Anton Putintsev, PhD

About

tldr: Optical physicist building next-generation AI hardware using light. Led the first room-temperature demonstration of polariton logic gates; now targeting AI accelerator development. Passionate about scientific research, innovation, and the development of future technologies.

Physicist with 6+ years pioneering optical and neuromorphic computing architectures. Led the first demonstration of room-temperature universal logic gates using 'liquid light' polaritons — a novel non-von Neumann computing approach with potential for parallel, low-power AI inference. Deep expertise in condensed matter physics, device physics, ultrafast optical systems, sophisticated experimental setups, and hardware-software co-design. Published in Nature Communications and Physical Review Letters. Experienced in building real-time data acquisition systems and integrating novel hardware with software control stacks. Seeking to apply optical computing expertise to next-generation AI accelerator development. Passionate about scientific research, innovation, and the development of future technologies.

Education

PhD, Physics

Skoltech · Thesis defence November 2022

2018 – 2022

Moscow, Russia

MS, Physics / Astrophysics

Lomonosov MSU

Grad. June 2018

Moscow, Russia

Research Internship

Tohoku University

Jul – Aug 2016

Sendai, Japan

Experience

Senior Research Engineer

Skoltech · Moscow, Russia

Dec 2024 – Present

Secured $340K in grant funding as PI/Co-I for optical computing research.
Led R&D of optical computing hardware achieving first room-temperature demonstration of cascadable, universal polariton logic gates — enabling all-optical Boolean operations without electronic conversion (Nature Communications, 2024).
Designed novel neuromorphic device architecture using Bose-Einstein condensates for massively parallel optical processing with sub-nanosecond switching speeds.
Developed programmable spatial control system for optical computing elements using SLMs and real-time feedback, enabling reconfigurable architectures (Phys. Rev. Lett., 2023).
Built end-to-end hardware-software stack: optical setup → real-time acquisition (100+ GB/day) → automated analysis pipeline, reducing experiment iteration cycles by 5×.

Research Scientist

Skoltech · Moscow, Russia

Nov 2022 – Dec 2024

Demonstrated first nanosecond-scale optical switching in organic polariton devices — 1000× faster than previous organic systems, enabling viable clock speeds for optical computing (Appl. Phys. Lett., 2020 — Editor's Choice).
Developed computational models for coherent light-matter interactions, validated against experimental data for predictive device design.
Built automated optical characterization systems integrating ultrafast lasers, spatial light modulators, and high-speed detectors with software control.
Investigated novel material systems (organic semiconductors, perovskites) for room-temperature optical computing applications.
Collaborated with device fabrication teams to optimize microcavity structures for strongly interacting light-matter systems.

PhD Researcher

Skoltech · Moscow, Russia

Nov 2018 – Dec 2022

Bachelor/Master Student

Lomonosov Moscow State University · Moscow, Russia

Nov 2012 – Dec 2018

Publications

ORCID

Google Scholar

* co-first author · ^† corresponding author

Room temperature, cascadable, all-optical polariton universal gates Nature Group

D. Sannikov, A. V. Baranikov, A. D. Putintsev, M. Misko, A. V. Zasedatelev, U. Scherf, P. G. Lagoudakis

Nature Communications · 15, 5362 (2024)

Controlling the spatial profile and energy landscape of organic polariton condensates in double-dye cavities Editor's Suggestion

A. D. Putintsev*^†, K. E. McGhee, D. A. Sannikov, A. V. Zasedatelev, J. D. Töpfer, T. Jessewitsch, U. Scherf, D. G. Lidzey, P. G. Lagoudakis

Phys. Rev. Lett. · 131, 186902 (2023)

Temporal bandwidth of consecutive polariton condensation Letter

M. Misko* & A. D. Putintsev*^†, D. A. Sannikov, A. V. Zasedatelev, U. Scherf, P. G. Lagoudakis

Phys. Rev. B · 111, L161403 (2025)

Nano-second exciton-polariton lasing in organic microcavities Editor's Choice

A. D. Putintsev*, A. Zasedatelev, K. E. McGhee, T. Cookson, D. Sannikov, K. Georgiou, D. G. Lidzey, P. G. Lagoudakis

Appl. Phys. Lett. · 117, 123302 (2020)

Photon statistics of organic polariton condensates

A. D. Putintsev*^†, A. V. Zasedatelev, V. Shishkov, M. Misko, D. A. Sannikov, E. Andrianov, Y. Lozovik, U. Scherf, P. G. Lagoudakis

Phys. Rev. B · 110, 045125 (2024)

Room temperature broadband polariton lasing from a CsPbBr₃ perovskite plate

M. D. Kolker, I. I. Krasionov, A. D. Putintsev, E. D. Grayfer, T. Cookson, D. Tatarinov, A. P. Pushkarev, D. A. Sannikov, P. G. Lagoudakis

Adv. Optical Mater. · 2402543 (2025)

Polariton condensation in an organic microcavity utilising a hybrid metal-DBR mirror

K. E. McGhee, A. D. Putintsev, R. Jayaprakash, K. Georgiou, M. E. O'Kane, R. C. Kilbride, E. J. Cassella, M. Cavazzini, D. A. Sannikov, P. G. Lagoudakis, D. G. Lidzey

Sci. Rep. · 11, 20879 (2021)