Physical Electronics

Faculty:

Adesida, Ilesanmi
Allen, Jont
Bashir, Rashid
Bishop, Stephen G
Boppart, Stephen Allen
Cangellaris, Andreas C
Cheng, Keh-Yung
Chew, Weng Cho
Choi, Hyungsoo
Choquette, Kent D
Chuang, Shun Lien
Coleman, James J
Cunningham, Brian T
Dragic, Peter D
Eden, James Gary
Feng, Milton
Gilbert, Matthew
Goddard, Lynford L
Holonyak, Nick
Hsieh, Kuang-Chien
Jain, Kanti
Jin, Jianming
Kim, Kyekyoon
Leburton, Jean-Pierre
Li, Xiuling
Liu, Gang Logan
Lyding, Joseph W
Masel, Richard I
Pop, Eric
Ravaioli, Umberto
Rosenbaum, Elyse
Timp, Gregory L
Tucker, John R
Zhang, Jianhua

Specific areas of interest include

  • Computational Electronics and Photonics
  • Laser Physics
  • MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS)
  • Nanophotonics
  • Nanotechnology
  • Plasma Devices and Plasma Science
  • Semiconductor Electronic Devices
  • Semiconductor Lasers and Photonic Devices
  • Semiconductor Materials
  • Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy

Research in physical electronics encompasses a broad range of topics at the interface of physics, photonics, and materials. Areas of emphasis include solid state electronic and optical devices, plasma science and its applications, and MEMS devices and systems. Electron transport and optical processes in solids as well as computational studies of solid state devices are fundamental to developing the next generation of photonics systems. Simulation tools are also advancing our understanding of electron transport and spintronics in quantum dot nanostructures of varying configurations, and in carbon nanotubes with applications for a number of state-of-the-art electronic devices. Experimental and theoretical research in plasma science is directed to understanding, through laser and microwave spectroscopy, the physics of low temperature atmosphere plasmas with applications to displays, lighting, and plasma chemical processing.

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