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Research + Innovation

Penn Engineers Send Quantum Signals with Standard Internet Protocol

In a first-of-its-kind experiment, engineers at the University of Pennsylvania brought quantum networking out of the lab and onto commercial fiber-optic cables using the same … Read More ›

Posted on August 28, 2025October 29, 2025
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Research + Innovation

Penn Engineers First to Train AI at Lightspeed

Penn Engineers have developed the first programmable chip that can train nonlinear neural networks using light — a breakthrough that could dramatically speed up AI … Read More ›

Posted on April 15, 2025October 29, 2025
A pair of lasers face one another, with a translucent chip in between them.
Research + Innovation

Qubits to qudits: Using quantum mechanics to transmit information more securely

In the realm of quantum information distribution, sending a signal from point A to point B is like a baseball pitcher relaying a secret pitch … Read More ›

Posted on February 10, 2025February 10, 2025
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Research + Innovation

Revolutionizing Data Centers: Penn Engineers’ Breakthrough in Photonic Switching

Every second, terabytes of data — the equivalent of downloading thousands upon thousands of movies at once — travel around the world as light in … Read More ›

Posted on January 7, 2025October 29, 2025
Grants, Honors + Awards, In the News, Research + Innovation

Liang Feng Receives Experimental Physics Investigator Award from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

Liang Feng, Professor in Materials Science and Engineering and in Electrical and Systems Engineering, is the recipient of a $1.25 million award from the Gordon … Read More ›

Posted on August 21, 2024August 21, 2024
Liang Feng
Honors + Awards, Research + Innovation

Liang Feng Receives DARPA Director’s Fellowship

  Liang Feng, Professor in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) and Electrical and Systems Engineering (ESE), is the recipient of a Director’s Fellowship from the … Read More ›

Posted on October 6, 2023October 29, 2025
The Feng Lab Photonic Chip
Research + Innovation

Lithography-Free Photonic Chip Offers Speed and Accuracy for Artificial Intelligence

Photonic chips have revolutionized data-heavy technologies. On their own or in concert with traditional electronic circuits, these laser-powered devices send and process information at the … Read More ›

Posted on May 1, 2023October 29, 2025
The four eigenstates of the Feng Lab photon
Research + Innovation

Microlaser Chip Adds New Dimensions to Quantum Communication

Researchers at Penn Engineering have created a chip that outstrips the security and robustness of existing quantum communications hardware. Their technology communicates in “qudits,” doubling … Read More ›

Posted on November 21, 2022October 29, 2025
An illustration of a supersymmetric microlaser array.
Research + Innovation

Penn Engineers’ Supersymmetry-inspired Microlaser Arrays Pave Way for Powering Chip-sized Optical Systems

The field of photonics aims to transform all manner of electronic devices by storing and transmitting information in the form of light, rather than electricity. … Read More ›

Posted on April 22, 2021October 29, 2025
Diagram spacing and direction of vortex microlaser's light
In the News

IEEE Specturm: ‘Vortex Lasers May Be a Boon for Data’

Last month, Penn Engineers published a matched pair of Science studies with major implications for how quickly data can be transmitted over optical networks. One study demonstrated a chip-sized “vortex” … Read More ›

Posted on June 24, 2020October 29, 2025

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