Lewis Ruks
Research Scientist
Theoretical Quantum Physics Research Group and NTT Research Center for Theoretical Quantum Information
Basic Research Laboratories, NTT, Inc., Japan
Theoretical research into cooperative quantum light-matter phenomena and applications.
Career
Positions
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Apr 2025 - Present
Research Scientist
Basic Research Laboratories, NTT, Inc.
NTT Research Center for Theoretical Quantum Information -
Mar 2023 - Mar 2025
Research Associate
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Nov 2022 - Feb 2023
Senior Research Fellow
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
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Sep 2017 - Oct 2022
Ph.D., Quantum Optics
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
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Sep 2013 - Aug 2017
Bachelor's and Master's, Mathematics
University of Oxford
Publications
Selected publications
Other publications
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2021
Spatial distributions of the fields in guided normal modes of two coupled parallel optical nanofibers FL Kien, L Ruks, SN Chormaic, T Busch
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2020
Coupling between guided modes of two parallel nanofibers FL Kien, L Ruks, SN Chormaic, T Busch
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2019
Waveguide-induced dispersion interaction between two two-level atoms with orthogonal in-transverse-plane dipoles FL Kien, L Ruks, T Busch
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2019
Fast control of interactions in an ultracold two atom system: Managing correlations and irreversibility T Fogarty, L Ruks, J Li, T Busch
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2017
On the inverse problem of competitive modes and the search for chaotic dynamics L Ruks, R A Van Gorder
Presentations
Conferences
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2025
PIERS | Chiba
Invited talk: Light propagation in optical elements formed from layered atomic arrays
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2025
Quantum Optics XI | Krakow
Poster: Superradiant pulse trains in inhomogeneously broadened emitter ensembles
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2025
Quantum Innovation | Osaka
Poster: Negative refraction of light in an atomic medium
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2024
ISNTT | Atsugi
Poster: Negative refraction of light in an atomic medium
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2024
Photon | Swansea
Oral: Negative refraction of light in an atomic medium
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2024
Ultracold Atoms | Okinawa
Oral: Light propagation in layered atomic arrays
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2024
APS March Meeting | Minneapolis
Oral: Collective and nonlinear dynamics in spatially structured and spectrally inhomogeneous emitter ensembles
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2023
NANOP | Barcelona
Oral: Coherent optical elements formed collectively from ensembles of rare-earth ions embedded into optical waveguides
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2023
SPIE-CLP Advanced Photonics | San Diego
Oral: Coherent dynamics of inhomogeneously broadened ensembles in waveguide QED
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2021
Quantum Nanophotonics Benasque | Online
Poster: Asymptotic long-range interactions of quantum emitters through structured photonic baths
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2019
Les Houches
Poster: Nanofiber-mediated optical binding between atoms
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2019
ONNA | Okinawa
Poster: Nanofiber-mediated optical binding between atoms
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2019
ColOpt Winterschool | Herrsching
Oral and poster: Nanofiber-mediated optical binding between atoms