Bifano Lab

The Bifano Lab focuses on design, manufacturing, and use of optical instruments. We control light using deformable mirrors (DMs) developed in our lab to improve resolution in microscopes and telescopes. These DMs are now commercialized by Boston Micromachines Corporation. The lab also works on biomedical imaging applications and microscopy research. Professor Bifano led BU’s Neurophotonics Research Training Grant and is a a participant in the NSF Engineering Research Center on Cellular Metamaterials (CELL MET) with a goal to engineer heart tissues for cardiac repair. He also directs the BU Photonics Center. 

In addition to his lab, Dr. Bifano directs the Boston University Photonics Center (BUPC), a core facility and academic center of excellence comprised of forty-nine faculty members from eight academic departments and sixteen staff staff members. He leads BUPC programs for education, scholarly research and development of advanced photonic device prototypes for commercial and military applications. He manages a state-of-the-art facility that includes several shared research laboratories and a large business innovation center. Dr. Bifano also serves as a Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and was Chair of the Manufacturing Engineering Department from 1999-2006. His research focuses on modeling, design, production, and use of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) in optical applications.