Quantum
Optical
Devices
Team
PIs
Jerry Cowen Chair of Experimental Physics
Assistant Professor of Physics
PI - Solid State Quantum Optics Group
Jonas' research at MSU focuses on experimental quantum information science using optically-active systems in solid-state hosts such as defects in synthetic diamond and rare earth-doped crystals.
Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering
PI - Diamond & Quantum Materials Group
Shannon's research is in the development of novel materials for quantum applications, with a focus on chemical vapor deposition growth of doped diamond.
Postdoctoral Researchers
Andrew Kirkpatrick (he/him)
Postdoctoral Researcher - Solid State Quantum Optics Group & Diamond and Quantum Materials Group
Andrew's research focuses on the creation of novel defects in diamond and two-dimensional semiconductor materials using multiphoton femtosecond laser writing techniques.
Graduate Students
Graduate Student - Solid State Quantum Optics Group & Diamond and Quantum Materials Group
Logan's research focuses on the development of novel quantum interconnects which can be used to interface a variety of different quantum information processing platforms in a hybrid quantum technology landscape.
Graduate Student - Solid State Quantum Optics Group & Diamond and Quantum Materials Group
Ian's research focuses on the spectroscopic investigation of optical and spin properties and subsequent quantum control of novel defects in synthetic diamond to make them accessible as quantum bits for future solid-state quantum computing applications.
Graduate Student - Solid State Quantum Optics Group & Diamond and Quantum Materials Group
Alex's research focuses on setting up a new chemical vapor deposition system optimized for the growth of doped diamond for quantum applications and the growth and characterization of silicon vacancy doped diamond for quantum memory applications.
Graduate Student - Diamond and Quantum Materials Group
Sarah's research is currently funded by an MSU Foundation Strategic Partnership Grant. Her work focuses on the growth of nitrogen doped diamond as a starting material for color center generation via nonlinear laser writing.
Kai Klink (they/them)
Graduate Student - Solid State Quantum Optics Group
Kai's research currently focuses on creation and characterization of defects in two-dimensional semiconductor materials.
Undergraduate Students
Ethan Egger (he/him)
Undergraduate Research Assistant - Solid State Quantum Optics Group
Ethan's research focuses on theoretical simulations of the femtosecond multiphoton laser fabrication process for color centers in diamond.