Nathan Youngblood
Scholar

Nathan Youngblood

Google Scholar ID: TFgaqTwAAAAJ
University of Pittsburgh
silicon photonics2D materialsphase-change photonicsin-memory photonic computing
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Citations
7,352
 
H-index
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Publications
20
 
Co-authors
15
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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Published 'High-speed multifunctional photonic memory on a foundry-processed photonic platform' in Optica; published 'Integrated non-reciprocal magneto-optics with ultra-high endurance for photonic in-memory computing' in Nature Photonics; other team members also had articles accepted by journals like Optica.
  • Nathan received the 2024 NSF CAREER Award and the AFOSR Young Investigator Award.
Research Experience
  • Involved in multiple research projects, including the development of novel multifunctional optical memory, non-reciprocal magneto-optical integration technologies, and studies on coherent photonic platforms.
Background
  • Research interests include: 1) Programmable Photonic Devices and Architectures for Machine Learning; 2) Waveguide-Integrated Circuits for Biosensing; 3) Waveguide-Integrated 2D Materials for High Performance Optoelectronics.
Miscellany
  • Team member Vivswan Shah successfully defended his PhD dissertation; Sadra Rahimi Kari completed his Master's thesis and had an article accepted by Optica; Daniel Vaz was awarded the 2023 PQI Graduate Fellowship.