Andrew Young's group develops solid-state quantum photonic systems, focusing on deterministic single photon emitters and spin-photon interfaces. Research: (1) quantum dot and colour-centre emitters coupled to cavities and waveguides for near-unity efficiency; (2) spin-photon interfaces for quantum repeaters; (3) cavity quantum electrodynamics for quantum networking. Part of Quantum Communications Hub.
Studies computational classical and quantum electrodynamics, quantum optics, topological photonics, and integrated photonics, including radiative cooling and visual perception applications.
Yzombard works on laser-cooling techniques for exotic ions and antimatter precursors as part of the GBAR (Gravitational Behaviour of Antihydrogen at Rest) collaboration, aiming to measure the free-fall acceleration of antihydrogen as a fundamental test of the equivalence principle.
Iman Esmaeil Zadeh develops superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) and reconfigurable nano-photonic circuits. Research: (1) integrated SNSPDs with on-chip photonic waveguides and circuits for quantum optics experiments; (2) high-efficiency, low-timing-jitter SNSPDs for quantum communication and quantum sensing; (3) reconfigurable nano-photonic quantum circuits. Key enabler for quantum photonic sensing and quantum network experiments.
Develops multidimensional (2D IR/visible) ultrafast spectroscopy and new ultrafast optical microscopies, applying temporally- and spatially-resolved coherent spectroscopy to protein structure/dynamics and label-free tissue imaging.
Zare's group develops laser and mass-spectrometric methods -- including single-cell mass spectrometry and mass spectrometry imaging of neuropeptides -- to chemically profile individual cells and tissue sections with high molecular specificity, alongside long-standing work in microdroplet and chiral-selective chemistry.
Emil Zeuthen works on theoretical quantum optomechanics and quantum transduction. Research focuses on (1) figures of merit and protocols for quantum transducers (mechanical interfaces between microwave and optical domains); (2) back-action-evading measurements using optomechanical systems; (3) quantum limits for gravitational wave detection with mechanical systems in a negative-mass spin reference frame. Key QUANTOP theory collaborator bridging optomechanics and quantum sensing.
Studies how planet-formation chemistry shapes the composition and habitability of young planets, using molecular line observations (e.g., ALMA) combined with numerical simulations.
Zhang's lab develops two core optical technologies: spectroscopic single-molecule localization microscopy (sSMLM), which multiplexes emission-spectrum measurement with single-molecule localization to reach ~5 nm spatial resolution, and visible-light optical coherence tomography (vis-OCT), which exploits higher tissue contrast at visible wavelengths for micron-scale retinal and tumor-vasculature imaging in patients. Applications span cancer nanopathology and ophthalmology, including in-vivo human retinal oximetry.
Zheltikov integrates NV-diamond magnetometry into photonic-crystal fibers for high-resolution, fiber-delivered magnetic-field imaging and endoscopy, alongside ultrafast biophotonics (multiphoton deep-tissue imaging, SWIR probes) and quantum-light molecular spectroscopy. In the broader landscape of NV-centre ensemble quantum sensing (DEER, nano-NMR, T1 relaxometry) operating near pT/sqrt(Hz) sensitivity, this work extends NV ensemble sensing into fiberized, in-vivo-compatible geometries.