Research in The Simon Lab at Stanford University

The Simon Lab explores science at the interface of condensed matter, quantum optics, and quantum information. Our science is enabled by technological innovation, particularly in Hamiltonian engineering, control, and electronics, allowing us to explore open questions in topological physics, photonic materials, and strong correlations.

For a broad overview of the science, here are a few talks given by Jon: Laughlin States of Light at KITP, Harvard ITAMP, KITP Topological Quantum Materials , Simons Center for Geometry and Physics , KITP Few-Body Physics, Manybody Cavity QED

Bowen Li, Lukas Palm, Xin Wei, Marius Jurgensen, Zeyang Li, Yiming Cady Feng, Abhishek V. Karve, and Jon Simon, "Automatic Optical Alignment Using Projective Geometry" arXiv 2609.19565

Geun Ho Ahn, Ziyu Wang, Devin J. Dean, Hubert S. Stokowski, Taewon Park, Martin M. Fejer, Jonathan Simon, and Amir H. Safavi-Naeini, "Ultrabroadband Passive Laser Noise Suppression to Quantum Noise Limit through on-chip Second Harmonic Generation" arXiv 2603.25801

Lukas Palm, Bowen Li, Yiming Cady Feng, Marius Jürgensen, and Jonathan Simon, "Enhanced Rydberg Blockade through RF-tuned Förster Resonance" arXiv 2603.07958

Anna Soper, Danial Shadmany, Adam L. Shaw, Lukas Palm, David I. Schuster, and Jonathan Simon, "Stability, degeneracy, and scalability of a 600-site cavity array microscope" Phys. Rev. X 16, 041009

Andrei Vrajitoarea, Gabrielle Roberts, Kaden R. A. Hazzard, Jonathan Simon, and David I. Schuster, "Quantum-controlled synthetic materials" arXiv 2602.06108