IRFAN ALI KHAN

Irfan Ali Khan, PhD

48 Ginzton Lab •Stanford University • Stanford, CA 94305 • (650) 723-0228 • iak@stanford.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education

University of Rochester Rochester, NY

Ph.D. Physics 2007

Imperial College London, UK

B.Sc. Physics/ M.Sc. Physics 2000/2001

Research Experience

Stanford University Stanford, CA

Research Scholar, Applied Physics, Ginzton Laboratory May 2007-present

Advisor: Prof. S. E. Harris

Towards generation of Single Cycle Bi-Photons.

Chirped poling of non-linear crystals, pulse compression.

Setting up lab for new project.

University of Rochester Rochester, NY

Research Assistant, Experimental Quantum Optics Group 2002-2007

Advisor: Dr. J. C. Howell

First student in group, have independently mentored 4 junior members.

Strong publications and numerous presentations at scientific/industrial conferences.

I owe my success to the teamwork of my peers and advisor.

Sample Projects

All-Optical Buffering of Images in Slow-Light Medium 2006-2007

Optical pulses in an imaging system are buffered in a Cesium vapor cell.

Pulses are delayed up to 10 nanoseconds.

Fiber scans of 10 nanometer resolution via LabView to reconstruct image.

Press coverage in Washington Post and Scientific America Online.

Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) in Fiber Using Entangled Photon Pairs 2004-2007

BMP image is transmitted over digital network using generated key.

100 femtosecond long photon pairs are generated in parametric down-conversion.

Photon arrival times recorded and synchronized to 50 picoseconds resolution.

Co-inventor and joint patent holder of cryptographic technique.

Quantum Imaging with Entangled Photons 2004-2007

Investigate imaging enhancement and other free-space applications.

Research lithography, bio-imaging and other novel techniques.

Collaborative project obtained $147M in 2005 from Department of Defense.

University of Rochester portion amounts to $5M over a period of 5 years.

Imperial College London, UK

Masters Candidate, Theoretical Quantum Optics Group 2001

Advisor: Prof. P. Knight

Investigate entanglement in rudimentary solid-state system by modeling in C++.

Paul Scherrer Institute Villigen, CH

Summer Intern, High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager 1999

Select Journal Publications

I. Ali-Khan, C. J. Broadbent, and J. C. Howell,

Large-Alphabet Quantum Key Distribution Using Energy-Time Entangled Bipartite States,

Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 060503(2007)

R. M. Camacho, C. J. Broadbent, I. Ali-Khan and J. C. Howell,

All-Optical Delay of Images using Slow Light,

--Editor Suggested-- Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 043902 (2007)

M. N. O'Sullivan-Hale, I. Ali Khan, R. W. Boyd, and J. C. Howell,

Pixel Entanglement: Experimental Realization of Optically Entangled d=3 and d=6 Qudits,

Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 220501 (2005)

I. Ali Khan and J. C. Howell

Exploring the optimal sensitivity of sum-variance nonseparability criteria for spin-1/2 systems,

Phys. Rev. A 70, 062320 (2004)

Patents

J. C. Howell and I. Ali Khan,

High Bandwidth Time-Energy Quantum Cryptography,

prov. pat. filed Jan 10, 2006. Ref#1-11072-06010

Select Conference Talks

Experimental Demonstration of Large Alphabet QKD Using Energy Time Entanglement,

--Postdeadline-- CLEO/QELS (May 2006)

High Bandwidth Quantum Communication and EPR’s Paradox,

SPIE annual meeting (July 2005)

Experimental Demonstration of High Dimensional Time-Energy Entangled Two-Photon States,

CLEO/QELS (May 2005)

Skills

Creative problem solver, adept at learning new skills on the job, I enjoy challenges.

Optics and Opto-Mechanics