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Molecular emitter synthesis
Optimizing chemical synthesis protocols for high-purity anthracene crystals doped with dibenzoterrylene for quantum optical applications.
Purdue ECE PhD student
Quantum light sources for scalable photonic networks.
I work at the intersection of quantum optics, nanoscale photonics, and solid-state emitters, with a current focus on DBT-doped anthracene molecular emitters and nanophotonic structures for brighter, cleaner single-photon collection.
About
I build from the material up: crystal, cavity, measurement, metric.
I am a third-year PhD student at Purdue University in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. My research focuses primarily on quantum optics and nanoscale photonics, with interest in quantum emitters, optoelectronics, and experimentally grounded device design.
My current work emphasizes molecular single-photon sources based on DBT-doped anthracene, nanophotonic architectures for emission enhancement, and practical interfaces between solid-state emitters and atomic systems.
Quantum Optics
Nanophotonics
Solid-State Emitters
Optoelectronics
DBT:anthracene
Nanofabrication
FDTD
GDSII
Research
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Nanophotonic architectures
Designing and fabricating photonic structures to enhance emission properties from DBT-based single-photon emitters.
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Active optical control
Implementing active feedback and tuning mechanisms for photostable organic molecular systems to control optical response and stability.
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Experience
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Jul 2023 - Jul 2028
Graduate Researcher · Purdue ECE
Quantum optics and nanoscale photonics research focused on DBT-doped anthracene, nanophotonic emission enhancement, and active control of molecular optical response.
Aug 2019 - Jul 2023
Research Assistant · Penn State EECS
Developed SAT-solving neural-network methods and modeled thin-film WOLED/PVD deposition in non-conformal and anisotropic geometries.
Apr 2022 - Jun 2023
Scientific Researcher · UC San Diego E4E NSF Program
Built and analyzed drone-based radio telemetry acquisition and DSP workflows for multi-transmitter wildlife tracking applications.
2018 - 2022
Earlier research and systems work
Integrated circuits and systems, SenseHawk ML/solar analytics, Stanford network-systems modeling, TIFR cryogenic Dewar work, and NIST cryogenics calculator software collaboration.
Publications
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Vapor Phase Assembly of Molecular Emitter Crystals for Photonic Integrated Circuits
Arya D Keni, Christian M Lange, Adhyyan S Mansukhani, Emma Daggett, Ankit Kundu, Ishita Agarwal, Patrick Bak, Benjamin Cerjan, Jonathan D Hood · arXiv quant-ph
Feb 2026
A Hybrid Molecular-Nanophotonic Platform for On-Chip Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics and Collective Interactions
Christian M Lange, Arya D Keni, Ishita Agarwal, Emma Daggett, Adhyyan S Mansukhani, Ankit Kundu, Benjamin Cerjan, Libai Huang, Jonathan D Hood · ACS Nano
Mar 2026
Single-photon generation: materials, techniques, and the Rydberg exciton frontier
Arya D Keni, Kinjol Barua, Khabat Heshami, Alisa Javadi, Hadiseh Alaeian · Optical Materials Express · Editor's Pick
Mar 2025
Bottom-up fabrication of 2D Rydberg exciton arrays in cuprous oxide
Kinjol Barua, Samuel Peana, Arya D Keni, Vahagn Mkhitaryan, Vladimir M Shalaev, Yong P Chen, Alexandra Boltasseva, Hadiseh Alaeian · Communications Materials
Jan 2025
A brief analogy of NNs and literal selection procedures within SAT solvers
Mahfuza Farooque, Arya D Keni · PSU Archive
Mar 2023
Conferences
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Conference Presentation · Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting & Exhibit
Quantum Sensing with Rydberg Excitons, QT06 topical cluster.
- Presented Cu2O Rydberg-exciton sensing results with device concept and preliminary metrology.
- Presenters: Arya Keni, N. Abraham, A. Agrawal, K. Barua, Y. P. Chen, H. Alaeian.
Poster · International Conference of Undergraduate Research (ICUR)
Simulation and Synthesis of Geometrical Coating Complexities in 3D Glass Substrates using PVD.
- Presented in the Engineering/Physics stream with cross-campus Q&A.
- Focused on non-conformal and anisotropic PVD modeling with validation on complex substrate geometries.
Conference Presentation · International Conference on Life Sciences, Engineering & Technology (iLSET)
A brief overview of neural-network utilization for SAT solving, with M. Farooque.
- Focused on neural heuristics, literal-selection procedures, and solver performance comparisons.
- Presented within the iLSET technical program with associated proceedings entry.
Poster · WorldCUR/BCUR 2023, University of Warwick
Simulation and Synthesis of Geometrical Coating Complexities in 3D Glass Substrates using PVD.
- Listed as PosterExhibition061 in the joint WorldCUR/BCUR Book of Abstracts.
- Track: Engineering/Materials, with emphasis on process modeling and deposition geometry.
Projects
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2025
Circular Bragg Grating Cavity
Designed and simulated photonic crystal cavities to enhance emission from embedded quantum emitters using radial Bragg reflectors.
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2025
Microlens Two-Photon Polymerization Design
Engineered and optimized freeform microlens arrays for femtosecond laser-based two-photon polymerization fabrication.
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2024
Multi-Emitter Temporal Dynamics Solver
Developed a simulation tool to model and analyze time-resolved emission dynamics of interacting quantum emitters.
Technologies
Tools across simulation, optics, fabrication, and imaging.
Languages
Python, C, C++, LabVIEW, MATLAB, Julia, Markdown, LaTeX, R, Verilog.
Simulation / software
Tidy3D, MEEP, Legume, Lumerical, COMSOL, QuTiP, GDSII, FPGA, CAD, Git, PyTorch, TensorFlow.
Optical tools
Pulsed and CW lasers, tunable lasers, EOM, AOM, microscopy, spectroscopy, single-photon detectors, polarimetry.
Fabrication / imaging
EBL, photolithography, spin-coating, metal deposition, HDPCVD, PECVD, ALD, ICP-RIE, SEM, AFM, EDX, XRD.
Contact
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Location
West Lafayette, Indiana · Purdue University
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Quantum optics and nanophotonics
- Solid-state emitter platforms