Bio


Rubaiat received his undergraduate degree in Applied Physics from the University of Tokyo in 2017. He then moved to the University of California San Diego where he finished his PhD in Physics under Professor Richard Averitt in 2023. During his PhD, he demonstrated light-induced terahertz parametric amplification and photonic time crystal state mediated by phonon squeezing in exciton insulator candidate Ta2NiSe5. He has also worked on the optical control of plasmonic modes in semiconducting metamaterials. Currently, Rubaiat is a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University working with Professors Tony Heinz and Aaron Lindenberg on the strong-field lightwave-driven dynamics and nonlinear magnonics in vdW magnets. His research interests also include cavity control and Floquet engineering of quantum materials.

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations


  • Member, American Physical Society (2017 - Present)
  • Member, Optica (2020 - Present)

Professional Education


  • PhD, University of California San Diego, Physics (2023)
  • B.S., The University of Tokyo, Applied Physics (2017)

Stanford Advisors


All Publications


  • Photonic time-crystalline behaviour mediated by phonon squeezing in Ta2NiSe5 Nature Communications Michael, M. H., Haque, S., Windgaetter, L., Latini, S., Rubio, A., Averitt, R. D., Demler, E. 2024; 15
  • Terahertz parametric amplification as a reporter of exciton condensate dynamics Nature Materials Haque, S., Michael, M. H., Zhu, J., Zhang, Y., Windgaetter, L., Latini, S., Wakefield, J. P., Zhang, G., Zhang, J., Rubio, A., Checkelsky, J. G., Demler, E., Averitt, R. D. 2024; 23 (6): 796-802
  • Ultrafast high-harmonic spectroscopy of solids Nature Physics Heide, C., Kobayashi, Y., Haque, S., Ghimire, S. 2024
  • Generalized Fresnel-Floquet equations for driven quantum materials PHYSICAL REVIEW B Michael, M. H., Foerst, M., Nicoletti, D., Ul Haque, S., Zhang, Y., Cavalleri, A., Averitt, R. D., Podolsky, D., Demler, E. 2022; 105 (17)
  • Broadband Terahertz Silicon Membrane Metasurface Absorber ACS PHOTONICS Huang, Y., Kaj, K., Chen, C., Yang, Z., Ul Haque, S., Zhang, Y., Zhao, X., Averitt, R. D., Zhang, X. 2022; 9 (4): 1150-1156
  • Structural tuning of nonlinear terahertz metamaterials using broadside coupled split ring resonators AIP ADVANCES Keiser, G. R., Karl, N., Ul Haque, S., Brener, I., Mittleman, D. M., Averitt, R. D. 2021; 11 (9)

    View details for DOI 10.1063/5.0053876

    View details for Web of Science ID 000724151000010

  • On-chip terahertz modulation and emission with integrated graphene junctions APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS Island, J. O., Kissin, P., Schalch, J., Cui, X., Ul Haque, S., Potts, A., Taniguchi, T., Watanabe, K., Averitt, R. D., Young, A. F. 2020; 116 (16)

    View details for DOI 10.1063/5.0005870

    View details for Web of Science ID 000529494000001