Reseacher: Professor Mehmet Emre Taşgın

Nanoparticles bring many new-generation technologies to life, from cancer therapy and biosensors to ultra-resolution optical microscopes. All of these technologies are based on the ability of nanoparticles to focus light on hot-spots of nm-size. Quantum plasmonics, on the other hand, makes these systems work thousands of times better by using quantum technologies (phenomena).

Our group's work has focused on the ability to control the optical properties of nanoparticles with quantum-bodies. This check, for example, allowed us to show the world's first "tunable" nuclear detector. Similarly, optical microscopes operating with 1 nm resolution (previously 10 nm) have been demonstrated by our group. Quantum plasmonic can make the charges of some portable devices last 10 times longer. These studies are supported by experimental projects thanks to our collaborations. In addition, our group acquires new methods for detecting the quantum-entanglement that forms the basis of quantum technologies, and conducts fundamental research on the propagation of light.

  Researcher: Associate Professor Tunay Tansel

Current research is in the field of imaging or sensor systems (detectors). In today's applications in microelectromechanical (MEMS) - or nanoelectromechanical (NEMS) - systems, silicon has been mostly used due to its low cost and superior properties.

The goal to be achieved is to create a low-cost detector alternative to be used in national defense, clean energy, health and communication technologies applications that work with high quantum efficiency and detectivity at high temperatures in the visible region, near, medium and long infrared band, thanks to the new generation black silicon photodetectors.

 Researcher: Asssistant Professor  Ozan Arı

Quantum technologies (quantum computing and computers, quantum sensing, and quantum cryptography applications) stand out as a rapidly advancing and maturing research field that offers significant advantages over classical equivalent systems. Quantum optics and photonics are among the most suitable candidates for translating the research results obtained from quantum technologies into realistic products and realizing more successful devices. Integrated quantum photonics stands out as one of the important and attractive quantum technology technologies. Micro and nanophotonics fabrication techniques enable miniaturization, and sustainable design of components such as quantum light sources, computational circuits, sensing and analysis units, and fully integrated systems can be achieved.In our research group, we study the critical components of quantum technologies, such as single-photon / entangled photon sources, quantum computing circuits, quantum cryptography systems, and quantum sensing, which are critical components of quantum technologies within the scope of “integrated” and on-chip approaches.

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 Resarcher :  Nurhak Tatar, PhD

Proportionally, the most abundant protein in the blood is Human serum albumin. It performs many physiological functions such as regulating the osmotic pressure of the blood, transport, distribution and metabolism of numerous endogenous and exogenous substances such as bile acids, bilirubin, long chain fatty acids, amino acids, steroids, metal ions and drugs. It is used for treatment in cases of excessive blood loss, kidney disease and protein losses and is one of the basic blood-derived products. Separating such an important molecule is important for the research of other blood products that will play an active role in curing many diseases and for many other treatments. Our study is carried out with Hacettepe University Biochemistry Research Group, and magnetic silica particles have been tried and successful for albumin separation.