Sunil Mittal
Assistant Professor,
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Contact
- s.mittal@northeastern.edu
- 360 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
Research Focus
Quantum photonics, topological photonics, nonlinear photonics, two-dimensional materials
About
Sunil Mittal joined Northeastern University in August 2021, in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland at College Park. Thereafter, he continued at Maryland as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Joint Quantum Institute. He also holds Master’s degrees in Physics and Optoelectronics, and spent two years in industry working on optical telecommunication products. His research interests span quantum and nonlinear photonics, topological and non-Hermitian physics, and two-dimensional materials.
Education
- PhD, Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, 2014
Research Overview
Quantum photonics, topological photonics, nonlinear photonics, two-dimensional materials
Selected Research Projects
- Accelerating the Design and Development of Engineered Photonic Materials based on a Data-Driven Deep Learning Approach
- – co-Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation
Department Research Areas
Selected Publications
- S. Mittal, G. Moille, K. Srinivasan, Y. K. Chembo, M. Hafezi, ‘Topological frequency combs and nested temporal solitons”, Nature Physics, 17, 1169-1176 (2021).
- S. Mittal*, V. V. Orre*, E. Goldschmidt, M. Hafezi, ‘Tunable quantum interference using a topological source of indistinguishable photon pairs’, Nature Photonics, 15, 542-548 (2021).
- S. Mittal, V. V. Orre, G. Zhu, M. Gorlach, A. Poddubny, M. Hafezi, ‘Photonic quadrupole topological phases’, Nature Photonics, 13, 692-696 (2019).
- S. Mittal, E. Goldschmidt, M. Hafezi, ‘A topological source of quantum light’, Nature, 561, 502-506 (2018).
- S. Mittal, S. Ganeshan, J. Fan, A. Vaezi, M. Hafezi, ‘Measurement of topological invariants in a 2D photonic system’, Nature Photonics, 10, 180-183 (2016).
Jan 31, 2025
2024 Stanford University Annual Assessment of Author Citations
The following COE professors are among the top scientists worldwide selected by Stanford University representing the top 2% of the most-cited scientists with single-year impact in various disciplines. The selection is based on the top 100,000 by c-score (with and without self-citations) or a percentile rank of 2% or above. The list below includes those who published a paper in 2024 or later.
Jul 24, 2024
$1.5M NSF Grant To Develop New Photonic Materials
MIE/ECE Associate Professor Yongmin Liu and ECE Assistant Professor Sunil Mittal, in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology and Purdue University, are leading a $1.5 million NSF DMREF grant for “Accelerating the Design and Development of Engineered Photonic Materials Based on a Data-Driven Deep Learning Approach.”
Apr 27, 2023
FY24 TIER 1 Research Development Award Recipients
Twelve COE faculty and affiliates were recipients of Northeastern’s FY24 TIER 1 Interdisciplinary Research Seed Grants provided by the Research Development department for 11 different projects.
Nov 02, 2022
2022 Stanford University Annual Assessment of Author Citations
A group of COE professors are among the top scientists worldwide selected by Stanford University representing the top 2% of the most-cited scientists with single-year impact in various disciplines. The selection is based on the top 100,000 by c-score (with and without self-citations) or a percentile rank of 2% or above.
Aug 18, 2021
New Faculty Spotlight: Sunil Mittal
Sunil Mittal joins the Electrical and Computer Engineering department in August 2021 as an Assistant Professor.