, and Analytics
Zoran Ninkov
Professor
Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science
Robert Pearson
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering
Sean Rommel
Professor
Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering
Michael Zemcov
Associate Professor
School of Physics and Astronomy
Jing Zhang
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering
Santosh Kurinec
Professor
Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering
Cristian Linte
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Gregory Howland
Assistant Professor
School of Physics and Astronomy

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