Research : The Institute of Optics : University of Rochester

Overview

Research Areas	Key Areas	Faculty Members
Biomedical Optics	Raman spectroscopy Cerebral hemodynamics Biosensors Nonlinear optical microscopes Detection and characterization of single viruses Study of transmembrane proteins using single molecule spectroscopy Photodynamic therapy Light scattering spectroscopy Confocal microscopy, fluorescence Imaging of gene expression In-vivo imaging Real-time pathology Image restoration Single cell spectroscopy Optical coherence tomography	Andrew Berger Robert Boyd Jaime Cardenas Jim Fienup Tom Foster Wayne Knox Duncan Moore William Renninger Jannick Rolland David Williams Geunyoung Yoon Jim Zavislan
Fibers and Optical Communication	Optical fibers Fiber lasers and amplifiers Lightwave system design Multimode fibers Large-mode-area fibers Space division multiplexing All-fiber devices Photonic crystal fibers Slow-light techniques Simulated light scattering Soliton propagation Supercontinuum generation	Govind Agrawal Robert Boyd Tom Brown Wayne Knox John Marciante William Renninger
History of Optics and Photonics		Svetlana Lukishova
Image Science and Systems	Quantum imaging Image reconstruction and restoration Wavefront sensing Lensless coherent imaging, phase retrieval Phase-error correction Sparse-aperture and segmented-aperture optical systems Fourier transform spectroscopy Statistical decision and estimation theory Ray-based methods for wave propagation	Miguel Alonso Robert Boyd Tom Brown Jim Fienup Jannick Rolland Nick Vamivakas Geunyoung Yoon Jim Zavislan
Nanooptics and Nanophotonics	Light-matter interactions on the subwavelength scale Near-field optical spectroscopy Single molecule studies Nanostructured materials for sensing, absorption, and radiation Nanophotonics and nanoplasmonics for single-photon sources	Jaime Cardenas Chunlei Guo Todd Krauss Qiang Lin Svetlana Lukishova William Renninger Nick Vamivakas
Nonlinear Optics and Nonlinear Photonics	Nonlinear optics of metals Extreme nonlinear optics in intense fields Ultrafast material processing BEC Single photon detection Entanglement Slow light and fast-light Quantum imaging Composite photonic materials Nonlinear optics of liquid crystals Laser beam self-focusing	Govind Agrawal Nick Bigelow Robert Boyd Jaime Cardenas Chunlei Guo Wayne Knox Qiang Lin Svetlana Lukishova William Renninger Xi-Cheng Zhang
Optical Engineering and Design	Liquid crystal optics Opto-mechanics Tolerancing Optical system analysis Optical metrology and system alignment by phase retrieval Gradient index materials Optimization Nodal aberration theory Freeform optics System assembly Apodized optics for high-power lasers	Julie Bentley Tom Brown Jonathan Ellis Jim Fienup Svetlana Lukishova Duncan Moore Jannick Rolland Geunyoung Yoon Jim Zavislan
Optical Fabrication and Testing	Mechanics and chemistry of polishing Magnetorheological finishing, interferometry Freeform optics Optical instrumentation Scatterometry Metrology Gradient index materials Optomechanics Optical coherence tomography Apodized optics for high power lasers	Miguel Alonso Julie Bentley Tom Brown Jonathan Ellis Jim Fienup Svetlana Lukishova Duncan Moore Jannick Rolland Geunyoung Yoon Jim Zavislan
Optical Materials	Plasmonic materials for light localization and guiding Carbon nanotubes, semiconductors, quantum wells and quantum dots Nanocomposite materials Hydrogels Nanostructured materials Thin films Liquid crystals Gradient index materials Nanocrystals doped with single emitters Rare-earth doped materials	Julie Bentley Robert Boyd Tom Brown Jaime Cardenas Chunlei Guo Wayne Knox Todd Krauss Svetlana Lukishova Duncan Moore Nick Vamivakas Gary Wicks Xi-Cheng Zhang
Optics Education	Undergraduate conceptual and mathematical understanding of optics, particularly plane waves and polarization R.E. Hopkins Center for Design, Fabrication and Testing Quantum optics Quantum information Quantum and nano-optics teaching experiments to students with diverse backgrounds	Andrew Berger Svetlana Lukishova Jannick Rolland
Optoelectronics and Lasers	Semiconductor epitaxial structures for lasers Optical detectors High-power semiconductor lasers High-power and high-energy fiber amplifiers Visible fiber lasers Improvement of high-power laser beam quality Microlasers	Tom Brown Jaime Cardenas Svetlana Lukishova John Marciante Pablo Postigo William Renninger Gary Wicks
Physical Optics	Optical system diffractive modelling Phase retrieval Wavefront measurement Theory and measurement of partial coherence and polarization Beams with complex amplitude and polarization distributions Connection between ray and wave models of light Spin and orbital angular momentum of light Properties of strongly focused fields	Miguel Alonso Tom Brown Jim Fienup William Renninger
Quantum Optics and Quantum Photonics	Quantum coherence Quantum noise Dark states Entanglement Quantum control Wave packets Multiphoton processes Cavity QED Nonlinear pulse propagation Quantum information BEC Laser cooling and trapping Photon detection Quantum imaging Single photon sources Optomechanics	Govind Agrawal Nick Bigelow Robert Boyd Joseph Eberly Qiang Lin Svetlana Lukishova Pablo Postigo William Renninger Carlos Stroud Nick Vamivakas
Ultrafast Optics and High-Field Sciences	Supercontinuum generation mode-locked lasers Solitons Ultrafast dynamics in solids Atoms and molecules in strong fields High-energy-density matter Laser plasmas Femtosecond laser abiation Ultrafast lasers Terahertz technology	Govind Agrawal Joseph Eberly Chunlei Guo Wayne Knox William Renninger Xi-Cheng Zhang
Vision and Ophthalmic Optics	In-vivo retinal phototoxicity study High-resolution photopigment densitometry Ganglion cell function Optical micromachining Advanced physiological optics laboratory Superresolution of retinal images Visual assessment Visual correction Cornea and corneal surface metrology Cellular-resolution corneal imaging Tear-film dynamics imaging Corneal grafts Contact lenses	Jim Fienup Wayne Knox Duncan Moore Jannick Rolland David Williams Geunyoung Yoon Jim Zavislan