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Overview

Daniel E. Leaird is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research work spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Physics and Astronomy, Computer Science, and Engineering.

The main subfields of their study include:

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Biophysics
  • Instrumentation

Their research covers key topics such as:

  • Quantum Information and Cryptography
  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Mechanical and Optical Resonators
  • Quantum optics and atomic interactions
  • Advanced Photonic Communication Systems

Daniel E. Leaird has published recent papers including:

  • "Bayesian tomography of high-dimensional on-chip biphoton frequency combs with randomized measurements" (2022), published in Nature Communications
  • "Adaptive bandwidth management for entanglement distribution in quantum networks" (2021), published in Optica
  • "High-dimensional discrete Fourier transform gates with a quantum frequency processor" (2022), published in Optics Express
  • "Vernier microcombs for high-frequency carrier envelope offset and repetition rate detection" (2023), published in Optica
  • "InP high power monolithically integrated widely tunable laser and SOA array for hybrid integration" (2021), published in Optics Express

Frequent co-authors working with Daniel E. Leaird include:

  • Andrew M. Weiner
  • Hsuan-Hao Lu
  • Suparna Seshadri
  • Joseph M. Lukens
  • Mohammed S. Alshaykh

Their work has appeared in multiple publication venues, particularly:

  • Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Optica
  • Optics Express
  • Optics Letters

Best Publications

  • Mode-locked dark pulse Kerr combs in normal-dispersion microresonators

    Xiaoxiao Xue;Yi Xuan;Yang Liu;Pei Hsun Wang

  • Programmable shaping of femtosecond optical pulses by use of 128-element liquid crystal phase modulator

    A.M. Weiner;D.E. Leaird;J.S. Patel;J.R. Wullert

  • Optical arbitrary waveform processing of more than 100 spectral comb lines

    Zhi Jiang;Chen-Bin Huang;Daniel E. Leaird;Andrew M. Weiner

  • Femtosecond Pulse Sequences Used for Optical Manipulation of Molecular Motion

    A. M. Weiner;D. E. Leaird;Gary P. Wiederrecht;Keith A. Nelson

  • Spectral line-by-line pulse shaping of on-chip microresonator frequency combs

    Fahmida Ferdous;Houxun H. Miao;Houxun H. Miao;Daniel E. Leaird;Kartik A. Srinivasan

  • Observation of spatial optical solitons in a nonlinear glass waveguide

    J. S. Aitchison;A. M. Weiner;Y. Silberberg;M. K. Oliver

  • Generation of very flat optical frequency combs from continuous-wave lasers using cascaded intensity and phase modulators driven by tailored radio frequency waveforms

    Rui Wu;V R Supradeepa;Christopher M Long;Daniel E Leaird

  • Programmable femtosecond pulse shaping by use of a multielement liquid-crystal phase modulator.

    Andrew M. Weiner;D. E. Leaird;Jay S. Patel;John R. Wullert

  • Ultrabroad-bandwidth arbitrary radiofrequency waveform generation with a silicon photonic chip-based spectral shaper

    Maroof H. Khan;Hao Shen;Yi Xuan;Lin Zhao

  • Comb-based radiofrequency photonic filters with rapid tunability and high selectivity

    V. R. Supradeepa;V. R. Supradeepa;Christopher M. Long;Christopher M. Long;Rui Wu;Fahmida Ferdous

  • Experimental observation of the fundamental dark soliton in optical fibers.

    A. M. Weiner;R. J. Hawkins;R. N. Thurston

  • Millimeter-wave arbitrary waveform generation with a direct space-to-time pulse shaper.

    J D McKinney;D E Leaird;A M Weiner

  • Tunable Programmable Microwave Photonic Filters Based on an Optical Frequency Comb

    E Hamidi;D E Leaird;A M Weiner

  • Investigation of mode coupling in normal-dispersion silicon nitride microresonators for Kerr frequency comb generation

    Yang Liu;Yi Xuan;Xiaoxiao Xue;Pei Hsun Wang

  • Programmable Single-Bandpass Photonic RF Filter Based on Kerr Comb from a Microring

    Xiaoxiao Xue;Yi Xuan;Hyoung-Jun Kim;Jian Wang

  • Direct soliton generation in microresonators.

    Chengying Bao;Yi Xuan;Jose A. Jaramillo-Villegas;Daniel E. Leaird

  • High-Q silicon nitride microresonators exhibiting low-power frequency comb initiation

    Yi Xuan;Yang Liu;Leo T. Varghese;Andrew J. Metcalf

  • Experimental observation of spatial soliton interactions

    J. S. Aitchison;Andrew M. Weiner;Yaron Silberberg (Bell);D. E. Leaird

  • Normal-dispersion Microcombs Enabled by Controllable Mode Interactions

    Xiaoxiao Xue;Yi Xuan;Pei Hsun Wang;Yang Liu

  • Femtosecond multiple-pulse impulsive stimulated Raman scattering spectroscopy

    Andrew M. Weiner;D. E. Leaird;Gary P. Wiederrecht;Keith A. Nelson

  • High-order coherent communications using mode-locked dark-pulse Kerr combs from microresonators.

    Attila Fülöp;Mikael Mazur;Abel Lorences-Riesgo;Óskar B. Helgason

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew M. Weiner
Andrew M. Weiner Purdue University West Lafayette
Minghao Qi
Minghao Qi Purdue University West Lafayette
Yi Xuan
Yi Xuan Purdue University West Lafayette
Xiaoxiao Xue
Xiaoxiao Xue Tsinghua University
Martin M. Fejer
Martin M. Fejer Stanford University
Carsten Langrock
Carsten Langrock Keysight Technologies (United States)
Kartik Srinivasan
Kartik Srinivasan University of Maryland, College Park
Vladimir A. Aksyuk
Vladimir A. Aksyuk National Institute of Standards and Technology
Peter A. Andrekson
Peter A. Andrekson Chalmers University of Technology

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