Research
Our group's research focuses on fabrication, characterization, and modeling of lasers, photonic integrated circuits, and photonics-based sensors and instrumentation. Applications of the work include trace gas detection, chip scale optical spectrum analyzers, and optical logic and memory. The research effort encompasses (1) device design and modeling, (2) materials research and characterization of novel semiconductor materials, (3) processing techniques and device fabrication, and (4) device characterization and model validation.
Research Interests:
- Optoelectronics
- Photonics-based Sensors
- Photonics-based Metrology and Instrumentation
- All-optical Data Processing Systems
- Photonic Integrated Circuits
- Nano and Micro Opto-Electro-Mechanical Systems (NOEMS/MOEMS)
- Semiconductor Lasers, Modulators, and Detectors
- Low Loss Semiconductor/Dielectric Waveguides and Interconnects
- Materials Characterization
- Semiconductor Band Structure Modeling