Dejan Latkovic | Optomechanical Engineering Portfolio
Dejan Latkovic is a Nanotechnology Engineering student at the University of Waterloo focused on optomechanical design, quantum optics instrumentation, precision engineering, microscopy, CAD, machining, LabVIEW, Python, and scientific visualization.
Portfolio Focus
- Developer and inventor of the PRISM/OMEGA microscope platform for environmentally guarded or hard-to-access optical setups.
- PRISM is a periscopic relay imaging scanning microscope in active use at the Institute for Quantum Computing NPQO Lab for diamond NV center research.
- Experience with confocal and reflective microscopy, cryogenic-compatible optical instrumentation, optical alignment, piezo actuation, and instrumentation APIs.
- Mechanical Engineering Intern experience at Atomic Semi, including ownership of precision hardware systems for optics, stages, cameras, and substrate handling.
- Research Assistant and Research Affiliate work at the Institute for Quantum Computing on prototyping, instrumentation, commercialization planning, and lab-to-product transition.
Selected Work
PRISM/OMEGA Microscope
Optomechanical microscope instrumentation for advanced research workflows, with three-axis coordinated motion, piezo-driven actuation, Python and LabVIEW interfaces, and a modular retrofit-friendly architecture.
AAAS / Science Advances Cover Art Credit
Scientific visualization and cover art credit for Science Advances, Vol. 12, Issue 21, accompanying work on probing individual quantum emitters in bulk semiconductors via photonic nanojets.
Photonics North 2026
Credited on the accepted Photonics North 2026 poster presentation "Towards Cryogenic Studies of Inverse-Designed Nanostructures in Diamond."
Technical Skills
Python, LabVIEW, CAD, Fusion 360, Onshape, Blender, MATLAB, optical design, laser alignment, fiber coupling, optical benches, cryostat integration, manual and CNC machining, electronics assembly, tolerance planning, and inspection thinking.