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.
Zheng develops in-situ liquid-cell transmission electron microscopy to directly observe nanocrystal nucleation, growth, and chemical transformation in solution with nanometer spatial and sub-second temporal resolution, capturing dynamic processes invisible to static microscopy.
Develops rare-earth-ion-doped crystal platforms for quantum internet hardware. Directions: (1) Er3+-doped crystal quantum memories with >1 ms coherence time in nanophotonic waveguides; (2) microwave-to-optical quantum transduction using Er spins coupled to superconducting resonators; (3) photon-number-resolving detectors for quantum communication; (4) integrated rare-earth nanophotonic circuits on thin-film LiNbO3. Key goal: scalable room-temperature-compatible quantum repeater nodes.
Zhuang invented STORM super-resolution microscopy and MERFISH multiplexed spatial transcriptomics, and her lab continues to push single-molecule and multiplexed imaging techniques (e.g. a recent whole-olfactory-system map) to resolve cellular structures and RNA populations at nanometer-to-single-molecule resolution, well beyond the diffraction limit.