# Alireza Marandi
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Alireza Marandi
## Alireza Marandi
##### Professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics
*B.S., University of Tehran, 2006; M.S., University of Victoria, 2008; Ph.D., Stanford University, 2013. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2017-18; Assistant Professor, 2018-24; Professor, 2024-.*
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#### Research Overview
Professor Marandi's research is focused on fundamental technological developments in Nonlinear Photonics through exploring the frontiers of ultrafast optics, optical frequency combs, quantum optics, optical information processing, mid-infrared photonics, and laser spectroscopy. His team works on realization of novel nonlinear photonic devices and systems for applications ranging from sensing to unconventional computing and information processing, as well as advancing the theoretical understanding of them.
Research Summary:
Photonics, Nonlinear Optics, Quantum Optics, Optical Frequency Combs, Spectroscopy
#### Related News
[Tying Knots Inside Lasers](https://aph.caltech.edu/news/tying-knots-inside-lasers)
[Unlocking Photonic Computing Power with Artificial ‘Life'](https://aph.caltech.edu/news/unlocking-photonic-computing-power-with-artificial-life-1)
[Alireza Marandi Named a Sloan Fellow](https://aph.caltech.edu/news/alireza-marandi-named-a-sloan-fellow)
[New Photonic Chip "Squeezes" More out of Light](https://aph.caltech.edu/news/new-photonic-chip-squeezes-more-out-of-light-1)
[Pioneering New Frontiers in Topological Physics](https://aph.caltech.edu/news/pioneering-new-frontiers-in-topological-physics-1)
[New Insight into Nonlinear Optical Resonators Unlocks Door to Numerous Potential Applications](https://aph.caltech.edu/news/new-insight-into-nonlinear-optical-resonators-unlocks-door-to-numerous-potential-applications-1)
[Alireza Marandi Named 2019 KNI-Wheatley Scholar](https://aph.caltech.edu/news/alireza-marandi-named-2019-kni-wheatley-scholar)
[Professor Marandi Wins AFOSR Young Investigator Award](https://aph.caltech.edu/news/professor-marandi-wins-afosr-young-investigator-award)
[Professor Marandi Receives Okawa Research Grant](https://aph.caltech.edu/news/professor-marandi-receives-okawa-research-grant)
[Professor Marandi Wins Young Scientist Award](https://aph.caltech.edu/news/professor-marandi-wins-young-scientist-award)
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- **Non-equilibrium phase transitions in coupled nonlinear optical resonators,**A. Roy, R. Nehra, C. Langrock, M. Fejer, A. Marandi, [***Nature Physics*** 19, 427-434 *(2023)*.](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41567-022-01874-8)
- **Few-cycle vacuum squeezing in nanophotonics,**R. Nehra, R. Sekine, L. Ledezma, Q. Guo, R. M. Gray, A. Roy, A. Marandi, [***Science*** 377, 1333–1337 (2022)](https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abo6213).
- **Femtojoule femtosecond all-optical switching in lithium niobate nanophotonics,**Q. Guo, R. Sekine, L. Ledezma, R. Nehra, D. J. Dean, A. Roy, R. M. Gray, S. Jahani, A. Marandi, [***Nature Photonics*** 16 (9), 625-631 (2022).](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-022-01044-5)
- **Topological Dissipation in a Time-Multiplexed Photonic Resonator Network,**C. Leefmans, A. Dutt, J. Williams, L. Yuan, M. Parto, F. Nori, S. Fan, A. Marandi, [***Nature Physics***](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41567-021-01492-w) [18](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41567-021-01492-w)[,](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41567-021-01492-w) [442–449](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41567-021-01492-w) [(2022)](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41567-021-01492-w)[.](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41567-021-01492-w)
- **Temporal Walk-off Induced Dissipative Quadratic Solitons,**A. Roy, R. Nehra, S. Jahani, L. Ledezma, C. Langrock, M. Fejer, A. Marandi, [***Nature Photonics***16, 162–168 (2022).](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-021-00942-4)
#### Related Courses
##### 2025-26
EE/APh 149 – Frontiers of Nonlinear Photonics
EE/APh 40 – Physics of Electrical Engineering
##### 2022-23
EE/APh 123 – Advanced Lasers and Photonics Laboratory
EE/APh 40 – Physics of Electrical Engineering