Welcome to the Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics

Mitzi with an X-ray diffraction tool used to study the structure and quality of potential new materials for energy-related applications.

| Pratt News

David Mitzi wins Cherry Award

Mitzi was recognized for his significant contributions to the science and technology of photovoltaics, or the conversion of light energy into electricity.
Perovskites show superfluorescence—quantum coherence from solitons—emerging at high temperatures. Image: Ella Maru Studios

| NC State University

Solitonic Superfluorescence Paves Way for High-Temperature Quantum Materials

Volker Blum helps a team of researchers gain fundamental insights into designing materials that allow exotic quantum states at high temperatures.
A computational imaging system that borrows techniques from astronomy to reconstruct 4D videos of freely moving small model organisms, like zebrafish and fruit fly larvae.

| Pratt News

Astronomy Trick Enables Researchers to Capture High-Speed, 4D Videos of Moving Organisms

The imaging technique makes it easier to conduct behavioral studies of freely moving animals
Jessilyn Dunn with PhD student Brinnae Bent who is preparing to download information from a wearable health monitoring device.

| Pratt News

Medical Insights, Now Available on Your Wrist

Jessilyn Dunn gathers biometric data from smartwatches to study and predict health changes
A new cost-efficient and open-source technology could revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of eye and brain diseases.

| Pratt School of Engineering News

AI-Integrated Imaging Reveals Retinal Cellular Structures with Precision and Speed

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a novel imaging system that harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to visualize individual retinal cells better than more expensive technologies. This advance could greatly enhance modern medicine’s diagnostic and monitoring capabilities for a range of diseases.
The atlas combines three different types of high-resolution images to provide a view of the mouse brain like never before.

| Duke University School of Medicine

The Duke Mouse Brain Atlas Promises to Accelerate Studies of Neurological Disorders

A new “atlas” developed by researchers at Duke University School of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and the University of Pittsburgh will increase precision in measuring changes in brain structure and make it easier to share results for scientists working to understand neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's disease.
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FIP 2025 Pioneer Awardee - Dr. Bawendi

An extensively interdisciplinary Duke-wide effort to advance photonics and optical sciences

Our mission is profoundly educational. The institute was founded in 2000 to meet an industry need for graduates with the knowledge and skills to transform industrial R&D in photonics and optical science.

Our faculty teach undergraduates, masters and doctoral students and foster the technical, collaboration, interdisciplinary exploration, and team-orientation skillset that enables our proteges to thrive in their chosen professions.

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