Hello! I’m Daniel, a physics graduate student at MIT working in experimental atomic, molecular, and optical physics. I’m interested in quantum information science and ultracold atom platforms for quantum simulation and computation.

Research

In the Fermi4 experiment in the Zwierlein group at MIT we are currently building a hybrid tweezer-lattice ultracold lithium apparatus. We aim to study fermionic quantum information processing and new approaches to quantum simulation. Stay tuned!

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Quantum simulation with ultracold atoms

On the Lithium quantum gas experiment in the Greiner lab at Harvard, we are investigating low temperature Fermi–Hubbard model physics, working towards exploring exotic phases and high-temperature superconductivity.

In the Weld lab at UCSB, we are working towards simulating strong-field ultrafast dynamics and high-harmonic generation (see report and theory paper) using a Strontium BEC. I worked on creating and optimizing structured optical potentials with a DMD to access strong field simulation regimes.

Nanophotonics

In the Mohanty lab at Tufts, we work on devices and techniques for visible wavelength spatial mode modulation in Si\(_\mathsf{3}\)N\(_\mathsf{4}\) photonic integrated chips. I worked on a method for structured light generation with a multimode waveguide, available here.

2D Materials

In the Nanoscale Spectroscopy Group at NIST, we work on spectroscopic techniques to study optical and electronic properties of materials and devices. I worked on studying carrier dynamics in MoS\(_\mathsf{2}\) and improving figures of merit for photodetectors using polymer passivation layers, work available here.