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Professor Stone’s current research focuses on optical physics and photonics, particularly in laser physics and microcavity optics. He explores optical phenomena in complex disordered systems, wave chaos, and random matrix theory, as well as quantum measurement and quantum computing. His contributions to optical physics include the introduction of ray wave chaos concepts for describing deformed microcavities and lasers, the development of the Steady-state Ab initio Laser Theory (SALT) for novel microlasers, and the discovery of Coherent Perfect Absorption associated with time-reversed lasing. He has also contributed to understanding the long-range correlations in scattering properties of disordered systems. As a condensed matter theorist, he emphasizes novel properties in mesoscopic systems that differ from traditional bulk solids. Notably, he and Patrick Lee demonstrated that fluctuations in mesoscopic conductance are universal and correlate with the fundamental unit of conductance. This research establishes a connection between mesoscopic fluctuations and quantum chaos across multiple domains including nuclear, atomic, and condensed matter physics.
Administered via the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). GRE General is optional for PhD.