Photonics and Quantum Electronics Group
Cornell University · School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Graduate application deadlines
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Fall 2027Application deadline
Dec 15, 2026
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Prof. Karan Mehta at Cornell University School of Electrical and Computer Engineering lists Optical Physics, Solid State, Electronics, Optoelectronics and MEMs, Nanotechnology, Advanced Materials, Physical Electronics, Devices, Plasma Science, Quantum Information Science as their registered research area.
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Recent papers
- Rapid multi-mode trapped-ion laser cooling in a phase-stable standing wavePRX Quantum · Oct 15
- Efficient optical configurations for trapped-ion entangling gatesPhysical Review A · Feb 12
- Scaling roadmap for modular trapped-ion QEC and lattice-surgery teleportationPreprintarXiv (Cornell University) · Dec 23, 2025
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