{"id":292,"date":"2026-09-03T14:27:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T14:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/ipes\/?page_id=292"},"modified":"2026-09-18T16:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T16:02:11","slug":"highlights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/hip\/highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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December 2018:\u00a0<\/strong>Works on Topographically Anisotropic Photonics selected for OPN’s special issue on\u00a0Optics in 2018<\/a><\/em>\u00a0that “highlights 30 major achievements of the year in optical science, engineering and technology”<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/p>

December 2018:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>I<\/span><\/span><\/span>nvited paper\u00a0Heterogeneous Nonlinear Integrated Photonics<\/a>\u00a0is\u00a0featured on the cover<\/a>\u00a0of the corresponding issue of IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics<\/span><\/p>

September 2018:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>S. Fathpour shares three stories on OSA webpage:\u00a0His work in integrated photonics<\/a>,\u00a0his mentorship<\/a>, and how he decided on\u00a0his career path<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

April 2017:\u00a0<\/strong>Top<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span>ical review paper<\/span><\/a>\u00a0chosen as\u00a0paper of the week\u00a0<\/a>in the Journal of Optics<\/span><\/span><\/p>

February 2017:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Research and commercialization efforts featured in\u00a0Florida High Tech Corridor magazine<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>

May 2016:<\/strong>\u00a0Paper coauthored by S. Fathpour among the most impactful papers from third of a century history of\u00a0Journal of Lightwave Technology<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>

December<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a02014:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Paper coauthored by S. Fathpour entitled “Silicon Photonics” among top 20 cited papers in\u00a0Journal of Lightwave Technology<\/a><\/span><\/p>

April 2013:<\/strong>\u00a0S. Fathpour receives the\u00a0Office of Naval Research (ONR) Young Investigator Award<\/a><\/p>

January 2012:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0S. Fathpour receives the\u00a0NSF CAREER Award<\/a>\u00a0for proposal on “Mid-Infrared Photonic Devices and Integrated Circuits on Silicon”<\/span><\/p>

January 2012:<\/strong>\u00a0New book, co-edited by S. Fathpour published by CRC Press: “Silicon Photonics for Telecommunications and Biomedicine<\/a>“<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\u25002023<\/strong>: Photonics.com, \u201cElectro-Optic Modulators Improve Signal Quality and Cancel Noise\u201d
https:\/\/www.photonics.com\/Articles\/Electro-Optic_Modulators_Improve_Signal_Quality\/a69395<\/a><\/div>
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\u2500 2017<\/strong>: Florida High Tech Corrido Magazine, \u201cSending Data at the Speed of Light\u201d
http:\/\/www.floridahightech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/FHT-2017-Magazine-PDFcompressed.pdf<\/a><\/p>

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\u2500 2014<\/strong>: Opli Magazine, \u201cCREOL Researchers Develop Key Photonic Device at Challenging Wavelength\u201d
http:\/\/www.opli.net\/opli_magazine\/eo\/2014\/creol-researchers-develop-key-photonic-device-at-challenging-wavelength-ucf-nov-news\/<\/a><\/div>
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\u2500 2013<\/strong>: Laser Focus World, \u201cCREOL researchers create integrated optical lithium-niobate-on-silicon devices\u201d
http:\/\/www.laserfocusworld.com\/articles\/2013\/11\/creol-researchers-create-integrated-optical-lithium-niobate-on-silicon-devices.html<\/a><\/div>
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\u2500 2013<\/strong>: Orlando Business Journal, \u201cTwo UCF researchers awarded $1.2M in grants\u201d
http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/orlando\/news\/2013\/04\/09\/two-ucf-researchers-awarded-12m-in.html<\/a><\/div>
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\u2500 2011<\/strong>: Nature Photonics, \u201cElectronically tunable delays\u201d
http:\/\/www.nature.com\/nphoton\/journal\/v5\/n9\/full\/nphoton.2011.227.html<\/a><\/div>
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\u2500 2009<\/strong>: Photonics.com, \u201cSilicon Chips May Go \u2019Green\u2019\u201d
http:\/\/www.photonics.com\/Article.aspx?AID=40049<\/a><\/div>
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\u2500 2006<\/strong>: Photonics Spectra, \u201cRaman Amplifier in Silicon Generates Electrical Power\u201d
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\u2500 EE Times: \u201cSilicon laser harnessed\u201d<\/a>
<\/span>\u2500 MIT Technology Review: \u201cSelf-Powered Silicon Laser Chips\u201d<\/a>
<\/span>\u2500 The New Scientist: \u201cEnergy harvesting can boost optoelectronic efficiency\u201d<\/a>
<\/span>\u2500 Science News: \u201cPower Play: Shift from loss to gain may boost silicon devices\u201d<\/a>
<\/span>\u2500 Photonics Spectra: \u201cRaman Amplifier in Silicon Generates Electrical Power\u201d<\/a>
<\/span>\u2500 Electronic Design: \u201cMilitary R&D 101 (Free Energy)\u201d<\/a>
<\/span>\u2500 PhysOrg.com: \u201cScientists Announce Breakthrough in Silicon Photonics Devices\u201d<\/a>
<\/span>\u2500 Laser Focus World Magazine: \u201cUCLA Engineering announces another silicon photonics breakthrough\u201d<\/a>
<\/span>\u2500 Photonics.com: \u201cNew Approach Announced in Si Photonic Devices\u201d<\/a>
<\/span>\u2500 Optics.org: \u201cSilicon photonics solves its “fundamental problem”\u201d<\/a>
<\/span>\u2500 United Press International: \u201cUCLA creates new silicon photonics devices\u201d<\/a>
<\/span>\u2500 Technology News Daily: \u201cBreakthrough in Silicon Photonics Devices\u201d<\/a>
<\/span>\u2500 Planet Analog: \u201dSilicon laser harnessed\u201d”<\/a>
<\/span>\u2500 ACM Tech News: \u201cUCLA Engineering Announces Breakthrough in Silicon Photonics Devices\u201d<\/a>
<\/span>\u2500 ZP Energy: \u201cScientists Announce Breakthrough in Silicon Photonics Devices\u201d<\/a>
<\/span>\u2500 Engineer Online (UK): \u201cSilicon Photonics Breakthrough\u201d<\/a>
<\/span>\u2500 Azom.com: \u201cSilicon Photonic Breakthrough\u201d<\/a>
<\/span>\u2500 Advanced nanotechnology: \u201cother tech: Silicon photonics advance\u201d<\/a>
<\/span>\u2500 DailyIndia.com: \u201cUCLA creates new silicon photonics devices\u201d”<\/a>
<\/span>\u2500 Post Chronicle: \u201cUCLA Creates New Silicon Photonics Devices\u201d<\/a>
<\/span>\u2500 Political Gateway: \u201cUCLA creates new silicon photonics devices\u201d<\/a>
<\/span>\u2500 Science Blog: \u201cBreakthrough in Silicon Photonics Devices\u201d<\/a>
<\/span>\u2500 Iran Daily: \u201cBreakthrough in Silicon Photonics Devices\u201d<\/a>
<\/span>\u2500 Technology-blog.com: \u201cBreakthrough in Silicon Photonics Devices\u201d<\/a>
<\/span>\u2500 Daily Bruin: \u201cSilicon uses may advance technology\u201d<\/a>
<\/span>\u2500 Mediabong.com: \u201cScientists Announce Breakthrough in Silicon Photonics Devices\u201d<\/a>
<\/span>\u2500 The All I need: \u201cBreakthrough in Silicon Photonics Devices\u201d<\/a>
<\/span>\u2500 Net World Directory: \u201cBreakthrough in Silicon Photonics Devices\u201d<\/a>
<\/span>\u2500 Inovacao Tecnologica: \u201cComponente de sil\u00edcio combina amplifica\u00e7\u00e3o de luz e efeito fotovoltaico\u201d<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Book on silicon photonics<\/strong><\/a><\/p>

co-edited by Prof. Fathpour:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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I<\/span><\/span><\/span>nvited paper<\/span><\/a>\u00a0featured on the cover of the issue of\u00a0Journal of Quantum Electronics<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Featured article<\/a>\u00a0makes it to the cover of Optics and Photonic News:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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