Our group was founded in 2024, in the Photonics Department of IYTE, and aims to establish novel building blocks and insights within photonic integrated circuits. For this we intend to leverage computational techniques together with dedicated experimental setups.
Group members
Michaël Barbier, Ph.D. (Group leader)
Education
Ph.D. Physics, University of Antwerp, Belgium, 2012
Areas of Interests
Michaëls' interest is in developing novel photonic integrated circuit elements, based on nanoparticles, and using computational models and inverse design algorithms for guidance.
Contact
michaelbarbier@iyte.edu.tr
Melike İnandı, Photonics Engineer
Education
B.Sc. Photonics, Izmir Institute of Technology, Türkiye (2024)
Project work
Melike works on modeling laser-induced waterflow in a thin film colloids using computational methods. Her work is supported under the 1001 Tübitak project titled: "Development of machine learning techniques to identify and predict dissipative pattern formation in a colloidal system".
Contact
melikeinandi@std.iyte.edu.tr
Berke C. Efe, Senior UG Physics
Education
B.Sc. Physics, Izmir Institute of Technology, Türkiye (Expected graduation date in 2025)
Areas of Interests
Berke works on modeling heat distribution in thin water films using computational methods. His work is supported under the 1001 Tübitak project titled: "Development of machine learning techniques to identify and predict dissipative pattern formation in a colloidal system".
Contact
berkeefe@std.iyte.edu.tr
Barkin Jurnal, Senior UG Photonics
Education
B.Sc. Photonics, Izmir Institute of Technology, Türkiye (Expected graduation date in 2025)
Areas of Interests
Barkin did his National Internship (Tübitak, August 2024) within our group and continued working on numerical simulations supporting the modeling heat distribution in thin water films.
Contact
barkinjurnal@std.iyte.edu.tr
Emircan Yılmaz, Senior UG Photonics
Education
B.Sc. Photonics, Izmir Institute of Technology, Türkiye (Expected graduation date 2025)
Areas of Interests
Emircan performs his National Internship (Tübitak, September 2024) within our group and his work is focused on finite element method-based numerical simulations.