My research is motivated by a broad interest in understanding and controlling the interaction between light and quantum materials. This work aims to uncover the collective phenomena that emerge when photons strongly interact with electronic excitations. Of particular interest is how simple constituents—electrons, excitons, and photons—can hybridize to form new quantum states with properties that transcend those of their individual components.
Atomically thin van der Waals materials provide an exceptional platform for exploring these phenomena. Their strong excitonic effects, reduced dimensionality, and highly tunable optical properties enable access to regimes of light-matter interaction that are difficult to realize in conventional semiconductors. The ability to engineer artificial heterostructures and tailor material anisotropy further expands the opportunities for discovering new quantum and photonic functionalities.
Another major research direction focuses on quantum optoelectronics, where the goal is to harness light-matter interactions in low-dimensional materials for functional devices. This includes the development of electrically driven light sources, photodetectors, and modulators based on excitonic and polaritonic effects in van der Waals heterostructures. By integrating quantum materials with nanoscale photonic architectures, this work seeks to achieve enhanced light emission, strong nonlinear responses, and efficient control of optical signals at the quantum level. These efforts aim to bridge fundamental physics with device-oriented applications, enabling scalable platforms for next-generation optoelectronic and quantum technologies.
The long-term vision is to establish designer light-matter platforms that integrate emerging quantum materials with engineered photonic structures. Such systems offer exciting opportunities to uncover new physical principles while enabling next-generation photonic and quantum technologies, including low-threshold coherent light sources, robust optical information processing, and novel quantum devices based on hybrid quasiparticles.
Area of Research: Quantum Optoelectronics
Area of Research: Semiconductor Quantum Optics
Area of Research: Quantum Optoelectronics
Area of Research: Quantum Optoelectronics
Area of Research: Quantum Optoelectronics
Area of Research: Nanoscale Optoelectronics
Area of Research: Quantum Optoelectronics