Anthony Hoffman, the John J. Huether Collegiate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been named an Optica Fellow. He was selected by a panel of peers for “pioneering contributions to mid-infrared optical metamaterials and sustained service to the photonics community,” according to the official citation.
Optica is a global society dedicated to advancing the science of optics and photonics by promoting the discovery, application and dissemination of knowledge in the field.
Hoffman’s research focuses on developing new optical materials and devices that harness novel light-matter interactions across the electromagnetic spectrum. His lab, Notre Dame Nanophotonics, engineers novel materials and devices with customized optical, electrical and quantum properties. The materials and devices the group creates have broad applications from imaging and sensing, high-speed communication, and security.
Hoffman earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Princeton University, where he worked on mid-infrared semiconductor lasers and optical metamaterials. He later served as a postdoctoral researcher at Princeton, focusing on superconducting qubits coupled to superconducting resonators.
Hoffman, who joined the Notre Dame faculty in 2012, serves as associate chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering and director of graduate studies.
In May, he will be honored at the Optica Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), joining Notre Dame faculty members Ranjan Singh and Steve Koester who are also Optica Fellows.
—Karla Cruise, Notre Dame Engineering