{"id":2766,"date":"2016-08-18T13:29:42","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T17:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/?page_id=2766"},"modified":"2026-05-06T09:33:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T13:33:39","slug":"faculty-research-themes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/research\/faculty-research-themes\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Research Themes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Photonics faculty have research labs in each of the Photonics Center&#8217;s six distinct areas of research: biophotonics; lasers, nonlinear optics, and quantum photonics; nanophotonics, neurophotonics; and photonics materials and devices. They are outlined below.<br \/>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Biophotonics &amp; Bioimaging<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/research\/biophotonics-and-bioimaging\/\"><strong>Research Theme Page<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>Faculty Labs<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.albrolab.com\/\"><span>Growth Factor Mechanobiology<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Michael Albro)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/people.bu.edu\/bifano\/Research.html\"><span>Precision Engineering Research Lab<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Thomas Bifano)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bmo\/\"><span>Biomedical Optics Lab<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Irving Bigio)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chen-lab.org\/index.html\">Chen Lab<\/a>\u00a0(Jerry Chen)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/cheng-group\/\"><span>Cheng Group\u00a0<\/span><\/a><span>(Ji-Xin Cheng)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.connorlab.com\/\"><span>Connor Lab<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(John Connor)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dunloplab.com\/\"><span>Dunlop Lab<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Mary Dunlop)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/economolab.org\/\"><span>Economo Lab\u00a0<\/span><\/a><span>(<\/span><span>Michael Economo)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/biomicroscopy\/\"><span>Biomicroscopy Lab<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Jerome Mertz)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nia-lab.com\/\"><span>Nia Laboratory<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Hadi Nia)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reinhardlab\/\"><span>Nano-Bio Interface Laboratory<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Bj\u00f6rn Reinhard)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/botlab\/\"><span>Biomedical Optical Technologies Lab<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Darren Roblyer)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/tianlab\/\"><span>Computational Imaging Systems Lab<\/span><\/a><span> (Lei Tian)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/ocn\/\"><span>Optical Characterization &amp; Nanophotonics Laboratory<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Selim \u00dcnl\u00fc)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/yanglab\/\"><span>Yang Research Laboratory<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Chen Yang)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Lasers, Nonlinear Optics, and Quantum Photonics<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/research\/lasers-nonlinear-optics-and-quantum-photonics\/\"><strong>Research Theme Page<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>Faculty Labs<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/physics.bu.edu\/femtospec\/\"><span>FemtoSpec Laboratory<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Shyamsunder Erramilli)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/profile\/david-lake\/\">LakeLab<\/a> (David Lake)<\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"http:\/\/people.bu.edu\/sidr\/\">High Dimensional Photonics Lab<\/a>\u00a0(Siddharth Ramachandran)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/ufolab\/\"><span>Ultrafast Optics Laboratory<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Michelle Sander)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/lab\/Alexander-V-Sergienko-Lab\"><span>Sergienko Lab<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Alexander Sergienko)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Nanophotonics<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/research\/nanophotonics\/\">Research Theme Page<\/a><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>Faculty Labs<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/boas\/\"><span>Bio Optical &amp; Acoustic Spectroscopy Lab<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(David Boas)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/nano\/\"><span>Nanomaterials &amp; Nanostructures Optics<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Luca Dal Negro)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/people\/profiles\/ian-davison\/\"><span>Neurocircuits in Olfactory Systems<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Ian Davison)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/nil\/\"><span>Neurovascular Imaging Laboratory<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Anna Devor)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gabellab.wordpress.com\/\"><span>The Gabel Lab<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Christopher Gabel)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.madlab.bu.edu\/\"><span>Molecular Aging and Development Lab<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Lee Goldstein)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hanlab\/\"><span>Han Lab<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Xue Han)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/mklab\/\"><span>Single Molecule Spectroscopy Laboratory<\/span><\/a><span> (Masha Kamenetska)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/paiella\/\"><span>Paiella Research Group<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Roberto Paiella)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/profile\/milos-popovic\/\"><span>Quantum Integrated Photonic Circuits<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Milos Popovic)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reinhardlab\/\"><span>Nano-Bio Interface Laboratory<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Bj\u00f6rn Reinhard)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottcognitionlab.com\/\"><span>Laboratory of Comparative Cognition<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Ben Scott)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tyw-lab.github.io\/\"><span>Tianyu Wang Research Group<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Tianyu Wang)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Neurophotonics<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/research\/neurophotonics\/\"><strong>Research Theme Page<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>Faculty Labs<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/boas\/\"><span>Bio Optical &amp; Acoustic Spectroscopy Lab<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(David Boas)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/nano\/\"><span>Nanomaterials &amp; Nanostructures Optics<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Luca Dal Negro)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/people\/profiles\/ian-davison\/\"><span>Neurocircuits in Olfactory Systems<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Ian Davison)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/nil\/\"><span>Neurovascular Imaging Laboratory<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Anna Devor)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/economolab.org\/\"><span>Economo Lab<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Michael Economo)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gabellab.wordpress.com\/\"><span>The Gabel Lab<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Christopher Gabel)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.madlab.bu.edu\/\"><span>Molecular Aging and Development Lab<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Lee Goldstein)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hanlab\/\"><span>Han Lab<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Xue Han)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/mklab\/\"><span>Single Molecule Spectroscopy Laboratory<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Maria Kamenetska)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/paiella\/\"><span>Paiella Research Lab<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Roberto Paiella)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/profile\/milos-popovic\/\"><span>Quantum Integrated Photonic Circuits<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Milos Popovic)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/theramirezgroup.org\/\"><span>Ramirez Group\u00a0<\/span><\/a><span>(Steve Ramirez)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottcognitionlab.com\/\"><span>Laboratory of Comparative Cognition<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Ben Scott)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Photonic Materials and Devices<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/research\/photonic-materials-and-devices\/\"><strong>Research Theme Page<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>Faculty Labs<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/people.bu.edu\/basu\/LABindex.html\"><span>High Temperature Oxidation Laboratory<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Soumendra Basu)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csm\/\"><span>Center for Semiconductor Materials &amp; Devices Modeling<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Enrico Bellotti)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/research-impact\/our-approach\/materials-by-design\/\">Materials by Design<\/a>\u00a0(David Bishop)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/kabrownlab\/home\"><span>KABLab<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Keith Brown)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/bunch\/\"><span>Atomic Membrane Lab<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Scott Bunch)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/nems\/\"><span>Nanometer Scale Engineering Laboratory<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Kamil Ekinci)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/physics.bu.edu\/sites\/whu\/wanzheng\/\">Hu Lab: Light and Quantum Materials<\/a>\u00a0(Wanzheng Hu)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/icsg\/\"><span>Integrated Circuits, Architectures &amp; Systems Group<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Ajay Joshi)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/xling\/\"><span>Ling Group: Nanomaterials, Structures, &amp; Spectroscopy<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Xi Ling)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/igs\/profile\/sean-lubner\/\">Lubner Lab<\/a>\u00a0(Sean Lubner)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/heaviside.bu.edu\/\">Semeter Lab\u00a0<\/a>(Joshua Semeter)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmi.fraunhofer.org\/en\/about-us\/asharon\"><span>Center for Manufacturing and Innovation<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Andre Sharon)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msonlab.com\/\"><span>The Son Lab<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Minjung Son)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/profile\/anna-swan\/\"><span>High Spatial Resolution Spectroscopy<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>(Anna Swan)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tyw-lab.github.io\/\"><span>Tianyu Wang Research Group<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Tianyu Wang)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/bwalsh\/\"><span>Space, Physics, and Technology Lab<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Brian Walsh)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/people.bu.edu\/xinz\/\"><span>Laboratory for Microsystems Technology<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0(Xin Zhang)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Photonic Metamaterials<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/research\/photonic-metamaterials\/\"><strong>Research Theme Page<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>Faculty Labs<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/nano\/\"><span>Nanomaterials &amp; 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