Observed arrival · 2026-09-19
Yu Liu Builds Instruments That Escape the Lab
A quantum engineer’s portfolio spanning ion traps, FPGA laser locks, optical reconstruction, and an affordable microscope.
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- The portfolio includes a 100 kHz laser lock with a 10 µs measurement window.
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The portfolio documents work across optics, superconducting circuits, trapped nanoparticles, FPGA systems, thermal engineering, and statistical physics. Its project entries name concrete methods and constraints, including a 550–700 nm spectrometer reconstructed with a convolutional autoencoder and a gravimeter built around a Paul trap. Eureka is shown as an ongoing build using Fusion 360, 3D printing, and plankton imaging, rather than as a completed product.
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