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Optical Physics

Photonics researchers focus on the applications of the particle properties of light; optoelectronics has to do with the study and application of effects related to the interaction of light and electronic signals.
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  • Strategic Research Priorities

    • Astrophysics, Fusion, and Plasma Physics
    • Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
    • Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
    • Energy Systems
    • Biophysics
    • Microfluidics and Microsystems
    • Optical Physics
    • Quantum Information Science

Research Area Faculty

  • Ankit Disa

    Ankit Disa

    Assistant Professor

  • Gregory David Fuchs

    Gregory David Fuchs

    Professor

  • Or Katz

    Or Katz

    Assistant Professor

  • Peter McMahon

    Peter McMahon

    Assistant Professor

  • Jeffrey Moses

    Jeffrey Moses

    Director of Graduate Studies Associate Professor

  • Nicholas Rivera

    Nicholas Rivera

    Visiting Assistant Professor

  • Gennady Shvets

    Gennady Shvets

    Professor Director, Laboratory of Plasma Studies

  • Frank Wise

    Frank Wise

    Samuel B. Eckert Professor of Engineering

  • Chris Xu

    Chris Xu

    Director of the School of Applied and Engineering Physics Mong Family Foundation Director of Cornell Neurotech – Engineering IBM Professor of Engineering

Research Groups

  • Cornell Laboratory of Plasma Studies ↗
  • Disa Research Group ↗
  • Fuchs Research Group ↗
  • Katz Lab ↗
  • Moses Group ↗
  • Moses Publication List ↗
  • Shvets Group ↗
  • The McMahon Lab ↗
  • Wise Research Group ↗
  • Xu Research Group ↗

  • Strategic Research Priorities

    • Astrophysics, Fusion, and Plasma Physics
    • Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
    • Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
    • Energy Systems
    • Biophysics
    • Microfluidics and Microsystems
    • Optical Physics
    • Quantum Information Science

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