Shane Colburn

Edgedyne

Shane Colburn received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering and completed his postdoctoral studies at the University of Washington. His research primarily focused on dielectric metasurfaces for computational imaging and information processing, emphasizing hybrid optical-digital systems that leverage the compact form factor offered by metasurfaces and the aberration mitigation capabilities of computational imaging. He developed design methods using metaoptics for object detection and performing convolutions in the optical domain. Additionally, he investigated methods for reconfiguring metasurfaces, including novel architectures, electromechanical tuning, and phase-change material metasurfaces.

Colburn was previously the director of optical design at Tunoptix, where he led the development of its proprietary designs and nanofabrication efforts for building robust, high-performance imaging systems using metaoptics. Colburn is now the founder and managing director of Edgedyne, a company that develops information processing technologies based on metaoptics and provides photonic design and consulting services to clients in a range of sectors, including telecommunications, semiconductor, remote sensing, medical imaging, and consumer electronics.