Christiaan Bekker

Christiaan Bekker serves as a Research Fellow at Heriot-Watt University's Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences within the School of Engineering & Physical Sciences. His work bridges physics and engineering for quantum technology applications.

His research focuses on atomic-scale defects in silicon carbide, specializing in quantum emitters and scalable quantum memory development. Key areas include femtosecond laser fabrication of solid immersion lenses, spectroscopy of quantum systems, and integrated quantum photonics. The fingerprint analysis reveals strong expertise in silicon carbides (100%), solid-state systems (85%), optical lenses (77%), and spin physics (54%).

Recent publications demonstrate consistent output from 2014-2025 with accelerated activity in 2025, showing specialization in quantum emitter characterization, nanofabrication techniques, and silicon carbide-based quantum devices. The work spans journal articles, conference proceedings, and preprints with significant open-access availability.

Bekker actively supervises PhD students through projects like 'Engineering a scalable quantum memory in silicon carbide' and has contributed to three major datasets supporting quantum research. His collaborations include prominent institutions working on silicon carbide quantum systems and photonics integration.

Current research involves quantum sensing applications, ultra-narrow spectral distribution studies of vanadium centers, and real-time adaptive estimation of qubit decoherence. The work maintains strong industry and academic partnerships focused on scalable quantum technologies.