Presentations

 

2014

 

1."Oscillatory Coupling between a Microdisk Resonator and a Tapered Fiber", Fang Bo,Sahin Kaya Ozdemir, Faraz Monifi, Jing Zhang, Guoquan Zhang, Jingjun Xu，and Lan Yang, 4th Advances in Optoelectronics and Micro/nano-optics (AOM), 17 Sep 2014 - 20 Sep 2014, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China

 

2. "Resonator enhanced spectroscopy," Ultrafast imaging and spectroscopy conference, SPIE Optics+Photonics, San Diego, CA, USA, August 17-21,
2014. (Invited)

3. “Whispering-Gallery microresonators for functional devices,” 2nd International Conference and Exhibition on Lasers, Optics & Photonics"
Philadelphia, USA, September 08-10, 2014. (Invited)

4. “Parity-time-symmetric whispering-gallery microcavities,” META 2014, the 5th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals
and Plasmoincs, Singapore 20 May 20-23, 2014. (Invited)

5. "Recent explorations in whispering gallery microcavities for functional devices," San Francisco, CA, SPIE Photonics West, Feb 1-6,
2014.

2013

1. “Single nanoparticle sensing using whispering-gallery microresonators and microlasers,” SPIE Biosensing and Nanomedicne-III, SPIE
NanoScience + Engineering, San Diego, CA, August 25 – 29, 2013 (Invited)

2. “Whispering-gallery-mode resonators for nanoscale sensing”, Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XVII (OE109), Feb 2-Feb
7, Photonics West 2013. (Invited)

3. “Single Nanoparticle Sensing using Whispering-Gallery Microresonators and Microlasers,” Nanotechnology for Sensors and Sensors for
Nanotechnology: Improving and Protecting Health, Safety, and the Environment NNI Signature Initiative symposium at Nanotech, May 16-23,
2013. (Invited)

4. “On-chip Whispering-Gallery-Mode Micro-Resonators for Lasing and Single Nanoparticle Sensing,” Department of Materials Science and
Engineering, University of Delaware, Oct. 2013 (Invited)

5. “Ultrasound Sensing Using a Fiber Coupled Silica Microtoroid Resonator Encapsulated in a Polymer,” F. Monifi, B. Peng, S. Kaya Ozdemir, L.
Ma, K. Maslov, L. V. Wang and L Yang, IEEE Photonics Conference, San Francisco, CA, Sep. 8-12, 2013.

6. “An Active Add-Drop Filter Using an Ytterbium and Erbium co-doped Silica Microsphere,” F. Monifi, B. Peng, S. Kaya Ozdemir, L. Ma, K.
Maslov, L. V. Wang and L Yang, IEEE Photonics Conference, San Francisco, CA, Sep. 8-12, 2013.

7. “Raman spectroscopic sensing using whispering gallery microresonators,” P. Edwards, C. Janisch, B. Peng, S. K. Ozdemir, L. Yang, Z. Liu, SPIE Optics + Photonics, San Diego, CA, Aug. 25-29, 2013.

8. “Engineering the spectral properties of photonic molecules,” B Peng, SK Ozdemir, J Zhu, L Yang, the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, San Jose, June 9-14, 2013.

9. “A Tunable Add-Drop Filter Based on ActiveMicrosphere Resonator,” F. Monifi, S. Ozdemir and L. Yang, the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, San Jose, June 9-14, 2013.

10. “Reflection Detection of Nanoparticles using Whispering gallery Microresonators,” J. Zhu, SK Ozdemir, and L Yang, the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, San Jose, June 9-14, 2013.

2012.

1. “Encapsulation of a microtoroid resonatorvside-coupled to a fiber taper into a polymer matrix,” F. Monifi, J. Friedlein, S. Ozdemir and L. Yang, IEEE Photonics Conference, San Francisco, CA, Sep. 23-27, 2012.

2. “An On-chip Tunable Add-Drop Filter using a Microtoroid Resonator,” F. Monifi, J. Friedlein, S. Ozdemir and L. Yang, IEEE Photonics Conference, San Francisco, CA, Sep. 23-27, 2012.

3. “Hybrid photonic molecules,” B Peng, SK Ozdemir, J Zhu, L Yang, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, San Jose, May 6-11, 2012.

4. “Mode splitting based single particle size measurement in water,” W. Kim, J Zhu, L Yang, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, San Jose, May 6-11, 2012.

5. “On-chip whispering-gallery-mode lasers for sensing applications” Lina He, Sahin Kaya Ozdemir, Jiangang Zhu, Woosung Kim, and L Yang, SPIE
Photonics West, San Francisco, CA during January 21-26, 2012. (Invited)

 

6. “On-chip whispering-gallery-mode lasers for sensing applications ”SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA during January 21-26, 2012. (Invited)

 

2011

 

1. “Ultra-high-quality optical resonators for applications from sensing to nonlinear optics,” Frontiers in Optics 2011/Laser Science XXVII, San Jose, CA, Oct. 16-20, 2011. (Invited)

 

2. “Ultra-sensitive detection and measurement of nano-scale objects,” IEEE Photonics Society Annual meeting 2011. Arlington, Virginia, Oct. 9-13, 2011. (Invited)

 

3. “On-chip optical resonators for single particle detection and measurement,” Nanoelectronic Devices for Defense & Security Conference, Brooklyn, NY, August 29 to September 1, 2011. (Invited)

 

4. “Fiber-coupled microresonators,” Lan Yang, Jiangang Zhu, Sahin Ozdemir, and Lina He International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors, Ottawa, Canada, May 15-19, 2011(Invited)

 

5. “On-chip optical resonators for single nanoparticle detection and measurement,” for “Bio-Optics: Design and Application (BODA)”, which is a part of “Optics in the Life Sciences: OSA Optics and Photonics Congress”, April 4-6, 2011, Monterey, CA. (Invited)

 

6. “A self-reference sensing techniques for ultra-sensitive chemical and biological detection using whispering gallery microresonators,” SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA during January 22-27, 2011. (Invited)

 

7. “Detection of single nanoparticles using a nano fiber taper,” Jiangang Zhu, Sahin Ozdemir, Lina He, Daren Chen and L. Yang, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, Baltimore, May 1-6, 2011.

 

8. “Detecting and measuring individual viruses and nanoparticles with an optical microresonator,”Jiangang Zhu, Sahin Ozdemir, Lina He, Daren Chen and L. Yang, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, Baltimore, May 1-6, 2011.

 

9. “Single nanoparticle detection using a microcavity laser,” Lina He, Jiangang Zhu, Sahin Ozdemir, and L. Yang, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, Baltimore, May 1-6, 2011.

 

10. “Direct estimation of Purcell factor from scatterer induced mode splitting spectra of an optical microcavity,” Sahin Ozdemir, Jiangang Zhu, Lina He, and L. Yang, Lasers and Electro-Optics and Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, Baltimore, May 1-6, 2011.

 

11. “Interaction of sub-wavelength light scatterers with a Whispering-Gallery-Mode optical microresonator,” Jiangang Zhu, Sahin Ozdemir, Lina He, and L. Yang, Proceeding of Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, Baltimore, May 1-6, 2011.

 

2010

 

1. “Nanoparticle Detection in Water by Mode Splitting in An Optical Microresonator, ” Woosung Kim, Sahin Ozdemir, Jiangang Zhu, Lina He, Lan Yang, 2010 Frontiers in Optics (FiO)/Laser Science XXVI (LS) Conference , Rochester, New York, USA

 

2. “Scatterer Mediated Modal Coupling in Active Optical Microcavities ,” Lina He, Sahin Kaya Özdemir, Jiangang Zhu, Lan Yang, 2010 Frontiers in Optics (FiO)/Laser Science XXVI (LS) Conference , Rochester, New York, USA

 

3. “On-chip single nanoparticle detection using ultra-high-Q whispering gallery microresonator ”SPIE symposium on SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2010. (Invited)

 

4. “Optical detection of nanoparticles by mode splitting in whispering gallery mode microcavities ”,SPIE symposium on SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2010. New~

 

5. “Whispering Gallery Mode optical micro-resonators for sensing,” Biomedical Engineering Workshop at Washington University, Apr. 19, 2010.

 

6. “Self-Pulsing in On-Chip Er-Doped Microcavity Lasers,” L. He, S.K. Ozdemir, J. Zhu and L. Yang, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, San Jose, May 16-21, 2010.

 

7. “Scatterer Induced Mode Splitting in Active Microcavities,” L. He, S.K. Ozdemir, J. Zhu and L. Yang, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, San Jose, May 16-21, 2010.

 

8. “Detection and sizing of single nanoparticles by mode splitting in an optical microresonator,” Jiangang Zhu, Sahin Ozdemir, Lina He, Yunfeng Xiao, Lin Li, Daren Chen and Lan Yang, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, San Jose, May 16-21, 2010.

 

2009

 

1. “Single Nanoparticle Detection using Ultra-High-Q Microtoroid,” Jiangang Zhu, Yun-Feng Xiao, Lin Li, Lina He, Da-Ren Chen, and Lan Yang, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and the International Quantum Electronics Conference, 2009.

 

2. “Fabrication of High-Q PDMS Optical Microspheres with Applications Towards Thermal Sensing,” Chun-Hua Dong, Li-Na He, Yun-Feng Xiao, Venkat Gaddam, Sahin Ozdemir, Lan Yang, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and the International Quantum Electronics Conference, 2009.

 

3. “Compensation of Thermal Effect in High-Q Toroidal Microresonators by PDMS Coating,” Lina He, Yunfeng Xiao, Chunhua Dong, Jiangang Zhu, Venkat Gaddam, Lan Yang, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and the International Quantum Electronics Conference, 2009.

 

4. “Level Crossing in Toroidal on-Chip Microcavities,” H. Schwefel, L. Yang, M. Oxborrow, A.D. Stone, K.Vahala, and T. Carmon, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and the International Quantum Electronics Conference, 2009.

 

5. “Observation of EIT-Like Effect in a Single High-Q Microcavity,” Yun-Feng Xiao, Lina He, Jiangang Zhu, Lan Yang, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and the International Quantum Electronics Conference, 2009.

 

6. “Frequency Noise of a Microchip Raman Laser,,” Tao Lu, Lan Yang, Tal Carmon, Bumki Min, and Kerry Vahala, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and the International Quantum Electronics Conference, 2009.

 

7. “High-Q surface-Plasmon whispering-gallery microcavity,” Bumki Min, Eric Ostby, Volker Sorger, Erick Ulin-Avila, Lan Yang, Xiang Zhang, and Kerry Vahala, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and the International Quantum Electronics Conference, 2009.

 

2008 and before

 

1. “An on-chip Erbium doped three-photon upconversion silica microlaser emitting at green wavelengths” Tao Lu, Lan Yang, R.V. van Loon, A. Polman, K. Vahala, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2008.

 

2. “Nano-Watt scale threshold, silicon chip based micro-cavity laser: from integrated photonic circuits to biosensing,” Oct. 2007, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

 

3. "A 4-Hz fundamental linwidth on-chip microlaser, " Lan Yang, Tao Lu, Bumki Min, Kerry J. Vahala, CLEO/QELS 2007, May 23-27, Baltimore, MD

 

4. “On-chip, ultra-low threshold Yb silica laser," Eric P. Ostby, Lan Yang and Kerry J. Vahala, CLEO/QELS 2007, May 23-27, Baltimore, MD

 

5. “Visible Submicron Semiconductor Disk Laser,” ZY Zhang , L. Yang, V Liu, T Hong, K Vahala, and A Scherer, SPIE Photonic West 2007, San Jose, CA, Jan, 2007

 

6. “Ultralow threshold on-chip toroidal microcavity nanocrystal quantum dot lasers”, Bumki Min, Sungjee Kim, Koichi Okamoto, Lan Yang, Axel Scherer, Harry Atwater, and Kerry Vahala, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS, 2006.

 

7. “Fabrication and characterization of microlasers on a Si wafer by Sol-Gel process”, Lan Yang, Bumki Min, and Kerry J. Vahala, the 13th International Workshop on Sol-Gel Science and Technology, August 21-26, 2005, Los Angeles, CA

 

8. “Transition between Parametric and Raman Oscillation in High-Q Silica Toroidal Microcavities”, Bumki Min, Lan Yang, Tobias Kippenberg, and Kerry J. Vahala, CLEO/QELS 2005, May 23-27, Baltimore, MD

 

9. “Temporal Behavior of Radiation-Pressure-Induced RF oscillation of an optical Micro-cavity Phonon Mode”, Tal Carmon, Hossein Rokhsari, Lan Yang, Tobias Kippenberg, and Kerry J. Vahala, CLEO/QELS 2005, May 23-27, Baltimore, MD

 

10. “Dynamical Thermal Behavior and Thermal Self-stability of Microcavities”, Tal Carmon, Lan Yang and Kerry. J. Vahala, CLEO/QELS 2005, May 23-27, Baltimore, MD

 

11. “Ultra-High Q Microresonators Devices for Optical Communications”, Kerry J. Vahala, T. Kippenberg, D. Armani, S. Spillane, Lan Yang, and Tal Carmon, OFC/NFOEC 2005, March 6-11, Anaheim, CA

 

12. “Ultra-high-Q (>100-million) micro-cavities on silicon for stimulated and parametric lasers sources”, K. Vahala, T. Kippenberg, D. Armani, S. Spillane, Lan Yang, and Tal Carmon, Technical Digest of Optical Fiber Communication Conference, OFC/NFOEC, 2005.

 

13. “Solgel route to erbium-doped microlasers and Raman microlasers on-a-chip”, Lan Yang, Sean M. Spillane, Bumki Min and Kerry J. Vahala, CLEO/IQEC 2004, May 16-21, San Francisco, CA

 

14. “Low threshold erbium-implanted toroidal microcavity laser”, Bumki Min, Tobias Kippenberg, Lan Yang, Jeroen Kalkman, Albert Polman, and Kerry J. Vahala, CLEO/IQEC 2004, May 16-21, San Francisco, CA

 

15. “Rare-earth doped microlasers for microphotonic applications”, Lan Yang, Bumki Min, Tal Carmon and Kerry J. Vahala, MRS Spring meeting 2004, April 12-16, San Francisco, CA

 

16. “Micromolding of High Q Toroid Resonator”, A.L.Martin, L. Yang, D. Armani, and K. J. Vahala, LEOS 2003, October 26-30, Tucson, Arizona

 

17. “Low-threshold Erbium Fiber-coupled Microlaser on a Chip”, Lan Yang, Deniz Armani and Kerry J. Vahala, Frontiers in Optics 2003, October 5-9, Tucson, Arizona

 

18. “Gain Functionalization of silica microresonators”, Lan Yang and Kerry. J. Vahala, CLEO/QELS 2003, June 1-6, Baltimore, MD