MANI HOSSEIN-ZADEH. Professional Experience

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1 MANI HOSSEIN-ZADEH Mailing address: Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM) 1313 Goddard SE, Room 116A Albuquerque, NM Phone: (cell) (work) URL: Research interests: Resonant photonic sensing (biosensing, mass sensing, plasmonic enhancement), Mid-IR microcavities (narrow linewidth Mid-IR lasers and comb sources, Mid-IR gas and breath sensors), High-Q optical microcavities (fabrication, integration and nonlinear optical properties), Microwave-photonic devices and systems (modulators, wireless receivers, optically controlled RF devices), Optomechanical interaction in high-q optical microcavities (optomechanical oscillator and its application in RF signal processing and mass sensing) and Optofluidic cavities (formation, physics and applications in biosesnig) Professional Experience 2008-Present Assistant professor, Univeristy of New Mexico, Electrical and Computer Enigineering department (ECE), Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM), and Optical Science Engineering (OSE) program Postdoctoral scholar, California Institute of Technology, Vahala research group & Center for Physics of Information, T. J. Watson Lab of Applied Physics Research assistant, University of Southern California, Advanced Photonics and Electronics Lab Research assistant, Sharif University of Technology, Medical Physics Lab. Education University of Southern California (USC), LosAngeles, California, USA. Philosophy Doctorate, Electrical Engineering-Electrophysics, Dec Dissertation title: Electro-Optic Microdisk RF-Wireless Receiver, Advisor Professor A. F.J. Levi University of Southern California (USC), LosAngeles, California, USA. Master of Science, Electrical Engineering-Electrophysics, Dec Sharif University of Technology (SUT), Tehran, IRAN. Master of Science, Physics, Aug Final project title: KDP crystal growth and second-harmonic generation of Nd: YAG laser Sharif University of Technology (SUT), Tehran, IRAN. Bachelor of Science, Applied Physics, June Final project title: Design and fabrication of a pulsed Nd: YAG laser Research highlights 1-Mid-IR Whispering-Gallery mode (WGM) resonators and sources 2-Radiation-pessure-driven optomechanical oscillator (OMO) and its applications 3-Silicon based optofluidic biosensors 4-Low power photonic control of microwave resonators 5-Novel WGM optical microresonators (free microtorid hybrid microtoroid and fluidic cavities) 6-Microdisk modulator and photonic wireless microwave receiver Mani Hossein-Zadeh CV 1

2 Awards and honors University of New Mexico ECE Department Distinguished Teacher Award (May 2011) NSF Career Award (Jan 2011) 2-years postdoctoral fellowship from Center for Physics of Information (CPI), California Institute of Technology. (Sept 2006-Sept 2008) Student leadership award, University of Southern California (May 2001). Courses taught at UNM Advanced Optics-1 (grad/undergrad level, one semester) Advanced Optics-2 (grad level, two semesters) Laser Physics (grad/undergrad level, one semester) RF/Microwave Photonics: New Course! (grad level, two semesters) Semiconductor Physics and devices (undergrad level, two semesters) Electromagnetic Fields and Waves (undergrad level, one semester) Introduction to Modern Biosensor Technologies: New Course! (grad/undergrad level, two semesters) Research activities Assistant Professor (2008 present) High-Q Mid-IR Whispering-Gallery resonators, lasers and sources Optomechanical Radio receiver Thermo-optical oscillator (for gas and breath sensing) Dynamic sensitivity enhancement of resonant photonic biosensors Mass sensing using optomechanical oscillators (sub-pg sensitivity) Resonant photonic control of microwave filters (record low power) Novel integrated biosensor based on resonant photonic detection and nanofluidic FETs Integration of ultra high-q microtoroids and Fabrication of hybrid microdisks Postdoctoral scholar ( ) (VAHALA research group, California Institute of Technology) Demonstration and study of injection locking in optomechanical oscillators Study and design of optical frequency locking systems for application in UH-Q optical microresonators with thermally broadened resonances Demonstration of the first all-optical homodyne RF down-converter based on optomechanical oscillator Observation and characterization of optical spring effect in silica microtoroids. Development of techniques for fabrication of free ultra-high-q microtoroid optical resonators for biosensor and multi-pole filter applications. Characterization of microtoroid optomechanical oscillators (frequency, phase noise, linewidth, effect of ambient pressure). Development of novel techniques for manipulation of liquid droplets in aqueous medium for photonic application. Efficient fiber-taper coupling to high-q Whispering Gallery modes in liquid droplets for microfluidic applications. Research assistant ( ) (Advanced Network Technology Lab., University of Southern California) Experimental demonstration of a new type of RF filter based on adaptive design methodology. Mani Hossein-Zadeh CV 2

3 Development of the first LiNbO 3 microdisk self-homodyne photonic RF-receiver for indoor wireless applications at Ku band. Optimizing the sensitivity of LiNbO 3 microdisk resonant optical modulator (about 10 db below the best reported results) using RF microring resonator. Passive photonic RF down-conversion using FBG filter. Harmonic modulation in microdisk modulators and extending the modulation frequency up to three times (44 GHz). Development of the first LiNbO 3 microdisk resonant optical modulator. Characterization of RF Microring resonator on LiNbO 3 disks Theoretical study of p-i-n photodiode nonlinear response for passive down-conversion. Experimental study of Whispering-Gallery modes in active and passive microdisks and microspheres. Multi-pole RF filters using LiNbO 3 cylindrical resonators. Research assistant ( ) (Medical Laser Lab., Sharif University of Technology) KDP crystal growth and second-harmonic generation of Nd:YAG laser (M.Sc.project). Study of time variation of polarization in He-Ne laser. Starting the first laser lab (as a 2-unit course) in Sharif Univ. of Tech using home-made lasers and equipments. Nd:YAG laser design and fabrication (B.Sc. project) Acoustic transducer test and measurement in fluidic medium (for medical applications). Research grants and funding 1-NSF EPMD: "Compact Narrow-linewidth Microresonator- Based Mid-IR Sources for Ultra- Sensitive Molecular Detection", PI (Co-PI: professor R. K. Jain, UNM ECE), Duration: 3 years. Start date: Aug UNM OVPR: PI (Single PI project) Junior Faculty Collaborative Research Grant. Resonant photonic biosensors, Duration: 2 years. Start date: Aug Optoelectronic Research Center at UNM CHTM (block grant), As co-pi (PI Professor S. R. J. Brueck), Duration 3 years, Start date: Jan NSF CAREER, Title: Radiation Pressure Based Optomechanical RF Signal Processing for Communication and Sensing, PI (Single PI project), Duration: 5 years, Start date: Feb NSF NUE Title: An Integrated Multidisciplinary Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education Program at the University of New Mexico, co-pi (PI: Professor Z. C. Leseman UNM Mechanical Engineering Department). Duration 2 years. Start date Oct Patents Issued Method of Fabricating a Microresonator. US 7,951,299 B2, Techniques for fabrications and manipulation of free optical micro-ring resonators. Inventors: Mani Hossein-Zadeh, and K. J. Vahala, Pending Photonic RF down-converter based on optomechanical oscillation. US A1. Inventors: Mani Hossein-Zadeh, and K. J. Vahala. (Jan 2009) Biomarker Sensing Based on Nanofluidic Amplification and Resonant Optical Detection, Sang Han, Mani Hossein-Zadeh, Cornelius Ivory, UNM-STC (March 2010) Mani Hossein-Zadeh CV 3

4 Publications (See the complete list at the end of CV) 28 published articles (1 invited) in peer-reviewed journals and 4 more currently under review. 34 conference papers and presentations (4 invited). See the publication list for details. Technical presentations and other invited talks Cavity Optomechanics Invited talk, Center for Quantum Information and Control (CQuIC), UNM (Nov, 2012) Optomechanical interaction and optomechanical oscillation in optical micro-resonators Invited talk for UNM OSA/SPIE student chapter (April 2010) Electro-optic microdisk modulator and its application in photonic wireless receiver design, Invited talk for The Albuquerque IEEE Joint Chapter (Dec 2008) Towards an Ultra-high-Q free microtoroids (I), (II), (III), Hughes Research Laboratory (HRL) (October 2005, March and Sept 2006). Phase noise in a radiation-pressure-driven micro-mechanical oscillator", Invited talk, Lee center for advanced networking, California Institute of Technology (May 2006). Electro-optic microdisk wireless receiver, Invited talk, Photonic seminar series, University of Southern California (August 2004). Electro-optic microdisk photonic RF receiver, Invited talk, Center for optoelectronic and optical communications, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (March 2004). Second-harmonic generation and surface SH-generation, Optics summer school, The Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, Zanjan-IRAN (June 1997). Journal Referee Electronic Letters (since 2004), Optics Express (since 2005), Physical Review Letters (sine 2006), Physical Review B (sine 2007), Review of Scientific Instruments (since 2006), Nature Photonics (since 2007), Optic Letters (sine 2008), Physical Review A (sine 2008), Photonic Technology Letters (since 2008), Optics Communications (since 2009), AppliedPhysics Letters (since 2009). Pre-UNM Teaching experience Supervised and trained M.Sc through PhD level students in Advanced Network Tech. Lab (USC) and Vahala research group (CALTECH). Teaching assistant of Laser Lab for 3 semesters (Sharif Univ.of Tech ). I started this lab as a 2-unit course. High school physics teacher (Hekmat high school, Tehran, ) Service Serving on NSF panel. Member of UNM School of Engineering Academic Council (representing OSE program). Member of graduate committee of Optical Science Engineering (OSE) program at UNM. Responsible for qualification exams and application reviews. Member of Photonics subcommittee of FiO (Frontiers in Optics, the annual meeting of Optical Society of America). (FiO-2010 and FiO-2011). Leadership experience Mani Hossein-Zadeh CV 4

5 President of Iranian Graduate Student Association (IGSA) at USC ( ) Started the Laser Lab as a 2-unit course at Physics Department of Sharif University of Technology (while a graduate student). Supervised the design and implementation of all the experiments mainly based on home-made lasers and devices. Professional memberships SPIE (Since 2011) IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers), member (Since 2000) OSA (Optical Society of America), member (Since 2003) Book Principles, concepts and advanced tests of physics-1 (Mechanics and Optics) (Alavi publication Dec. 1998, Tehran-IRAN). I wrote this study guide while I was teaching at high school for the students who were studying for national entrance examinations exam. The book covers classical mechanics and geometrical optics MANI HOSSEIN-ZADEH (complete publications list) Journal papers Submitted (under review) 1. F. Liu, and M. Hossein-Zadeh, "Characterization of Optomechanical RF frequency Mixing/Down-Conversion and its Application in Photonic RF Receivers", IEEE Journal of Light Wave Technology, under review Published 2. M. A Shirazi and M. Hossein-Zadeh, Low power Photonic Control of a microwave ring resonator using bulk illumination, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 55, no. 7, pp , July F. Liu and M. Hossein-Zadeh, On the spectrum of Optomechanical Oscillator and its application in sensing, Optics Communications, vol. 294, pp , March Y. Deng, F. Liu and M. Hossein-Zadeh, Thermo-optical oscillation in its application in gas sensing, Optics Express, vol. 21, no. 4, pp , Feb F. Liu, and M. Hossein-Zadeh, Mass Sensing with Optomechanical Oscillation, IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 13, no. 1, pp , Jan B. Way, R. K. Jain, and M. Hossein-Zadeh, High-Q microresonators for mid-ir light sources and molecular sensors, Optics Letters, vol. 37, no. 21, pp , Oct F. Liu, S. Lan and M. Hossein-Zadeh, Application of dynamic line narrowing in resonant optical sensing, Optics Letters, vol. 36, no. 22, pp , Nov (Also appeared on Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics (VJBO), vol. 7(1), Jan 2012) 8. S. Lan and M. Hossein-Zadeh, Faraday effect in high-q Whispering-Gallery Optical cavities, IEEE Photonics Journal, vol. 3, no. 5, pp , Oct M. Hossein-Zadeh, and A. F. J. Levi, Ring resonator based photonic microwave receiver modulator with picowatt sensitivity, IET Optoelectronics, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp 36-39, May F. Liu and M. Hossein-Zadeh, On the performance of multi-ring optical filters, IEEE Photonics Journal, vol. 2, no. 6, pp , Dec Mani Hossein-Zadeh CV 5

6 11. M. Hossein-Zadeh, and K. J. Vahala, "Optomechanical Oscillator on a Silicon Chip", invited paper, Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, special issue on Silicon Photonics, vol. 16, no. 1, pp , Jan/Feb M. Hossein-Zadeh, and K. J. Vahala, Observation of injection locking in an optomechanical RF oscillator, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 93, , Nov (Also appeared on Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, Vol. 18(22), Dec 2008) 13. M. Hossein-Zadeh, and A. F. J. Levi, Electro-optic bistablity in a LiNbO 3 microdisk resonator, IET Optoelectronics, vol. 2, no. 3, pp , June M. Hossein-Zadeh, and K. J. Vahala, Photonic RF down-converter based on optomechanical oscillation, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 20, no. 4, pp , Feb M. Hossein-Zadeh, and A. F. J. Levi, Self-homodyne photonic microwave receiver architecture based on optical modulation and filtering, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 50, no. 2, pp , Feb M. Hossein-Zadeh, and K. J. Vahala, Importance of intrinsic-q in microring based optical filters and dispersion compensation devices, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 19, no. 14, pp , July M. Hossein-Zadeh, and K. J. Vahala, Observation of optical spring effect in a microtoroidal optomechanical resonator, Optics Letters, vol. 32, no. 12, pp , June (Also appeared on Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, Vol. 16(4), July 2007) 18. M. Hossein-Zadeh, and K. J. Vahala, Free Ultra-high-Q microtoroid: a tool for designing photonic devices, Optics Express, vol. 15(1), pp , Jan H. Rokhsari, M. Hossein-Zadeh, Ali Hajimiri, and K. J. Vahala, Brownian noise in radiationpressure-driven micromechanical oscillators, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 89(6), , Dec M. Hossein-Zadeh, and K. J. Vahala, Fiber-taper coupling to Whispering-Gallery modes of droplet resonators embedded in a liquid medium, Optics Express, vol. 14(22), pp , Oct M. Hossein-Zadeh, H. Rokhsari, A. Hajimiri and K. J. Vahala, Characterization of a radiation-pressure-driven optomechanical oscillator, Physical Review A, vol. 74(2), , Aug (Also appeared on Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, Vol. 14(10), Aug. 2006) 22. M. Hossein-Zadeh, and A. F. J. Levi, 14.6 GHz LiNbO 3 microdisk photonic self-homodyne RF receiver, IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques - special issue on Microwave Photonics, vol. 54(2)-part 2, pp , Feb M. Hossein-Zadeh, and A. F. J. Levi, Self-homodyne RF-optical LiNbO 3 microdisk receiver, Solid-State Electronics 49(8), pp , Aug M. Hossein-Zadeh, A. F. J. Levi, Mb/s data transmission over a RF fiber-optic link using a LiNbO3 microdisk optical modulator, Solid-State Electronics 46(12), pp , Dec D.A. Cohen, M. Hossein-Zadeh, A. F. J. Levi, High-Q microphotonic electro-optic modulator, Solid-State Electronics 45(9), pp , Sep D.A. Cohen, M. Hossein-Zadeh, A. F. J. Levi, Microphotonic modulator for microwave receiver, Electronics Letters 37(5), pp , March M. Hossein-Zadeh and A.Amjadi, Second-harmonic generation controlled by external electric field, Sharif Univ. of Tech. annual research report journal, Mani Hossein-Zadeh CV 6

7 28. M. Hossein-Zadeh and A.Amjadi, KDP crystal growth and second-harmonic generation of Nd:YAG laser, Sharif Univ. of Tech. annual research report journal, M. Hossein-Zadeh, B. Imangoli, A.Amjadi, Design and fabrication of an Nd:YAG laser, Sharif Univ. of Tech. annual research report journal, Conference papers 1. F. Liu, S-H.Alaie,Z. Leseman, and M. Hossein-Zadeh, On the Performance and Sensitivity Limit of Mass Sensing with Optomechanical Oscillation", CLEO conference 2013, CM4O.8 (Micro-Sensors session). 2. Y. Deng, F. Liu, Z. Leseman, and M. Hossein-Zadeh, Thermo-Optomechanical Oscillator for Sensing Applications", CLEO conference 2013, JTu4A.37 (Nanophotonics, Lightwave Communications and Biophotonics poster Session). 3. R. K. Jain, and M. Hossein-Zadeh, Microresonator-based mid-ir sources, invited presentation, Photonics West 2013, SPIE OPTO. "Optical Components and Materials X" 4. R. K. Jain, B. Way, M. Klopfer,I. Small, M. Saad, and M. Hossein-Zadeh, Demonstration of High-Q Microspheres in Indium Fluoride, a New Mid-IR Glass Host", IEEE Photonics Conference 2012.ThD5:Nanostructure Material Processes. 5. B. Way, R. K. Jain, and M. Hossein-Zadeh, High-Q ZBLAN microcavities for Mid-Infrared Applications", IEEE Photonics Conference 2012, MQ5:SS:MRP II. 6. M. Hossein-Zadeh, On the Performance of Resonant Photonic Biosensors, International Conference and Exhibition on Biosensors and Bioelectronics, F. Liu, S. Lan and M. Hossein-Zadeh, Mass Sensing with Optomechanical Oscillation, CLEO conference 2012, JW2A M. Hossein-Zadeh, Z. Leseman, C. Luhr, M. W. Pleil An Integrated Multidisciplinary Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education Program at the University of New Mexico, NSF Engineering Education Awardees Conference, M. Hossein-Zadeh, Photonic microwave receiver based on high-q resonance, Invited presentation, Photonics West 2012, SPIE LASE: "Laser Resonators, Microrsonators, and Beam Control XIV". 10. F. Liu, and M. Hossein-Zadeh, Analysis of harmonic generation and RF frequency mixing in optomechanical oscillators, Frontiers in Optics 2011-Laser Science XXVII conference, Optomechanics I, FMD F. Liu, and M. Hossein-Zadeh, Practical limitations of high-q multi-ring optical filters, 2011 IEEE Photonics conference, Novel functions with gratings and ring resonators, ThZ. 12. M. Hossein-Zadeh and A. F. J Levi, Microwave down-conversion based on linear modulation and filtering, 2011 IEEE Photonics conference, Microwave photonic systems and devices, MK. 13. S. Lan, and M. Hossein-Zadeh, "Theory of Faraday effect in high-q Whispering-Gallery optical cavities", CLEO conference 2011, Nonlinear and Quantum Science and Measurements, JThB K. Abbas, S. Alaie, M. Hossein-Zadeh, and Z. C. Leseman, "Use of radiation Pressure to Calibrate Sub micro-newton Forces and Damping Ratios", Proceedings of AMSE International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE) Mani Hossein-Zadeh CV 7

8 15. M. Hossein-Zadeh, Optical modulation using optomechanical interaction in high-q microcavities, Invited presentation, International Microwave Symposium 2010, Workshop for: Emerging Optical Modulator Technologies for RF Photonics, 16. M. Hossein-Zadeh, Applications of High-Q Optical Microresonators in Communication Invited presentation, Frontiers in Optics 2009, Microcavity devices-i, FThC M. Hossein-Zadeh, and K. J. Vahala, Optomechanical RF signal processing, Frontiers in Optics 2009, Laser Science XXV, Cavity optomechanics, LSTuB M. Hossein-Zadeh, and K. J. Vahala, Observation of injection locking in an optomechanical RF oscillator, LEOS Annual Meeting 2008, New Devices for Microwave Photonic Application, TuB M. Hossein-Zadeh, and K. J. Vahala, Photonic RF-receiver based on all-optical downconversion in an optomechanical oscillator, CLEO conference 2008, Microwave Photonics, CMP M. Hossein-Zadeh, and K. J. Vahala, RF-photonic application of cavity optomechanics, Gordon research Conference on MECHANICAL SYSTEMS IN THE QUANTUM REGIME, Feb M. Hossein-Zadeh, and K. J. Vahala, Signature of noise mechanisms in the linewidth of selfsustained optomechanical oscillations, Frontiers in Optics 2007, Optical and Mechanical Couplings of Laser Light, JWB K. J. Vahala, Tobias Kippenberg, Tal Carmon, and Mani Hossein-Zadeh, Nonlinear Optomechanics using radiation pressure in high-q microcavities, The International Conference on Quantum Information (ICQI) M. Hossein-Zadeh, and K. J. Vahala, Free UH-Q microtoroids, new tools for designing photonic devices, CLEO conference 2007, CFQ3, High-Q Microresonators and Devices II. 24. J. Pouch, H. Nguyen, R. Lee, F. Miranda, M. Hossein-Zadeh, D. Cohen, A. F. J. Levi, RF Microphotonics for NASA Space Communications Applications, Great Lakes Photonics Symposium, M. Hossein-Zadeh, H. Rokhsari, A. Hajimiri, and K. J. Vahala, Characterization of a Radiation-Pressure-Driven Michromechanical Oscillator, Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE international Frequency Control Symposium, B1L-C, Miniature Oscillators Lecture session. 26. M. Hossein-Zadeh, H. Rokhsari, and K. J. Vahala, Oscillation linewidth and Brownian noise in a radiation pressure driven optomechanical oscillator, QEL conference 2006, QTuJ3, Nonlinear optics in nanostructures. 27. M. Hossein-Zadeh, K. J. Vahala, Fiber-taper coupling to Whispering-Gallery modes of a droplet resonator embedded in a liquid medium, CLEO conference 2006, CWI5, Novel optical modes in microcavities. 28. H. Rokhsari, M. Hossein-Zadeh, Tobias Kippenberg, Tal Carmon, and Kerry J. Vahala, Radiation-pressure-induced regenerative mechanical oscillations in optical microcavities, 2006 APS March meeting, Optics and Optoelectronic session (Y ). 29. H. Rokhsari, M. Hossein-Zadeh, and K. J. Vahala, Brownian motion in radiation-pressuredriven micromechanical oscillators, Frontiers in Optics 2005, post deadline session. 30. M. Hossein-Zadeh, A. F. J. Levi, RF Mixing in LiNbO 3 microdisk modulator, IEEE/LEOS summer topical meetings 2004, MC4: WGM microcavities IV. 31. M. Hossein-Zadeh, A. F. J. Levi. Self-Homodyne RF-Optical LiNbO 3 microdisk receiver, CLEO conference 2004, Microwave photonics session, CWQ M. Hossein-Zadeh, A. F. J. Levi. Self-Homodyne RF-Optical LiNbO 3 microdisk receiver, GOMACTech-04 conference Mani Hossein-Zadeh CV 8

9 33. M. Hossein-Zadeh, A. F. J. Levi A new electrode design for microdisk electro-optic RF modulator, CLEO conference 2003, CTuW M. Hossein-Zadeh, F. Harriague, A. F. J. Levi. Mb/s data transmission over an RF-Opticallink using a LiNbO 3 microdisk optical modulator, CLEO conference 2002, pp 277. Mani Hossein-Zadeh CV 9