Photonics at Thermodynamic Limits (PTL)
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Director
Shanhui Fan
Lead Institution
Stanford University
Class
2018-2024
Mission
To achieve light-driven energy and information conversion systems that operate at thermodynamic limits by understanding and controlling the flow of photons, electrons, ions, and phonons in atomically-architectured materials.
Partner Institutions
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- Stanford
- UC Berkeley
- Caltech
- Harvard
- UIUC
Quick Facts
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Technical Summary
https://ptl.stanford.edu