Ross Cheriton

Roles and responsibilities

Research in photonic integrated circuit components and technologies for sensing, astronomy, communication.  My work involves the simulation, design, layout, experimental characterization of integrated photonic technologies.

Current research and/or projects

Development of chip-scale, compact, correlation spectroscopy techniques for remote sensing of atmospheric gases for Earth and astronomy.  Optical satellite communication technologies using integrated photonics, beamforming, artificial intelligence, and fiber optics.

UAV-based gas sensors for greenhouse gas monitoring

MGSA: Multigas sensing sensing array using integrated photonic correlation filters

PAOWER/SUPER PAWOER: Integrated photonic adaptive optics

Reinforcement Learning Adaptive Optics

Free space high power beaming

Mid-infrared unconversion optical satellite communication

MARVEL: Integrated photonic precision radial velocity for astronomy

Correlation Spectroscopy: Exoplanet signature sensing using optical correlation on photonic chips

PHASER: Integrated photonic interferometric beam combiner and high speed phase corrector for exoplanet imaging

 

 

 

Research and/or project statements

Development of novel integrated photonic remote spectrometers and Integrated photonics simulation tools.

Education

English: B.Sc. (Hons.) Science with specialization in Physics, University of Ottawa, 2009

M.Sc. Quantum Physics, University of Ottawa, 2012

PhD Semiconductor Physics, University of Ottawa, 2018

Professional activities/interests

-Supervise students research

-Member of Optical Satellite Consortium

-OSA, CAP, SPIE member

-Publish papers

-Contribute to writing research proposals

-Provide 3D modelling workshops

Affiliations

SPIE

IEEE

Optica

Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP)

Awards

-Ontario Graduate Scholarship

- SPIE Elevator Pitch winner

-Ontario Centres for Excellence Talentedge Internship

-NRC postdoctoral research fellowship

-NRC Outstanding Achievement Award: Rising Star 2022

-NRC Teamwork Award 2021

Certification/Licenses/Trades

IBM Artificial Intelligence Engineering Professional Certificate

-Transport Canada Basic Drone Pilot License

Inventions and patents

-Integrated Ring Resonator Remote Gas Correlation Sensors

-Fiber Optic Remote Gas Correlation Sensor

-Waveguide Antenna Device (pending)

-Integrated Photonic Adaptive Optics (pending)Spectrum-free integrated photonic remote molecular identification and sensing (optica.org)

 

Key publications

Previous work experience

June, 2008 — Dec, 2009

National Research Council of Canada

Visiting Researcher

  • Determination of semiconductor band parameters using genetic algorithm
  • Simulation of electrostatic quantum dots using gate electric field profiles
  • Double quantum dot simulations
     
    June, 2009 — Dec, 2012
    National Research Council Canada
    Visiting Researcher
  • Spectroscopy of entangled photon sources under electric fields
  • Fabrication and characterization of InP single quantum dots
     
    June, 2016 — Dec, 2017
    iBionics Inc.
    Prototyping Engineer
  • Research and Development for epiretinal implant
     
    June, 2018 — Sept, 2018
    University of Ottawa
    Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Research in photovoltaics
  • Research in wireless laser-based power and data for epiretinal implants
     
    Sept, 2018 —
    National Research Council Canada
    Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Simulation of integrated photonic correlation spectroscopy
  • Sept, 2021 —
    National Research Council of Canada
    Research Associate
  • Integrated photonic beam combiner and phasing for high resolution interferometric exoplanet imaging techniques

International experience and/or work

2010, 2011

Grenoble, France

  • High magnetic field characterization of single quantum dots
Ross Cheriton

Ross Cheriton

Assistant Research Officer
Advanced Electronics and Photonics
1200 Montreal Road
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6
Preferred language: English
Other(s): English, French, Arabic, German
Telephone: 613-993-2448

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Expertise

Renewables - Solar Energy, Energy, Advanced photonics sensing, Quantum, Molecular spectroscopy, Quantum communication components and networks, Environmental metrology, Metrology, Sciences, Photometry and Radiometry, Thermometry, Physical sciences, Physics, Atomics, molecular and optical physics, Space Physics, Scientific research, Astronomy, Space sciences, Observational astronomy, Space exploration, Microelectronics, Technology, Nanotechnology, Simulation & Numerical Modelling, Software, Technological innovation