Hi everyone! The UofT SPIE & Optica Student Chapter is having another game night get-together on Wednesday, February 1st, 2023, at 6 pm, taking place in the ECE Grad Lounge BA 5157. Board games, food, and drinks will be provided, but feel free to bring your own!  Please register with the following form, so enough... Read more »

Talk Title: The Role of Co-Packaged Optics in our Connected Future Speaker: Prof. Anthony Chan Carusone Time: March 23, from 5:00 - 6:00 PM Location: GB119 Abstract: Progress in computation and communication is increasingly bottlenecked by integrated circuit I/O. CMOS technology scaling has enabled the integration of hundreds of complete modems operating over 100Gbps on a single chip.... Read more »

Title: Coherent backscattering of entangled photon pairs Speaker: Yaron Bromberg, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Date and time: July 24, 2023, 2 pm Location: GB119 Abstract: When a coherent laser beam illuminates a scattering sample, the backscattered intensity shows a pronounced peak, a phenomenon known as coherent backscattering, or weak localization of light. The observation of coherent backscattering... Read more »

Title: Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing with Photonics Speaker: Dr. Eli Bourassa, Xanadu Date and time: Sept. 19, 2023, 5-6 pm Location: Medical Sciences Building, Room MS 3278, 1 King's College Cir, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8 Abstract: This talk will present an overview of Xanadu's proposal for a scalable and fault-tolerant photonic quantum computer. Central to the architecture are... Read more »

UofT's SPIE/Optica Student Chapter and Physics Graduate Student Association (PGSA) present Trivia Night! Come put your heads together with your fellow optics graduate students to tackle fun, obscure problems that don't require a 200+ page answer -- no knowledge of pop culture, encyclopedias, or Maxwell's equations required. Enter for a chance to win new friends you... Read more »

Are you curious about the career options available to graduates in optics and photonics? Do you want to learn how to translate your graduate degree into a career in your desired field? The SPIE & Optica U of T chapters invite you to attend our Optics & Photonics Alumni Event 2024, featuring graduates from optics... Read more »

Speaker: Prof. Yongfeng Lu, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Time/Location: Thursday, Apr. 4, 4-5pm, SF1105 Title: Spectrally, Spatially, and Temporally Controlled Laser Processing and Characterization Abstract: Lasers can be used to deliver energy with extremely wide spectral, spatial, and temporal ranges. Laser-matter interactions can be spatially, spectrally, and temporally controlled and optimized to produce and characterize materials... Read more »

Workshop Leader: Prof. Emanuel Istrate, Victoria College, University of Toronto (Updated 2024/04/25) Time/Location Wed, May 1: 1:00-3:00pm, GB244 (Theory) Thu, May 2: , 1:30-3:00pm OR 3:30-5:00pm, MP335 (Practical) Title: Noise in Optical Measurements (Updated 2024/04/15) Abstract: This workshop will explore the physical processes underlying noise in measurements, with a focus on optical measurements and the electronic circuits used... Read more »

Title: Synchronization Dynamics of Nonlinear Photonic Oscillators Speaker: Prof. Alexander Gaeta, David M. Rickey Professor of Applied Physics, Columbia University Date and time: Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 2-3 PM Location: MP 134, McLennan Physical Laboratories, 255 Huron Street, Toronto, ON M5S 1A7 Abstract: Synchronization is a widespread phenomenon in the natural sciences, shedding light on the... Read more »