Microelectronics, photonics and nanotechnology (MPN), is a highly vertically integrated area, ranging from innovative materials, devices, and interconnects, through chip-scale integrated systems. Duke ECE is home to international leaders in MPN-related interdisciplinary research, including the areas of nanoelectronics, optoelectronics, microfluidic systems, integrated optics, sensors, integrated multifunctional devices/systems, energy conversion devices, and quantum sensors. MPN research at Duke is highly interdisciplinary, and includes the fabrication of devices and circuits through the state-of-the-art Shared Materials Instrumentation Facility (SMIF) cleanroom and characterization lab.