# Andrei Faraon

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Andrei Faraon

## Andrei Faraon

##### William L. Valentine Professor of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering; Fletcher Jones Foundation Director of the Kavli Nanoscience Institute

*B.S., California Institute of Technology, 2004; M.S., Stanford University, 2009; Ph.D., 2009. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2011-12; Assistant Professor, 2012-18; Professor, 2018-23; Valentine Professor, 2023-; Fletcher Jones Foundation Director, 2025-.*

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#### Research Overview

Faraon's research interests are in solid state quantum optics and nano-photonics. Applications include quantum information processing, on-chip optical signal processing at ultra-low power levels, energy efficient sensors, bio-photonics.

#### Related News

[Multiplexing Entanglement in a Quantum Network](https://aph.caltech.edu/news/multiplexing-entanglement-in-a-quantum-network)

[Newly Observed Effect Makes Atoms Transparent to Certain Frequencies of Light](https://aph.caltech.edu/news/newly-observed-effect-makes-atoms-transparent-to-certain-frequencies-of-light-1)

[Chaining Atoms Together Yields Quantum Storage](https://aph.caltech.edu/news/chaining-atoms-together-yields-quantum-storage-1)

[Advancing Future Quantum Science Efforts](https://aph.caltech.edu/news/advancing-future-quantum-science-efforts)

[Tiny Optical Cavity Could Make Quantum Networks Possible](https://aph.caltech.edu/news/tiny-optical-cavity-could-make-quantum-networks-possible-1)

["Folded" Optical Devices Manipulate Light in a New Way](https://aph.caltech.edu/news/folded-optical-devices-manipulate-light-in-a-new-way)

[Caltech Awarded Federal Funding for Quantum Research](https://aph.caltech.edu/news/caltech-awarded-federal-funding-for-quantum-research)

[Professor Faraon Receives Adolph Lomb Medal](https://aph.caltech.edu/news/professor-faraon-receives-adolph-lomb-medal)

[Engineered Metasurfaces Replace Adhesive Tape in Specialized Microscope](https://aph.caltech.edu/news/engineered-metasurfaces-replace-adhesive-tape-in-specialized-microscope)

[Two Holograms in One Surface](https://aph.caltech.edu/news/two-holograms-in-one-surface)

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#### Related Courses

##### 2025-26

APh/EE 130 – Electromagnetic Theory for Photonic Devices

APh/Ph 138 ab – Quantum Hardware and Techniques

##### 2022-23

APh/EE 130 – Electromagnetic Theory

APh/Ph 138 ab – Quantum Hardware and Techniques