Team

The EKO – Integrated Quantum Optics and Sensing Research Group brings together researchers and students working on integrated quantum photonics, quantum light sources, quantum communication, and quantum sensing. Founded in 2024, the group combines diverse backgrounds across theory, simulation, device design, and experimental quantum technologies.

Ozan Arı

Ozan Arı

Asst. Prof.

Department of Photonics, Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Hacettepe University

Principal Investigator and Group Lead

ozanari@hacettepe.edu.tr

M.Sc. & Graduate Researchers

M. Safa Dal

M. Safa Dal

M.Sc. Student

Integration of solid state emitters with SiN based micro/nano photonic structures

Dilanur Atak

Dilanur Atak

M.Sc. Student

Design and optimization of nano-photonic structures for integrated quantum photonic devices

Damla Can Atıcı

Damla Can Atıcı

M.Sc. Student

Design and optimization of integrated micro/nano photonic components

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Hazal Ensarioğlu

M.Sc. Student

Experimental realization of SPDC based quantum photon sources

Emirhan Çelik

Emirhan Çelik

M.Sc. Student

Quantum magnetometry assisted mapping and navigation

Undergraduate Researchers

Kaan Orhan

Kaan Orhan

Undergraduate Researcher

Quantum cryptography applications using DV states

Emir Daşdağ

Emir Daşdağ

Undergraduate Researcher

Quantum cryptography applications using CV states

Emre Çağlar

Emre Çağlar

Undergraduate Researcher

Experimental realization of SPDC based quantum photon sources

Can Onur Öncü

Can Onur Öncü

Undergraduate Researcher

Signal analysis and statistical tests for quantum cryptography

Başar Efe Kılıç

Başar Efe Kılıç

Undergraduate Researcher

Defect centers and optically detectable magnetic resonance

Helin Lider

Helin Lider

Undergraduate Researcher

Defect centers and optically detectable magnetic resonance

Nuray Yoğurtcu

Nuray Yoğurtcu

Undergraduate Researcher

Defect centers and optically detectable magnetic resonance

Seljan Mammadli

Seljan Mammadli

Undergraduate Researcher

Design and optimization of integrated micro/nano photonic components

Mehmet Karataş

Mehmet Karataş

Undergraduate Researcher

Design and optimization of integrated micro/nano photonic components

Ferhat Ertaş

Ferhat Ertaş

Undergraduate Researcher

Experimental realization of SPDC based quantum photon sources

Eda Aydemir

Eda Aydemir

Undergraduate Researcher

Algorithm optimization for Quantum Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (Q-ASICs)

Hilal Ece Fettahoğlu

Hilal Ece Fettahoğlu

Undergraduate Researcher

Design and optimization of integrated micro/nano photonic components

Alumni

  • Elif Sıla Borazan - Medipol University - Medipol Uni. EE Student (TÜBİTAK STAR Scholarship)
  • Zümra Işık - Istanbul University - Physics B.Sc. Student (Summer Intern)
  • Elif Gökçen Ünal - Friedrich Schiller University Jena - M.Sc. Student (Photonics)
  • Esin Yiğitbaşı - 2024
  • Zeynep Deniz Aydoğan - 2024
  • Bilge Akbaba - 2024
  • Merve Turgut - Sabancı University, M.Sc. Student
  • Kaan Çulha - TÜBİTAK BİLGEM
  • Tuna Özdür - Sabancı University, PhD Student
  • İclal Aktitiz - Ankara University, M.Sc. Student