Ph.D. student Valerio Mazzone wins best paper award

Summary

KAUST Ph.D. student Valerio Mazzone won the best paper award at the 9th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics (META). Mazzone's paper demonstrated the design of a new type of fully optical neural network using dielectric nano-lasers with invisible emission. The research showed the system can produce ultrafast optical pulses with controllable period and time duration in an optical chip. Why it matters: This award recognizes KAUST's contribution to innovative research in nanophotonics and optical computing, potentially leading to more efficient and compact laser technology.