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Mikael Backlund

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

UIUC

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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Department of Chemistry

School of Chemical Sciences

Department of Chemistry

Mikael Backlund is currently serving as a College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Uiuc.

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UIUC

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

crystal structuresnanotechnologychemistrycu14 nc conformerscrystal engineeringapplied physicscharacterization (materials science)crystal materialnanoclustersthree chiral conformersnanomaterialsdirect observationstructural chemistrycrystallographycrystal structure designtransition metal chemistrychemical structuremolecular structurematerials science

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

Swastik HegdeDavid J. DurdenLakshmy Priya AjayakumarRishi SivakumarMikael P. Backlund

quantum mechanicsquantum sensingphysicsquantum information sciencequantum systemsfractional calculusquantum sciencequantum measurement

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.

biophysicslight microscopymicroscopyoptical imagingsuper-resolution imagingbiological imagingspecial polarizationbiophotonicsradiologycomputational imagingmicroscopy methodsimage inversion techniquequantum sciencequantum-inspired super-resolutionfluorescencebiomedical imaging

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

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

signal processingquantum sensingphysicsquantum information sciencefractional fourier domaingeneralized setquantum sciencequantum feedbackquantum measurementquantum technologies

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 boundsphotonicsquantum mechanicsquantum decoherencequantum sensingphysicsquantum information sciencephoton statisticconsiderable resolution enhancementlight sciencequantum sciencemeasurement problemsapplied physicslifetime broadeningquantum optics

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

tight information boundsphotonicsquantum mechanicsquantum decoherencephysicsquantum information scienceconsiderable resolution enhancementlight sciencequantum scienceapplied physicslifetime broadeningquantum optics

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

Cheyenne S. MitchellMikael P. Backlund

quantum limitsphotonicsquantum mechanicsphysicsquantum information sciencelightwave technologyspontaneous emission lifetimescoherence propertiesquantum engineeringlight sciencequantum sciencequantum measurementapplied physicsquantum opticsexperimental physics

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

esr spectroscopyphysicsspectroscopynanometrologydiamond-like carbonmagnetic resonanceapplied physicsnuclear magnetic resonance

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

photonicsphysicslightwave technologyfourier optical processingsample field ariselight scienceoptical propertiesstrong applied fieldoptical information processingoptical engineeringapplied physics

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

Mikael P. BacklundYoav ShechtmanRonald L. Walsworth

biophysicsmicroscopyoptical imagingdepth localizationbiological imagingphysicslocalizationbiophotonicsemitter depth localizationmicroscope image processingmicroscopy methodspoint source localizationlight microscopybiomedical imaging

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Mikael Backlund

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

UIUC

Affiliations

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Department of Chemistry

School of Chemical Sciences

Department of Chemistry

Mikael Backlund is currently serving as a College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Uiuc.

Honors

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Experiences

Create free account to unlock more features

Education

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Mikael Backlund

UIUC

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

You can click a keyword to filter the displayed items

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 mechanicsquantum sensingphysicsquantum information sciencequantum systemsfractional calculusquantum sciencequantum measurement

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.

signal processingquantum sensingphysicsquantum information sciencefractional fourier domaingeneralized setquantum sciencequantum feedbackquantum measurementquantum technologies

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

esr spectroscopyphysicsspectroscopynanometrologydiamond-like carbonmagnetic resonanceapplied physicsnuclear magnetic resonance

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

photonicsphysicslightwave technologyfourier optical processingsample field ariselight scienceoptical propertiesstrong applied fieldoptical information processingoptical engineeringapplied physics

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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