AI-Designed Metasurfaces for Quantum Light Manipulation

Project Description

Quantum computers and communication networks require precise control over individual particles of light (photons). However, the "lenses" needed to do this are incredibly complex to design. This PhD project uses Artificial Intelligence to "invent" new, ultra-thin surfaces—called metasurfaces—to steer and shape quantum light in ways previously thought impossible.

Quantum optical systems require sources of single photons, entangled photons, and other forms of non-classical light, along with advanced detection techniques. The quantum states might rely on various light properties such as polarization, direction, and orbital angular momentum. Metasurfaces hold immense promise for manipulating these states.