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Marin Soljacic

Marin Soljacic

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Physics

D-Index
125
Citations
75464
World Ranking
657
National Ranking
363

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation

Overview

Marin Soljacic is affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines including physics, engineering, and computer science. The focus areas of their work include atomic and molecular physics, optics, artificial intelligence, electrical and electronic engineering, biomedical engineering, and materials science related to electronic, optical, and magnetic properties.

Their research publications address a variety of topics related to photonics and quantum technologies. Key areas of study include photonic and optical devices, photonic crystals, quantum information and cryptography, neural networks and reservoir computing, topological materials and phenomena, plasmonics, and fiber laser technologies.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Nicholas Rivera, Charles Roques-Carmes, Jamison Sloan, John D. Joannopoulos, and Rumen Dangovski.

They have contributed extensively to several publication venues. The most frequent places of publication include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
  • Nature Communications
  • ACS Photonics
  • Physical Review Letters

Among the recent scientific papers authored or co-authored by Marin Soljacic are:

  • "Inference in artificial intelligence with deep optics and photonics" (2020, Nature)
  • "KAN: Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks" (2024, arXiv (Cornell University))
  • "Observation of topologically enabled unidirectional guided resonances" (2020, Nature)
  • "A framework for scintillation in nanophotonics" (2022, Science)
  • "Plasmon-emitter interactions at the nanoscale" (2020, Nature Communications)

Marin Soljacic's work intersects theoretical and applied aspects of photonics, integrating computational methods such as artificial intelligence with experimental physics. This interdisciplinary approach is reflected in their engagement with topics including neural networks and reservoir computing alongside topological and plasmonic phenomena.

Among the awards received, Marin Soljacic was named a Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Wireless Power Transfer via Strongly Coupled Magnetic Resonances

    André Kurs;Aristeidis Karalis;Robert Moffatt;J. D. Joannopoulos

  • Deep learning with coherent nanophotonic circuits

    Yichen Shen;Nicholas C. Harris;Scott Skirlo;Dirk Englund

  • Observation of unidirectional backscattering-immune topological electromagnetic states

    Zheng Wang;Yidong Chong;Yidong Chong;John D. Joannopoulos;Marin Soljacic

  • Bound states in the continuum

    Chia Wei Hsu;Bo Zhen;Bo Zhen;A. Douglas Stone;John D. Joannopoulos

  • Efficient wireless non-radiative mid-range energy transfer

    Aristeidis Karalis;J.D. Joannopoulos;Marin Soljačić

  • Plasmonics in graphene at infrared frequencies

    Marinko Jablan;Hrvoje Buljan;Marin Soljačić

  • Reflection-free one-way edge modes in a gyromagnetic photonic crystal.

    Zheng Wang;Yidong Chong;John D. Joannopoulos;Marin Soljačić

  • Observation of trapped light within the radiation continuum

    Chia Wei Hsu;Bo Zhen;Jeongwon Lee;Song-Liang Chua

  • Wireless energy transfer using coupled resonators

    John D. Joannopoulos;Aristeidis Karalis;Marin Soljacic

  • Adaptive wireless power transfer apparatus and method thereof

    Aristeidis Karalis;Andre B. Kurs;Robert Moffatt;John D. Joannopoulos

  • Experimental observation of Weyl points

    Ling Lu;Zhiyu Wang;Dexin Ye;Lixin Ran

  • Enhancement of nonlinear effects using photonic crystals.

    Marin Soljacić;J D Joannopoulos

  • Wireless non-radiative energy transfer

    John D. Joannopoulos;Aristeidis Karalis;Marin Soljacic

  • A nanophotonic solar thermophotovoltaic device

    Andrej Lenert;David M. Bierman;Youngsuk Nam;Walker R. Chan

  • Wireless energy transfer

    Aristeidis Karalis;Andre B. Kurs;Robert Moffatt;John D. Joannopoulos

  • Photonic-crystal slow-light enhancement of nonlinear phase sensitivity

    Marin Soljačić;Steven G. Johnson;Shanhui Fan;Mihai Ibanescu

  • Spawning rings of exceptional points out of dirac cones

    Bo Zhen;Chia Wei Hsu;Yuichi Igarashi;Ling Lu

  • Topological nature of optical bound states in the continuum.

    Bo Zhen;Chia Wei Hsu;Ling Lu;A. Douglas Stone

  • Nanophotonic particle simulation and inverse design using artificial neural networks

    John Peurifoy;Yichen Shen;Li Jing;Yi Yang

  • Weyl points and line nodes in gyroid photonic crystals

    Ling Lu;Liang Fu;John D. Joannopoulos;Marin Soljačić

Frequent Co-Authors

Andre B. Kurs
Andre B. Kurs WiTricity Corporation
Katherine L. Hall
Katherine L. Hall Wellesley College
Morris P. Kesler
Morris P. Kesler WiTricity Corporation
Mordechai Segev
Mordechai Segev Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Andrew J. Campanella
Andrew J. Campanella RightHand Robotics, Inc
Konrad J. Kulikowski
Konrad J. Kulikowski Boston University

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