CV

Education

• Ph. D. in Physics, EPFL, 2023 (expected)
• Diplôme d’Ingénieur, ENSTA Paris, 2019
• M.S. in Applied Mathematics, Paris-Saclay University, 2019
• M.S. in Physics, Novosibirsk State University, 2019
• B.S. in Physics, Novosibirsk State University, 2016

Work experience

• 2019 - present: PhD student
  • EPFL
  • Research projects:
    • Dissipative solitons generation in coupled optical resonators
    • Nonlinear dynamics in synthetic dimensions
    • Frequency comb generation in optical microresonators
  • Supervisor: Prof. Tobias J. Kippenberg
• Summer 2018: Intern
  • Institute for Nanoscience and Cryogenics (CEA)
  • Research project: Dipole magnetic materials with application to magnetocaloric effect
  • Supervisor: Dr. Mike Zhitomirsky
• 2016 - 2019: Research Assistant
  • Institute of Automation and Electrometry
  • Research project: Light-indiced plasmon forces
  • Supervisor: Prof. David Shapiro

Skills

• Scientific computing
  • Numerical simulations
  • Data analysis
• Optics lab skills
  • Design and testing of integrated photonic circuits
  • Optical frequency comb generation
• Languages
  • English (professional level)
  • French (cerified B2 level)
  • Russian (native)

Other

• Experience in reviewing (Optics Express, Nature Communications, Nature Photonics)
• Co-leading an open source software development for simulations of coupled nonlinear resonators PyCORe
• Teaching assistant for MICRO-422 “Lasers: theory and modern applications” master course and “General physics : quanta E” bachelor course at EPFL
• Member of the “Teaching Quality in the Department of Physics” committee at Nobosibirsk State University

Research highlights

A. Tusnin, A. Tikan, T.J. Kippenberg, “Nonlinear states and dynamics in a synthetic frequency dimension”, Phys. Rev. A 102 (2020)

A. Tusnin, A. Tikan, K. Komagata, T.J. Kippenberg, “Dissipative structures in topological lattices of nonlinear optical resonators”, arXiv:2104.11731v3 (2021) (under review in Nat. Comm.)

A. Tusnin, A.M. Tikan, and T.J. Kippenberg, “Dissipative Kerr solitons at the edge state of the Su-Schrieffer—Heeger model”, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2015 (1) (2021)}

M.H. Anderson, A. Tikan, A. Tusnin et al., “Dissipative solitons and switching waves in dispersion-modulated Kerr cavities”, Phys. Rev. X 13 (2023)

A. Tikan, A. Tusnin, J. Riemensberger et al., “Protected generation of dissipative Kerr solitons in supermodes of coupled optical microresonators”, Sci. Adv. 8 (2022)

K. Komagata, A. Tusnin, J. Riemensberger et al., “Dissipative Kerr solitons in a photonic dimer on both sides of exceptional point”, Comm. Phys. 4 (2021)

A. Lukashchuk, J. Riemensberger, A. Tusnin et al., “Chaotic micro-comb based parallel ranging”, arXiv:2112.10241 (2021) (under review in Nat. Photon.)