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)

41 - 60 of 446 works

2020

Journal Article

Ultrabroadband and sensitive cavity optomechanical magnetometry

Li, Bei-Bei, Brawley, George, Greenall, Hamish, Forstner, Stefan, Sheridan, Eoin, Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina and Bowen, Warwick P. (2020). Ultrabroadband and sensitive cavity optomechanical magnetometry. Photonics Research, 8 (7), 1064-1071. doi: 10.1364/PRJ.390261

Ultrabroadband and sensitive cavity optomechanical magnetometry

2020

Conference Publication

Controlling orbital angular momentum in microscopic and topological systems

Preece, Daryl, Shi, Zhiwei, Chen, Zhigang and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2020). Controlling orbital angular momentum in microscopic and topological systems. Optical Manipulation and Structured Materials Conference 2020, Yokohama, Japan, 22-24 April 2020. Bellingham, WA United States: SPIE. doi: 10.1117/12.2573767

Controlling orbital angular momentum in microscopic and topological systems

2020

Conference Publication

Understanding particle trajectories by mapping optical force vortices

Lenton, Isaac C. D., Stilgoe, Alex B., Nieminen, Timo A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2020). Understanding particle trajectories by mapping optical force vortices. Complex Light and Optical Forces XIV, San Francisco, CA, United States, 1-6 February 2020. Bellingham, WA, United States: SPIE. doi: 10.1117/12.2550418

Understanding particle trajectories by mapping optical force vortices

2019

Journal Article

Quantitative acoustic models for superfluid circuits

Gauthier, Guillaume, Szigeti, Stuart S., Reeves, Matthew T., Baker, Mark, Bell, Thomas A., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina, Davis, Matthew J. and Neely, Tyler W. (2019). Quantitative acoustic models for superfluid circuits. Physical Review Letters, 123 (26) 260402, 260402. doi: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.260402

Quantitative acoustic models for superfluid circuits

2019

Journal Article

Orientation of swimming cells with annular beam optical tweezers

Lenton, Isaac C. D., Armstrong, Declan J., Stilgoe, Alexander B., Nieminen, Timo A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2019). Orientation of swimming cells with annular beam optical tweezers. Optics Communications, 459 124864, 124864. doi: 10.1016/j.optcom.2019.124864

Orientation of swimming cells with annular beam optical tweezers

2019

Journal Article

Optical-trapping of particles in air using parabolic reflectors and a hollow laser beam

Pan, Yong-Le, Kalume, Aimable, Lenton, Isaac C. D., Nieminen, Timo A., Stilgoe, Alex B., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina, Beresnev, Leonid A., Wang, Chuji and Santarpia, Joshua L. (2019). Optical-trapping of particles in air using parabolic reflectors and a hollow laser beam. Optics Express, 27 (23), 33061-33069. doi: 10.1364/oe.27.033061

Optical-trapping of particles in air using parabolic reflectors and a hollow laser beam

2019

Journal Article

Giant vortex clusters in a two-dimensional quantum fluid

Gauthier, Guillaume, Reeves, Matthew T., Yu, Xiaoquan, Bradley, Ashton S., Baker, Mark A., Bell, Thomas A., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina, Davis, Matthew J. and Neely, Tyler W. (2019). Giant vortex clusters in a two-dimensional quantum fluid. Science, 364 (6447), 1264-1267. doi: 10.1126/science.aat5718

Giant vortex clusters in a two-dimensional quantum fluid

2019

Journal Article

Optical trapping in vivo: theory, practice, and applications

Favre-Bulle, Itia A., Stilgoe, Alexander B., Scott, Ethan K. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2019). Optical trapping in vivo: theory, practice, and applications. Nanophotonics, 8 (6), 1023-1040. doi: 10.1515/nanoph-2019-0055

Optical trapping in vivo: theory, practice, and applications

2019

Journal Article

Machine learning wall effects of eccentric spheres for convenient computation

Gibson, Lachlan J., Zhang, Shu, Stilgoe, Alexander B., Nieminen, Timo A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2019). Machine learning wall effects of eccentric spheres for convenient computation. Physical Review E, 99 (4) 043304, 043304. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.99.043304

Machine learning wall effects of eccentric spheres for convenient computation

2019

Journal Article

High-speed transverse and axial optical force measurements using amplitude filter masks

Kashchuk, Anatolii V., Nieminen, Timo A., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina and Stilgoe, Alexander B. (2019). High-speed transverse and axial optical force measurements using amplitude filter masks. Optics Express, 27 (7), 10034-10049. doi: 10.1364/OE.27.010034

High-speed transverse and axial optical force measurements using amplitude filter masks

2019

Journal Article

Measuring local properties inside a cell-mimicking structure using rotating optical tweezers

Zhang, Shu, Gibson, Lachlan J., Stilgoe, Alexander B., Nieminen, Timo A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2019). Measuring local properties inside a cell-mimicking structure using rotating optical tweezers. Journal of Biophotonics, 12 (7) e201900022, e201900022. doi: 10.1002/jbio.201900022

Measuring local properties inside a cell-mimicking structure using rotating optical tweezers

2019

Journal Article

Microscope images of strongly scattering objects via vectorial transfer matrices: modeling and an experimental verification

Stilgoe, Alexander B., Loke, Vincent L. Y., Kashchuk, Anatolii V., Nieminen, Timo A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2019). Microscope images of strongly scattering objects via vectorial transfer matrices: modeling and an experimental verification. Physical Review a, 99 (1) 013818. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.99.013818

Microscope images of strongly scattering objects via vectorial transfer matrices: modeling and an experimental verification

2019

Conference Publication

Optical tweezers in biology

Stilgoe, Alexander B., Favre-Bulle, Itia A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina (2019). Optical tweezers in biology. Biomedical Imaging and Sensing Conference, Yokohama, Japan, 22–26 April 2019. Bellingham, WA United States: SPIE.

Optical tweezers in biology

2018

Journal Article

Cellular-resolution imaging of vestibular processing across the larval zebrafish brain

Favre-Bulle, Itia A., Vanwalleghem, Gilles, Taylor, Michael A., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina and Scott, Ethan K. (2018). Cellular-resolution imaging of vestibular processing across the larval zebrafish brain. Current Biology, 28 (23), 3711-3722. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.09.060

Cellular-resolution imaging of vestibular processing across the larval zebrafish brain

2018

Journal Article

Scalable high-sensitivity optomechanical magnetometers on a chip

Li, Bei-Bei, Bulla, Douglas, Prakash, Varun, Forstner, Stefan, Dehghan-Manshadi, Ali, Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina, Foster, Scott and Bowen, Warwick P. (2018). Scalable high-sensitivity optomechanical magnetometers on a chip. Apl Photonics, 3 (12) 120806, 120806. doi: 10.1063/1.5055029

Scalable high-sensitivity optomechanical magnetometers on a chip

2018

Journal Article

Calibration of force detection for arbitrarily shaped particles in optical tweezers

Bui, Ann A. M., Kashchuk, Anatolii V., Balanant, Marie Anne, Nieminen, Timo A., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina and Stilgoe, Alexander B. (2018). Calibration of force detection for arbitrarily shaped particles in optical tweezers. Scientific Reports, 8 (1) 10798, 10798. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-28876-y

Calibration of force detection for arbitrarily shaped particles in optical tweezers

2018

Journal Article

Phase and micromotion of Bose-Einstein condensates in a time-averaged ring trap

Bell, Thomas A., Gauthier, Guillaume, Neely, Tyler W., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina, Davis, Matthew J. and Baker, Mark A. (2018). Phase and micromotion of Bose-Einstein condensates in a time-averaged ring trap. Physical Review A, 98 (1) 013604. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.98.013604

Phase and micromotion of Bose-Einstein condensates in a time-averaged ring trap

2018

Journal Article

Modelling of cavity optomechanical magnetometers

Yu, Yimin, Forstner, Stefan, Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina and Bowen, Warwick Paul (2018). Modelling of cavity optomechanical magnetometers. Sensors, 18 (5) 1558, 1558. doi: 10.3390/s18051558

Modelling of cavity optomechanical magnetometers

2018

Journal Article

Optical tweezers bring micromachines to biology

Favre-Bulle, I. A., Zhang, S., Kashchuk, A. V., Lenton, I. C.D., Gibson, L. J., Stilgoe, A. B., Nieminen, T. A. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, H. (2018). Optical tweezers bring micromachines to biology. Optics and Photonics News, 29 (4), 40-47. doi: 10.1364/opn.29.4.000040

Optical tweezers bring micromachines to biology

2018

Journal Article

Hypothalamic Projections to the Optic Tectum in Larval Zebrafish

Heap, Lucy A., Vanwalleghem, Gilles C., Thompson, Andrew W., Favre-Bulle, Itia, Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina and Scott, Ethan K. (2018). Hypothalamic Projections to the Optic Tectum in Larval Zebrafish. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, 11 135, 1-12. doi: 10.3389/fnana.2017.00135

Hypothalamic Projections to the Optic Tectum in Larval Zebrafish

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2028
    Vortex matter simulators of two-dimensional melting
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2030
    ARC Training Centre in Current and Emergent Quantum Technologies (ARC Training Centre administered by The University of Adelaide)
    University of Adelaide
    Open grant

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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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