Pushing the Boundaries of Photonic Sensing
Professor Luca Dal Negro has received a $450K grant from the Army Research Office to pursue improvements in quantum photonic sensing and detection technology driven by the development of novel nonlinear nanostructures.
MADE with Machine Learning: Utilizing AI to Design the Next Generation of Semiconductor Devices
With the help of advanced, physics-informed machine learning (PIML) techniques, Professors Enrico Bellotti & Luca Dal Negro are setting out to transform the status quo of electronic device design, with the support of a $2.5M grant from the Army Research Office.
Making a Big Impact with Tiny Lasers
Utilizing a novel form of mathematics–fractional calculus—Professor Luca Dal Negro and his collaborator are embarking on a 36-month study of equally novel types of miniaturized laser structures, capable of operating efficiently over multiple frequency bands and releasing so-called “photons on demand.”
Luca Dal Negro Earns NSF Award
Professor Luca Dal Negro received a National Science Foundation Award for a project that will be developing miniaturized optical devices to simultaneously image a target and spectrally analyze the properties of the incoming radiation using sub-micron silicon chips.
Boston University Faculty Published Some of the World’s Most Highly-Cited Research
Some of the world’s most influential scientific research in 2019 was produced by the faculty of ECE at Boston University. Web of Science Group by Clarivate Analytics acknowledges highly cited papers with a trophy listed next to the number of citations. To qualify, Clarivate calculates whose work was most often referenced in other scientific research […]
Nature Features Luca Dal Negro’s New Class of Random Lasers
LASER (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) just turned 60 but is not ready to retire yet. To the contrary, it has become ubiquitous in our daily lives. While a laser pointer is one obvious example, the fact that lasers are used to capture 3D information in time-of-flight sensors (think iPhone X and Kinect […]
Luca Dal Negro Promoted to Full ECE Professorship
Professor Luca Dal Negro, PhD (ECE, MSE, Physics) was promoted to the rank of Professor in Boston University’s College of Engineering.
Three ENG Professors Elected OSA Fellows
Professor David Boas (BME, ECE), Professor Selim Ünlü (ECE, MSE), and Associate Professor Luca Dal Negro (ECE, MSE, Physics) have been elected as Fellows of The Optical Society (OSA).
Dal Negro Publishes Cross-Disciplinary Research in Scientific Reports
By Amy Pollard (GRS, ’19) Professor Luca Dal Negro’s cross-disciplinary research leads to a discovery that will improve technology with many applications, including solar cells and photodetectors for next generation of integrated cameras and distributed sensors. Professor Dal Negro’s findings are published in Scientific Reports. The article, titled “Fractional Transport of Photons in Deterministic Aperiodic Structures,” is […]