Peter T. Rakich

The Rakich group explores new strategies to harness photons, phonons, and nonlinearities to build the next generation of integrated technologies for quantum information processing, communications, and precision measurements. Our research spans integrated photonics, quantum optomechanics, and ultralow noise oscillators—combining theory, materials spectroscopy, and nanofabrication to push the limits of performance.

• "Quantum optomechanical control of long-lived bulk acoustic phonons", Hilel Hagai Diamandi, Yizhi Luo, David Mason, Tevfik Bulent Kanmaz, Sayan Ghosh, Margaret Pavlovich, Taekwan Yoon, et al., 2024, arXiv:2410.18037. https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.18037
• "A terahertz-bandwidth non-magnetic isolator", H. Cheng, Y. Zhou, F. Ruesink, M. Pavlovich, S. Gertler, A.L. Starbuck, A.J. Leenheer, A.T. Pomerene, D.C. Trotter, C. Dallo, M. Boady, 2025, Nature Photonics, pp.1–7. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-025-01663-8
• "Micro-fabricated mirrors with finesse exceeding one million", Naijun Jin, Charles A. McLemore, David Mason, James P. Hendrie, Yizhi Luo, Megan L. Kelleher, Prashanta Kharel, Franklyn Quinlan, Scott A. Diddams, Peter T. Rakich, 2022, Optica, 9(9), 965–970. https://doi.org/10.1364/OPTICA.467440
• "Photonic chip-based low-noise microwave oscillator", Igor Kudelin, William Groman, Qing-Xin Ji, Joel Guo, Megan L. Kelleher, Dahyeon Lee, Takuma Nakamura, et al., 2024, Nature, 627(8004), 534–539. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24243511
• "Quantum acoustics with superconducting qubits", Yiwen Chu, Prashanta Kharel, William H. Renninger, Luke D. Burkhart, Luigi Frunzio, Peter T. Rakich, Robert J. Schoelkopf, 2017, Science, 358(6360), 199–202. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aao1511
• "A silicon Brillouin laser", Nils T. Otterstrom, Ryan O. Behunin, Eric A. Kittlaus, Zheng Wang, Peter T. Rakich, 2018, Science, 360(6393), 1113–1116. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aar6113
• "Bulk crystalline optomechanics", W. H. Renninger, P. Kharel, R. O. Behunin, P. T. Rakich, 2018, Nature Physics, 14(6), 601–607. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-018-0090-3

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