We manipulate light inside chips that fit on the tip of a needle. Cardenas Lab is a fun research group at the Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester, working to transform how people do science and technology using nanoscale optical devices.https://bsky.app/profile/cardenaslab.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cardenaslab.bsky.social/post/3mttzqtxirc2508/24/2026 08/24/2026 Today we celebrate our 10th anniversary. This video represents the tip of the iceberg of the last ten years and the starting point for what is to come for our group. @urengineering.bsky.social youtu.be/jmMV5wcX-WM https://youtu.be/jmMV5wcX-WM24 Aug 2026 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:vmkthx3pl6solugy2glmhavw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttzqtxirc25https://bsky.app/profile/cardenaslab.bsky.social/post/3mnic2xjoak2zWe asked our graduating team members to write a short story about their time in our group. You can read their stories here: https://www.cardenaslab.com/graduate-stories @urengineering.bsky.social04 Jun 2026 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:vmkthx3pl6solugy2glmhavw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnic2xjoak2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cardenaslab.bsky.social/post/3mniby5b6m22z06/02/2026 Yuhan Mei’s latest work on Weak Value Amplification just came out on Optics Letters. Yuhan demonstrated a record 30dB of amplification with a net SNR enhancement of 23dB. Congratulations Yuhan! https://opg.optica.org/ol/fulltext.cfm?uri=ol-51-12-3293 @urengineering.bsky.social04 Jun 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:vmkthx3pl6solugy2glmhavw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mniby5b6m22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cardenaslab.bsky.social/post/3mm4zdcoe3s2k05/16/2026 Congratulations Yida, April Emily, and Xinyi. Congratulations to all graduates. Goodbye, farewell, and keep in touch. @urengineering.bsky.social18 May 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:vmkthx3pl6solugy2glmhavw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4zdcoe3s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cardenaslab.bsky.social/post/3mlqme2mwik2g05/12/2026 End-Of-The-Term Ice cream with the TAs. Thank you for your help and for doing such a good job. @urengineering.bsky.social13 May 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:vmkthx3pl6solugy2glmhavw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqme2mwik2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/cardenaslab.bsky.social/post/3mlnwscn7ic2l05/11/26 Professor Gustavo Wiederhecker from the University of Campinas in Brazil, stopped by The Institute of Optics to give a colloquium and tour our lab. @urengineering.bsky.social12 May 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:vmkthx3pl6solugy2glmhavw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnwscn7ic2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cardenaslab.bsky.social/post/3ml6sftwe422y04/27/2026 Jiayi Dai Joined our group. Welcome! @urengineering.bsky.social06 May 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:vmkthx3pl6solugy2glmhavw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6sftwe422yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cardenaslab.bsky.social/post/3ml6se5tv422y04/27/2026 Zahidul Huq Zahin joined our group. Welcome! @urengineering.bsky.social06 May 2026 13:24 +0000at://did:plc:vmkthx3pl6solugy2glmhavw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6se5tv422yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cardenaslab.bsky.social/post/3mkpnptrrwk2m04/27/2026 Zheng Tan joined our group. Welcome! @urengineering.bsky.social30 Apr 2026 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:vmkthx3pl6solugy2glmhavw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpnptrrwk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cardenaslab.bsky.social/post/3mkpnn3snx22m04/23/2026 Xinyi presented a poster at the Finger Lakes Science and Technology Showcase. @urengineering.bsky.social30 Apr 2026 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:vmkthx3pl6solugy2glmhavw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpnn3snx22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cardenaslab.bsky.social/post/3mjjzwgja2s2k04/13/2026 Junye Zhu (Xavier) joined our group. Welcome! @urengineering.bsky.social15 Apr 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:vmkthx3pl6solugy2glmhavw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjzwgja2s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cardenaslab.bsky.social/post/3milzzd4kbk2e04/01/2026 Mengru (Jazmine) Zhang joined our group. Welcome! @urengineering.bsky.social03 Apr 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:vmkthx3pl6solugy2glmhavw/app.bsky.feed.post/3milzzd4kbk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cardenaslab.bsky.social/post/3mhvansi4ms2603/25/2026 Congratulations Photonect! https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ofc2026-ugcPost-7441921642899001344-7byz?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAADvM9LgBcLJBcDkqO7D0KBburjcbgggoQ9s25 Mar 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:vmkthx3pl6solugy2glmhavw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvansi4ms26https://bsky.app/profile/cardenaslab.bsky.social/post/3mgwzvyiyts2b03/09-12/2026 Students, faculty, and professionals participate in the AIM Photonics PIC testing and packaging workshop. @urengineering.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social13 Mar 2026 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:vmkthx3pl6solugy2glmhavw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgwzvyiyts2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cardenaslab.bsky.social/post/3mbwd53xzfc2q01/01/2026 Dr. Sari Al Zerey joined our team as a post-doctoral research associate. Welcome! @urengineering.bsky.social08 Jan 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:vmkthx3pl6solugy2glmhavw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbwd53xzfc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/cardenaslab.bsky.social/post/3m6wwkitx3k2p11/27/2025 Happy Thanksgiving!! We had a wonderful celebration. We are very thankful for our group. @urengineering.bsky.social01 Dec 2025 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:vmkthx3pl6solugy2glmhavw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6wwkitx3k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/cardenaslab.bsky.social/post/3m6hlzfhw5s2s11/24/2025 5 years ago the Pandemic didn't stop our gratitude. We cherish these memories. We are grateful for our group. HAPPY THANKSGIVING! @urengineering.bsky.social25 Nov 2025 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:vmkthx3pl6solugy2glmhavw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6hlzfhw5s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/cardenaslab.bsky.social/post/3m5ytz6d3t22v11/18/2025 Supun presented his invited talk at the annual CNF meeting. @urengineering.bsky.social19 Nov 2025 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:vmkthx3pl6solugy2glmhavw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ytz6d3t22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cardenaslab.bsky.social/post/3m5ly6xwits2611/01/2025 Dr. Lori Lepak joined our team. Welcome!14 Nov 2025 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:vmkthx3pl6solugy2glmhavw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ly6xwits26https://bsky.app/profile/cardenaslab.bsky.social/post/3m5lxxsctts2611/13/2025 Optics 101 students working on their final proyects on waveguide loss and interference at our lab with Ramiro and Yuhan. @urengineering.bsky.social14 Nov 2025 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:vmkthx3pl6solugy2glmhavw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5lxxsctts26https://bsky.app/profile/cardenaslab.bsky.social/post/3m52dy4ijhk2511/07/2025 We are very happy to share Sushant Kumar's recent work that demonstrates a fully passive alignment platform for photonic and electronic ICs and optical fibers. The paper just came out in Optics Express: https://opg.optica.org/oe/fulltext.cfm?uri=oe-33-23-48160 @urengineering.bsky.social07 Nov 2025 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:vmkthx3pl6solugy2glmhavw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m52dy4ijhk25https://bsky.app/profile/cardenaslab.bsky.social/post/3lz7irjblhs2qCongratulations, Juniyali! https://www.engineering.com/from-student-to-founder-leading-the-next-wave-of-photonics-innovation/19 Sep 2025 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:vmkthx3pl6solugy2glmhavw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz7irjblhs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/cardenaslab.bsky.social/post/3lygcrxzgak2n09/09/2025 Congratulations to Gadg for presenting his REU work from this summer at Techcon. Great work Gadg! @urengineering.bsky.social @urochester.bsky.social09 Sep 2025 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:vmkthx3pl6solugy2glmhavw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lygcrxzgak2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cardenaslab.bsky.social/post/3ly4g77j6p22m09/05/2025 A postdoctoral scientist position in integrated photonics and high sensitivity accelerometers on-chip is available at Cardenas Lab If interested, please contact Professor Jaime Cardenas at jaime.cardenas@rochester.edu. Attach a CV to the email and a list of up to 3 reference letters.05 Sep 2025 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:vmkthx3pl6solugy2glmhavw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly4g77j6p22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cardenaslab.bsky.social/post/3lwhaxf7ql22hDr. Jaime Cardenas, The Institute Of Optics professor, shares insights on what makes a strong researcher. @urengineering.bsky.social www.instagram.com/p/DGo-QtvuidY/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DGo-QtvuidY/15 Aug 2025 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:vmkthx3pl6solugy2glmhavw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwhaxf7ql22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/cardenaslab.bsky.social/post/3lweik4jbks2n08/12/2025 Jiewei defended his PhD thesis today. Congratulations Dr Xiang! @urengineering.bsky.social14 Aug 2025 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:vmkthx3pl6solugy2glmhavw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lweik4jbks2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cardenaslab.bsky.social/post/3lvqpc6rdbk2aEngaging video about Juniyali's journey from student to successful entrepreneur. We are very proud of our Alumni. @urengineering.bsky.social https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h50TtQ2R3n406 Aug 2025 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:vmkthx3pl6solugy2glmhavw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvqpc6rdbk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cardenaslab.bsky.social/post/3lvdu6roczs2307/31/2025 Kellen gave a great REU presentation. Way to go!01 Aug 2025 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:vmkthx3pl6solugy2glmhavw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvdu6roczs23https://bsky.app/profile/cardenaslab.bsky.social/post/3lvdu5csnrk2307/31/2025 Gadg gave an interesting REU presentation. Great job!01 Aug 2025 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:vmkthx3pl6solugy2glmhavw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvdu5csnrk23https://bsky.app/profile/cardenaslab.bsky.social/post/3lvdu3wyklk23Jiewei will defend his thesis on Tuesday, August 12, at 1 pm. Come to Goergen 109 to support him. @urengineering.bsky.social01 Aug 2025 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:vmkthx3pl6solugy2glmhavw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvdu3wyklk23