Dr Amit Agrawal

Dr Amit Agrawal is a University Associate Professor in Optical Engineering at the University of Cambridge, Department of Electrical Engineering. His research interests include Optics and Photonics, Nonlinear Optics, Ultrafast Optics, Integrated Photonics, Quantum Information Science, Metamaterials and Metasurfaces, and Plasmonics. His group works at the intersection of nanophotonics and quantum information science, focusing on developing scalable integrated photonic and optical microsystems for applications in metrology, quantum sensing, and computing. His research includes creating fully integrated quantum platforms leveraging photonic integrated circuits and metasurfaces for scalable, portable, and deployable quantum sensing and computing systems. He is also a Fellow and Director of Studies at Trinity College.

Amit Agrawal is a researcher at the University of Cambridge with expertise in nanophotonics, quantum optics, metamaterials/metasurfaces, integrated photonics, and ultrafast optics. His work explores the manipulation of light at the nanoscale, focusing on the development of advanced optical components and systems. Agrawal's research includes the design of multifunctional metasurfaces for polarization control, photonic spin-multiplexing, and the generation of complex light beams such as vortex beams and Poincaré beams. He has also contributed to the study of photonic quasicrystals, aperiodic arrays, and plasmonic devices for terahertz applications. His research emphasizes the integration of nanophotonic structures with optical functionalities for applications in imaging, communication, and sensing.