Alexander Abulnaga

Alexander Abulnaga

Doctoral Candidate

Princeton University

Biography

I am a 5th year PhD candidate working under the supervision of Nathalie de Leon in the department of Electrical Engineering at Princeton University. My research focuses on the design and fabrication of semiconductor nanophotonic devices interfaced with quantum defects in diamond. With this platform I seek to explore key quantum communication network building block experiments such as spin-photon entanglement at telecom communication wavelengths.

I received my BASc in Electrical Engineering at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. My thesis work was performed under the supervision of John Madden and investigated the fabrication of soft-electronics sensors for use in a smart bedsheet. During my undergraduate studies I also worked with Jorge Santiago-Aviles at the University of Pennsylvania through an NSF REU on synthesizing biocompatible piezoelectric nanofibres for use in a novel noninvasive ear surgery procedure.

Interests

  • Nanophotonics
  • Nonlinear Optics
  • Quantum Optics

Education

  • MA in Electrical Engineering, 2020

    Princeton University

  • BASc in Electrical Engineering, 2018

    The University of British Columbia

Recent Posts

Our recent paper on hybrid III-V on diamond photonics for quantum nodes is now up on the arXiv!

Integrating atomic quantum memories based on color centers in diamond with on-chip photonic devices would enable entanglement distribution over long distances. However, efforts towards integration have been challenging because color centers can be highly sensitive to their environment, and their properties degrade in nanofabricated structures.
Our recent paper on hybrid III-V on diamond photonics for quantum nodes is now up on the arXiv!

Recent & Upcoming Talks

Nanophotonics for telecom quantum networks based on neutral silicon vacancy centers in diamond (Poster Presentation)

We recently reported that the stabilization of the neutral charge state of silicon vacancy center, SiV0, exhibits spin-lattice …
Nanophotonics for telecom quantum networks based on neutral silicon vacancy centers in diamond (Poster Presentation)

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