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Mikael Backlund

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Affiliations

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

School of Chemical Sciences

Department of Chemistry

Mikael Backlund is currently serving as a College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences Assistant Professor of Chemistry at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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Mikael Backlund

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

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microscopy biophysics biological imaging physics biomedical imaging molecular biology applied physics single molecules microscopy methods computational imaging molecular imaging single-molecule detection single molecule biophysics fluorescence biophysical review light microscopy magnetic resonance cell biophysics super-resolution imaging quantitative phase imaging optical imaging molecular biophysics molecular cell biology biomolecular structure novel imaging methods magnetic measurement magnetic sensors quantum optics quantum measurement dipole orientation fourier optical processing spectroscopy diffusion mathematical biology structural molecular biology statistical mechanics statistical physics transition metal chemistry lightwave technology microscope image processing diamond-like carbon anomalous diffusion biophysical modeling brownian motion chromatin remodeling nuclear organization optical information processing lateral localization nucleic acids protein science coordination chemistry localization genome biology rna biology rna structure prediction nanometrology asymmetric catalysis enantioselective synthesis stereoselective synthesis experimental biophysics cell cycle chromosome biology magnetic resonance imaging standard deviation fluorescence microscopy molecular dipole orientation molecular fluorescence broadband metasurface mask single-molecule microscopy orientation-induced localization biases super-resolution reconstructions rotational mobility super-resolution fluorescence microscopy quantitative multicolor bacterial protein subdiffraction imaging quantum sensing optical microscopy vibrational spectroscopy

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Direct Observation of Three Chiral Conformers of an Atomically Precise Metal Nanoparticle. Nano Letters (2025)

Anish Kumar DasSwastik HegdeToby J. WoodsVaibhav S. WaniMikael P. Backlund

nanomaterialsmaterials sciencenanotechnologycrystal engineeringstructural chemistrynanoclustersdirect observationcrystal structurescrystal materialthree chiral conformersmolecular structurecharacterization (materials science)chemistrycrystallographycu14 nc conformersapplied physicschemical structurecrystal structure designtransition metal chemistry

Quantum Sensing in the Fractional Fourier Domain. Physical Review Applied (2025)

Swastik HegdeDavid J. DurdenLakshmy Priya AjayakumarRishi SivakumarMikael P. Backlund

quantum measurementquantum sensingquantum systemsphysicsfractional calculusquantum information sciencequantum sciencequantum mechanics

Quantum-Inspired Super-Resolution of Fluorescent Point-Like Sources. arXiv (Cornell University) (2024)

Mitchell, Cheyenne S.Dhruva, DhananjayBurke, Zachary P.Durden, David J.Dingilian, Armine I.Backlund, Mikael P.

biophysicsoptical imagingimage inversion techniquemicroscopybiomedical imagingquantum-inspired super-resolutionfluorescencebiological imagingcomputational imagingmicroscopy methodsbiophotonicssuper-resolution imagingradiologyspecial polarizationquantum sciencelight microscopy

Quantum Sensing in the Fractional Fourier Domain. arXiv (Cornell University) (2024)

Hegde, SwastikDurden, David J.Ajayakumar, Lakshmy PriyaSivakumar, RishiBacklund, Mikael P.

quantum feedbackquantum sciencefractional fourier domainquantum measurementquantum sensinggeneralized setquantum technologiesphysicsquantum information sciencesignal processing

Tight Information Bounds for Spontaneous Emission Lifetime Resolution of Quantum Sources With Varied Spectral Purity. arXiv (Cornell University) (2023)

Mitchell, Cheyenne S.Backlund, Mikael P.

light sciencephotonicslifetime broadeningquantum sensingtight information boundsquantum opticsapplied physicsquantum decoherencephysicsquantum information scienceconsiderable resolution enhancementquantum sciencemeasurement problemsphoton statisticquantum mechanics

Tight Information Bounds for Spontaneous-Emission-Lifetime Resolution of Quantum Sources With Varied Spectral Purity. Physical review. A/Physical review, A (2023)

Cheyenne S. MitchellMikael P. Backlund

light sciencephotonicslifetime broadeningtight information boundsquantum opticsapplied physicsquantum decoherencephysicsquantum information scienceconsiderable resolution enhancementquantum sciencequantum mechanics

Quantum Limits to Resolution and Discrimination of Spontaneous Emission Lifetimes. Physical review. A/Physical review, A (2022)

Cheyenne S. MitchellMikael P. Backlund

lightwave technologylight sciencephotonicsquantum measurementspontaneous emission lifetimesquantum opticsquantum limitsapplied physicscoherence propertiesphysicsquantum information sciencequantum scienceexperimental physicsquantum engineeringquantum mechanics

Quantum Diamond Spectrometer for Nanoscale Nmr and Esr Spectroscopy. Nature Protocols (2019)

Dominik B. BucherDiana P. L. Aude CraikMikael P. BacklundMatthew J. TurnerOren Ben DorDavid R. GlennRonald L. Walsworth

spectroscopymagnetic resonancenuclear magnetic resonancenanometrologyapplied physicsphysicsdiamond-like carbonesr spectroscopy

Fourier Optical Processing Enables New Capabilities in Opto-Magnetic Imaging Using Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers in Diamond. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (2018)

Mikael P. BacklundPauli KehayiasRonald L. Walsworth

lightwave technologylight sciencephotonicsoptical propertiessample field ariseapplied physicsphysicsoptical information processingstrong applied fieldoptical engineeringfourier optical processing

Fundamental Precision Bounds for Three-Dimensional Optical Localization Microscopy With Poisson Statistics. Physical Review Letters (2018)

Mikael P. BacklundYoav ShechtmanRonald L. Walsworth

biophysicsoptical imagingemitter depth localizationmicroscopybiomedical imagingpoint source localizationbiological imaginglocalizationmicroscopy methodsbiophotonicsphysicsdepth localizationmicroscope image processinglight microscopy

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Mikael Backlund

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Affiliations

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

School of Chemical Sciences

Department of Chemistry

Mikael Backlund is currently serving as a College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences Assistant Professor of Chemistry at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Mikael Backlund

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

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Video Presentations

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Direct Observation of Three Chiral Conformers of an Atomically Precise Metal Nanoparticle. Nano Letters (2025)

Anish Kumar DasSwastik HegdeToby J. WoodsVaibhav S. WaniMikael P. Backlund

Quantum Sensing in the Fractional Fourier Domain. Physical Review Applied (2025)

Swastik HegdeDavid J. DurdenLakshmy Priya AjayakumarRishi SivakumarMikael P. Backlund

quantum measurementquantum sensingquantum systemsphysicsfractional calculusquantum information sciencequantum sciencequantum mechanics

Quantum-Inspired Super-Resolution of Fluorescent Point-Like Sources. arXiv (Cornell University) (2024)

Mitchell, Cheyenne S.Dhruva, DhananjayBurke, Zachary P.Durden, David J.Dingilian, Armine I.Backlund, Mikael P.

Quantum Sensing in the Fractional Fourier Domain. arXiv (Cornell University) (2024)

Hegde, SwastikDurden, David J.Ajayakumar, Lakshmy PriyaSivakumar, RishiBacklund, Mikael P.

quantum feedbackquantum sciencefractional fourier domainquantum measurementquantum sensinggeneralized setquantum technologiesphysicsquantum information sciencesignal processing

Tight Information Bounds for Spontaneous Emission Lifetime Resolution of Quantum Sources With Varied Spectral Purity. arXiv (Cornell University) (2023)

Mitchell, Cheyenne S.Backlund, Mikael P.

Tight Information Bounds for Spontaneous-Emission-Lifetime Resolution of Quantum Sources With Varied Spectral Purity. Physical review. A/Physical review, A (2023)

Cheyenne S. MitchellMikael P. Backlund

Quantum Limits to Resolution and Discrimination of Spontaneous Emission Lifetimes. Physical review. A/Physical review, A (2022)

Cheyenne S. MitchellMikael P. Backlund

Quantum Diamond Spectrometer for Nanoscale Nmr and Esr Spectroscopy. Nature Protocols (2019)

Dominik B. BucherDiana P. L. Aude CraikMikael P. BacklundMatthew J. TurnerOren Ben DorDavid R. GlennRonald L. Walsworth

spectroscopymagnetic resonancenuclear magnetic resonancenanometrologyapplied physicsphysicsdiamond-like carbonesr spectroscopy

Fourier Optical Processing Enables New Capabilities in Opto-Magnetic Imaging Using Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers in Diamond. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (2018)

Mikael P. BacklundPauli KehayiasRonald L. Walsworth

lightwave technologylight sciencephotonicsoptical propertiessample field ariseapplied physicsphysicsoptical information processingstrong applied fieldoptical engineeringfourier optical processing

Fundamental Precision Bounds for Three-Dimensional Optical Localization Microscopy With Poisson Statistics. Physical Review Letters (2018)

Mikael P. BacklundYoav ShechtmanRonald L. Walsworth

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