Orlando, Florida, United States
PhD student at UCF CREOL, the College of Optics and Photonics working in the Quantum Nonlinear Photonics Group
● Designed and executed test setups for complex optical and electro-optical components characterization. ● Position involved experiment setup design, code writing and execution, and communication of results to supervisors.
Worked on the development of a paleo detector as an experimental technique to search for rare nuclear recoil events, with the end goal of the detection of WIMP dark matter.
Developed algorithms to analyze quantum interferometry data including HBT effect, afterpulsing, single rates, and channel-pair correlations, in order to confirm the validity of the theoretical basis of the technique, and to pave the way for the shift from table-top setups to sky observations.
● Conducted experiments aimed at the identification and elimination of the source of a signal disturbance in an optical switching system, alongside the design of analysis software. ● Developed a field-deployed Digital Micromirror Device validation station, testing and validating for insertion, isolation, and polarization dependent optical power losses, which involved instrumentation, software, and GUI design alongside corporate-level documentation. ● Performed analysis and mathematical modeling of optical signals as part of a group working on the development of a built in channel monitor for an optical switching system.