Here at Koç University's Laboratory of Photonic Technologies (LPT), we explore and employ nonlinear dynamics in optics to develop photonic technologies and solutions. We carry out multidisciplinary research on nonlinear interactions of light and matter with a specialization in optical waveguides. By studying spatial and temporal interactions between the modes of optical fibers, we develop and use ultrashort laser pulses for a variety of applications.
With a focus on "Optics for AI and AI for Optics", our current research interests are
- Optical computing
- Photonic neural networks
- Fiber optics and lasers
- Ultrafast optics and imaging
- Frequency conversion
- Muda, A. M. I., & Teğin, U. (2024). Optical computing with supercontinuum generation in photonic crystal fibers. arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.07667. Link
- Çarpınlıoğlu, B., Daniş, B. S., & Teğin, U. (2024). Genetically programmable optical random neural networks. arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.12490. Link
- Kesgin, B. U., & Teğin, U. (2023). Machine Learning with Chaotic Strange Attractors. arXiv preprint arXiv:2309.13361. Link
We invite you to join our team if you are passionate about nonlinear dynamics, photonics, machine learning, or any of our applications. Motivated undergraduate and graduate students encouraged to contact Prof. Teğin at utegin@ku.edu.tr. In all of our activities, experiments, simulations and theoretical studies play an important role, and both experimentalists and theorists are welcome.
The Economist Dec 24th 2022
Shares the contributions and opinion of Prof. Teğin on optical computing.
Cover of Nat. Comput. Sci. Vol. 1 Iss. 8
Scalable Optical Learning Operator, Nat. Comput. Sci. 1 (8), 542-549, 2021
Cover of Optica Vol. 6 Iss. 11.
Spatiotemporal self-similar fiber laser, Optica 6 (11), 1412-1415, 2019