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Cardenas Lab

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We manipulate light inside chips that fit on the tip of a needle. Cardenas Lab is a fun research group at the Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester, working to transform how people do science and technology using nanoscale optical devices.

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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
08/24/2026 08/24/2026 Today we celebrate our 10th anniversary. This video represents the tip of the iceberg of the last ten years and the starting point for what is to come for our group. @urengineering.bsky.social youtu.be/jmMV5wcX-WM
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Cardenas Lab 10th Anniversary
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
We asked our graduating team members to write a short story about their time in our group. You can read their stories here: www.cardenaslab.com/graduate-sto... @urengineering.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
06/02/2026 Yuhan Mei’s latest work on Weak Value Amplification just came out on Optics Letters. Yuhan demonstrated a record 30dB of amplification with a net SNR enhancement of 23dB. Congratulations Yuhan! opg.optica.org/ol/fulltext.... @urengineering.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
05/16/2026 Congratulations Yida, April Emily, and Xinyi. Congratulations to all graduates. Goodbye, farewell, and keep in touch. @urengineering.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
05/12/2026 End-Of-The-Term Ice cream with the TAs. Thank you for your help and for doing such a good job. @urengineering.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
05/11/26 Professor Gustavo Wiederhecker from the University of Campinas in Brazil, stopped by The Institute of Optics to give a colloquium and tour our lab. @urengineering.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
04/27/2026 Jiayi Dai Joined our group. Welcome! @urengineering.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
04/27/2026 Zahidul Huq Zahin joined our group. Welcome! @urengineering.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
04/27/2026 Zheng Tan joined our group. Welcome! @urengineering.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
04/23/2026 Xinyi presented a poster at the Finger Lakes Science and Technology Showcase. @urengineering.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
04/13/2026 Junye Zhu (Xavier) joined our group. Welcome! @urengineering.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
04/01/2026 Mengru (Jazmine) Zhang joined our group. Welcome! @urengineering.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
03/25/2026 Congratulations Photonect! www.linkedin.com/posts/ofc202...
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#ofc2026 | Photonect
At #OFC2026, we showcased a demo video of PIX-Attach™, our laser fusion-based fiber-to-chip attachment system and the response was clear:  •The industry is ready to move beyond epoxy  •Speed, precisio...
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
03/09-12/2026 Students, faculty, and professionals participate in the AIM Photonics PIC testing and packaging workshop. @urengineering.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
01/01/2026 Dr. Sari Al Zerey joined our team as a post-doctoral research associate. Welcome! @urengineering.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
11/27/2025 Happy Thanksgiving!! We had a wonderful celebration. We are very thankful for our group. @urengineering.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
11/24/2025 5 years ago the Pandemic didn't stop our gratitude. We cherish these memories. We are grateful for our group. HAPPY THANKSGIVING! @urengineering.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
11/18/2025 Supun presented his invited talk at the annual CNF meeting. @urengineering.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
11/01/2025 Dr. Lori Lepak joined our team. Welcome!
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
11/13/2025 Optics 101 students working on their final proyects on waveguide loss and interference at our lab with Ramiro and Yuhan. @urengineering.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
11/07/2025 We are very happy to share Sushant Kumar's recent work that demonstrates a fully passive alignment platform for photonic and electronic ICs and optical fibers. The paper just came out in Optics Express: opg.optica.org/oe/fulltext.... @urengineering.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Congratulations, Juniyali! www.engineering.com/from-student...
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From student to founder: leading the next wave of photonics innovation - Engineering.com
Juniyali Nauriyal, CEO and co-founder of Photonect, is a one-of-a-kind engineer and a role model for women and people of color everywhere.
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
09/09/2025 Congratulations to Gadg for presenting his REU work from this summer at Techcon. Great work Gadg! @urengineering.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
09/05/2025 A postdoctoral scientist position in integrated photonics and high sensitivity accelerometers on-chip is available at Cardenas Lab If interested, please contact Professor Jaime Cardenas at jaime.cardenas@rochester.edu. Attach a CV to the email and a list of up to 3 reference letters.
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Dr. Jaime Cardenas, The Institute Of Optics professor, shares insights on what makes a strong researcher. @urengineering.bsky.social www.instagram.com/p/DGo-QtvuidY/
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
08/12/2025 Jiewei defended his PhD thesis today. Congratulations Dr Xiang! @urengineering.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Engaging video about Juniyali's journey from student to successful entrepreneur. We are very proud of our Alumni. @urengineering.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=h50T...
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Alumni Entrepreneurs - Juniyali Nauriyal ’23 (PhD) - Photonect
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
07/31/2025 Kellen gave a great REU presentation. Way to go!
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
07/31/2025 Gadg gave an interesting REU presentation. Great job!
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Jiewei will defend his thesis on Tuesday, August 12, at 1 pm. Come to Goergen 109 to support him. @urengineering.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
06/30 - 07/03 Our team did a great job at this year's Photon Camp. Learn more about Photon Camp and how we’re introducing high school students to the world of Optics: youtu.be/nsyvM2340pw?... @urengineering.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Congratulations Xiaotong! Her paper on a fully packaged PIC spectrometer is now published in Optics Express. @urengineering.bsky.social Read it here: opg.optica.org/oe/fulltext....
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
07/10/2025 Summer celebration 2025. Welcome new team members. Farewell REUs, keep in touch. @urengineering.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Our group advisor and mentor is Our group advisor and mentor, Professor Jaime Cárdenas, is Secretary and Board Member of Photonect Interconnect Solutions. www.linkedin.com/posts/photon...
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Meet Jaime Cardenas – Secretary, Board Member, and one of the minds behind Photonect’s precision. | Photonect Interconnect Solutions
Meet Jaime Cardenas – Secretary, Board Member, and one of the minds behind Photonect’s precision. With a strong background in optics & photonics, Jaime helps guide our technical direction, contrib...
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
07/07/2025 Supun, Kellen (REU student), April, Betty, and David (Institute of Optics undergrads) instruct participants of NCAIST Workshop, which is organized to facilitate photon integrated circuit education to communities and institutions. @urengineering.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
06/10/2025 As part of the AIM Photonics Member Meeting 10th Anniversary, our team guided a tour of our Lab. @urengineering.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social
David shows how to do the Elastic Averaging Alignment.Arunima explains the Fiber to Chip Fusion.Taking a close look at a chip fused to a fiber.Yuhan explains the AI Fiber to Chip Alignment project.
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
05/16/2025 Dining together to celebrate this year's graduates. Congratulations Sushant, Jiewei, Tengqian, Tingxia, and Shuo. Farewell and keep in touch. @urengineering.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
05/16/2025 Today we celebrated Commencement. Congratulations Jiewei! @urengineering.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
05/09/25 Last day at CLEO. Great job Jiewei and Yuhan! @urengineering.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
05/06/2025 Yuhan presented her poster at CLEO on "Ultra-High Weak Value Amplification." Way to go! Congratulations! @urengineering.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
05/09/25 Jiewei gave a talk at CLEO on "Silicon Nitride Brillouin Platform", a collaboration with Renninger Lab. @urengineering.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
05/02/2025 Congratulations Dr. Sushant Kumar!!! Best wishes for a bright future. @urengineering.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
05/01/2025 Sushant's PhD defense, "Laser-Fusion and Passive Alignment Platform for Broadband & High Power Electro-Optic Systems," is tomorrow. @urengineering.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
05/03/2025 End of term ice cream party with the TAs. Thank you all! @urengineering.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
04/03/2025 Professor Cardenas presented some of the group's work at the Industrial Associates Symposium. @urengineering.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
03/31/2025 Cardenas Lab former and current members got together at OFC for some catching up. Thanks for keeping in touch! @urengineering.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
03/31/2025 Dinning with Professor Stefanie Kroker from TU Braunschweig. @urengineering.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
03/21/2025 The Institute of Optics Faculty dined with prospective students. @urengineering.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
03/21/2025 Professor Pablo Postigo and his group gave us a tour of their lab at the Institute of Optics. Thank you!
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Cardenas Lab @cardenaslab.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
03/13-14/2025 Our group taught an important part of this year’s AIM Photonics PIC Testing and Packaging Workshop at UofR, RIT and the AIM TAP Facility. Attendees learn testing, analysis, and packing of photonic integrated circuits. @urengineering.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social
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