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ABOUT US
Our young group, led by Dr. Carlos Antón-Solanas, was formed in 2022 and is driven by a passion for pushing the boundaries of knowledge in the field of experimental quantum photonics. We are based at the Dep. of Physics of Materials in the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, and affiliated to the Instituto Nicolás Cabrera (INC) and the Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC).
THE TEAM
Carlos antón-Solanas
Carlos antón-Solanas
I am a researcher specialised in experimental quantum optics and quantum materials. I finished my PhD in 2015, under the supervision of Prof. Viña, on III-V semiconductor exciton-polaritons. As a postdoc (IF Marie-Curie 2016-18), I was working in the group of Prof. Senellart between 2015-2019 on quantum optics with semiconductor QDs. Then, I moved to the group of Prof. Schneider, first in Würzburg (2020), and finally in Oldenburg, where I participated to the creation of the AG Quantenmaterialien. During this period, I worked on nonlinear & quantum photonics with different 2D materials. Since 2022, I lead the QOSS experimental team at the UAM.
Jorge Cuadra Veliz
Jorge Cuadra Veliz
Postdoc (since May 2023)
Earned his PhD in 2014 from UAM, focusing on exciton-polariton in III-V semiconductor microcavities. He then explored optical properties of TMDC materials under high magnetic fields at NTU, Singapore, and furthered his research on exciton hybridization in TMDC at Chalmers University, Sweden. In 2018, he joined Eduardo Lee's group at UAM to delve into electronic transport in semiconductor nanodevices. Currently working since May 2023, Jorge is investigating the strong coupling between excitons in perovskites and photonic resonators, in collaboration with the group of Ferry Prins. Contact: jorge.cuadra[at]uam.es
Juan Vicente Vidal Martinez-Pons
Juan Vicente Vidal Martinez-Pons
Bsc in Maths & Physics, Msc in Theoretical Physics
FPI-PhD Student
"Quantum communications with bright solid- tate single-photon emitters at room temperature"
Pablo vaquer de nieves
Pablo vaquer de nieves
Bsc in Physics, Msc QUARMEN (QUAntum Research Master Education Network)
PhD Student co-directed with Ferry Prins
"Transport in perovskites strongly coupled to photonic resonators"
VISITING STUDENTS
max behrens
max behrens
Visiting student from the Imperial College of London (UK).
Master thesis 24-25 on "Solid state single photon emitters for quantum communications"
BACHELOR STUDENTS
Alejandro Izquierdo Molina
Alejandro Izquierdo Molina
Research assistant
BSc Thesis (TFG) 24-25 on "Emission of single photons from defects in hexagonal boron nitride"
Andrea Herrero Otermin
Andrea Herrero Otermin
Research assistant
BSc Thesis (TFG) 24-25 on "Polarisation of emitted light in topological lattices of excitonic polaritons"
Adolfo Menendez Rua
Adolfo Menendez Rua
Research assistant
BSc Thesis (TFG) 24-25 on "Reconfigurable Fabry-Pérot microcavity for photonic coupling of emission from quantum materials"
ALUMNI
Diego Marni Sobrino (INC Prize 23-24, TFG 23-24 on "Quantum fluids of light based on perovskites at room temperature"), currently in the Master’s Program Quantum Science & Technology in TUM (Munich)
Raúl Díez Martínez (TFG 23-24 on "Emission of single photons from defects in hexagonal boron nitride"), currently in the Master’s Program Quantum Science & Technology in TUM (Munich)
Victor Camacho (TFG 22-23 on "Introduction to Experimental Quantum Optics in the Solid State")
David Abejón Arribas (PE curriculares 22-23 on "Automatisation of a polarisation tomography measurement")
Former visitors
Sang Kyu Kim (Feb-May 2024 and 2025, PhD student of Elena del Valle and Kai Müller, implementing some experiments in active phase locking and hBN single photon emission)
Antonina Bieganowska (Sept-oct 2024, ERASMUS visiting student from the Laboratory for optical spectroscopy of nanostructures, Department of Experimental Physics, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Poland)
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