Dan Blumenthal gives 2025 CLEO plenary talk

At CLEO 2025, Professor Daniel J. Blumenthal from the University of California, Santa Barbara, delivered a plenary talk titled “Integrated Visible to NIR Lasers and Photonics for Cold Atom and Trapped-Ion Quantum Sciences.”  In his presentation, he explored the development of integrated photonic technologies spanning the visible to near-infrared spectrum, tailored for applications in cold atom and trapped-ion quantum systems. These systems are pivotal in advancing quantum computing, precision measurements, and fundamental physics research. Blumenthal highlighted the challenges of integrating photonic components that operate efficiently across this broad spectral range and discussed recent advancements in laser sources, modulators, and waveguides that address these challenges. His insights underscored the critical role of integrated photonics in scaling and enhancing the performance of quantum technologies.