Professor Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop
Professor

Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop

Background

Professor Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop’s research interests are in the fields of atom optics, laser micromanipulation, nano optics, quantum computing and biophotonics.

She has long standing experience with lasers, linear and nonlinear high-resolution spectroscopy, laser micromanipulation, and atom cooling and trapping. She was one of the originators of the widely used laser enhanced ionisation spectroscopy technique and is well known for her recent work in laser micromanipulation. She has been also working (Nanotechnology Laboratory, Göteborg, Sweden) in the field of nano- and microfabrication in order to produce the microstructures needed for optically driven micromachines and tips for the scanning force microscopy with optically trapped stylus. Recently she led the team that observed dynamical tunnelling in quantum chaotic system. Additionally Prof. Rubinsztein-Dunlop has led the new effort into development of new nano-structured quantum dots for quantum computing and other advanced device related applications.

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Fields of research

Physical Sciences

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Gothenburg

Research interests

  • Biophotonics

    The multidisciplinary Centre for Biophotonics and Laser Science is engaged in projects such as laser dentistry, optical micromanipulation and hyperpolarised NMR gas imaging.

  • Nano-optics and quantum computing

    We study colloidal quantum dots for use in future quantum technologies. Our system is based on a fluorescence activated PbS quantum dot. We are developing techniques for single dot detection, for the demonstration of a single qubit operation, and for controlled entanglement between two dots.

  • Laser micromanipulation

    We are characterising the optical forces developed in laser tweezers, including micro-rotational dynamics studies and optical angular momentum transfer. We have demonstrated the principals of an all optically-driven micromachine. Our studies are multidisciplinary, involving synaptic connections, microrheology, DNA twisting, and cell properties.

  • Atom optics

    Using laser beams, we trap and cool atoms until their behaviour is governed by quantum theory. We have used this technology to verify theoretical predictions, such as dynamic quantum tunnelling. Our recent work involves the production of a micro-Bose Einstein condensate, which can be moved around on an �atomic chip�.

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446 works between 1974 and 2025
All (446) Journal Article (251) Book Chapter (14) Conference Publication (179) Other Outputs (2)

1 - 20 of 446 works

2025

Journal Article

Shear-induced decaying turbulence in Bose-Einstein condensates

Simjanovski, S., Gauthier, G., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, H., Reeves, M. T. and Neely, T. W. (2025). Shear-induced decaying turbulence in Bose-Einstein condensates. Physical Review A, 111 (2) 023314. doi: 10.1103/physreva.111.023314

Shear-induced decaying turbulence in Bose-Einstein condensates

2025

Journal Article

Interrogating the Ballistic Regime in Liquids with Rotational Optical Tweezers

Watson, Mark, Stilgoe, Alexander, Favre-Bulle, Itia and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2025). Interrogating the Ballistic Regime in Liquids with Rotational Optical Tweezers. Optica, 12 (2), 246-254. doi: 10.1364/optica.549215

Interrogating the Ballistic Regime in Liquids with Rotational Optical Tweezers

2024

Conference Publication

Tracking active matter particles with DeepTrack

Grant, Patrick, Nieminen, Timo A., Stilgoe, Alexander and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2024). Tracking active matter particles with DeepTrack. SPIE Nanoscience + Engineering, San Diego, CA United States, 18-23 August 2024. Bellingham, WA United States: SPIE. doi: 10.1117/12.3027939

Tracking active matter particles with DeepTrack

2024

Conference Publication

High-bandwidth rotational optical tweezers for ultrafast and calibration-free viscometry in fluids

Watson, Mark L., Stilgoe, Alexander B., Favre-Bulle, Itia A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2024). High-bandwidth rotational optical tweezers for ultrafast and calibration-free viscometry in fluids. SPIE Nanoscience + Engineering, San Diego, CA United States, 18-23 August 2024. Bellingham, WA United States: SPIE. doi: 10.1117/12.3028345

High-bandwidth rotational optical tweezers for ultrafast and calibration-free viscometry in fluids

2024

Conference Publication

Sculpted light and all optically driven micro and nanomachines

Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina, Favre-Bulle, Itia A., Watson, Mark L., Grant, Patrick, Nieminen, Timo A. and Stilgoe, Alexander B. (2024). Sculpted light and all optically driven micro and nanomachines. SPIE Organic Photonics + Electronics, San Diego, CA United States, 18-23 August 2024. Bellingham, WA United States: SPIE. doi: 10.1117/12.3030461

Sculpted light and all optically driven micro and nanomachines

2024

Journal Article

Shining light in mechanobiology: optical tweezers, scissors, and beyond

Stilgoe, Alexander B., Favre-Bulle, Itia A., Watson, Mark L., Gomez-Godinez, Veronica, Berns, Michael W., Preece, Daryl and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2024). Shining light in mechanobiology: optical tweezers, scissors, and beyond. ACS Photonics, 11 (3), 917-940. doi: 10.1021/acsphotonics.4c00064

Shining light in mechanobiology: optical tweezers, scissors, and beyond

2024

Journal Article

Tired and stressed: direct holographicquasi-static stretching of aging echinocytes and discocytes in plasma using optical tweezers

Stilgoe, Alexander, Kashchuk, Anatolii, Balanant, Marie Anne, Santangelo, Deborah, Nieminen, Timo, Sauret, Emilie, flower, robert and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2024). Tired and stressed: direct holographicquasi-static stretching of aging echinocytes and discocytes in plasma using optical tweezers. Biomedical Optics Express, 15 (2), 656-671. doi: 10.1364/boe.504779

Tired and stressed: direct holographicquasi-static stretching of aging echinocytes and discocytes in plasma using optical tweezers

2023

Journal Article

Optimizing persistent currents in a ring-shaped Bose-Einstein condensate using machine learning

Simjanovski, Simeon, Gauthier, Guillaume, Davis, Matthew J., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina and Neely, Tyler W. (2023). Optimizing persistent currents in a ring-shaped Bose-Einstein condensate using machine learning. Physical Review A, 108 (6) 063306. doi: 10.1103/physreva.108.063306

Optimizing persistent currents in a ring-shaped Bose-Einstein condensate using machine learning

2023

Conference Publication

Sensing inertia with rotational optical tweezers

Watson, Mark L., Stilgoe, Alexander B., Favre-Bulle, Itia A., Nieminen, Timo A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2023). Sensing inertia with rotational optical tweezers. SPIE Nanoscience + Engineering, San Diego, CA United States, 20-25 August 2023. Bellingham, WA United States: SPIE. doi: 10.1117/12.2677236

Sensing inertia with rotational optical tweezers

2023

Conference Publication

Optical tweezers in mechanobiology

Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina, Watson, Mark L., Favre-Bulle, Itia, Grant, Patrick, Nieminen, Timo A. and Stilgoe, Alexander B. (2023). Optical tweezers in mechanobiology. Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XX: SPIE Nanoscience + Engineering, San Diego, CA United States, 20-25 August 2023. Bellingham, WA United States: SPIE. doi: 10.1117/12.2682972

Optical tweezers in mechanobiology

2023

Journal Article

Viability of rotation sensing using phonon interferometry in Bose-Einstein condensates

Woffinden, Charles, Groszek, Andrew J., Gauthier, Guillaume, Mommers, Bradley J., Bromley, Michael W. J., Haine, Simon A., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina, Davis, Matthew J., Neely, Tyler W. and Baker, Mark (2023). Viability of rotation sensing using phonon interferometry in Bose-Einstein condensates. SciPost Physics, 15 (4) 128, 1-22. doi: 10.21468/scipostphys.15.4.128

Viability of rotation sensing using phonon interferometry in Bose-Einstein condensates

2023

Conference Publication

Accelerating optical tweezers simulations with auto-encoders

Lenton, Isaac C. D., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina and Waitukaitis, Scott R. (2023). Accelerating optical tweezers simulations with auto-encoders. SPIE Nanoscience + Engineering, San Diego, CA United States, 20-25 August 2023. Bellingham, WA United States: SPIE. doi: 10.1117/12.2672782

Accelerating optical tweezers simulations with auto-encoders

2023

Journal Article

Quantum thermodynamics

Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2023). Quantum thermodynamics. AVS Quantum Science, 5 (3) 030401, 1-3. doi: 10.1116/5.0160436

Quantum thermodynamics

2023

Conference Publication

Vector beam shaping for transverse angular momentum transfer

Stilgoe, Alexander B., Gillies, Naran and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2023). Vector beam shaping for transverse angular momentum transfer. Complex Light and Optical Forces XVII, San Francisco, CA United States, 28 January - 3 February 2023. Bellingham, WA United States: International Society for Optical Engineering. doi: 10.1117/12.2657224

Vector beam shaping for transverse angular momentum transfer

2023

Conference Publication

Aberration corrected structured light for in-house fabrication of functional micro-structures

Armstrong, Declan J., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina, Nieminen, Timo A. and Stilgoe, Alexander (2023). Aberration corrected structured light for in-house fabrication of functional micro-structures. SPIE OPTO, San Francisco, CA United States, 28 January - 3 February 2023. Bellingham, WA United States: SPIE. doi: 10.1117/12.2657795

Aberration corrected structured light for in-house fabrication of functional micro-structures

2023

Journal Article

Roadmap for Optical Tweezers 2023

Volpe, Giovanni, Marago, Onofrio M, Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina, Pesce, Giuseppe, Stilgoe, Alexander, Volpe, Giorgio, Tkachenko, Georgiy, Truong, Viet Giang, Nic Chormaic, Sile, Kalantarifard, Fatemeh, Elahi, Parviz, Kall, Mikael, Callegari, Agnese, Marqués, Manuel, Neves, Antonio, Saija, Rosalba, Beck, Paul, Eismann, Jörg, Banzer, Peter, Fernandes, Thales, Pedaci, Francesco, Bowen, Warwick, Roy, Basudev, Thalhammer, Gregor, Ritsch-Marte, Monika, Perez Garcia, Laura, Arzola, Alejandro, Perez Castillo, Isaac, Argun, Aykut ... Swartzlander, Grover A (2023). Roadmap for Optical Tweezers 2023. Journal of Physics: Photonics, 5 (2) 022501, 1-135. doi: 10.1088/2515-7647/acb57b

Roadmap for Optical Tweezers 2023

2022

Conference Publication

Sculpted light in optical micromanipulation and quantum atom optics

Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2022). Sculpted light in optical micromanipulation and quantum atom optics. SPIE/COS Photonics Asia, Online, 5-12 December 2022. Bellingham, WA United States: SPIE. doi: 10.1117/12.2656162

Sculpted light in optical micromanipulation and quantum atom optics

2022

Journal Article

Spin–orbit interaction in non-paraxial Gaussian beams and the spin-only measurement of optical torque

Nieminen, Timo A., Watson, Mark Liam, Loke, Vincent L. Y., Stilgoe, Alexander and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2022). Spin–orbit interaction in non-paraxial Gaussian beams and the spin-only measurement of optical torque. Journal of Optics, 24 (12) 124001, 1-10. doi: 10.1088/2040-8986/ac9c6e

Spin–orbit interaction in non-paraxial Gaussian beams and the spin-only measurement of optical torque

2022

Journal Article

Improved two-photon photopolymerisation and optical trapping with aberration-corrected structured light

Armstrong, D. J., Stilgoe, A. B., Nieminen, T. A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, H. (2022). Improved two-photon photopolymerisation and optical trapping with aberration-corrected structured light. Frontiers in Nanotechnology, 4 998656, 1-12. doi: 10.3389/fnano.2022.998656

Improved two-photon photopolymerisation and optical trapping with aberration-corrected structured light

2022

Conference Publication

Optically driven nano and micromachines in optical tweezers

Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina, Armstrong, Declan, Watson, Mark, Favre-Bulle, Itia, Nieminen, Timo and Stilgoe, Alexander B. (2022). Optically driven nano and micromachines in optical tweezers. SPIE Organic Photonics + Electronics, San Diego, CA United States, 21-26 August 2022. Bellingham, WA United States: SPIE. doi: 10.1117/12.2639995

Optically driven nano and micromachines in optical tweezers

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  • Atom optics
  • Laser micromanipulation
  • Lasers
  • Lasers - UV and visible
  • Linear laser spectroscopy
  • Multiphoton imaging
  • Optics - atomic
  • Photons
  • Spectroscopy

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