BostonPhotonics.org: Monthly Seminars

Seminars

Spring 2025
	Mar 13, 2025	A 256-Channel SPAD Detector for Time-Gated fNIRS and DCS Dr. Jonathan M. Richardson, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

	Feb 13, 2025	Integrated Photonics in Thin-Film Lithium Niobate (TFLN) Dr. Christian Reimer, HyperLight Corporation

	Jan 9, 2025	Practical Inverse Design of Photonic Devices Dr. Dodd Gray, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Fall 2024
	Dec 12, 2024	Optical Neural Networks: Neuromorphic Computing and Sensing in the Optical Domain Prof. Tianyu Wang, Boston University Co-sponsored by the New England Section of Optica

	Nov 14, 2024	Exploring natural and bio-inspired photonic nanostructures as gas sensors: from scientific curiosity to unexpected discoveries and to societal impact Dr. Radislav Potyrailo, GE Vernova Advanced Research Center Co-sponsored by the IEEE Microsystems Society

	Oct 10, 2024	FUTUR-IC: Research Solutions towards a Sustainable Microchip Manufacturing Industry Dr. Anu Agarwal, MIT

	Sep 12, 2024	TeraByte InfraRed Delivery (TBIRD) Satellite: 200-Gbps Laser Communication from Space to Ground Jesse Chang, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Cambridge, MA

Spring 2024
	May 9, 2024	High-throughput 3D Nanofabrication for Optics and Photonics Dr. Amos Meeks, Irradiant Technologies, Waltham, Massachusetts

	Apr 11, 2024	Monolithic, Heterogeneous and Hybrid Photonic Integration - There is a Role for All Dr. Daniel Renner, Atacama Optics & Electronics, Santa Barbara, CA

	Mar 14, 2024	Silicon Photonics-Powered Coherent Biosensing Dr. Diedrik Vermeulen, SiPhox Health, Burlington, MA

	Feb 1, 2024	Historical Evolution and State-of-the-Art Fiber-Optic Communication Systems Dr. René-Jean Essiambre, Nokia Bell Labs, New Providence, NJ

	Jan 11, 2024	Leveraging Ultra-Fast Optics to Capture Dynamic Responses of Mechanical Metamaterials Prof. Carlos Portela, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Co-sponsored by the IEEE Microsystems Society

Fall 2023
	Dec 14, 2023	Visible Photonic Integrated Circuits: From Neuroscience to Quantum Applications Prof. Aseema Mohanty, Tufts University, Medford, MA

	Nov 9, 2023	Topologically Engineered Sources of Quantum Light Prof. Sunil Mittal, Northeastern University, Boston, MA

	Oct 12, 2023	Fundamentals of Optically-Pumped Semiconductor Vertical-External-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers: OPS-VECSEL Laser Platform Dr. Mark Kuznetsov, Axsun/Excelitas Technologies, Billerica, MA

Spring 2023
	May 11, 2023	On-Chip Petahertz Electronics: From Science to Technology Dr. Phillip D. Keathley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

	Apr 13, 2023	Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing with Photonics Dr. Mercedes Gimeno-Segovia, PsiQuantum, Palo Alto, CA

	Mar 9, 2023	Heteroepitaxial III-V/SiN Integrated Photonics Dr. Christopher Heidelberger, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA

	Feb 9, 2023	Enhancing and Shaping Radiation from High-Energy Particles with Nanophotonics Dr. Charles Roques-Carmes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

	Jan 12, 2023	Progress in Electronic-Photonic Integrated Circuits and Systems: Platforms, Devices and Applications Prof. Miloš A. Popović, Boston University, Boston, MA

Fall 2022
	Dec 8, 2022	Multimode Fiber Optics: Recent Paradigm Shifts Driving its Resurgence Prof. Siddharth Ramachandran, Boston University, Boston, MA

	Nov 10, 2022	Metasurface-Enhanced Optoelectronics: Directional Light Emitters and Computational Image Sensors Prof. Roberto Paiella, Boston University, Boston, MA

	Oct 13, 2022	Advances in Flat Optics: From Metalenses to High-Volume Manufacturing for Consumer Electronics and Communications Prof. Federico Capasso, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

	Sep 8, 2022	Label-free Optical Imaging of Living Systems Prof. Sixian You, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Spring 2022
	Jun 9, 2022	Optical Communication Systems: Scaling Capacity and Energy Dr. Peter Winzer, Nubis Communications, Holmdel, NJ

	May 12, 2022	Agile Laser Transmitters and Receivers (ALTaR): Technologies for Flexible and Scalable Ultra-sensitive Free-space Optical Communications Dr. David O. Caplan, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA

	Apr 14, 2022	From Ultrafast Fiber Lasers to Photothermal Material Interactions for Neuromodulation and Label-Free Imaging Prof. Michelle Sander, Boston University, Boston, MA

	Mar 10, 2022	Nitrides for Quantum Light Sources Prof. Rachel Oliver, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

	Feb 10, 2022	Integrated Lithium Niobate Photonics Prof. Marko Lončar, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Fall 2021
	Dec 9, 2021	Evolution of Machine Learning for Photonic Research Dr. Toshiaki Koike-Akino, Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Cambridge, MA

	Nov 11, 2021	Large-Scale Fault-Tolerant Universal Quantum Computing with Quantum Teleportation Prof. Akira Furusawa, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

	Oct 14, 2021	Multiscale Modeling and Optimization in Photonic Devices Dr. Rüştü U. Tok, COMSOL, Inc, Los Angeles, CA

	Oct 14, 2021	Next Generation Photonic Design Dr. James Pond, Ansys, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

	Oct 14, 2021	Synopsys OptoCompiler: Electronic-Photonic Co-Design of Photonic Integrated Circuits Mr. Jigesh Patel, Synopsys, Hopewell Junction, NY

	Sep 9, 2021	Opportunities in Non-Hermitian and Topological Photonics: Optics at an Exceptional Point Prof. Mercedeh Khajavikhan, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Spring 2021
	Jun 10, 2021	Fundamental Performance Bounds in Nanophotonics Prof. Alejandro Rodriguez, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

	May 13, 2021	Inverse Design of Complex Meta-Optics Dr. Raphaël Pestourie, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

	Apr 8, 2021	Infrared Detector Applications for Safe and Healthy Living Prof. A. G. Unil Perera, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

	Mar 11, 2021	Ultraviolet Optoelectronics for a Better Living Prof. Zetian Mi, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

	Feb 11, 2021	Integrated Optical Phased Arrays: LiDAR, Augmented Reality, and Beyond Prof. Jelena Notaros, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Fall 2020
	Dec 10, 2020	Engineering and Measurement of Thermal Radiation Prof. Mikhail Kats, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

	Nov 12, 2020	Computational 3D Microscopy Prof. Laura Waller, University of California, Berkeley, CA

	Sep 10, 2020	Quantum Control of Trapped-Ions via Integrated Photonics Dr. Jeremy Sage, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA

Spring 2020
	Jun 11, 2020	Toward a Thinking Microscope: Deep Learning-enabled Computational Microscopy and Sensing (Online Seminar) Prof. Aydogan Ozcan, University of California, Los Angeles, CA

	May 14, 2020	Multimaterial Fiber Devices and Fabric Systems (Online Seminar) Dr. Alexander Stolyarov, Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Cambridge, MA

	Apr 16, 2020	Modem Module Development for NASA's Orion Spacecraft: Achieving FSO Communications Over Lunar Distances (Online Seminar) Dr. David Geisler, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA

	Feb 13, 2020	Reshaping Light using Metasurfaces: from Fisheyes to Reconfigurable Optics Prof. Juejun (JJ) Hu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

	Jan 9, 2020	Fast, Volumetric Imaging with Microscopes Prof. Jerome Mertz, Boston University, Boston, MA

Fall 2019
	Dec 12, 2019	Center for Semiconductor Modeling (CSM) - Accelerating Technology Development through Understanding Fundamental and Technology Limitations in Optoelectronics Materials and Devices Prof. Enrico Bellotti, Boston University, Boston, MA

	Nov 14, 2019	From Death Rays to Laser Weapons: A History Mr. Jeff Hecht, Author, Auburndale, MA

Spring 2019
	May 16, 2019	Electro-Optic Quantum Transducers on Nanophotonic Platforms Dr. Mohammad Soltani, Raytheon BBN Technologies, Cambridge, MA

	Apr 18, 2019	Integrated Lithium-Niobate Photonics Prof. Marko Lončar, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

	Mar 13, 2019	Personal Experiences of a Congressional Fellow Dr. Elliot Eichen, IEEE-USA/AAAS Congressional Fellow (2018-2019) at United States Senate, Arlington, MA Co-sponsored by the IEEE Life Members Society

	Feb 21, 2019	Expansion of Multi-rate Capabilities for Agile DPSK Lasercom Transceivers Dr. David O. Caplan, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA

Fall 2018
	Dec 13, 2018	Computational Optical Spectroscopy Prof. Rajeev Ram, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

	Oct 5, 2018	Measuring Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About a Light Pulse Prof. Rick Trebino, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

	Oct 4, 2018	Measuring Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About a Light Pulse Prof. Rick Trebino, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

	Sep 19, 2018	New Trends of High-Throughput Forward Error Correction: Polar Coding Dr. Toshiaki Koike-Akino, Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Cambridge, MA

Spring 2018
	Jun 21, 2018	The Astro-Comb: A Laser Frequency Comb For Astronomical Spectrograph Wavelength Calibration And Exoplanet Detection Dr. David F. Phillips, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

	May 30, 2018	III-V Lasers Grown on (001) Si Emitting at Communication Wavelengths Dr. Kei M. Lau, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong

	May 10, 2018	Design and Analysis of a Nanofabricated Interferometer for Interaction-Free Measurement with Electrons Prof. Akshay Agarwal, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

	Apr 9, 2018	Light Complexity in Time and Space, and the Underlying Physics of Analogies Prof. Marc Sciamanna, CentraleSupélec, Metz, France IEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Lecturer

	Mar 8, 2018	-- This meeting is canceled due to weather -- Ultrafast (100GHz) Modulation of LEDs Dr. Seth Fortuna, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

	Feb 22, 2018	From Cloaking to One-Way Propagation: Applications of Metamaterials at Radio-Frequencies Prof. Andrea Alù, CUNY Advanced Science Research Center, Photonics Initiative, New York, NY Co-sponsored by the IEEE Aerospace & Electronic Systems Society

	Feb 8, 2018	Laser Communication with CubeSats Prof. Kerri Cahoy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Fall 2017
	Dec 14, 2017	High-Resolution Retinal Imaging - Visualizing Cellular Structures In The Living Eye Dr. Mircea Mujat, Physical Sciences Inc., Andover, MA

	Nov 9, 2017	Metamaterial Advances For Radar And Communications (IEEE AESS Distinguished Lecture) Dr. Eli Brookner, Raytheon Co. (Retired), Waltham, MA Co-sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society Co-sponsored by the IEEE Electron Devices Society Co-sponsored by the IEEE Aerospace & Electronic Systems Society Co-sponsored by the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society

	Oct 5, 2017	Laser Communications from the Moon (Pre-registration Required) Dr. Don Boroson, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA Co-sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society

Spring 2017
	Jun 8, 2017	Scaling Optical Networks into the Next Decade and Beyond Dr. Peter J. Winzer, Nokia Bell Labs, Crawford Hill, NJ Co-sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society Co-sponsored by the IEEE Aerospace & Electronic Systems Society

	May 11, 2017	Biologically Inspired Soft and Fluid Optical Materials Prof. Mathias Kolle, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Co-sponsored by the IEEE Aerospace & Electronic Systems Society

	Apr 20, 2017	Quantum Limits of Optical Imaging (Dinner by Reservation Only) Dr. Saikat Guha, Raytheon BBN Technologies, Cambridge, MA Co-sponsored by the New England Section of Optica Co-sponsored by the IEEE Aerospace & Electronic Systems Society

	Mar 9, 2017	Reconfigurable Plasmonics and Metamaterials Prof. Yongmin Liu, Northeastern University, Boston, MA Co-sponsored by the IEEE Aerospace & Electronic Systems Society

	Feb 23, 2017	Nonlinearity-Tolerant Modulation Formats for Coherent Optical Fiber Communications Dr. Keisuke Kojima, Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories (MERL), Cambridge, MA Co-sponsored by the IEEE Aerospace & Electronic Systems Society

	Jan 19, 2017	Photons over Electrons: Optical Fiber Sensors For Measuring Small Signals In Harsh Environments (Dinner by Reservation Only) Dr. Caleb Christensen, MagiQ Technologies, Somerville, MA Co-sponsored by the New England Section of Optica

Fall 2016
	Dec 8, 2016	Building the First Microprocessor that Communicates using Light Prof. Miloš A. Popović, Boston University, Boston, MA Co-sponsored by the New England Section of Optica

	Nov 10, 2016	Where Imperfections Lead to Opportunity: Photonic Defect-Based Devices SiC Prof. Evelyn L. Hu, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Co-sponsored by the IEEE Aerospace & Electronic Systems Society

	Oct 13, 2016	Photonic Properties And Applications Of Hybrid Lead Halide Perovskites Prof. Riccardo Comin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Co-sponsored by the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society

	Sep 8, 2016	Space-Division Multiplexed Optical Communications Over Multi-mode Fiber Dr. Nicolas Fontaine, Nokia Bell Labs, Murray Hill, New Jersey

Spring 2016
	Jun 16, 2016	Leveraging Advances in Computational Electrodynamics to Enable New Kinds of Nanophotonic Devices (Please Note: This meeting is on third Thursday of June) Dr. Ardavan Oskooi, Simpetus, San Francisco, CA

	May 12, 2016	Optical Molecular Image Guidance in Surgery & Radiation Therapy Prof. Brian Pogue, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH Co-sponsored by the IEEE Signal Processing Society

	Apr 7, 2016	Swept Source Lasers (Please Note: This meeting is on first Thursday of April) Dr. Bart Johnson, Axsun Technologies, Billerica, MA

	Mar 10, 2016	Ultrafast Laser And Adaptive Optical Devices Prof. Juliet T. Gopinath, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

	Feb 11, 2016	Spectroscopy with Cold Molecules: TeV Physics and Chiral Analysis Prof. John Doyle, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

	Jan 14, 2016	Recent Advancement Of LDPC Codes For High-Speed Optical Communications Dr. Toshiaki Koike-Akino, Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Cambridge, MA

Fall 2015
	Dec 8, 2015	Structured Materials and Structured Light for Quantum Photonics Prof. Robert W. Boyd, University of Ottawa & University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

	Nov 12, 2015	Quantum Optomechanics And Quantum Heat Engines Prof. Pierre Meystre, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

	Oct 8, 2015	UV Optoelectronic Devices Based on AlGaN Alloys Prof. Theodore D. Moustakas, Boston University, Boston, MA

	Sep 10, 2015	Quantum Cascade Laser Technology And Applications Dr. Anish Goyal, Block Engineering, Marlborough, MA

Spring 2015
	Jun 29, 2015	MDM Deployment Scenario in MAN and Radio-over-fiber System Prof. Ken-ichi Kitayama, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan

	Jun 11, 2015	Photonics at Extreme Ultraviolet and Soft X-Ray Wavelengths on a Table-Top (Location changed to MIT Lincoln Laboratory Forbes Road Facility) Prof. Carmen S. Menoni, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO IEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Lecturer

	May 14, 2015	III-V Semiconductor Based Quantum Structure Infrared Photodetectors Dr. David Ting, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA

	Apr 9, 2015	Pathways to Ultra-Efficient Solid-State Lighting Dr. Mary H. Crawford, Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM

	Mar 12, 2015	Towards Chip-Integrated Low-Noise Lasers Dr. William Loh, NIST, Boulder, CO

	Feb 12, 2015	Topological Photonic Crystals Dr. Ling Lu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

	Jan 8, 2015	High-Dimensional Modulation for Optical Fiber Communication Dr. David S. Millar, Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Cambridge, MA

Fall 2014
	Nov 13, 2014	Development of the Chip-Scale Atomic Clock Dr. Robert Lutwak, U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, VA

	Oct 9, 2014	Nonlinear Optical Imaging To Assess Metabolism In The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (a.k.a. Stem, Cancer And Fat Cells) Prof. Irene Georgakoudi, Tufts University, Medford, MA Co-sponsored by the IEEE Signal Processing Society

	Sep 11, 2014	Strained-Germanium Nanomembranes for Group-IV Infrared Photonics Prof. Roberto Paiella, Boston University, Boston, MA

Spring 2014
	May 8, 2014	Startup Stories: Personal Observations and Other Comments Mr. Eric Swanson, Acacia Communications Inc., Maynard, MA

	Apr 10, 2014	Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuits for Telecommunications Dr. Chris Doerr, Acacia Communications, Maynard, MA Co-sponsored by the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Co-sponsored by the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society

	Mar 13, 2014	Computational Imaging Flow Cytometry Dr. Ethan Schonbrun, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Co-sponsored by the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society

	Mar 5, 2014	Optomechanics Enabled Modulators, Oscillators and Sensors Prof. Sunil Bhave, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

	Jan 9, 2014	Development and Application of Polarization Sensitive Optical Coherence Tomography Dr. Ellen Z. Zhang, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Fall 2013
	Nov 14, 2013	Optics at Draper Laboratory Dr. Greg Blasche, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., Cambridge, MA

	Oct 10, 2013	Scaling Network Capacity by Twisting Light Prof. Siddharth Ramachandran, Boston University, Boston, MA

	Sep 12, 2013	Singular Nano-Photonics: Hydrodynamics-Inspired Light Trapping And Routing Dr. Svetlana V. Boriskina, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Spring 2013
	Jun 13, 2013	Silicon Nanowires, Enabling Low Cost Photovoltaic Electricity Dr. Marcie Black, Bandgap Engineering, Inc., Woburn, MA Co-sponsored by the IEEE WIE (Women in Engineering)

	May 9, 2013	A View of Optical Sciences: From Basic Physics to Bio/medicine to Energy (Pre-registration Required) Prof. Steven Chu, US Secretary of Energy, 2009-2013, Professor of Physics and Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

	Apr 11, 2013	Femtosecond Fiber Lasers - From Fundamental Mode-locking Principles to Compact High-repetition Rate Sources Prof. Michelle Sander, Boston University, Boston, MA Co-sponsored by the IEEE GOLD (Graduates of the Last Decade)

	Mar 14, 2013	Polarization in Fiber Optics Prof. Lianshan Yan, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China IEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Lecturer Co-sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society

	Feb 14, 2013	Metamaterials and Opto-fluidics for Ultrasensitive Spectroscopy and Bio-detection Prof. Hatice Altug, Boston University, Boston, MA

	Jan 10, 2013	High-flux Table-top Coherent Soft X-ray Sources Based on High-order Harmonic Generation Dr. Kyung-Han Hong, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Fall 2012
	Dec 13, 2012	Fiber Optic Sensor Networks and Monitoring Techniques Prof. Carmen Vázquez García, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

	Nov 8, 2012	Phosphor Conversion - The True Core of Future Lighting Dr. Joerg Strauss, Osram Sylvania Inc., Beverly, MA

	Oct 11, 2012	The Physics and Engineering of Solid State Lighting: An ad-hoc mix of Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, and Lighting Design Architecture Dr. Nanu Brates, Panasonic Boston Laboratory, Newton, MA

	Sep 13, 2012	Diamond Nanophotonics Dr. Igor Aharonovich, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Spring 2012
	Jun 14, 2012	Infrared Imaging with Quantum Wells and Superlattices Dr. Mani Sundaram, QmagiQ, Nashua, NH

	May 17, 2012	Silicon Integrated Optoelectronics: A Transition From Devices to Systems Prof. Michael Hochberg, University of Delaware, Newark, DE

	Apr 26, 2012	High-resolution Light Emitting Diode on Silicon (LEDoS) Micro-display and High Speed GaInAs Photodetectors on Silicon Dr. Kei M. Lau, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong

	Apr 12, 2012	GaN-based Nanocolumn Emitters and related Technologies Prof. Katsumi Kishino, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan IEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Lecturer Co-sponsored by the New England Section of Optica

	Mar 8, 2012	The Quantum Theory of Optical Communications Prof. Jeff H. Shapiro, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Co-sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society Co-sponsored by the IEEE Aerospace & Electronic Systems Society

	Feb 9, 2012	Integrated Quantum Photonics Dr. Mark Thompson, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

	Jan 12, 2012	Quantum Dot Light-Emitting Device Development At QD Vision: Bright Lights From Little Dots Dr. Charles Hamilton, QD Vision, Lexington, MA

Fall 2011
	Dec 8, 2011	NanoSilicon NanoPhotonics Prof. Lorenzo Pavesi, University of Trento, Trento, Italy

	Nov 3, 2011	Organic Photovoltaics - From Materials to Product A review of Konarka's Technology Dr. Stuart M. Spitzer, Konarka Technologies, Inc., Lowell, MA

	Nov 1, 2011	Photo Forensics - There is More to a Picture than Meets the Eye Prof. Nasir Memon, Polytechnic Institute of NYU, Brooklyn, NY Co-sponsored by the IEEE Signal Processing Society

	Oct 13, 2011	Silicon Photonics for High Bandwidth Interconnects Dr. Mehdi Asghari, Kotura Inc, Monterey Park, CA

	Sep 8, 2011	Status and Challenges of Ultraviolet-C LEDs based on Group-III Nitrides Dr. Andrew A. Allerman, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM

Spring 2011
	Jun 9, 2011	From Nanophotonic Electromagnetic Manipulations to VLSI Photonics Prof. Michael R. Watts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

	May 12, 2011	Ultra High Brightness, Wavelength Stabilized, Kw Class, Fiber Coupled, Direct-Diode Lasers Dr. Robin Huang, TeraDiode, Inc., Littleton, MA

	Apr 14, 2011	Fiber Light Sources Using Structured Beams Prof. Siddharth Ramachandran, Boston University, Boston, MA

	Mar 10, 2011	Graphene Nanophotonics and Nanoelectronics Dr. Fengnian Xia, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY

	Feb 10, 2011	III-V Quantum Structures for Infrared Detection Dr. Sarath Gunapala, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA IEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Lecturer

	Jan 13, 2011	Frequency Combs: From the Laboratory to the Mountain Mr. Andrew J. Benedick, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Fall 2010
	Dec 9, 2010	Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors Dr. Andrew J. Kerman, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA Co-sponsored by the New England Section of Optica

	Nov 4, 2010	Black Silicon: A Path to IR CMOS Dr. Martin U. Pralle, SiOnyx Inc., Beverly, MA

	Oct 14, 2010	Diamond Nanotechnology: The Diamond Nanowire Single Photon Antenna Mr. Tom Babinec, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

	Sep 28, 2010	Terahertz Technology for Space and Earth Applications Dr. Peter de Maagt, European Space Agency, Noordwijk, Netherlands Co-sponsored by the IEEE Antennas & Propagation Society

	Sep 16, 2010	Electrophoretic ePaper Display Technology and Applications Dr. Michael D. McCreary, E Ink Corporation, Cambridge, MA

Spring 2010
	Jun 10, 2010	Sensing: A Unified Perspective For Integrated Photonics Prof. Juejun (JJ) Hu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

	May 13, 2010	The World of Optical Materials - Including a Look into Schott's Closet Dr. Angela Hohl-Abichedid, SCHOTT North America, Duryea, PA

	May 13, 2010	The World of Optical Materials - Including a Look into Schott's Closet Mr. David Vanderpool, SCHOTT North America, Duryea, PA

	Apr 8, 2010	Shaping Light: MEMS Deformable Mirrors for Microscopes and Telescope Mr. Paul Bierden, Boston Micromachines Corporation, Cambridge, MA

	Mar 11, 2010	Hybrid Optical Sensors for Extreme Temperature Measurement in Next Generation Higher Efficiency Greener Power Plants Prof. Nabeel Riza, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL IEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Lecturer

	Feb 11, 2010	Next-Generation Optical Tools for Biomedical Applications Dr. Zahid Yaqoob, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

	Jan 14, 2010	Microwave Photonics for Analog Front Ends Dr. Lute Maleki, OEwaves, Inc., Pasadena, CA

Fall 2009
	Dec 10, 2009	Modern Atomic Engineering: Building Better Optoelectronics from the Atoms Up Prof. Manijeh Razeghi, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Co-sponsored by the New England Section of Optica

	Nov 12, 2009	Optical and Electronic Signal Processing for Fiber-Optic Communications Prof. John C. Cartledge, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada IEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Lecturer

	Oct 15, 2009	Overview of the Lunar Laser Communications Demonstration Dr. Bryan S. Robinson, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA

	Sep 10, 2009	Harvesting Light Force in Silicon Devices Prof. Hong Tang, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Spring 2009
	Jun 11, 2009	High speed optical systems - the road to 100G Dr. Benny Mikkelsen, Mintera, Acton, MA

	May 14, 2009	The Roles for Optics in Cancer Imaging and Therapy Prof. Brian Pogue, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

	Apr 9, 2009	CMOS Photonics Mr. Jason Orcutt, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Co-sponsored by the IEEE Electron Devices Society

	Mar 12, 2009	Macrophotonics: Why Smaller Isn't Always Better Dr. Paul Juodawlkis, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA

	Feb 12, 2009	Subwavelength photonics: from light manipulation to quantum levitation at the nanoscale Prof. Federico Capasso, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

	Jan 8, 2009	Femtosecond Combs Dr. Steve Cundiff, National Institute of Standards and Technology and University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Fall 2008
	Dec 11, 2008	Nonlinear Optics at the Nanoscale Prof. Eric Mazur, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Co-sponsored by the New England Section of Optica

	Nov 20, 2008	Recent Advances in Atomic Spin Magnetometry Prof. Michael Romalis, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ Co-sponsored by the IEEE Magnetics Society

	Oct 9, 2008	Optical Signal Processing By Fiber-Based Parametric Devices Dr. Colin J. McKinstrie, Bell Laboratories, Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ

	Sep 11, 2008	Seeing The Invisible: Polarization Vision in Nature and Non-Invasive Imaging and Sensing Prof. Nader Engheta, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Spring 2008
	Jun 12, 2008	Quantum Imaging Prof. Yanhua Shih, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD

	May 8, 2008	Applications of Slow and Stopped Light Prof. John C. Howell, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

	Apr 10, 2008	New Forms of Matter - Created, Manipulated and Observed with Laser Light Prof. Wolfgang Ketterle, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

	Mar 13, 2008	Recent Results in Mid-Infrared Quantum Cascade Lasers Prof. Claire F. Gmachl, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

	Feb 14, 2008	Advances in Real-time 3D Imaging, Display, and Visualization Prof. Bahram Javidi, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

	Jan 10, 2008	Manipulating Microcavities With Optical Forces And Potentials: Toward Self-Aligning "Smart" Microcavities And Picometer-Scale Optomechanical Control Dr. Peter Rakich, MIT, Cambridge, MA

Fall 2007
	Dec 13, 2007	-- This meeting is canceled due to weather -- Seeing The Invisible: Polarization Vision In Nature And Non-Invasive Imaging And Sensing Prof. Nader Engheta, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

	Nov 8, 2007	Compact High Repetition Rate Soft X-Ray Lasers: A Doorway To High Intensity Coherent Soft X-Ray Science On A Table-Top Prof. Jorge J. Rocca, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO IEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Lecturer

	Oct 11, 2007	Semiconductor Lasers: From the Ultrafast to the Ultrasmall Prof. Farhan Rana, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

	Sep 13, 2007	Energy Transfer and Light Emission from Erbium-doped Silicon Nanostructures Prof. Luca Dal Negro, Boston University, Boston, MA

Spring 2007
	Jun 14, 2007	Nanophotonic devices for communication and sensing Prof. Hatice Altug, Boston University, Boston, MA

	May 10, 2007	Interfacing the Brain With Micro- and Optoelectronics: Not Just Another Interconnect Challenge Prof. Arto V. Nurmikko, Brown University

	Apr 12, 2007	Waveguide-Integrated, Antenna-Coupled Tunnel Junction Detectors at 1.5 um Dr. Philip Hobbs, IBM

	Mar 8, 2007	RF Performance of Fiber-Optic Links Dr. Edward Ackerman, Photonic Systems, Inc., Billerica, MA

	Feb 8, 2007	Silicon Wire Photonics-Fiber on a Chip Prof. Richard Osgood, Columbia University, New York, NY

	Jan 11, 2007	Nitride Semiconductor LEDs Prof. Theodore D. Moustakas, Boston University, Boston, MA

Fall 2006
	Dec 14, 2006	Electromagnetic Metamaterials Prof. Alkim Akyurtlu, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA

	Nov 9, 2006	Silicon-based Light Emitting Nanomaterials and Photonic Structures Prof. Luca Dal Negro, Boston University, Boston, MA

	Oct 12, 2006	High-speed Photon-efficient Lasercom Transceivers Dr. David O. Caplan, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA

	Sep 18, 2006	Optofluidics: The role of fluids in tuning optical systems Ms. Sindy (Kam Yan) Tang, Harvard University Co-sponsored by the New England Chapter of SPIE

	Sep 18, 2006	Applications of optical tweezers to optofluidics Prof. Mark Cronin-Golomb, Tufts University Co-sponsored by the New England Chapter of SPIE

Spring 2006
	Jun 8, 2006	CANARY Sensor for Rapid, Sensitive Identification of Pathogens Dr. Todd Rider, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

	May 11, 2006	PhlatLight: a unique high-brightness solid-state light source Dr. Christian Hoepfner, Luminus Devices

	Apr 13, 2006	Silicon Lasers Prof. Bahram Jalali, University of California, Los Angeles, CA

	Mar 9, 2006	Biomedical Imaging Using Optical Coherence Tomography Prof. James G. Fujimoto, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

	Feb 9, 2006	Optical MEMS: Manipulating light signals with microactuators Prof. Mehmet R. Dokmeci, Northeastern University, Boston, MA

	Jan 16, 2006	Photon Counting Microdetectors and their Applications Prof. Sergio Cova, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italia IEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Lecturer

	Jan 10, 2006	Optical Testing Methodologies for characterization of High Brightness LEDs Mr. Greg McKee, Labsphere, Inc.

Fall 2005
	Dec 1, 2005	A Tutorial on Strained Quantum-Well and Quantum-Dot Lasers: What do those experiments really mean Prof. Shun-Lien Chung, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL IEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Lecturer

	Nov 10, 2005	Carbon nanotubes: Optical properties and applications Prof. Anna Swan, Boston University, Boston, MA

	Oct 13, 2005	Imaging of Semiconductor and Biological Systems Prof. M. Selim Ünlü, Boston University, Boston, MA IEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Lecturer

	Sep 8, 2005	Solid State Lighting in Architecture Dr. Ihor Lys, Color Kinetics

Spring 2005
	Jul 18, 2005	OSRAM Shines a Light on Solid-State LEDs Ms. Michelle Huang, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, Danvers, MA Co-sponsored by the New England Chapter of SPIE

	Jul 18, 2005	Breakthroughs in Laser Bar Component Packaging & Self-Cooled Laser Diode Arrays Mr. Sevugan Nagappan, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, Novi, MI Co-sponsored by the New England Chapter of SPIE

	Jun 9, 2005	Verizon's Fiber to The Premises Deployment: Lessons learned Dr. Vincent O'Byrne, Verizon, Waltham, MA Co-sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society

	May 12, 2005	Biological imaging with nonlinear microscopy Prof. Jerome Mertz, Boston University, Boston, MA

	Apr 14, 2005	Nanostructured Superconductive Single-Photon Detectors for Quantum Information Processing Prof. Karl K. Berggren, MIT, Cambridge, MA

	Apr 11, 2005	Maskless Lithography and Imaging using Diffractive Optics Dr. Rajesh Menon, MIT, Cambridge, MA Co-sponsored by the New England Chapter of SPIE

	Apr 11, 2005	The Future of Industrial Strength Lithography Dr. Kit Ausschnitt, IBM Microelectronics Division Co-sponsored by the New England Chapter of SPIE

	Mar 17, 2005	Integrated Electronic/Optical Structures for Ultrafast Optical Signal Processing Prof. Stephen Ralph, Georgia Technical University, Atlanta, GA

	Feb 10, 2005	Laser Beam Combining Dr. Tso Y. Fan, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA

	Jan 11, 2005	Infrared Colloidal Quantum Dot Devices Prof. Edward H. Sargent, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada Co-sponsored by the New England Chapter of SPIE

Fall 2004
	Dec 9, 2004	Quantum cascade lasers from basic physics to commercialization Prof. Federico Capasso, Cambridge, MA Co-sponsored by the IEEE Life Members Society

	Nov 11, 2004	Passive WDM Systems for CATV Applications and FTTH Gregory Cappiello

	Oct 7, 2004	Toward semiconductor intersubband optical devices at near infrared wavelengths Prof. Roberto Paiella, Boston, MA

	Sep 23, 2004	Making a many colored processing engine Signal processing with optical fibers Dr. Christi Madsen

	Sep 20, 2004	Is the fire of the optical profession as bright as 20 years ago

	Sep 9, 2004	Specialty Optical Fibers for Laser Applications Dr. Kanxian Wei

Spring 2004
	Jun 10, 2004	Toward Single Cycle Optical Pulses Prof. Franz Kaertner

	May 13, 2004	Laser based ultrasonic techniques for nondestructive characterization of materials Prof. Todd Murray

	Apr 8, 2004	Overview of Free Space Optical Communications Dr. Don Boroson, Lexington, MA

	Mar 11, 2004	Silicon Resonant Cavity Photodetector Arrays for Optical Interconnects Dr. Matthew K. Emsley, Analog Devices, Inc., Wilmington, MA

	Feb 12, 2004	Science and Technology of Microbolometer Imaging Focal Plane Arrays Dr. Margaret Kohin

	Jan 8, 2004	3D TV Imaging and Display Technology Prof. Bahram Javidi, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

IEEE Photonics Society

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Seminars

Spring 2025

Mar 13, 2025

Dr. Jonathan M. Richardson, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Feb 13, 2025

Dr. Christian Reimer, HyperLight Corporation

Jan 9, 2025

Dr. Dodd Gray, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Fall 2024

Dec 12, 2024

Prof. Tianyu Wang, Boston University

Co-sponsored by the New England Section of Optica

Nov 14, 2024

Dr. Radislav Potyrailo, GE Vernova Advanced Research Center

Co-sponsored by the IEEE Microsystems Society

Oct 10, 2024

Dr. Anu Agarwal, MIT

Sep 12, 2024

Jesse Chang, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Cambridge, MA

Spring 2024

May 9, 2024

Dr. Amos Meeks, Irradiant Technologies, Waltham, Massachusetts

Apr 11, 2024

Dr. Daniel Renner, Atacama Optics & Electronics, Santa Barbara, CA

Mar 14, 2024

Dr. Diedrik Vermeulen, SiPhox Health, Burlington, MA

Feb 1, 2024

Dr. René-Jean Essiambre, Nokia Bell Labs, New Providence, NJ

Jan 11, 2024

Prof. Carlos Portela, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Co-sponsored by the IEEE Microsystems Society

Fall 2023

Dec 14, 2023

Prof. Aseema Mohanty, Tufts University, Medford, MA

Nov 9, 2023

Prof. Sunil Mittal, Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Oct 12, 2023

Dr. Mark Kuznetsov, Axsun/Excelitas Technologies, Billerica, MA

Spring 2023

May 11, 2023

Dr. Phillip D. Keathley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Apr 13, 2023

Dr. Mercedes Gimeno-Segovia, PsiQuantum, Palo Alto, CA

Mar 9, 2023

Dr. Christopher Heidelberger, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA

Feb 9, 2023

Dr. Charles Roques-Carmes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Jan 12, 2023

Prof. Miloš A. Popović, Boston University, Boston, MA

Fall 2022

Dec 8, 2022

Prof. Siddharth Ramachandran, Boston University, Boston, MA

Nov 10, 2022

Prof. Roberto Paiella, Boston University, Boston, MA

Oct 13, 2022

Prof. Federico Capasso, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Sep 8, 2022

Prof. Sixian You, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Spring 2022

Jun 9, 2022

Dr. Peter Winzer, Nubis Communications, Holmdel, NJ

May 12, 2022

Dr. David O. Caplan, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA

Apr 14, 2022

Prof. Michelle Sander, Boston University, Boston, MA

Mar 10, 2022