We manipulate light inside chips that fit on the tip of a needle
Welcome To Cardenas Lab
Cardenas Lab is a fun research group working to transform how people do science and technology using nanoscale optical devices.
We do optics on a chip by engineering structures at the nanoscale level using microfabrication techniques.
We work with any materials needed for our application ranging from recently discovered 2D materials all the way to glass.
Some examples of the questions we want to answer or problems we want to solve are:
- How do living cells work?
- How do you package photonic devices for low cost and high volume applications?
- What tools can be conceived and built that will revolutionize other scientific fields such as neuroscience, cellular biology, or astronomy?
- What new platform will revolutionize nanophotonics?
In our lab you will design and fabricate nanophotonic devices to solve (or answer) some of today’s challenging problems (or questions).
Who We Are
To revolutionize science and technology in interdisciplinary fields using photonics.
To transform the field of photonics using novel materials, techniques, and devices.
To become a student at The Institute of Optics, please follow the instructions given here to apply.
Latest News
07/29/2022
Our group celebrated the end of summer as a farewell to our REUs with a go kart race and dinner.
07/26/2022
Prof. Cardenas gave a class on PIC testing at the Aim Photonics Academy in MIT.
07/25/2022
Juniyali gave an invited speaker talk at the Applied Industrial Optics Conference in Dublin, Ireland.
07/20/2022
Congratulations Yi Zhang for passing your proposal exam! Thesis defense is next.
07/19/2022
Congratulations Dr. Meiting Song for earning your PhD today! We are very proud of you.
07/18/2022
Sushant, Juniyali, Prof. Cardenas and Wendi presented a panel discussion on Entrepreneurship for the Kearns Center’s Upward Bound Summer Program.
