Rubin Research Group
Prof. Noah A. Rubin - Optics and Photonics at UCSD
Rubin Group (December 2025)
Group Hike at Torrey Pines State Reservation (July 2025)
Rubin Group (December 2024)
Nano3 Cleanroom @ UCSD (November 2025)
Nanophotonics for Astronomy @ the Dunn Solar Telescope (Sunspot, NM, 2024)
Cover of Physics Today (July 2024)
Welcome! We are a new research group at UCSD led by Prof. Noah A. Rubin studying a wide range of topics in optics and photonics with a special interest in the fields of nanophotonics and polarization optics. Our work spans from fundamentals of optics all the way to practical applications in real optical instrumentation.
Some recent areas of interest include:
- The theory of polarization-sensitive diffractive optics (i.e., “metasurfaces”), including new devices these enable.
- Compact cameras for polarization imaging using these metasurface polarization optics.
- The application of these to sensing, including in atmospheric science, astronomy, and other areas of interest to NASA.
Please see our publications (here or on Google Scholar) for more information.
News
| April 2025 | Noah gives physics colloquium at UCSB |
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| October 2024 | Noah is included in Electro Optics Magazine’s “Photonics 100” list. |
| October 2024 | Alongside partners at the University of Arizona and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, we have been selected for an award from NASA’s Instrument Incubator Program. See here and here for more information. |
| September 2024 | Keck Institute workshop at Caltech |
| July 2024 | Our work is featured on the cover of Physics Today |
| July 2024 | Karl is selected for a NASA FINESST Ph.D. fellowship. Congratulations, Karl! |
| March 2024 | Noah joins UCSD! |