Hakan E. Tureci
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Hakan E. Tureci
Assistant Professor Electrical Engineering
Ph.D. (Physics) 2003, Yale University
Research in my group focuses on quantum optical phenomena in complex
media. Traditionally, quantum optics studies the interactions between
emitters and electromagnetic fields. Early work in this field focused on
simple and generic emitters, such as two or few-level systems, embedded
in simple photonic media, such as translationally invariant systems or
Fabry-Perot like cavities. With the recent progress in micro and
nano-fabrication capabilities however, the field saw the introduction of
increasingly more complex quantum emitters as well as photonic
components. While this provided an unprecedented degree of control over
the precise way matter degrees of freedom interact with the omnipresent
electromagnetic degrees of freedom, it also lead to formidable
theoretical challenges in the description of the systems at hand. Our
research aims at a realistic description of the physics of state-of-the
art photonic media as well as novel emitter systems.
Research projects in my group have a well-balanced applied and
fundamental physics component. On the one hand, our research contributes
directly to the development of more efficient opto-electronic devices
such as power-efficient, highly functional lasers in micro- and
nano-scale, single-photon emitters and, in the long run, quantum
simulators. On the other hand, we address fundamental theoretical issues
involved in developing the necessary numerical and analytical tools in
the realistic description of these systems which are situated at the
interface of quantum optics, non-linear optics and condensed matter
physics.
More information can be found on our Research Group site.
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