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Group Members

Current Ph.D. Students

  • Huibin Zhou
  • huibinzh (at) usc.edu
  • Research Topics:
    Optical Communications
    Optical Signal Processing
  • Amir Minoofar
  • minoofar (at) usc.edu
  • Research Topics:
    Optical Communications
    OAM Technology
  • Xinzhou Su
  • xinzhous (at) usc.edu
  • Research Topics:
    OAM Technology
    Optical Frequency Comb
  • Narek Karapetyan
  • narekkar (at) usc.edu
  • Research Topics:
    Optical Signal Processing
    Photonic Integrated Circuits
  • Yuxiang Duan
  • yuxiangd (at) usc.edu
  • Research Topics:
    Optical Communications
    OAM Technology
  • Abdulrahman Alhaddad
  • awalhadd (at) usc.edu
  • Research Topics:
    Optical Communications
    Optical Signal Processing
  • Murale Ramakrishnan
  • mramakri (at) usc.edu
  • Research Topics:
    Optical Communications
    Photonic Integrated Circuits
  • Ruoyu Zeng
  • ruoyuzen (at) usc.edu
  • Research Topics:
    Structured Light
    Optical Communications
  • Wing (Stanley) Ko
  • wcko (at) usc.edu
  • Research Topics:
    Optical Communications
    OAM Technology
    Photonic Integrated Circuits
  • Yingning Wang
  • yingning.wang (at) usc.edu
  • Research Topics:
    OAM Technology
    Optical Communications
  • Zile Jiang
  • zilejian (at) usc.edu
  • Research Topics:
    OAM Technology
    Optical Signal Processing
  • Hongkun Lian
  • hlian (at) usc.edu
  • Research Topics:
    Optical Communications
    OAM Technology
  • Yue Zuo
  • yuezuo (at) usc.edu
  • Research Topics:
    OAM Technology
    Photonic Integrated Circuits
  • Zixun Zhao
  • zixunzha (at) usc.edu
  • Research Topics:
    Optical Communications
    Photonic Integrated Circuits
  • Heng Wu
  • hengwu (at) usc.edu
  • Research Topics:
    Optical Communications
    Optical Signal Processing

Alumni

  • 62 – Kaiheng Zou
  • 05/2023, “Optical communication systems and space-time wave packet generation using frequency combs and spatial modes”
  • 61 – Hao Song
  • 02/2023, “Optical Communications, Optical Ranging, and Optical Signal Processing using Tunable and Reconfigurable Technologies”
  • 60 – Haoqian Song
  • 05/2022, “Using Spatial Modes for Data Transmission through the Air and through the Air-Water Interface”
  • 59 – Runzhou Zhang
  • 04/2022, “High-Capacity Optical Communications using Structured Light in Random and Disturbed Media”
  • 58 – Kai Pang
  • 03/2022, ”Spatial Modes for Optical Communications and Spatiotemporal Beams”
  • 57 – Fatemeh Alishahi
  • 09/2021, “Reconfigurable and Flexible High-Speed Optical Signal Processing and Spectrally Shared Optical Subsystems”
  • 56 – Ahmad Fallahpour
  • 03/2021, “Reconfigurable High-Speed Optical Signal Processing for Optical Communication and Modulation Format Manipulation”
  • 55 – Cong Liu
  • 03/2021, “Applications in Optical Communications: Quantum Communication Systems and Optical Nonlinear Devices”
  • 54 – Zhe Zhao
  • 07/2020, “Optical and mm-wave Orbital-angular-momentum Beam Generation and its Applications in Communications”
  • 53 – Peicheng Liao
  • 11/2019, “Microresonator-based Kerr Frequency Comb for Optical Communications and Signal Processing”
  • 52 – Bishara Shamee
  • 07/2020, “Optical and mm-wave Orbital-angular-momentum Beam Generation and its Applications in Communications”
  • 51 – Yinwen Cao
  • 04/2019, “Reconfigurable Optical Signal Processing for Efficient Spectrum Utilization in High-speed Optical Communication Systems”
  • 50 – Long Li
  •  02/2019, “Applications of Orbital Angular Momentum in High-Capacity Free-Space Optical Communications”
  • 48 – Ahmed Almaiman
  • 04/2018, “Optical Wave Mixing for Tunable Delays and High-Speed Signal Processing”
  • 47 – Changjing Bao
  • 12/2017, “On-Chip Kerr Frequency Comb Generation and Its Effects on the Application of Optical Communications”
  • 46 – Guodong Xie
  • 12/2017, “Using Waves Carrying Orbital Angular Momentum for Communications and Remote Sensing”
  • 45 – Morteza Ziyad
  • 01/2017, “Reconfigurable High-Speed Optical Signal Processing Using Optical Frequency Comb for High-Capacity, Spectrally Efficient Fiber Optic Systems and Networks”
  • 44 – Yongxiong Ren
  • 11/2016, “Orbital Angular Momentum-Based Space Division Multiplexing for HighCapacity Optical and Millimeter-Wave Communications”
  • 43 – Yan Yan
  • 04/2016, “High Capacity Optical and RF/mm-wave Communications Utilizing Orbital Angular Momentum Multiplexing”
  • 42 – Nisar Ahmed
  • 01/2016, “Orbital Angular Momentum based Spatially Multiplexed Optical and Millimeter-wave Communications”
  • 40 – Hao Huang
  • 11/2014, “Multiplexing Techniques and Reconfigurable Networking Functions for Optical Communications using OAM Beams”
  • 39 – Mohammad Reza Chitgarha
  • 06/2014, “Reconfigurable High-Speed Optical Signal Processing and High-Capacity Optical Transmitter”
  • 38 – Salman Khaleghi
  • 06/2013, “High-Speed and Reconfigurable All-Optical Signal Processing for Phase and Amplitude Modulated Signals”
  • 37 – Yang Yue
  • 10/2012, “Integrated Silicon Waveguides and Specialty Optical Fibers for Optical Communications System Applications”
  • 36 – Omer Faruk Yilmaz
  • 12/2011, “Advanced Nonlinear Optical Signal Processing Techniques For High Speed, ReconfigurableOptical Fiber Networks”
  • 35 – Xiaoxia Wu
  • 10/2011, “High-Speed Optical Signal Processing and Performance Monitoring Towards Tbit/s Optical Networks”
  • 34 – Jeng-Yuan Yang
  • 09/2011, “Optical Performance Monitoring and Signal Processing to Enable Robust and Reconfigurable Optical Networks”
  • 33- Irfan Fazal
  • 07/2011, “Optical Signal Processing for Enabling High-Speed, Highly Spectrally Efficient and High Capacity Optical Systems”
  • 32 – Scott Nuccio
  • 12/2010, “Applications of All Optical Signal Processing for Advanced Optical Modulation Formats”
  • 31 – Lin Zhang
  • 11/2010, “Silicon Integrated Devices for Optical System Applications”
  • 30- Bo Zhang
  • 12/2008, “Nonlinear Optical Signal Processing For High-Speed, Spectrally Efficient Fiber Optic Systems and Networks”
  • 29 – Louis C. Christen
  • 09/2008, “Detection and Optical Signal Processing using Phase Based Optical Modulation Formats”
  • 28 – Poorya Saghari
  • 11/2006, “Techniques for Increasing Number of Users in Dynamically Reconfigurable Optical Code Division Multiple Access Systems and Networks”
  • 27 – Saurabh Kumar
  • 10/2006, “Optical Signal Processing for High-Speed, Reconfigurable Fiber-Optic Network”
  • 26 – Ting Luo
  • 02/2006, “Management of Dispersion, Nonlinearity and Polarization-dependent Effects in High-Speed Reconfigurable WDM Fiber- Optic Communication Systems”
  • 25 – Yan Wang
  • 12/2005, “Monitoring and Utilization of Dispersive and Nonlinear Effects in High-Speed Reconfigurable WDM Optical Fiber Networks”
  • 24 – Changyuan Yu
  • 08/2005, “Dispersive and Nonlinear Effects in High-Speed Reconfigurable WDM Optical Fiber Communication Systems”
  • 23 – John E. McGeehan
  • 05/2005, “Novel Techniques in All-Optical Networks”

  • 20-Reza Motaghian
  • 04/2004, “Chromatic and Polarization Mode Dispersion Monitoring for Equalization in Optical Fiber Communication Systems”

  • 19-Yong-Won Song
  • 10/2003, “Mitigation of Signal Degradations in Reconfigurable Wavelength-Division- Multiplexed Fiber-Optic Communication Systems”

  • 18-Deniz Gurkan
  • 05/2003, “Experimental Demonstrations of Optical Techniques To Implement Networking Functions in Dynamically Reconfigurable Wavelength-Division-Multiplexed Fiber-Optic Communication Networks”

  • 17-Asaf Sahin
  • 04/2003, “Experimental Demonstration of Techniques to Improve System Performance in Non-Static Microwave Frequency Analog and Digital Signal Transmission over Fiber-Optic Communication Systems”

  • 16-Zhongqi Pan
  • 11/2002, “Overcoming Fiber Dispersive Effects in High-Speed Reconfigurable Multi-Wavelength Optical Systems and Networks”
  • 15-Olaf H. Adamczyk
  • 01/2001, “Experimental Demonstration of Techniques to Improve System Performance in Fiber-Optic Communication Systems using Subcarrier-Multiplexed and Digital Baseband Signals”
  • 14-Mustafa C. Cardakli
  • 01/2001, “Optical Techniques to Implement Networking Functions in Dynamically Reconfigurable Wavelength-Division-Multiplexed Fiber-Optic Communication Networks”

  • 13-Reza Khosravani
  • 10/2000, “Reduction of Signal Degrading Effects in Wavelength Division Multiplexed Systems and Networks”

  • 12-Sanggeon Lee
  • 09/2000, “Characterization and Compensation of Polarization Mode Dispersion and Chromatic Dispersion Slope Mismatch for High Bit-Rate Data Transmission”
  • 11-Steve A. Havstad
  • 9/2000, “Generation, Filtering, and Applications of Subcarriers in Optical Communication Systems”

  • 10-Jong-Jin Yoo
  • 12/1999, “System Performance and Network Structure of Two-Dimensional MultiplePlane WDM Optical Interconnects”

  • 09-Kai-Ming Feng
  • 06/1999, “System Performance Improvement in Optical Wavelength Division Multiplexing Systems and Networks using Optical Gratings”

  • 08-Jin-Xing Cai
  • 06/1999, “Experimental Demonstrations of Techniques to Improve System Performance in NonStatic Optical Wavelength Division Multiplexing Systems and Networks”

  • 07-M. Imran Hayee
  • 12/1998, “Modeling of Dispersion and Nonlinearities in High-Performance Transmission”
  • 06-J.-C. Wu
  • 08/1996, “Protocols and Design Tradeoffs for Packet-Switched WDM Networks with Large Tuning Latencies”

  • 05-James E. Leight
  • 08/1996, “System and Network Implementations of 2-D Multiple-Plane WavelengthDivisionMultiplexed Optical Interconnects”
  • 04-Eugene Park
  • 03/1996, “Applications of All-Optical Wavelength Shifting using Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers for Switching and Routing Functions in a Dynamically Reconfigurable WavelengthDivision-Multiplexed FiberOptical Communication Network”

  • 03-William Shieh
  • 03/1996, “Experimental and Theoretical Study of All-Optical Wavelength Shifting Techniques by using Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers”
  • 02-Andrew David Norte
  • 01/1996, “Experimental Demonstrations of Wavelength Routing Functions for an AllOptical Wavelength-Division-Multiplexed Fiber Optic Communication Network Switching Node”
  • 01-Syang-Myau Hwang
  • 10/1995, “System Performance and Channel Equalization of Optically-Amplified WDM Long-Distance Links and Ring Networks”

Former PostDocs

  • Dr. Jian Wang
  • Huazhong University of Science and Technology

 

  • Dr. Jing Du
  • Huazhong University of Science and Technology

 

  • Dr. Qian Yu
  • Apple
  • Dr. Shouhua Huang
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory

  • Dr. Xin Jiang (Jessica)
  • The College of Statin Island, CUNY

 

  • Dr. Xing-Yu Zou
  • Dr. Yong Xie
  • Texas Instruments Inc.

Former Visitors

  • Dr. Antonella Bogoni
  • Scuola Superiore Sant’anna-CNIT

  • Dr. Changjian Ke
  • Huazhong University of Science and Technology

  • Dr. Guiling Wu
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University

  • Dr. Junli Wang
  • Xidian University
  • Dr. Moo Jung Chu
  • Ecxcello Engineered Systems LLC Optical fiber communications

  • Dr. Muping Song
  • Zhejiang University

  • Dr. Moshe Tur
  • Tel Aviv University
  • Dr. Wei-Ren Peng
  • Marvell Technology, Inc.

  • Dr. Xiaoying Liu
  • Huazhong University of Science and Technology

  • Dr. Yannick Lize
  • Baraja Pty Ltd.
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