Laboratory of Quantum Photonics

Head of laboratory:

    assoc. prof., Dr.Sci. Mihai Macovei
    cab. 209
    phone : + (373) 22 738032
    fax : + (373) 22 738149
    email : mihai.macovei@ifa.usm.md

Fields of activity:

Theoretical study of quantum technologies:

quantum optomechanic / nanomechanic nano-rezonators systems interacting with electric / magnetic / electromagnetic fields,
systems of artificial atoms (quantum dots, quantum wells, quantum circuits etc.) interacting with acoustic and / or electromagnetic fields and / or phonons; interactions, coherences or interference of these particles etc.;
quantum dissipation and their manipulation; photon-photon, phonon-phonon, photon-phonon and / or qubit-photon-phonon-mechanical_nanorezonator quantum correlations and entanglement states;
photonic crystals, crystals made of photons; photon condensation and manipulation of excitations in quantum atomic lattices, biomaterials and optical / optomechanical / nanomechanical micro-cavities;
quantum thermodynamics.

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Team :

Profirie Bardetski Ph.D., assoc. prof. Leading scientific researcher	cab.: 220 phone: +(373) 22 739805 email: profirie.bardetchi@ifa.md
Mircea Baznat Ph.D., assoc. prof. Leading scientific researcher	cab.: 439 phone: +(373) 22 738030 email: mircea.baznat@ifa.md
Sergiu Carlig Ph.D. Leading scientific researcher	cab.: 220 phone: +(373) 22 739805 email: sergiu.carlig@ifa.md
Victor Ceban Ph.D. Leading scientific researcher	cab.: 221 phone: +(373) 22 739805 email: victor.ceban@ifa.md
Corneliu Gherman Ph.D. Leading scientific researcher	cab.: 220 phone: +(373) 22 739805 email: corneliu.gherman@ifa.usm.md
Irina Cebotari Ph.D. Senior scientific researcher	cab.: 208 phone: +(373) 22 738030 email: irina.cebotari@ifa.md
Elena Cecoi Scientific researcher	cab.: 221 phone: +(373) 22 739805 email: elena.cecoi@ifa.md
Tatiana Chiriac Scientific researcher	cab.: 221 phone: +(373) 22 739805 email: tatiana.chiriac@ifa.md
Viorel Ciornea Ph.D. Scientific researcher	cab.: 221 phone: +(373) 7239805 email: viorel.ciornea@ifa.md
Alexandr Cudreasov Scientific researcher	cab.: 221 phone: +(373) 22 739805 email: alexandr.cudreasov@ifa.md
Arthur Rotari Stagiar scientific researcher	cab.: 221 phone: +(373) 22 739805 email:

Ph.D. / M. Sc. Students:

Tatiana Chiriac

Ph.D. student

cab.: 221
phone: +(373) 22 739805
email: tatiana.chiriac@ifa.md

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2026

Ceban, V.; Cecoi, E.; Macovei, M.A.; Isar, A. Phonon Assisted Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics of a Double Quantum Dot Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 2026, 3239 (1), 012015-1—012015-8. Doi:10.1088/1742-6596/3239/1/012015. (Scopus).

2025

Павленко, В.И.; Белоусов, И.В. О возбуждении усиленного спонтанного излучения в пленке квантовых точек CdSe/CdS/CdZnS. Электронная обработка материалов. 2025, 61(6), 57—62. Doi:10.52577/eom.2025.61.6.63.
Mihaescu, T.; Isar, A.; Macovei, M.A. Two-quanta processes in coupled double-quantum-dot cavity systems. Eur Phys J Plus 140, 1194-1—1194-8 (2025). DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-07150-x. (IF: 2,9)
Mihaescu, T.; Macovei, M.A.; Isar, A. Non-Linear Quantum Dynamics in Coupled Double-Quantum- Dot-Cavity Systems. Physics 7(4), 47-1—47-11 (2025). Doi: 10.3390/physics7040047 (IF: 1,8).
Cârlig, S.; Ciornea, V.; Gherman, C.; Macovei, M.A. The Quantum Dynamics of Two Coupled Cavities Containing Pumped Atomic Ensembles. Phys Solid State 67(10), 873—878 (2025). Doi: 10.1134/S1063783425601985 (IF: 1,8).
Cudreasov, A.S.; Bardetski, P.; Macovei, M. A. Two Dipole-Dipole Interacting Emitters in a Moderately Strong Laser Field. În: ICNBME 2025, IFMBE Proceedings 134, 2025. 7th International Conference on Nanotechnologies and Biomedical Engineering, October 7—10, 2025, Chisinau, Moldova, p 49—55. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-06494-3_6.
Rotari, A.; Gherman, C.; Macovei, M. Two Qubits in Thermostat. În: ICNBME 2025, IFMBE Proceedings 134, 2025. 7th International Conference on Nanotechnologies and Biomedical Engineering, October 7—10, 2025, Chisinau, Moldova, p 56—63. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-06494-3_7.

2024

Bardetski, P.; Macovei, M.A. Dipole-dipole-interacting two-level emitters in a moderately intense laser field. Phys Rev A 110(4), 043720-1—043720-9 (2024). Doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.110.043720 (IF: 2,9).
Abraamyan, Kh.U.; Austin, Ch.; Baznat, M.; Gudima, K.K.; Kozhin, M.A.; Reznikov, S.G.; Sorin, A.S. Observation of Structures at ~17 and ~38 MeV/c² in the γγ Invariant Mass Spectrum in dCu Collisions at a Momentum of 3.8 GeV/c per Nucleon. Phys Part Nucl 55(4), 868—873 (2024). Doi: 10.1134/S1063779624700412 (IF: 0,6).
Macovei, M.A. Dense dipole-dipole-coupled two-level systems in a thermal bath. Phys Rev A. 110(2), 023712-1—023712-8 (2024). Doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.110.023712 (IF: 2,9).
Palii, Yu.; Bogolubskaya, A.; Yanovich, D. Quantum Approximation Optimization Algorithm for the Ising Model in an External Magnetic Field. Phys Part Nuclei 55(3), 600—602 (2024). ISSN 1063-7796. Doi: 10.1134/S106377962403064X (IF: 0,4).
Chebotar՚, I.D. Systems of Strongly Correlated Electrons Interacting with Each Other and with Phonons: Diagrammatic Approach. Surf Eng Appl Elect 60(1), 94—108 (2024). Doi: 10.3103/S1068375524010058.
Ceban, V.; Macovei, M. Enhanced phonon lifetimes with optically controlled single molecules. J Opt Soc Am B 41(1), 216—221 (2024). Doi: 10.1364/JOSAB.506974 (IF: 1,9).

2023

Ceban, V.; Macovei, M.A.; Isar, A. Phonon Mediated Collective Dynamics of Coherently Pumped Two-Level Emitters. Rom J Phys 68(9-10), 114-1—114-10 (2023). DOI: 10.59277/RomJPhys.2023.68.114 (IF: 1,5).
Чеботарь, И.Д. Системы сильно коррелированных электронов, взаимодействующих между собой и с фононами. Диаграммный подход. Электронная обработка материалов. 59(5), 72—89 (2023). DOI: 10.52577/eom.2023.59.5.72.
Baznat, M.; Teryaev, O.V.; Zinchenko, A.V. Polarization of Λ Hyperons in Gold Nucleus Collisions at NICA Energies. Phys. Part. Nucl. Lett. 20(3), 407—411 (2023). DOI: 10.1134/S154747712303010X (IF: 0,5).
Базнат, М.; Теряев, О.В.; Зинченко, A.В. Поляризация Λ-гиперонов в столкновениях ядер золота при энергиях ускорителя NICA. Письма в ЭЧАЯ 20(3), 428—433 (2023).
Pavlenko, V.; Beloussov, I. Amplified spontaneous emission from CdSe/CdS/CdZnS quantum dot films. J Lumin 257, 119643 (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.jlumin.2022.119643 (IF: 4,171).

2022

Baznat, M.; Baldin, A.; Baldina, E.; Paraipan, M.; Pronskikh, V.; Zhivkov, P. Cascade models in simulation of extended heavy targets irradiated by accelerated proton and deuteron beams. Phys Part Nuclei 53(5), 1000—1020 (2022). DOI: 10.1134/S1063779622050021 (IF: 0,786).
Baznat, M.; Baldin, A.; Baldina, E.; Paraipan, M.; Pronskikh, V.; Zhivkov, P. Cascade models in simulation of extended heavy targets irradiated by accelerated proton and deuteron beams. Физика элементарных частиц и атомного ядра. 53(5), 1219 (2022).
Abgaryan, V.;… Baznat, M.;... Khovostukhin, A.;…(MDP collaboration). Status and initial physics performance studies of the MPD experiment at NICA. Eur Phys J A 58(8), 140 (2022). DOI: 10.1140/epja/s10050-022-00750-6 (IF: 3,131).
Macovei, M.A. Performance of the collective three-level quantum thermal engine. Phys Rev A 105(4), 043708 (2022). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.105.043708 (IF: 3,140).
Macovei, M.A.; Palffy, A. Multiphonon quantum dynamics in cavity optomechanical systems. Phys Rev A 105(3), 033503 (2022). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.105.033503 (IF: 3,140).
Titarenko, Yu.E.; Batyaev, V.F.; Pavlov, K.V.; Titarenko, A.Yu.; Malinovskiy, S.V.; Rogov, V.I.; Zhivun, V.M.; Kulevoy, T.V.; Chauzova, M.V.; Khalikov, R.S.; Ignatyuk, A.V.; Blandinskiy, V.Yu.; Kovalishin, A.A.; Baznat, M.I.; Stankovskiy, A.Yu.; Dubrouski, A.I.; Kiyavitskaya, H.I.; Xue,T.; Tian, Yang.; Zeng, M.; Zeng, Zh.; Normahmedov, O.; Sato, T. ^{206,207,208,nat}Pb(p,x)¹⁹⁴Hg and ²⁰⁹Bi(p,x)¹⁹⁴Hg excitation functions in the energy range 0.04–2.6 GeV. Nucl Instrum Meth A 1026, 166151 (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2021.166151 (IF: 1,455).
Carlig; S.; Mirzac, A.; Bardetski, P.; Macovei, M.A. Quantum Photon Conversion via Coherently Driven Permanent Dipole Systems. În: ICNBME 2021, IFMBE Proceedings 87, 2022. 5th International Conference on Nanotechnologies and Biomedical Engineering, November 3–5, 2021, Chisinau, Moldova, p. 11—16. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-92328-0_2.
Ceban, V.; Macovei, M.A. Population Dynamics in a Modulated Optomechanical Setup. În: ICNBME 2021, IFMBE Proceedings 87, 2022. 5th International Conference on Nanotechnologies and Biomedical Engineering, November 3–5, 2021, Chisinau, Moldova, p. 298—305. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-92328-0_40.

2021

Zinchenko, A.; Teryaev, O.V.; Baznat, M.; Sorin, A.S. Polarization of Lambda-hyperons, vorticity and helicity structure in heavy-ion collisions. În: PoS – Proceedings of Science. EPS-HEP2021. The European Physical Society Conference on High Energy Physics, Online conference, 26-30 July 2021, Hamburg, Germany, p. 308—314.
Khvorostukhin, A.S. Calculation of the one-loop box integral at finite temperature and density. Acta Phys Pol B 52(11), 1303—1337 (2021). DOI: 10.5506/APhysPolB.52.1303 (IF: 0,748).
Mîrzac, A.; Carlig, S.; Macovei, M.A. Microwave multiphoton conversion via coherently driven permanent dipole systems. Phys Rev A 103(4), 043719 (2021). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.103.043719 (IF: 2,777).
Mihaescu, T.; Cecoi, E.; Macovei, M.A.; Isar, A. Geometric discord for a driven two-qubit system. Rom Rep Phys 73(1), 101-1—101-16 (2021) (IF: 2,147).
Khvorosrtukhin, A.S.; Kolomeitsev, E.E.; Toneev, D.D. Hybrid model with viscous relativistic hydrodynamics: a role of constraints on the shear-stress tensor. Eur Phys J A 57(10), 294 (2021). DOI: 10.1140/epja/s10050-021-00599-1 (IF: 3,043).
Abramov, B.M.; Baznat, M.; Borodin, Yu.A.; Bulychjov, S.A.; Dukhovskoy, I.A.; Krutenkova, A.P.; Kulikov, V.V.; Martemianov, M.A.; Matsyuk, M.A.; Turdakina E. N. Cumulative π-Mesons in ¹²C+⁹Be-Interactions at 3.2 GeV/Nucleon. Phys Part Nuclei 84(4), 467—474 (2021). DOI: 10.1134/S1063778821040037 (IF: 0,485).
Nazarova, E.; Akhat, R.; Baznat, M.; Teryaev, O.; Zinchenko, A. Monte Carlo Study of Λ Polarization at MPD. Phys Part Nuclei Lett 18(4), 429—438 (2021). DOI: 10.1134/S1547477121040142.

2020

Macovei, M.; Evers, J.; Keitel, Ch.H. Spontaneous decay processes in a classical strong low-frequency laser field. Phys Rev A 102(1), 013718-1—013718-7 (2020). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.102.013718 (IF: 2,907).
Cecoi, E.; Ciornea, V.; Isar, A.; Macovei, M. Entanglement versus cooling in the system of a driven pair of two-level qubits longitudinally coupled with a boson mode field. J Phys B-At Mol Opt 53(6), 065501-1—065501-8 (2020). DOI: 10.1088/1361-6455/ab5d8e (IF: 2,115).
Mîrzac, A.; Mihaescu, T.; Macovei, M.; Isar, A. Interferometric power of gaussian systems in a squeezed thermal bath. Rom J Phys 65, 102 (2020) (IF: 1,460).
Ceban, V.; Macovei, M.A. Quantum Interferences with Equidistant Three-Level Quantum Wells. În: IFMBE Proceedings, V. 77, Springer, 2020, p. 155—159. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-31866-6_32.
Mirzac, A.; Macovei, M.A. Steady-State Behaviors of a Quantum Oscillator Coupled with a Three-Level Emitter. În: IFMBE Proceedings, V. 77, Springer, 2020, p. 677—680. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-31866-6_119.
Palii, Y. Parametrization of the conjugacy class of the special linear group. J Math Sci 251(3), 405—418 (2020). DOI: 10.1007/s10958-020-05100-9.
Titarenko, Yu.E.; Batyaev, V.F.; Pavlov, K.V.; Titarenko, A.Yu.; Malinovskiy, S.V.; Rogov, V.I.; Zhivun, V.M.; Kulevoy, T.V.; Chauzova, M.V.; Lushin, S.V.; Busygin, A.S.; Ignatyuk, A.V.; Alekseev, P.N.; Blandinskiy, V.Yu.; Kovalishin, A.A.; Tyutyunnikov, S.I.; Baldin, A.A.; Sosnin, A.N.; Baznat, M.I.; Stankovskiy, A.Yu.; Dubrouski, A.I.; Kiyavitskaya, H.I.; Xue, T.; Tian, Y.; Zeng, M.; Zeng, Z.; Sato, T. ^{208,207,206,nat}Pb(p,x)²⁰⁷Bi and ²⁰⁹Bi (p,x)²⁰⁷Bi excitation functions in the energy range of 0.04 – 2.6 GeV. Nucl Instrum Meth A 984, 164635-1—164635-8 (2020). DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2020.164635 (IF: 1,433).
Baznat, M.; Botvina, A.; Musulmanbekov, G.; Toneev, V.; Zhezher, V. Monte-Carlo Generator of Heavy Ion Collisions DCM-SMM. Phys Part Nuclei Lett 17(3), 303—324 (2020). DOI: 10.1134/S1547477120030024.
Khushvaktov, J.H.; Tichý, P.; Adam, J.; Baldin, A.A.; Baznat, M.; BrunÄiaková, M.; Furman, W.I.; Gustova, S.A.; Král, D.; Solnyshkin, A.A.; Stegailov, V.I.; Svoboda, J.; Tsoupko-Sitnikov, V.M.; Tyutyunnikov, S.I.; Vespalec, R.; Vrzalová, J.; Wagner, V.; Yudin, I.P.; Yuldashev, B.S.; Závorka, L.; Zeman, M. Study of the residual nuclei generation in a massive lead target irradiated with 660 MeV protons. Nucl Instrum Meth A 959, 163542—163542 (2020). DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2020.163542 (IF: 1,433).

2019

Mîrzac, A. Dinamica răcirii cuantice a unui oscilator cuplat cu un atom artificial. Akademos 4(55), 16—19 (2019). DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3631279.
Mîrzac, A.; Macovei, M.A. Dynamics of a quantum oscillator coupled with a three-level Λ-type emitter. J Opt Soc Am B 36(9), 2473—2480 (2019). DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.36.002473 (IF: 2,284).

2018

Ciornea, V.; Cecoi, E.; Macovei, M.A. Diminuarea intensității câmpului fluorescent a doi qubiți pompați laser. Akademos 4(51), 28—31 (2018). ISSN 1857-0461.
Mirzac, A.V.; Ciornea, V.; Macovei, M.A. Non-classical light scattered by laser-pumped molecules possessing permanent dipoles. Mold J Phys Sci 17(1-2), 95—104 (2018). ISSN 1810-648X.
Cecoi, E.; Ciornea, V.; Isar, A.; Macovei, M.A. Entanglement of a laser driven pair of two-level qubits via its phonon environment. J Opt Soc Am B 35(5), 1127—1132 (2018). DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.35.001127 (IF: 1,843) [Editors’ Pick].
Ceban, V.; Macovei, M.A. Enhanced cooling for stronger qubit-phonon couplings. Rom Rep Phys 70(1), 407-1—407-8 (2018). ISSN 1221-1451 (IF: 1,467).

2017

Cui, N.; Macovei, M.A. Amplifying ultraweak transitions in collective systems via quantum interference. Phys Rev A 96(6), 063814-1—063814-5 (2017). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.96.063814 (IF: 2,925).
Ceban, V. Phase-dependent quantum interferences with three-level artificial atoms. Rom J Phys, 62(5-6), 207 (2017). ISSN 1221-146X (IF: 1,398).
Jin, L.; Evers, J.; Macovei, M. Collective dynamics in a laser-pumped mixture of two atomic ensembles. J Opt Soc Am B 34(6), 1280—1285 (2017). DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.34.001280 (IF: 1,731).
Carlig, S.; Macovei, M.A. Enhanced vibrational quantum dynamics beyond the rotating wave approximation. Jetp Lett 105(8), 526—530 (2017). DOI: 10.1134/S0021364017080033 (IF: 1,172).
Ceban, V.; Longo, P.; Macovei, M.A. Fast phonon dynamics of a nanomechanical oscilator due to cooperative effects. Phys Rev A 95(2), 023806-1—023806-5 (2017). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.95.023806 (IF: 2,765).

Patents

Nateprov, A.; Gherman, C.; Dermenji, L.; Arușanov, E. Procedeu de obţinere a monocristalelor de arseniură de cadmiu dopate cu mercur. Brevet de Invenție nr. MD 1933 …..
Nateprov, A.; Nateprov, A.; Gherman, C.; Arușanov, E. Procedeu de obținere a monocristalelor de arsenură de niobiu sau tantal. Brevet de Invenție nr. MD 4552 C12018.09.30.

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Ongoing projects

Local projects:

MEC 011205 (2024 – 2027) Nonlinear Quantum Optics in High-Frequency Coherent Electromagnetic Fields (NQOX), head – Mihai Macovei, Dr.Sci.
ANCD 25.80012.5007.73SE (2025 – 2026) Quantum features via collective dipole-dipole blockade effects in multi-qubit systems (EQBL), head – Mihai Macovei, Dr.Sci.
ANCD 25.80012.5007.35TC (2025 – 2026) Quantum effects in optomechanical devices with double quantum dots (OptoDQD), head – Victor Ceban, Ph.D.

Bilateral projects:

PN-IV-P8-8.3-ROMD-2023-0013 (2024 – 2026) Quantum Correlations in a Double Quantum Dot System Nonlinearly Coupled with a Microresonator (QuCQD), head – Mihai Macovei, Dr.Sci. (Moldovan team)

Past projects

Local projects:

CSSDT/ANCD/MECC 15.817.02.09F (2015 – 2019) Quantum Coherences and Nano-Photonics, head – Mihai Macovei, Dr.Sci.
ANCD 20.80009.5007.07 (2020 – 2023) Advanced Hybrid Quantum Technologies, head – Mihai Macovei, Dr.Sci., assoc. prof.

Bilateral projects:

CSSDT 13.820.05.07/GF (2013 – 2015) Control of the quantum dynamics of a collection of artificial atoms, head – Mihai Macovei, Dr.Sci.

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