Quantum and Nonlinear Optoelectronics Group

Welcome to the homepage of the Quantum and Nonlinear Optoelectronics Group! Led by UT Austin Electrical and Computer Engineering professor David Burghoff, our group explores how nonlinear optics and bandstructure engineering can unlock new capabilities in sensing, computing, and measurement. Our research spans quantum devices, integrated photonics, and novel sensing modalities, and we have a particular emphasis on long-wavelength technologies in the mid-infrared and terahertz.

Recent news

- Dr. Burghoff received the DARPA Young Faculty Award, which aims to engage rising stars in junior research positions in academia.
- Zhenyang’s paper on bandpass filters that can minimize edge artifacts was published in Optics Letters. Congrats!
- Dr. Burghoff’s paper on exact master equations and mean-field theories of lasers is out in Laser and Photonics Reviews.
- Zhenyang’s paper on absolute gain and absorption measurements of terahertz quantum cascade lasers is out in npj Nanophotonics!
- Dr. Burghoff is leading a team selected for the 2024 Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) program! The $9M PRISM program (Precision Radiometry for Incoherent Spectral Measurements) will investigate new modalities for heterodyne detection and combines the efforts of eight PIs at the UT Austin, CU Boulder, Yale, UCF CREOL, USC, Michigan, and Berkeley.
- Dr. Burghoff has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Young Scientist Award from the International Society of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves.