Research Description
Peter McMahon’s research aims to develop programmable photonic devices that can be reconfigured after fabrication, allowing one chip to perform multiple operations with quantum light. His project will adapt platforms developed for classical light to create and guide single photons and entangled photon pairs, convert quantum light between wavelengths, and generate squeezed light with controllable structure.
Research Impact
McMahon’s work could provide a new tool in the toolbox for quantum photonics, in which a single chip can be programmed for different tasks rather than built for only one. This approach could make it easier to connect quantum systems that operate at different wavelengths. More broadly, the project could enable reconfigurable control of light for applications in quantum communication, sensing, and computing.
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Experimental Physics Investigators Initiative
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Cornell University, School of Applied and Engineering Physics
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