Purdue University engineers have proposed a new quantum resource that could help design the next generation of single-photon detectors. The type of quantum resource that the researchers discovered is called a “giant susceptibility,” which is a violent response of a system to a tiny perturbation. This response is necessary for converting a weak signal in the quantum domain to an amplified strong signal like those used by cell phones and other classical technology.

New patented technologies from engineers at Purdue University are designed to improve the performance of handheld optical sensors used for food safety detection and water quality analysis.

Imagine for a moment your research has finally paid off. You have developed a novel agricultural sensor that has the capacity to change production for the better for thousands of Midwest farmers. That’s great, but what’s the next step?

Purdue has launched the new Center for Innovation in Control, Optimization and Networks (ICON), with the aim of developing foundational knowledge and advanced techniques for controlling and optimizing complex, connected, dynamical systems.

For quantum optical technologies to become more practical, there is a need for large-scale integration of quantum photonic circuits on chips.

Shaimaa I. Azzam, who earned her PhD in summer 2020 from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the field of nanophotonics, has been awarded a 2020 Dimitris N. Chorafas Foundation award.

New experimental evidence of a collective behavior of electrons to form "quasiparticles" called "anyons" has been reported by a team of scientists at Purdue University.

A multidisciplinary team from Purdue University, including James Krogmeier and Aaron Ault, recently received funding from the Higher Education Challenge Grants Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).