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Dr. ir. Mingshan Zhao  (Visiting Researcher)

This person worked in the group from 1999 till 2003.

Affiliation: Dalian University of Technology
Physics Department
Address: 116023 Dalian
China
Phone: +86-411-84708386(O)
E-mail: mszhao@dlut.edu.cn
Research Area: SOA-based optical signal processing, Wavelenght division multiplexing
PhD Thesis: Mingshan Zhao, All-optical signal regeneration based on gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifiers, 2/2003
MingshanZhao
Mingshan Zhao received his B. Sc. degree in physics from Qufu Normal University, Shandong, China, in 1982; M. Sc. degree in condensed matter physics from Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, in 1986; PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from Ghent University, Gent, Belgium, in February of 2003.

In November 1998, he joined the Optoelectronic Components and Systems group in the Department of Information Technology, Ghent University, and has mainly worked on SOA-based devices for optical regeneration and spectrum-sliced wavelength division multiplexing. His work in these fields has led to 14 international journal publications and conference presentations (OFC, CLEO, ECOC, LEOS).

Before 1998 he worked in the fields of nonlinear optical spectroscopy, optical components and systems in the Laser Institute, Qufu Normal University, Shandong, China, as a full-time professor (1994-1998), an associate professor (1992-1994), and a lecturer (in Physics Department, 1986-1992). He is a recipient of a number of awards:

1. Science and Technology Progress Awards of the National Education Committee (the Ministry of Education), P. R. China (second prize, 1994)
2. Science and Technology Progress Awards of Shandong Province, P. R. China (second prize, 1996)
3. Science and Technology Progress Awards of the Education Commission of Shandong Province, P. R. China (second prize, 1991)
4. Youth Scientist Award of Shandong Province (1994)
5. Youth Scientist Award for the Outstanding Achievements in Science and Technology of Shandong Province (1996)

Specific Research Topics

Publications (37)

    International Journals

  1. M. Yang, Y. Yan, Z. Wu, G. Morthier, M. Zhao, High performance grating couplers on 220nm thick silicon by inverse design for perfectly vertical coupling, Scientific Reports, 13, p.18112 doi:10.1038/s41598-023-45168-2 (2023).
  2. Y. Liang, M. Zhao, Z. Wu, G. Morthier, Bimodal Waveguide Interferometer Biosensor Fabricated On Low-cost Polymer Platform, IEEE Photonics Journal, 11(2), United States, p.6801108 doi:10.1109/JPHOT.2019.2900741 (2019).
  3. Y. Liang, Q. Liu, Z. Wu, G. Morthier, M. Zhao, Cascaded microrings biosensor fabricated on polymer platform, Sensors, 19, p.181 doi:10.3390/s19010181 (2019)  Download this Publication (2.3MB).
  4. X.-Y. Han, Z.-L. Wu, S.-C. Yang, F.-S. Shen, Y.-X. Lian, L. Wang, J.-Y. Wang, J. Reng, L.-Y. Jia, H. Zhang, S.-H.-Hui Bo, G. Morthier, M. Zhao, Recent progress of imprinted polymer photonic waveguide devices and applications, Polymers, 10(603), Switzerland, p.28 doi: 10.3390/polym10060603 (2018)  Download this Publication (11.9MB).
  5. X. Han, X. Han, Y. Shao, Z. Wu, Y. Liang, J. Teng, S. Bo, G. Morthier, M. Zhao, Polymer Integrated Waveguide Optical Biosensor by Using Spectral Splitting Effect, Photonic Sensors, doi:10.1007/s13320-017-0395-3 (2017)  Download this Publication (1.1MB).
  6. L. Wang, X.Han, Y.Gu, Y.Wang, P.Zou, J.Wang, X.Jian, G. Morthier, M. Zhao, A tunable polymer waveguide ring filter fabricated with UV-based soft imprint technique, Optics Communications, 298, p.95-100 doi:10.1016/j.optcom.2013.02.021 (2013)  Download this Publication (1MB).
  7. J.Ren, L. Wang, X.Han, J.Cheng, H.Lv, J.Wang, X.Jian, M. Zhao, L.Jia, Organic Silicone Sol–Gel Polymer as a Noncovalent Carrier of Receptor Proteins for Label-Free Optical Biosensor Application, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 5(2), p.386-394 doi:10.1021/am3024355 (2012).
  8. L. Wang, J. Ren, X. Han, T. Claes, X. Jian, P. Bienstman, R. Baets, M. Zhao, G. Morthier, A Label-Free Optical Biosensor Built on a Low Cost Polymer Platform, IEEE Photonics Journal, 4(3), p.920-930 doi:10.1109/jphot.2012.2200671 (2012)  Download this Publication (845KB).
  9. L. Wang, Y. Li, M. Porcel, D. Vermeulen, X. Han, J. Wang, X. Jian, R. Baets, M. Zhao, G. Morthier, A polymer-based surface grating coupler with an embedded Si3N4 layer, Journal of Applied Physics, 111(11), p.114507 doi:10.1063/1.4724335 (2012)  Download this Publication (1.6MB).
  10. L. Wang, W. Bogaerts, P. Dumon, S. Selvaraja, T. Jie, S. Pathak, X. Han, J. Wang, X. Jian, M. Zhao, R. Baets, G. Morthier, Athermal AWGs in SOI by overlaying a polymer cladding on narrowed arrayed waveguides, Applied Optics, 51(9), p.1251-1256 doi:10.1364/ao.51.001251 (2012)  Download this Publication (755KB).
  11. J. Teng, Yan, H., Li, L., M. Zhao, Zhang, H., G. Morthier, Simple ultraviolet-based soft-lithography process for fabrication of low-loss polymer polysiloxanes-based waveguides, IET Optoelectronics, 5(6), p.265-269 doi:10.1049/iet-opt.2010.0110 (2011)  Download this Publication (332KB).
  12. J. Teng, P. Dumon, W. Bogaerts, H. Zhang, X. Jian, X. Han, M. Zhao, G. Morthier, R. Baets, Athermal Silicon-on-insulator ring resonators by overlaying a polymer cladding on narrowed waveguides, Optics Express, 17(17), p.14627-14633 doi:10.1364/OE.17.014627 (2009)  Download this Publication (744KB).
  13. B. Moeyersoon, G. Morthier, M. Zhao, Degradation of the mode suppression in Single Mode Laser Diodes due to integrated optical amplifiers , IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 40(3), p.241-244 doi:10.1109/JQE.2003.820840 (2004)  Download this Publication (282KB).
  14. M. Zhao, J. De Merlier, G. Morthier, R. Baets, All-optical 2R regeneration based on polarization rotation in a linear optical amplifier, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 15(2), p.305-307 doi:10.1109/lpt.2002.806091 (2003)  Download this Publication (375KB).
  15. M. Zhao, J. De Merlier, G. Morthier, R. Baets, Dynamic birefringence of the linear optical amplifier (LOA) and application in optical regeneration, IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 8(6), p.1399-1404 doi:10.1109/jstqe.2002.806694 (2002)  Download this Publication (417KB).
  16. M. Zhao, G. Morthier, R. Baets, Demonstration of Extinction Ratio Improvement From 2 to 9 dB and Intensity Noise reduction With the MZI-GCSOA All-Optical 2R Regenerator, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 14(7), p.992-994 doi:10.1109/lpt.2002.1012409 (2002)  Download this Publication (204KB).
  17. M. Zhao, G. Morthier, R. Baets, Analysis and Optimization of Intensity Noise Reduction in Spectrum-Sliced WDM Systems Using a Saturated Semiconductor Optical Amplifier, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 14(3), p.390-392 doi:10.1109/68.986823 (2002)  Download this Publication (74KB).
  18. G. Morthier, M. Zhao, B. Vanderhaegen, R. Baets, Experimental demonstration of an all-optical 2R regenerator with adjustable decision threshold and "true" regeneration characteristics, IEEE Photonics Technology letters, 12(11), p.1516-1518 doi:10.1109/68.887727 (2000)  Download this Publication (34KB).
      International Conferences

    1. Y. Liang, M. Muneeb, S. Radosavljevic, M. Zhao, G. Morthier, Study of polymeric slot microring biosensors, Annual Symposium of the IEEE Photonics Society Benelux Chapter, (2017).
    2. L. Wang, X. Han, Y. Gu, H. Lv, J. Cheng, J. Teng, J. Ren, J. Wang, X. Jian, M. Zhao, Optical biosensors utilizing polymer-based athermal microring resonators, SPIE Photonics Europe 2012, 8427, Belgium, p.842731-1~9 doi:10.1117/12.922209 (2012)  Download this Publication (2.5MB).
    3. L. Wang, Y. Li, M. Porcel, D. Vermeulen, X. Han, J. Wang, X. Jian, M. Zhao, G. Morthier, Grating couplers in polymer with a thin Si3N4 layer embeded, SPIE Photonics West 2012, 8258, United States, p.825817-1~7 doi:10.1117/12.908553 (2012)  Download this Publication (3.8MB).
    4. L. Wang, Kodeck, Valerie, Van Vlierberghe, Sandra, Ren, Jun, Teng, Jie, Han, Xiuyou, Jian, Xigao, R. Baets, G. Morthier, M. Zhao, A low-cost photonic biosensor built on polymer platform, Asia Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP2011), 8311, China, p.paper 65 doi:10.1117/12.904188 (2011)  Download this Publication (2.2MB).
    5. G. Morthier, J. De Merlier, M. Zhao, Interferometric Photonic Circuits for 2R Optical Regeneration, LEOS 2003 (invited), 1, United States, p.437-438 doi:10.1109/leos.2003.1251896 (2003).
    6. B. Moeyersoon, M. Zhao, G. Morthier, Degradation of the mode suppression in single mode laser diodes due to integrated optical amplifiers, Optical Amplifiers and Their Applications - Topical Meeting, Japan, p.97-99 doi:10.1364/oaa.2003.md12 (2003).
    7. M. Zhao, J. De Merlier, G. Morthier, R. Baets, Experimental demonstration of all-optical 2R regeneration based on non-linear birefringence in a LOA, 2002 IEEE/LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings - The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE Lasers & Electro-Optics Society, 1, United Kingdom, p.109-110 doi:10.1109/leos.2002.1133942 (2002).
    8. M. Zhao, J. De Merlier, G. Morthier, R. Baets, Experimental demonstration at 10 Gbps of 2R optical regeneration in a fiber-based MZI with LOAs, 28th European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2002), 3, p.7.3.6 (2002).
    9. M. Zhao, G. Morthier, R. Baets, Quasi-ideal optical decision characteristic from a Mach-Zehnder interferometer with gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifiers, OFC'2002, United States, p.745-746 doi:10.1109/ofc.2002.1036690 (2002).
    10. M. Zhao, G. Morthier, J. Dekoster, B. Moeyersoon, R. Baets, Influence of intensity noise in spectrum-sliced WDM systems, Proceedings of ONDM'01, p.253-261 (2001).
    11. M. Zhao, G. Morthier, R. Baets, Experimental demonstration of an all-optical 2R regenerator with quasi-ideal optical decision characteristics, Workshop on Optical Signal Processing, Denmark, p.118-120 (2001).
    12. M. Zhao, G. Morthier, R. Baets, J. Dekoster, Investigation of the intensity noise reduction using a saturated semiconductor optical amplifier in spectrum sliced WDM systems, CLEO 2001, United States, p.383-384 doi:10.1109/cleo.2001.947948 (2001).
    13. M. Zhao, G. Morthier, J. Dekoster, B. Moeyersoon, R. Baets, Influence of intensity noise in spectrum-sliced WDM systems, ONDM 2001, Austria, p.1-8 (2001).
    14. M. Zhao, G. Morthier, J. Dekoster, R. Baets, Intensity noise reduction in spectrum-sliced WDM systems using saturated gain-clamped SOA, Proceedings Symposium IEEE/LEOS Benelux Chapter,2000, Netherlands, p.243-246 (2000).
    15. G. Morthier, B. Vanderhaegen, M. Zhao, R. Baets, An all-optical 2R regenerator with adjustable decision threshold, Proceedings Symposium IEEE/LEOS Benelux Chapter, 1999, Belgium, p.29-32 (1999).
    16. M. Zhao, D. Van Thourhout, G. Morthier, R. Baets, Optimisation of SOA based transmitters for spectral slicing, Proceedings Symposium IEEE/LEOS Benelux Chapter, 1999, Belgium, p.239-242 (1999).
        National Conferences

      1. G. Morthier, M. Zhao, J. De Merlier, R. Baets, All-Optical Regeneration Using InP-Based Photonic Integrated Circuits, 6th Annual Symposium of the IEEE/LEOS Benelux Chapter, Belgium, p.5-8 (2001).
      2. M. Zhao, G. Morthier, R. Baets, Experimental investigation of an All-optical 2R regenerator based on a Mach-Zehnder interferometer with GC-SOAs, 2nd FTW PHD Symposium, Interactive poster session, paper nr. 97 (proceedings available on CD-Rom), Belgium, (2001).
      3. M. Zhao, G. Morthier, R. Baets, Optimization of SOA based transmitters for spectral slicing, Proceedings of 7th URSI Forum 1999, Belgium, (1999).
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