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Epitaxial Nanophotonics · CREOL · University of Central Florida<\/p>\n

We engineer the photonic and electronic\n properties of semiconductors from the atomic layer up — building\n quantum-limit detectors<\/strong> for quantum information science alongside emerging\n devices the field does not yet have, from UVC laser diodes to heteroepitaxial mid-infrared\n emitters.<\/p>\n

\n Our research<\/a>\n Join the lab<\/a>\n <\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n

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2<\/span>MBE systems<\/span><\/div>\n
12<\/span>student researchers<\/span><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n
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What we work on<\/h2>\n
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Epitaxial Nanophotonics & Integrated Design<\/h3>

The design philosophy underneath everything else in the lab.<\/p><\/a>\n

Quantum-limit Devices<\/h3>

Nanophotonic avalanche photodiodes chasing single-photon sensitivity.<\/p><\/a>\n

UVC Laser Diodes<\/h3>

Pseudomorphic digital alloys for a laser diode that has resisted the field for decades.<\/p><\/a>\n

High-index Nanophotonics<\/h3>

Exotic modes that only exist once the refractive index is high enough.<\/p><\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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Mission<\/h2>\n

We develop emerging materials and devices across the optoelectronic spectrum,\n from ultrawide-bandgap (UWBG) nitride heterostructures for UVC applications to\n high-refractive-index platforms for compact photonic circuits and IV–VI compounds for the\n mid-infrared. By tailoring material properties and device architectures, we explore new ways to\n generate, guide, and detect light.<\/p>\n

Most importantly, students here learn the full optoelectronic device stack.\n A project runs from band-structure and electromagnetic design, through epitaxial growth on our\n own MBE systems, into cleanroom fabrication, and out the other end as a packaged device on a\n measurement bench. Owning all four stages in one group is unusual, and it is what turns a\n student into an independent device engineer.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n

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Funding<\/h2>\n