Want to Catch a Photon? Start by Silencing the Sun
Quantum breakthrough uses light’s quirky properties to boost 3D imaging, paving the way for enhanced performance in self-driving cars, medical imaging and deep-space communications.
Department of Physics
Defying Nature: Manipulating Energy and Matter via Quantum Control
Inspired by a science-minded family and hometown, Svetlana Malinovskaya has always carried a spirit of research with her, from Russia to Germany to the United States, Stevens Institute of Technology
The “Holy Grail” of Room Temperature Quantum Computing Chips
Photons interact on chip-based system with unprecedented efficiency
Prototype 'Quantum Lock' May Foreshadow Next Super-Secure Applications
Stevens proof-of-concept demonstration successfully leverages quantum properties to secure the Internet of Things
In a Quantum Future, Which Starship Destroys The Other?
Quantum physicists blur the lines of cause and effect, illustrating how a sequence of events can flip and co-exist at the same time.
Truly Random Number Generator Powered by Quantum Physics
New mobile apps created by Stevens Center for Quantum Science and Engineering can deliver genuine random numbers in an instant, harvesting the power of quantum physics.
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Research Areas
The Department of Physics conducts formative research in pioneering areas such as quantum systems, nanophotonics and optics.
CDQC
The Center for Distributed Quantum Computing harnesses the possibilities of quantum mechanics and offers revolutionary information processing and speed.
Light & Life Laboratory
Becoming global leaders in remote sensing of the environment and in the development of instruments for measuring environmental changes
NanoPhotonics Lab
Fabrication and quantum-optical characterization of functional nanostructured devices made from compound semiconductors and graphitic nanomaterials
Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy
Investigates the high-speed response of new lasers and materials and passive and active optical systems for higher speed networks
Ultrafast Quantum Control
Designs quantum control methods which are paramount in modern investigations of light-matter interactions and technological applications
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Department of Physics
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Burchard Building
5th-7th floors
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p. (201) 216-5665
f. (201) 216-5638
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Department Leaders
Ting Yu
Professor and Chair of the Department of Physics
Ms. Diane Gioia
Administrative Assistant