PSL Alumni
Post Doctoral Researchers
Jinlong Zhu
I conducted research on novel optical imaging methods, computational electromagnetics, and wafer defect detection.
Xin (Fisher) Yu
I primarily work on fabrication of active and passive reflective microring devices, sensors, and novel semiconductor fabrication techniques.
Xiaozhen Wang
I worked on diffraction phase microscopy, wafer inspection, and fiber laser sensors.
Nima Davoudzadeh
I studied nonlinear microring resonators for all-optical clock generation and analog to digital conversion.
Weibin Qiu
I worked primarily on developing semiconductor processing and device fabrication techniques, e.g. ICP etching, e-beam lithography, and fabrication of optical logic gates, low-loss waveguide interconnects, hydrogen sensors, and monolithic components for chip scale instruments.
Doctoral Thesis Students
Shaneen Braswell
PhD thesis, December 2020, "Hybrid Mode Coupling for Enhanced Sensing and Integrated Photonics"
I studied mode coupling in resonant structures and efficient vertical grating couplers.
Aditi Udupa
PhD thesis, August 2020, "Methodology and Applications of Topology Optimization in Nanophotonics"
MS thesis, May 2017, "Development of Photochemical Etching and its Application in Fabrication of Integrated Reflector Metal-Semiconductor-Metal Photodetectors"
Developing a new voxelized topology optimization algorithm enabled us to fabricate three dimensional topographies to perform tight waveguide bending and other functionality.
Sanyogita Purandare
PhD thesis, May 2019, "Optical imaging with machine learning for the automated characterization of micro- and nanoscale devices"
I studied how to apply machine learning to analyze optical images and detect defects in semiconductor wafers.
Lisa Plucinski Hackett
PhD thesis, August 2017, (primary advisor was Logan Liu), "Development of nanoplasmonic devices for biosensing applications"
My research included design, fabrication, and testing of metal-insulator-metal nanocup arrays for label-free biosensing, refractometric sensing, and cancer biomarker detection.
Steve McKeown
PhD thesis, May 2016, "Development of Predictable Palladium Based Optomechanical Hydrogen Sensors"
MS thesis, Dec 2011, "Fiber Optic Hydrogen Sensing Utilizing Facet Etched Palladium Nano-Apertures"
My research has focused on fiber based sensors for trace gas detection and the measurement of other physical properties.
Onyeama Osuagwu
PhD thesis, September 2015, (primary advisor was Steve Levinson) "Brain-machine interface coupled cognitive sensory embodiment with a Kohonen and reservoir computing scheme for simple language acquisition on the iCub android"
My research also involved the theoretical development, simulation, design and fabrication of novel photonic devices for optical data and signal processing.
Chris Edwards
PhD thesis, November 2014, "Diffraction phase microscopy for applications in materials science"
My research interests include lasers, photonics, MEMS, and imaging systems. Before transferring to the University of Illinois, my research focused primarily on control theory and robotics. My first semester here, I worked mostly on device testing. Over the course of the next year and a half, I worked on the design and optimization of palladium-coated VCSELs for hydrogen sensing applications. During the spring of 2011, I worked on a fiber-optic interferometer for hydrogen sensing and the design and construction of an environmental stabilization chamber. My doctoral research, which also began in the spring of 2011, focused on imaging systems and quantitative phase imaging (QPI) techniques (SLIM, DPM, etc.) in order to investigate the dynamic behavior of nano-scale phenomena.
Renjie Zhou
PhD thesis, October 2014, "Interferometric Light Microscopy for Wafer Defect Inspection and Three-Dimensional Object Reconstruction"
In my PhD research, I applied interference microscopy to the field of wafer defect inspection and also developed theories for how to reconstruct three dimensional biological and semiconductor images using phase imaging and through focus scanning.
Amir Arbabi
PhD thesis, August 2013, "Selective Mode Coupling in Microring Resonators for Single Mode Semiconductor Lasers"
I worked on theory, design and numerical simulation, fabrication, and measurement and characterizing reflective microring resonators. Reflective microring resonators are compact narrowband optical reflectors with high reflectivity that have potential applications in photonic integrated circuits and in particular narrowband tunable laser diodes.
Ben Griffin
Postdoctoral Researcher: Laser based hydrogen sensors
PhD thesis, May 2013, "Design and Characterization of Semiconductor Laser Structures for Hydrogen Sensing Applications"
MS thesis, May 2010, "Palladium Coated Edge-Emitting Lasers for Hydrogen Sensing Applications"
My research centered on the design, fabrication, and characterization of laser based chemical sensors. I primarily focused on the detection of trace gases, specifically hydrogen, using thin palladium films integrated within the structure of several types of lasers. These lasers include edge emitting lasers, vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, and distributed Bragg reflector lasers. When the integrated palladium film comes in contact with hydrogen gas, it forms palladium-hydride, which possesses a different complex index of refraction from the pure metallic palladium. When the mode from the laser interacts with the integrated palladium film, the output power and wavelength from the laser shift as a function of hydrogen concentration. This ability to quickly detect small concentrations of hydrogen is crucial for the adoption of hydrogen fuel cell technology, due to the lower explosive limit of 4% hydrogen in air. Additionally, these same structures can be easily modified to detect a variety of different gases for other applications.
Young Mo Kang
PhD thesis, May 2013, "Inline Microring Reflector for Photonic Applications"
MS thesis, May 2010, "Semi-Analytic Simulations of Microring Resonators with Scattering Elements"
My research work was mainly on analysis, simulation, design, engineering, and fabrication of microring resonators integrated with distributed Bragg reflector (DBR-MRR). The DBR-MRR is a new family of reflective devices developed in our lab that combines the compact footprint of the microring and the selective reflection spectrum of the Bragg grating. The buildup of field strength in the ring resonator configuration yields multiple reflection encounters with the same set of grating, enabling the DBR-MRR to achieve high reflectivity with only a few pairs of low index contrast grating and makes possible compact narrow-band reflectors, switches, and filters for dense integration in photonic devices.
Masters Thesis Students
Arunita Kar
MS thesis, April 2018, (primary advisor was Songbin Gong), "Design, Fabrication, and Characterization of Lithium Niobate Whispering Gallery-Mode Microdisk and Microring Resonators and Grating Couplers"
I designed and fabricated efficient grating couplers for directing light into lithium niobate waveguides.
Kaiyuan Wang
MS thesis, May 2013, "Digital Projection Photochemical Etching for Gray-Scale Semiconductor Applications"
BS thesis, May 2013, "Maskless Digital Projection Photochemical Etching"
I conducted undergraduate and Masters level research on how to define nano-scale and micro-scale patterns in GaAs using a digital projector through a process calledp hotochemical etching.
Kai Yeen Wong
MS thesis, December 2008, "Characterization and Optimization of Palladium Thin Films for Hydrogen Sensors"
In my thesis work, I used variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometry to measure the complex refractive index of palladium thin films and also built and used a reflection transmission optical setup to measure the change in the index when exposed to hydrogen.
Undergraduate Thesis Students
Andrea Perry
B.S. thesis, May 2021, (primary advisory was Fahad Mahmood), "THz Generation and Enhancement towards Nonlinear Optical Studies of Quantum Materials"
Liam Ackerman
B.S. thesis, May 2021, "Fabrication of Voxelized Chiral Nanophotonic Devices with Circular Dichroism"
Joshua Lewis
B.S. thesis, December 2018, (primary advisor was Wawrzyniec Dobrucki), "Tissue Regeneration: Light Irradiation and Integrative Imaging System for Studying Peripheral Angiogenesis"
Kaidong Peng
B.S. thesis, May 2018, "Non-Volatile, Reconfigurable, Zero-Static Power Optical Routing for Transistor-Laser-Based Electronic-Photonic Processing"
Lucas Cohen
B.S. thesis, May 2018, "Solution to the Inverse Problem of Optical Scatterometry Using Lumerical FDTD Simulation Software"
Michael Bazzoli
B.S. thesis, May 2017, "Improving Low-Cost Electroluminescence and Photoluminescence Imaging of Photovoltaic Modules"
Woraprach Kusolthossakul
B.S. thesis, May 2016, "Photochemical Metallization for GaAs"
Manan Raval
B.S. thesis, May 2014, "Design and Fabrication of GaAs/AlGaAs Slot Waveguides"
My main project involved the design and fabrication of integrated lasers and passive waveguides for sensing. I also worked on hydrogen sensing, waveguide loss measurement, and laser testing.
Yu Yan
B.S. thesis, May 2014, "Hydrogen detection by thin-film Palladium based Fabry-Perot Sensors"
I used a reflection/transmission setup to explore hydrogen sensing with Pd thin films. I also built a temperature stabilization chamber to improve the minimum detection limit of our sensors.
Jerry Zhou
B.S. thesis, May 2013, "Measuring Hydrogen Induced Palladium Expansion Through Diffraction Phase Microscopy"
Zaichen (Albert) Chen
BS thesis, May 2012, "Analysis of Intensity Noise in Semiconductor Lasers"
Ching-Ying (Josephine) Lu
BS thesis, Dec 2011, "Silicon Nitride Waveguide Smoothing Techniques"
Xin Loong (Freddy) Cheu
BS thesis, Aug 2011, "Temperature Noise Reduction Chamber for Laser Diode Testing"
Jared Carter
BS thesis, May 2011, "Design of a Photonic Crystal Slab Hydrogen Sensor"
Gautam Shine
BS thesis, May 2011, "Thermal Radiation Measurements of Graphene for Temperature Extraction"
Aaron King
BS thesis, May 2010, "The Temperature Dependence of Optical Properties of Palladium in Hydrogen"
Chia-Lun (Daniel) Chang
BS thesis, May 2010, "Measuring Changes in Optical Constants of Tungsten Oxide, Tin Oxide, Zinc Oxide and Palladium for Gas Sensing Applications"
Akash Garg
BS thesis, May 2009, "Temperature Modulation Technique Applied to GaAs Lasers"
Michael Guh
BS thesis, May 2009, "Waveguide Loss Measurements"
Visiting Scholars
Shuang Xu
I conducted research on inverse lithography for nano-manufacturing.
Former Graduate Students
Raman Kumar
I studied subsurface fabrication of photonic devices in porous silicon.
Ehsan Arbabi
I studied reflective microring devices and active-passive integration.
Seyedeh Mahsa Kamali
I studied coupled mode theory and single wavelength integrated ring lasers (SWIRLs).
Research Experience for Teachers
Julee Lee
I worked with Britt on silicon ething with a projector in summer 2015.
Britt Carlson
I worked with Julee on silicon ething with a projector in summer 2015.
Terry Koker
I did research on Photo-Electro-Chemical Etching with a Projector (PECEP) in summer 2014. Through the RET program, I developed curricular materials for high school classes that teach about chemical reactions and feature a hands-on activity where students can etch patterns onto a piece of a silicon semiconductor wafer.
Research Experience for Undergraduates
Eduardo Palmares
I performed photonic device simulation of the optomechanics of microrings in summer 2020.
Mohammad Jaber
I investigated Palladium-based optical Hydrogen sensors and how to decrease their response time using nano porous alloys in summer 2014.
Independent Project Students (no photos)
Siwei Xian, undergraduate intern project to develop web-based educational tools for middle/high school students (Jan 2020 - Oct 2020).
Micki Rentauskas, IDEA Institute intern working on inclusion, diversity, equity, and access (Jan 2020 - May 2020).
Marcos Garcia, REU project/independent study on photochemical etching and tapered grating fabrication with graduate advisors Lisa Plucinski and Shaneen Braswell (May 2017 - Dec 2018).
Xavier Gourdine, REU project/independent study on photochemical etching and tapered grating fabrication with graduate advisors Lisa Plucinski and Shaneen Braswell (May 2017 - Dec 2018).
Andrea Daniel, PURE program, studying microring biophotonic sensors with Shaneen Braswell (Jan 2017 - May 2017).
Chuck Wong, PURE program, studying photonic biosensors with Lisa Plucinski (Jan 2017 - May 2017).
Vincent Chang, PURE program, studying photonic biosensors with Lisa Plucinski (Jan 2017 - May 2017).
Shashank Bansal, PURE program, studying photonic biosensors with Lisa Plucinski (Jan 2017 - May 2017).
Alaa Qarooni, B.S. independent study on microring devices (May 2016 - May 2017).
Jamal Simmonds, B.S. independent study on solar cell fabrication (Aug 2015 - May 2017).
Baobao Lu, B.S. independent study on simulating the dynamics of photochemical etching (Aug 2016 - May 2016).
Independent Project Students
Samuel Washington
I studied photochemical etching of silicon in 2015-2016.
Leroy Cook
I did an independent project on lab circuits in 2015-2016.
Casey Bryniarski
I did independent study projects on defect tracking and hydrogen sensing from 2014-2016.
Marjorie Dallmann
I worked on several projects, including programming a swept laser source, building a mechanical tuning system for fiber Bragg gratings for CO2 sensing, building motorized optical filter wheels, and testing the fiber analogy of the reflective microring, from 2013-2015.
Kathy Qiu
I worked on a 3D visualization tool and an independent study project on diffraction phase microscopy in 2014-2015.
Pichamon Meteveravong
I worked on photochemical etching with a projector in 2014-2015.
Brian Cabinian
I developed a solar cell fabrication outreach activity using conductive inks on silicon in 2015.
Chang Yue
I studied hydrogen fiber sensors in 2014-2015.
Naphat (Quinn) Lertratanakul
I did a Promoting Undergraduate Research Experience (PURE) project on 3D visualization in 2014.
Austin (AJ) Benjamin
I measured the noise of a fiber laser used for CO2 sensing in 2014.
Maghav Kumar
I helped to deploy a diffraction phase microscope in spring 2014.
Jiancheng Gao
I developed an image registration routine in Matlab in spring 2014.
Melissa Crawford
I worked on automatic pinhole alignment in epi-diffraction phase microscopy and real-time image processing with CUDA in 2013-2014.
Nikhil Sancheti
I worked on a photonics teaching project in 2012-2013.
Gregory Pastorek
I worked on a solar cell teaching project in 2013.
Shanoon Martin
I worked on laser testing and capacitive tuning in 2012.
Bussaba Amnueypornsakul
I worked on CO2 sensors in 2011-2012.
Alex Politakis
I worked on fiber mirrors in summer 2012.
Ping-Keng (Steve) Lu
I worked on laser noise modeling as an exchange student in 2011.
Yuxiao Lu
I studied laser amplitude and phase noise in 2011.
Jerry Chang
I studied temperature noise in spring 2011.
Cori Johnson
I worked on measuring the loss of optical waveguides in 2010.
Chandraveer Singh
I studied distributed Bragg reflector mirrors and instrument control in LabVIEW from 2008 to 2009.
Dan Hu
I studied fiber Bragg gratings, wave propagation in cavities, and low-loss waveguide fabrication techniques during Spring/Summer 2008.
Jinlong Zhu
I conducted research on novel optical imaging methods, computational electromagnetics, and wafer defect detection.
Xin (Fisher) Yu
I primarily work on fabrication of active and passive reflective microring devices, sensors, and novel semiconductor fabrication techniques.
Xiaozhen Wang
I worked on diffraction phase microscopy, wafer inspection, and fiber laser sensors.
Nima Davoudzadeh
I studied nonlinear microring resonators for all-optical clock generation and analog to digital conversion.
Weibin Qiu
I worked primarily on developing semiconductor processing and device fabrication techniques, e.g. ICP etching, e-beam lithography, and fabrication of optical logic gates, low-loss waveguide interconnects, hydrogen sensors, and monolithic components for chip scale instruments.
Shaneen Braswell
PhD thesis, December 2020, "Hybrid Mode Coupling for Enhanced Sensing and Integrated Photonics"
I studied mode coupling in resonant structures and efficient vertical grating couplers.
Aditi Udupa
PhD thesis, August 2020, "Methodology and Applications of Topology Optimization in Nanophotonics"
MS thesis, May 2017, "Development of Photochemical Etching and its Application in Fabrication of Integrated Reflector Metal-Semiconductor-Metal Photodetectors"
Developing a new voxelized topology optimization algorithm enabled us to fabricate three dimensional topographies to perform tight waveguide bending and other functionality.
Sanyogita Purandare
PhD thesis, May 2019, "Optical imaging with machine learning for the automated characterization of micro- and nanoscale devices"
I studied how to apply machine learning to analyze optical images and detect defects in semiconductor wafers.
Lisa Plucinski Hackett
PhD thesis, August 2017, (primary advisor was Logan Liu), "Development of nanoplasmonic devices for biosensing applications"
My research included design, fabrication, and testing of metal-insulator-metal nanocup arrays for label-free biosensing, refractometric sensing, and cancer biomarker detection.
Steve McKeown
PhD thesis, May 2016, "Development of Predictable Palladium Based Optomechanical Hydrogen Sensors"
MS thesis, Dec 2011, "Fiber Optic Hydrogen Sensing Utilizing Facet Etched Palladium Nano-Apertures"
My research has focused on fiber based sensors for trace gas detection and the measurement of other physical properties.
Onyeama Osuagwu
PhD thesis, September 2015, (primary advisor was Steve Levinson) "Brain-machine interface coupled cognitive sensory embodiment with a Kohonen and reservoir computing scheme for simple language acquisition on the iCub android"
My research also involved the theoretical development, simulation, design and fabrication of novel photonic devices for optical data and signal processing.
Chris Edwards
PhD thesis, November 2014, "Diffraction phase microscopy for applications in materials science"
My research interests include lasers, photonics, MEMS, and imaging systems. Before transferring to the University of Illinois, my research focused primarily on control theory and robotics. My first semester here, I worked mostly on device testing. Over the course of the next year and a half, I worked on the design and optimization of palladium-coated VCSELs for hydrogen sensing applications. During the spring of 2011, I worked on a fiber-optic interferometer for hydrogen sensing and the design and construction of an environmental stabilization chamber. My doctoral research, which also began in the spring of 2011, focused on imaging systems and quantitative phase imaging (QPI) techniques (SLIM, DPM, etc.) in order to investigate the dynamic behavior of nano-scale phenomena.
Renjie Zhou
PhD thesis, October 2014, "Interferometric Light Microscopy for Wafer Defect Inspection and Three-Dimensional Object Reconstruction"
In my PhD research, I applied interference microscopy to the field of wafer defect inspection and also developed theories for how to reconstruct three dimensional biological and semiconductor images using phase imaging and through focus scanning.
Amir Arbabi
PhD thesis, August 2013, "Selective Mode Coupling in Microring Resonators for Single Mode Semiconductor Lasers"
I worked on theory, design and numerical simulation, fabrication, and measurement and characterizing reflective microring resonators. Reflective microring resonators are compact narrowband optical reflectors with high reflectivity that have potential applications in photonic integrated circuits and in particular narrowband tunable laser diodes.
Ben Griffin
Postdoctoral Researcher: Laser based hydrogen sensors
PhD thesis, May 2013, "Design and Characterization of Semiconductor Laser Structures for Hydrogen Sensing Applications"
MS thesis, May 2010, "Palladium Coated Edge-Emitting Lasers for Hydrogen Sensing Applications"
My research centered on the design, fabrication, and characterization of laser based chemical sensors. I primarily focused on the detection of trace gases, specifically hydrogen, using thin palladium films integrated within the structure of several types of lasers. These lasers include edge emitting lasers, vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, and distributed Bragg reflector lasers. When the integrated palladium film comes in contact with hydrogen gas, it forms palladium-hydride, which possesses a different complex index of refraction from the pure metallic palladium. When the mode from the laser interacts with the integrated palladium film, the output power and wavelength from the laser shift as a function of hydrogen concentration. This ability to quickly detect small concentrations of hydrogen is crucial for the adoption of hydrogen fuel cell technology, due to the lower explosive limit of 4% hydrogen in air. Additionally, these same structures can be easily modified to detect a variety of different gases for other applications.
Young Mo Kang
PhD thesis, May 2013, "Inline Microring Reflector for Photonic Applications"
MS thesis, May 2010, "Semi-Analytic Simulations of Microring Resonators with Scattering Elements"
My research work was mainly on analysis, simulation, design, engineering, and fabrication of microring resonators integrated with distributed Bragg reflector (DBR-MRR). The DBR-MRR is a new family of reflective devices developed in our lab that combines the compact footprint of the microring and the selective reflection spectrum of the Bragg grating. The buildup of field strength in the ring resonator configuration yields multiple reflection encounters with the same set of grating, enabling the DBR-MRR to achieve high reflectivity with only a few pairs of low index contrast grating and makes possible compact narrow-band reflectors, switches, and filters for dense integration in photonic devices.
Arunita Kar
MS thesis, April 2018, (primary advisor was Songbin Gong), "Design, Fabrication, and Characterization of Lithium Niobate Whispering Gallery-Mode Microdisk and Microring Resonators and Grating Couplers"
I designed and fabricated efficient grating couplers for directing light into lithium niobate waveguides.
Kaiyuan Wang
MS thesis, May 2013, "Digital Projection Photochemical Etching for Gray-Scale Semiconductor Applications"
BS thesis, May 2013, "Maskless Digital Projection Photochemical Etching"
I conducted undergraduate and Masters level research on how to define nano-scale and micro-scale patterns in GaAs using a digital projector through a process calledp hotochemical etching.
Kai Yeen Wong
MS thesis, December 2008, "Characterization and Optimization of Palladium Thin Films for Hydrogen Sensors"
In my thesis work, I used variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometry to measure the complex refractive index of palladium thin films and also built and used a reflection transmission optical setup to measure the change in the index when exposed to hydrogen.
Andrea Perry
B.S. thesis, May 2021, (primary advisory was Fahad Mahmood), "THz Generation and Enhancement towards Nonlinear Optical Studies of Quantum Materials"
Liam Ackerman
B.S. thesis, May 2021, "Fabrication of Voxelized Chiral Nanophotonic Devices with Circular Dichroism"
Joshua Lewis
B.S. thesis, December 2018, (primary advisor was Wawrzyniec Dobrucki), "Tissue Regeneration: Light Irradiation and Integrative Imaging System for Studying Peripheral Angiogenesis"
Kaidong Peng
B.S. thesis, May 2018, "Non-Volatile, Reconfigurable, Zero-Static Power Optical Routing for Transistor-Laser-Based Electronic-Photonic Processing"
Lucas Cohen
B.S. thesis, May 2018, "Solution to the Inverse Problem of Optical Scatterometry Using Lumerical FDTD Simulation Software"
Michael Bazzoli
B.S. thesis, May 2017, "Improving Low-Cost Electroluminescence and Photoluminescence Imaging of Photovoltaic Modules"
Woraprach Kusolthossakul
B.S. thesis, May 2016, "Photochemical Metallization for GaAs"
Manan Raval
B.S. thesis, May 2014, "Design and Fabrication of GaAs/AlGaAs Slot Waveguides"
My main project involved the design and fabrication of integrated lasers and passive waveguides for sensing. I also worked on hydrogen sensing, waveguide loss measurement, and laser testing.
Yu Yan
B.S. thesis, May 2014, "Hydrogen detection by thin-film Palladium based Fabry-Perot Sensors"
I used a reflection/transmission setup to explore hydrogen sensing with Pd thin films. I also built a temperature stabilization chamber to improve the minimum detection limit of our sensors.
Jerry Zhou
B.S. thesis, May 2013, "Measuring Hydrogen Induced Palladium Expansion Through Diffraction Phase Microscopy"
Zaichen (Albert) Chen
BS thesis, May 2012, "Analysis of Intensity Noise in Semiconductor Lasers"
Ching-Ying (Josephine) Lu
BS thesis, Dec 2011, "Silicon Nitride Waveguide Smoothing Techniques"
Xin Loong (Freddy) Cheu
BS thesis, Aug 2011, "Temperature Noise Reduction Chamber for Laser Diode Testing"
Jared Carter
BS thesis, May 2011, "Design of a Photonic Crystal Slab Hydrogen Sensor"
Gautam Shine
BS thesis, May 2011, "Thermal Radiation Measurements of Graphene for Temperature Extraction"
Aaron King
BS thesis, May 2010, "The Temperature Dependence of Optical Properties of Palladium in Hydrogen"
Chia-Lun (Daniel) Chang
BS thesis, May 2010, "Measuring Changes in Optical Constants of Tungsten Oxide, Tin Oxide, Zinc Oxide and Palladium for Gas Sensing Applications"
Akash Garg
BS thesis, May 2009, "Temperature Modulation Technique Applied to GaAs Lasers"
Michael Guh
BS thesis, May 2009, "Waveguide Loss Measurements"
Visiting Scholars
Shuang Xu
I conducted research on inverse lithography for nano-manufacturing.
Former Graduate Students
Raman Kumar
I studied subsurface fabrication of photonic devices in porous silicon.
Ehsan Arbabi
I studied reflective microring devices and active-passive integration.
Seyedeh Mahsa Kamali
I studied coupled mode theory and single wavelength integrated ring lasers (SWIRLs).
Research Experience for Teachers
Julee Lee
I worked with Britt on silicon ething with a projector in summer 2015.
Britt Carlson
I worked with Julee on silicon ething with a projector in summer 2015.
Terry Koker
I did research on Photo-Electro-Chemical Etching with a Projector (PECEP) in summer 2014. Through the RET program, I developed curricular materials for high school classes that teach about chemical reactions and feature a hands-on activity where students can etch patterns onto a piece of a silicon semiconductor wafer.
Research Experience for Undergraduates
Eduardo Palmares
I performed photonic device simulation of the optomechanics of microrings in summer 2020.
Mohammad Jaber
I investigated Palladium-based optical Hydrogen sensors and how to decrease their response time using nano porous alloys in summer 2014.
Independent Project Students (no photos)
Siwei Xian, undergraduate intern project to develop web-based educational tools for middle/high school students (Jan 2020 - Oct 2020).
Micki Rentauskas, IDEA Institute intern working on inclusion, diversity, equity, and access (Jan 2020 - May 2020).
Marcos Garcia, REU project/independent study on photochemical etching and tapered grating fabrication with graduate advisors Lisa Plucinski and Shaneen Braswell (May 2017 - Dec 2018).
Xavier Gourdine, REU project/independent study on photochemical etching and tapered grating fabrication with graduate advisors Lisa Plucinski and Shaneen Braswell (May 2017 - Dec 2018).
Andrea Daniel, PURE program, studying microring biophotonic sensors with Shaneen Braswell (Jan 2017 - May 2017).
Chuck Wong, PURE program, studying photonic biosensors with Lisa Plucinski (Jan 2017 - May 2017).
Vincent Chang, PURE program, studying photonic biosensors with Lisa Plucinski (Jan 2017 - May 2017).
Shashank Bansal, PURE program, studying photonic biosensors with Lisa Plucinski (Jan 2017 - May 2017).
Alaa Qarooni, B.S. independent study on microring devices (May 2016 - May 2017).
Jamal Simmonds, B.S. independent study on solar cell fabrication (Aug 2015 - May 2017).
Baobao Lu, B.S. independent study on simulating the dynamics of photochemical etching (Aug 2016 - May 2016).
Independent Project Students
Samuel Washington
I studied photochemical etching of silicon in 2015-2016.
Leroy Cook
I did an independent project on lab circuits in 2015-2016.
Casey Bryniarski
I did independent study projects on defect tracking and hydrogen sensing from 2014-2016.
Marjorie Dallmann
I worked on several projects, including programming a swept laser source, building a mechanical tuning system for fiber Bragg gratings for CO2 sensing, building motorized optical filter wheels, and testing the fiber analogy of the reflective microring, from 2013-2015.
Kathy Qiu
I worked on a 3D visualization tool and an independent study project on diffraction phase microscopy in 2014-2015.
Pichamon Meteveravong
I worked on photochemical etching with a projector in 2014-2015.
Brian Cabinian
I developed a solar cell fabrication outreach activity using conductive inks on silicon in 2015.
Chang Yue
I studied hydrogen fiber sensors in 2014-2015.
Naphat (Quinn) Lertratanakul
I did a Promoting Undergraduate Research Experience (PURE) project on 3D visualization in 2014.
Austin (AJ) Benjamin
I measured the noise of a fiber laser used for CO2 sensing in 2014.
Maghav Kumar
I helped to deploy a diffraction phase microscope in spring 2014.
Jiancheng Gao
I developed an image registration routine in Matlab in spring 2014.
Melissa Crawford
I worked on automatic pinhole alignment in epi-diffraction phase microscopy and real-time image processing with CUDA in 2013-2014.
Nikhil Sancheti
I worked on a photonics teaching project in 2012-2013.
Gregory Pastorek
I worked on a solar cell teaching project in 2013.
Shanoon Martin
I worked on laser testing and capacitive tuning in 2012.
Bussaba Amnueypornsakul
I worked on CO2 sensors in 2011-2012.
Alex Politakis
I worked on fiber mirrors in summer 2012.
Ping-Keng (Steve) Lu
I worked on laser noise modeling as an exchange student in 2011.
Yuxiao Lu
I studied laser amplitude and phase noise in 2011.
Jerry Chang
I studied temperature noise in spring 2011.
Cori Johnson
I worked on measuring the loss of optical waveguides in 2010.
Chandraveer Singh
I studied distributed Bragg reflector mirrors and instrument control in LabVIEW from 2008 to 2009.
Dan Hu
I studied fiber Bragg gratings, wave propagation in cavities, and low-loss waveguide fabrication techniques during Spring/Summer 2008.