large-scale integration of electronic and photonic circuits. Therefore, we are exploring ways to integrate these devices into large multidevice systems that will provide the optoelectronic community with the means for complex data operations.” On-chip nonlinear quantum devices, once successfully realized, are expected to provide the community with an outstanding platform for implementing optical quantum circuits, thereby increasing the practical applicability of quantum optics to address some of the unsolved fundamental problems that are still limiting the realization of quantum technology. “Joining BINA is an excellent opportunity to develop new connections and collaborations with the world’s greatest research groups and institutions,” states Dr. Desiatov, who also takes advantage of BINA’s stateof-the-art nanofabrication processes in his quest to develop these cutting-edge optical nanodevices. “Being a part of the BINA community will allow me to share my ideas with top nanoscience experts, learn from the broad nanotechnology community and expose my research and expertise to other scientists.” Dr. Boris Desiatov, an expert in nanophotonics, joined BINA in 2020. He completed his PhD in applied physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and proceeded on to complete a four-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Harvard University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences as well as a one-year postdoctoral fellowship at MIT’s Research Laboratory of Electronics in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Upon his return to Israel from the United States, Dr. Destiatov joined BIU’s Alexander Kofkin Faculty of Engineering. Dr. Desiatov’s research focuses on developing novel optoelectronic nanotechnological on-chip devices for quantum applications. Such devices can emit, detect and process quantum states of light and may revolutionize our computation, communication and precision measurement capabilities. Quantum computers will be considerably more powerful and energy-efficient than our current computers; massive amounts of information will be accessible without bandwidth issues and sensors will be ultrasensitive to trace-amount toxins, viruses, or bacteria and detect them quickly and efficiently. “Specifically, we are using new optoelectronic materials combined with nanofabrication techniques to create novel devices with unique optical properties that are not available on other platforms. While the existing optical components are sufficient for proof-of-concept quantum experiments, scaling up these systems to tens, hundreds, or thousands of individually controllable quantum units requires very “Joining BINA is an excellent opportunity to develop new connections and collaborations with the world’s greatest research groups and institutions” Dr. Boris Desiatov 15
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