Barreto Group
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Dr Jorge Barreto
Director of Quantum Engineering CDT and Associate Professor
Research interests and activities
My group’s efforts cover a broad spectrum of topics. Our ultimate goal is to develop techniques, devices and solutions that enable exploiting the potential of integrated photonics with special emphasis on quantum information processing. We explore light-matter interaction for the efficient generation of quantum states of light, devise schemes for scalable photonic circuits and analyse the trade-offs in complex photonic systems.
Major research topics
- Quantum Devices
- Quantum Systems Engineering
- Single Photon Detectors
- Photon Sources
- Cryogenics
- Scalability
(pictured above: High-performance cryocooler and adapted cryogenic FPGA control unit)
Current postdocs and research fellows
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Rachel Clark
Research Associate
Current PhD students
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Hugh Barrett
(also with Imad Faruque)
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Samuel Gears
(also with Josh Silverstone)
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Aidan Higgins
(also with Josh Silverstone)
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Harry Jones
(also with Giulia Rubino)
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Erin Malinowski
(also with Siddarth Joshi)
- Panawat Wong-Klaew
Recent publications
- B.M. Burridge, et al. ''Zero-Power Calibration of Photonic Circuits at Cryogenic Temperatures'', ACS Photonics 8, 9, 2683–2691 (2021)
- F. Eltes, et al. ''An integrated optical modulator operating at cryogenic temperatures'', Nature Materials volume 19, pages 1164–1168 (2020)
- G.F. Sinclair, et al. ''Temperature Dependence of the Kerr Nonlinearity and Two-Photon Absorption in a Silicon Waveguide at 1.55 μm'', Phys. Rev. Applied 11, 044084
(2019) - N.A. Tyler, et al. ''Modelling superconducting nanowire single photon detectors in a waveguide cavity'', Opt. Express 24, 8797-8808 (2016)
Former group members
- Dr Imad Faruque
- Molly Thomas
- Daniel Marchant
- Dr Ben Burridge
- Dr Gerardo Villarreal
- Dr Nicola Tyler
- Dr Antonio Andreas Gentile
