Faculty Directory
Mahdi Hosseini

Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Contact

2145 Sheridan Road
Tech M337
Evanston, IL 60208-3109

Email Mahdi Hosseini

Website

Hosseini Lab @ NU


Departments

Electrical and Computer Engineering


Education

B.Sc.  in Physics, University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran

M.Sc. in Physics, University of Louisville, KY USA

Ph.D. In Physics, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

Research Interests

PI Hosseini's research encompasses several areas, including quantum optics, nanophotonics, quantum materials, quantum communication, and quantum sensing. His work centers around studying light-matter interactions in various platforms, such as rare-earth crystals, room-temperature gases, and nano photonics structures, with the aim of harnessing their unique properties for quantum communication and sensing applications.

The central theme of his group's research involves investigating the intricate dynamics of light-atom interactions and their impact on quantum optical communication and sensing. The current research directions include: Cooperative interaction of light with periodic arrays of ions in nano- or micro-photonic structures, Quantum light generation and storage using atoms in cryogenic solids or room-temperature atoms, and  Enhanced sensing and imaging utilizing optomechanical, quantum optical, and atomic systems.

 

Through these research endeavors, his group aims to deepen our understanding of light-atom interactions and leverage their potential for transformative advancements in fields such as communication, sensing, and imaging.



Selected Publications

• Trevor Kling, Dong-yeop Na, Mahdi Hosseini “Modeling Atomistically Assembled Diffractive Optics in Solids”, arXiv:2408.14651 [physics.optics] (2024).

• Yisheng Lei, Haechan An, Zongfeng Li, Mahdi Hosseini, “Machine-Learning-Enhanced Quantum Optical Storage in Solids”, Phys. Rev. Research 6, 033153  (2024).

• T Kim et al, “Acoustofluidic device focusing viral nanoparticles for Raman microscopy”Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 136438 (2024)

• Yisheng Lei et al, “Optical characterizations of densely doped Tm3+:KYW crystals at low temperatures”, J. Opt. 26 095401 (2024).

• Haechan An et al. “Enhanced Imaging of Electronic Hot Spots Using Quantum Squeezed Light”, Appl. Phys. Lett.124, 264001 (2024).

• Quantum Communication: The Physical Layer Of Future Optical Networks, By Mahdi Hosseini, World Scientific, ISBN-13: 9789811279058, doi:10.1142/13490(2023).

• Yisheng Lei, Faezeh Kimiaee, Tian Zhong, Alexander Kuzmich, Christoph Simon and Mahdi Hosseini, “Quantum Optical Memory for Entanglement Distribution”, Optica, 10, 1511-1528 (2023).

• Hamza Ather, Haechan An, Hal Owens, Sami Alajlouni, Ali Shakouri and Mahdi Hosseini, “Quantum Sensing of Thermoreflectivity in Electronics”, Phys. Rev. Appl. 19, 044040 (2023).

• Dongmin Pak, Arindam Nandi, Michael Titze, Edward S. Bielejec, Hadiseh Alaeian and Mahdi Hosseini, “Long-range cooperative resonances in rare-earth ion arrays inside photonic resonators” Communications Physics, 5:89 (2022).

• Xiaodong Jiang and Mahdi Hosseini, “Driven Nonlinear Damping and Mode Coupling in a Superconducting Levitated Magnet”, Phys. Rev. Research 4, 013132 (2022).

• Yiheng Duan, Mahdi Hosseini, Kristin M. Beck, Vladan Vuletić, “Heralded Interaction Control between Quantum Systems”, Phys. Rev. Lett.  124, 223602, (2020).

• Mahdi Hosseini, Yiheng Duan, Kristin M. Beck, Yu-Ting Chen, Vladan Vuletić, “Cavity cooling of many atoms”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, 183601 (2017).

• M. Hosseini, K. M. Beck, Y. Duan, W. Chen and V. Vuletic “Partially Nondestructive Continuous Detection of Individual Traveling Optical Photons”,  Phys. Rev. Lett116, 033602 (2016).

• M. Hosseini, G. Guccione, H. J. Slatyer, B. C. Buchler and P. K. Lam “Multimode laser cooling and ultra-high sensitivity force sensing with nanowires”, Nature Communs. 5, 4663 (2014).

• G. Guccione, M. Hosseini, S. Adlong, M. Johnsson, J. Hope, B. Buchler, P. K. Lam “Scattering-Free Optical Levitation of a Cavity Mirror Using an Optical Spring”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 183001 (2013).

• M. Hosseini, B. M. Sparkes, G. Campbell, P. K. Lam and B. C. Buchler, “High efficiency coherent optical memory with warm

rubidium vapor”, Nature Communs. 2, 174 (2011)

• M. Hosseini, G. Campbell, B. M. Sparkes, P. K. Lam, and B. C. Buchler, “Unconditional Room Temperature Quantum Memory”, Nature Phys. 7, 794798 (2011)

• M. Hosseini, B. M. Sparkes, G. Hetet, J. J. Longdell, P. K. Lam and B. C. Buchler, “Coherent optical pulse sequencer for quantum applications”, Nature 461 (7261), 241-245 (2009)