Biography
Patrick LiKamWa received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Sheffield, in England, and is Professor of Optics and Photonics with a joint secondary appointment with the Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UCF. He is currently pursuing research on the design, fabrication and testing of novel optoelectronic devices using III-V multi-quantum well semiconductors, and the integration of high-speed optical and optoelectronic devices to form monolithic and hybrid integrated optical circuits for high speed optical networks and optical sensing applications.
Awards & Honors
- 2018 Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award
- 2017 Promoted to the rank of Professor
- 2016 Faculty Senate Service Award
- 2012 Teaching Incentive Program
- 1998 Teaching Incentive Program (TIP) Award 1998/99
Research Group
Research on the design, fabrication and testing of novel all-optical switching devices using III-V multi-quantum well semiconductors, and the integration of high-speed optical and optoelectronic devices to form monolithic integrated optical circuits for high data throughput optical networks.
Publications
Y. Li, T. Zhan, Z. Yang, C. Xu, P. L. LiKamWa, K. Li, S. T. Wu "Broadband cholesteric liquid crystal lens for chromatic aberration correction in catadioptric virtual reality optics " Optics Express 29(4), 6011-6020 (2021)
J.R. Guzman-Sepulveda, D.A. May-Arrioja, M.A. Fuentes-Fuentes, N. Cuando-Espitia, M. Torres-Cisneros, K. Gonzalez-Gutierrez and P.L. LiKamWa "All-fiber measurement of surface tension using a two-hole fiber" Sensors, 20(15), A. 4219 (2020)
C. Xu, W.E. Hayenga, H. Hodaei, D.N. Christodoulides, M. Khajavikhan and P. LiKamWa "Enhanced modulation characteristics in broken symmetric coupled microring lasers" Optics Express, 28(13), pp. 19608-19616 (2020)
M. Teng, A. Honardoost, Y. Alahmadi, S. S. Polkoo, K. Kojima, H. Wen, C.K. Renshaw , P. LiKamWa, G. F. Li, S. Fathpour, R. Safian and L. M. Zhuang "Miniaturized silicon photonics devices for integrated optical signal processors" IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 38, pp. 6-17, January 2020 (invited) (2020)
Y. Zhang, M.A. Al-Mumin, H. Liu, C. Xu, L. Zhang, P.L. LiKamWa, and G.F. Li "An integrated few-mode power splitter based on multimode interference" Journal of Lightwave Technology, 37(13), pp. 3000-3008 (2019)
J. Acevedo-Mijangos, A. Ramírez-Treviño, D.A. May-Arrioja, P.L. LiKamWa, H. Vázquez-Leal, and A.L. Herrera-May "Design and fabrication of a microelectromechanical system resonator based on two orthogonal silicon beams with integrated mirror for monitoring in-plane magnetic field" Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 11(7) (2019)
C. Xu, W.E. Hayenga, M. Khajavikhan, and P.L. Likamwa "Measuring the frequency response of optically pumped metal-clad nanolasers" Optics Express, 27(15), pp. 21834-21842 (2019)
William E. Hayenga ; Hipolito Garcia-Gracia ; Enrique Sanchez Cristobal ; Midya Parto, Hossein Hodaei, Patrick LiKamWa, Demetrios Christodoulides, Mercedeh Khajavikhan "Electrically Pumped Microring Parity-Time-Symmetric Lasers" Proceedings of the IEEE, vol 108(5), pp827-836, 2019. (2019)
M.A. Fuentes-Fuentes, D.A. May-Arrioja, J.R. Guzman-Sepulveda, F. Arteaga-Sierra, M. Torres-Cisneros, P.L. Likamwa, and J.J. Sánchez-Mondragón "Suspended LRSPP for the development of highly integrated active plasmonic devices" Optics Express, 27(6), pp. 8858-8870 (2019)
Y. Alahmadi and P.L. LiKamWa "Effects of selective area intermixing on InAlGaAs multiple quantum well laser diode" Semiconductor Science and Technology, 34(2), 025010 (2019)
T. Tabbakh and P. LiKamWa "Monolithically integrated InGaAsP multiple quantum well tunable laser diode for integrated optic surface plasmon resonance sensing" Optical Engineering, 57(2), 1250503 (2018)
H. Wen, Y. Alahamadi, P. LiKamWa, and G.F. Li "Modeling parametric processes in few-mode semiconductor optical amplifiers" IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 24(6), 8000117 (2018)
T. Tabbakh and P.L. LiKamWa "Tunable laser diode using selectively intermixed InGaAsP multiple quantum wells" Optical Engineering, 57(5), 056107 (2018)
A.U. Hassan, G.L. Galmiche, G. Harari, P.L. Likamwa, M. Khajavikhan, M Segev, and D.N. Christodoulides "Chiral state conversion without encircling an exceptional point" Physical Review A, 96(5), 052129 (2017)
P. Aleahmad, M. Khajavikhan, D.N. Christodoulides, and P. Likamwa "Integrated multi-port circulators for unidirectional optical information transport" Scientific Reports, 7, 2129 (2017)
T. Tabbakh and P.L. LiKamWa "Dual wavelength single waveguide laser diode fabricatedusing selective area quantum well intermixing" Optik, 140, pp. 592–596 (2017)
W. E. Hayenga, H. Garcia-Garcia, H. Hodaei, C. Reimer, R. Morandotti, P.L. LiKamWa, and M. Khajavikhan "Second-order coherence properties of metallic nanolasers" Optica 3(11), pp.1187-1193 (2016)
H. Wen, Y. Alahmadi, P.L. LiKamWa, C. Xia, C. Carboni, and G.F. Li "Four-mode semiconductor optical amplifier" APL Photonics 1(7), 070801, Invited Article (2016)
P. Aleahmad, M. Khajavikhan, D.N. Christodoulides, P.L. LiKamWa "Garnet-free optical circulators monolithically integrated on spatially modified III-V quantum wells" arXiv:1606.06949 (2016)
P. Aleahmad, S. Bakhshi, D.N. Christodoulides, P. LiKamWa "Controllable red and blue shifting of InGaAsP quantum well bandgap energy for photonic device integration" Materials Research Express, 2(8), pp.086302 (2015)
Alumni
PhD
Yousef Alahmadi, Electrical Engineering Ph.D., Summer 2019Thamer Tabbakh, Electrical Engineering Ph.D., Fall 2018
Abdullah Zakariya, Electrical Engineering Ph.D., Summer 2013
Yat-Ming "Tony" Ho, Optics Ph.D., Spring 2012
Nathan Bickel, Optics Ph.D., Summer 2010
Pradeep Srinivasan, Optics Ph.D., Fall 2009
Hyungseok Bang, Optics Ph.D., Spring 2008
Daniel A. May-Arrioja, Optics Ph.D., Fall 2006
Cheolhwan Kim, Physics Ph.D., Spring 2001
Ivan Shubin, Electrical Engineering Ph.D., Spring 2001
Xuesong (James) Dong, Electrical Engineering Ph.D., Spring 2000
Carl A. Kutsche, Electrical Engineering Ph.D., Spring 1998
Ayman Kanan, Electrical Engineering Ph.D., Spring 1996