AMMAN — Jordanian researcher Montasir
Qasymeh has come from humble beginnings to become an innovative scientist in
quantum engineering and electrical engineering.
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“The
significant improvement of human well-being… inspired me to get deeply involved
in science and technology,” he explained in an interview with Jordan News.
The scientist from Bayt Yafa, a small town to the west
of Irbid, holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical and telecommunication
engineering and a master’s degree in optical telecommunication and photonics technologies.
He received his PhD in electrical engineering from
Dalhousie University in
Canada in 2010.
The scientist, who has been an associate professor of
electrical and computer engineering at Abu Dhabi University since 2011, has
made great strides in the research and education industries, publishing more
than 40 articles in peer-reviewed journals and international conferences and
attracting close to 1.8 million Emirati dirham in research funding. He owns one
US patent, and has three pending.
“My current research interests
include plasmonic devices, terahertz photonics, and quantum photonics. I am
also active in research on nonlinear optics and electro-optic devices,” he
said.
Qasymeh tried to break down some of
the foundational principles underpinning his work. “A quantum device is an
electronic, mechanical, or optical device that is governed by the rules of
quantum physics,” he explained.
“This signifies that the quantities
that the device generates can be described as a superposition of several
possibilities. These quantities can be the entanglement; despite separation,
distance can be squeezed below the Heisenberg limit and can be teleported in
time and space,” he added.
He explained that breakthroughs in
quantum devices have been picking up pace in recent years, with the
International Business Machines Corporation (
IBM) introducing the first quantum
computer in 2019, which can, within just a few seconds, solve the type of
complex problems that would take conventional computers hundreds of years.
In its early stages, his research was
premised on the idea of designing an innovative device that is more efficient
and performs better by properly integrating different technologies.
Specifically, he envisaged a device
capable of converting an ultra-weak microwave signal (also called quantum
microwave signal) to the optical frequency domain.
“The device is composed of periodic
graphene layers that are electrically driven by a microwave signal and
optically pumped by a laser beam. Graphene is an atomically thin material that
shows unique electrical and optical properties. Owing to the dispersion of the
periodic layers and the graphene properties, microwave-to-optical conversion is
achieved with a very low signal-to-noise ratio (about 30 dB) and high
efficiency (close to unity).”
Qasymeh believes that his invention
has the potential to interconnect superconducting quantum computers and achieve
ultrasensitive sensing, besides also contributing to unattackable quantum
communication networks.
The researcher is excited for what
the future holds. “I am eager to explore and continue investigating quantum
systems,” he said. “These systems promise to pave the way for super-efficient
performance. Once such systems are realized, many fundamental problems (such as
molecular modeling, ultrasensitive measurements, etc.) can be solved.”
“I hope that our work adds to the
knowledge that links quantum physics with electrical engineering,” he
concluded. “Such
integration can lead to practical devices that can solve several problems
facing humanity.”
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