Research summary
Modern photonic technologies, such as those used in laser manufacturing or optical computing, are shaping our future. But to make the most of them, we must first understand how light and matter interact at the most fundamental level. Quantum physics describes these interactions with precision, but current quantum optic tools don’t apply to the shortest time intervals. The time-domain description of light-matter interaction at the quantum level is largely lacking, and so is the technology.
Dr. Denis Seletskiy, Canada Research Chair in Ultrafast and Quantum Photonics, aims to combine the engineering of ultrafast laser sources, innovative metrology principles, and quantum information science principles to develop optical sensors that operate in the time-domain and beyond the standard quantum limit. He and his research team are applying this work to studies of the foundations of quantum theory and developing high-precision, quantum-enabled metrology tools.