Unleashing light: a deep dive into quantum cascade laser dynamics through power, precision, and performance Xiaohan Yu, Yanbo Bai, Feihu Wang, Steve Slivken, Nirajman Shrestha, Ruiming Zhang, Nil Ozcevik, and Manijeh Razeghi "Unleashing light: a deep dive into quantum cascade laser dynamics through power, precision, and performance", Proc. SPIE 13908, Quantum Sensing and Nano Electronics and Photonics XXII, 139080U (5 March 2026); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3082051 - March 23, 2026

Engineering of the fermi level in PLD-grown NiO thin films by post-annealing - January 20, 2026

CQD former student received Apple Display’s “Unsung Hero” award
Former Phd student of CQD "Abbas Haddidi "received Apple Display’s “Unsung Hero” award this year, recognized as the “Tech Guru.”
January 21, 2026   [read article]

Invited-Talk - Spie Photonics West Quantum Sensing, Imaging, and Precision Metrology IV
Professor Razeghi deliver Invited-Talk - Spie Photonics West Quantum Sensing, Imaging, and Precision Metrology IV, California, US
January 18, 2026   [read article]

Professor Razeghi will be in ECE Distinguished Colloquium

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA.
March 26, 2026   [conference link]

Plenary Speaker
International Experts Forum on Laser Peening and Related Phenomena (IESLPRP2026)
Antwerp, Belgium
April 8, 2026   [conference link]

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