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Research Overview

By enabling the integration of millions of micro-scale optical components on compact millimeter-scale computer chips, the field of silicon photonics is positioned to enable next-generation optical technologies that facilitate revolutionary advances for numerous fields spanning science and engineering. In the MIT Photonics and Electronics Research Group (PERG), we are developing novel silicon-photonics-based platforms, devices, and systems that enable innovative solutions to high-impact problems in areas including augmented-reality displays, LiDAR sensing for autonomous vehicles, free-space optical communications, optical trapping for biophotonics, 3D printing, and trapped-ion quantum engineering. See Research and Publications for details.

Recent Highlights

Dec 2024: Our paper on integrated visible-light grating-based antennas is published in Optics Express. See Publications for details.
Nov 2024: Our paper on spiral integrated optical phased arrays is published in Optics Express. See Publications for details.
Oct 2024: Our paper on optical-phased-array-based optical tweezers is covered by MIT News & other news outlets. See Publications for details.
Oct 2024: Our paper on optical-phased-array-based optical tweezers is published in Nature Communications. See Publications for details.
Oct 2024: Our CHIPS-Act ME-Commons-funded CHIQPI program is covered by MIT News & other news outlets. See Publications for details.
Sep 2024: Our paper on multi-beam solid-state LiDAR is published in Optics Express. See Publications for details.
Sep 2024: Our collaborative review paper on visible-light modulators is published in Prog. in Quantum Electronics. See Publications for details.
Aug 2024: Daniel and Andres successfully submit their master's theses. See Publications for details.
June 2024: Our paper on a chip-based 3D printer is covered by MIT News & other news outlets. See Publications for details.
June 2024: Our paper on a chip-based 3D printer is published in Nature Light Science & Applications. See Publications for details.
May 2024: Our paper on a flexible silicon-photonics platform is published in Nature Scientific Reports. See Publications for details.
Mar 2024: Our paper on integrated polarization devices for atomic quantum systems is published in Optics Letters. See Publications for details.
Feb 2024: Our paper on integrated liquid-crystal-based amplitude modulators is published in Optics Letters. See Publications for details.
Nov 2023: Andres presents our work on packaging of integrated liquid-crystal-based modulators at 2023 IPC. See Publications for details.
Nov 2023: Sabrina presents our work on a optical tweezing of cells using optical phased arrays at 2023 IPC. See Publications for details.
Nov 2023: Daniel presents our work on underwater optical comms using optical phased arrays at 2023 IPC. See Publications for details.
Nov 2023: Our paper on a photonics education chipset led by the RIT Preble Group is published in Applied Optics. See Publications for details.
Oct 2023: Our paper on polarization-diverse gratings for trapped ions is selected as a 2023 FiO Postdeadline Talk. See Awards for details.
Oct 2023: Sabrina presents our work on polarization-diverse gratings for trapped ions at 2023 FiO. See Publications for details.
Oct 2023: Our paper on integrated visible-light optical phased arrays is published in Optics Letters. See Publications for details.
Aug 2023: Milica successfully defends and submits her doctoral dissertation. See Publications for details.
Aug 2023: Sabrina and Ashton successfully submit their master's theses. See Publications for details.
May 2023: Prof. Notaros receives the 2023 MIT Louis D. Smullin (1939) Award for Teaching Excellence. See Awards for details.
Apr 2023: Our paper on fabrication process variations led by the MIT Boning Group is published in Optics Express. See Publications for details.
Jan 2023: Our group receives the 2023 NSF CAREER Award. See Awards for details.
Oct 2022: Our presentation on a chip-based 3D printer is awarded a 2022 GW6 Best Presentation Award. See Awards for details.
Oct 2022: Our paper on a flexible silicon-photonics platform is selected as a 2022 FiO Paper Competition Finalist. See Awards for details.
Oct 2022: Milica presents our work on a flexible wafer-scale silicon-photonics platform at 2022 FiO. See Publications for details.
Oct 2022: Our paper on integrated photonics for trapped ions is selected as a 2022 FiO Paper Competition Finalist. See Awards for details.
Oct 2022: Ashton presents our work on integrated photonics for advanced cooling of trapped ions at 2022 FiO. See Publications for details.
Oct 2022: Tal presents our work on integrated visible-light polarization rotators at 2022 FiO. See Publications for details.
July 2022: Our paper on a chip-based 3D printer is awarded a 2022 APC Best Paper Award. See Awards for details.
July 2022: Sabrina presents our work on a chip-based 3D printer at 2022 APC. See Publications for details.
May 2022: Tal presents our work on an optical-phased-array-based optical trap at 2022 CLEO. See Publications for details.
Apr 2022: Our paper on integrated visible-light liquid-crystal-based modulators is published in Optics Express. See Publications for details.
Jan 2022: Our paper on an chip-based augmented-reality display is awarded a 2022 MIT MARC Best Paper Award. See Awards for details.
Nov 2021: Prof. Notaros appointed to the MIT Robert J. Shillman (1974) Career Development Chair. See Awards for details.
Jan 2021: Prof. Notaros named to the 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 List in the Science category. See Awards for details.
June 2020: Prof. Notaros receives the 2020 MIT RLE Early Career Development Award. See Awards for details.

Open Positions

We are looking for new postdoctoral scholars, graduate students, and undergraduate students to join our team. If you are interested, please contact Prof. Notaros at notaros@mit.edu with your CV.