Jeffrey H. Shapiro is a
Julius A. Stratton Professor of
electrical engineering and computer science at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the former director of the Research Laboratory of Electronics. He made seminal contributions to understanding the fundamental quantum limits on
communications, generation, detection, and application of quantum
squeezed state
In physics, a squeezed coherent state is a quantum state that is usually described by two non-commuting observables having continuous spectra of eigenvalues. Examples are position x and momentum p of a particle, and the (dimension-less) elect ...
,
ghost imaging
Ghost imaging (also called "coincidence imaging", "two-photon imaging" or "correlated-photon imaging") is a technique that produces an image of an object by combining information from two light detectors: a conventional, ''multi-pixel'' detecto ...
, and
quantum information science. He invented the microchannel-plate spatial light modulator with
Cardinal Warde.
Biography
Shapiro received his S.B., S.M., E.E., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from MIT in 1967, 1968, 1969, and 1970, respectively. From 1970 to 1973, he was on the faculty of
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio. Case Western Reserve was established in 1967, when Western Reserve University, founded in 1826 and named for its location in the Connecticut Western Reser ...
. From 1973 to 1985, he was an associate professor of electrical engineering at MIT, and in 1985, he was promoted to professor of electrical engineering. He became a Julius A. Stratton Professor in 1999.
From 1989 to 1999, Shapiro served as the associate department head of MIT's department of electrical engineering and computer science. He was appointed director of the Research Laboratory of Electronics in 2001. He is also a director of MIT's Optical and Quantum Communications Group.
Research
Shapiro's research focuses on utilizing
quantum mechanical effects to develop
metrology
Metrology is the scientific study of measurement. It establishes a common understanding of units, crucial in linking human activities. Modern metrology has its roots in the French Revolution's political motivation to standardise units in Fran ...
tools and applications, whose performance greatly exceeds what can be realized with conventional,
classical-physics systems. In particular, his group investigated the quantum limits on
optical communications, such as
remote viewing, and derived the
capacity of quantum channels. His group also demonstrated high-performance
entanglement sources and took advantage of these sources to implement
quantum key distribution systems. Shapiro's group pioneered in developing
quantum illumination Quantum illumination is a paradigm for target detection that employs quantum entanglement between a signal electromagnetic mode and an idler electromagnetic mode, as well as joint measurement of these modes. The signal mode is propagated toward a r ...
, which enables use of entanglement in lossy and noisy environments.
Honors
* Fellow of the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a 501(c)(3) professional association for electronic engineering and electrical engineering (and associated disciplines) with its corporate office in New York City and its operation ...
(IEEE)
* Fellow of the
Optical Society of America (OSA)
* Fellow of the
American Physical Society
The American Physical Society (APS) is a not-for-profit membership organization of professionals in physics and related disciplines, comprising nearly fifty divisions, sections, and other units. Its mission is the advancement and diffusion of k ...
(APS)
* Fellow of the
Institute of Physics (IoP)
* Fellow of
SPIE
* 2008 International Quantum Communication Award
* 2008 IEEE/LEOS Quantum Electronics Award
References
External links
Jeffrey Shapiro's Home Page at MITOptical and Quantum Communications Group at MIT
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MIT School of Engineering faculty
MIT School of Engineering alumni
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)