Inverse-Designed Strong Electron-Photon Interactions for Quantum Information - College of Engineering - Purdue University

We propose a joint postdoctoral research position between Purdue University and Technion to investigate the inverse design of optimal quantum electron-photon interactions, focusing on the GHz-to-THz regimes. Preliminary results from the Kaminer group at Technion [1] proposed a circuit-based microwave cavity that achieves single-electron-single-photon interactions. Recent works by other groups from 2024 [2-5] established the upper bound of the maximal quantum interaction of electrons. There remains a significant gap in trying to connect this emerging field to the frontiers of photonics inverse design, which is the expertise of the Kildishev group at Purdue [6]. Our project will address this challenge. By achieving strong electron-photon interactions, we will imbue free electrons with quantum properties, opening a new frontier in quantum technology.