> University of Arizona, Ph.D. (Optical Science)
Microfabrication, Fiber Optics, Electro-Optics, Nonlinear Optics, Integrated Optical Waveguide Devices, Organic Polymer Devices, Solid-State Lasers, and Gas Lasers in (1) High speed hybrid electro-optic polymer/sol-gel waveguide modulator, (2) Fiber distributed sensors to detect strain, (3) Novel fiber Bragg gratings for fiber sensors, (4) Sol-gel waveguide devices for biosensors, (5) Pulsed Yb fiber lasers using intracavity polymeric EO switching, (6) Fiber lasers for photodynamic therapy (PDT) for cancer, (7) Organic FET with nano-gap electrodes for flexible organic LED displays, (8) Photorefractive polymers, (9) Sol-Gel waveguide devices, (10) Fast axial-flowed high power CO2 lasers.
・ Roland Himmelhuber, Robert Norwood, Yasufumi Enami and Nasser Peyghambarian, “Sol gel materials enabled electro optic polymer modulators”, MDPI, Sensors, vol.15, pp. 18239-18255, (2015).
・ Y. Enami, Y. Jouane, J. Luo, and A. K-Y. Jen, “Enhanced conductivity of sol-gel silica cladding for efficient poling in electro-optics polymer/TiO2 vertical slot waveguide modulators”, Optics Express, vol. 22, pp. 30191-30199 (2014).
・ Y. Jouane, Y-C. Chang, D. Zhnag, J. Luo, A. K-Y. Jen, and Y. Enami, “Unprecedented highest electro-optic coefficient of 226 pm/V for electro-optic polymer/TiO2 multilayer slot waveguide modulators”, Optics Express, vol. 22, pp. 27725-27732 (2014).
・ Y. Enami, Y. Kayaba, J. Luo, and A. K-Y. Jen, “Mesoporous sol-gel silica cladding for hybrid TiO2/electro-optic polymer waveguide modulators”, Optics Express, vol. 22, pp. 16418-16423 (2014).
・ Y. Enami, B. Yuan, M. Tanaka, J. Luo, and A. K-Y. Jen, “Electro-optic polymer/TiO2 multilayer slot waveguide modulators”, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 101, pp. 123509 (2012).
・ Y. Enami, J. Luo, and A. K-Y. Jen, “Short hybrid sol-gel silica/polymer waveguide switches with high in-device electro-optic coefficient based on photostable chromophore”, AIP Advances, vol. 1, pp. 042137 (2011).
・ J. Hong and Y. Enami, “Modeling and analysis of microring resonator modulators with feedback waveguide coupling”, Journal of Lightwave Technology, (2011).
・ Y. Enami, J. Hong, C. Zheng, J. Luo, and A. K-Y. Jen, “Optical transmission stability for hybrid sol-gel silica/electro-optic polymer waveguide modulator”, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 23, p. 1508 (2011).
・ Y. Enami, K. Tsuchiya, and S. Suye, “Detection of organophosphorus compound based on a sol-gel silica planar waveguide doped with a green fluorescent protein and an organophosphorus hydrolase”, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 98, 233503 (2011). [Link]
・ J. Hong and Y. Enami, “Analysis of optical time-domain demultiplexer using microring resonators”, Optical Review, vol. 17, pp. 532 (2010).
・ J. Hong and Y. Enami, “Numerical solution of the dynamics of micro-ring resonator modulators”, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 22, p. 969 (2010).
・ Y. Enami, D. Mathine, C. DeRose, R. Norwood, J. Luo, A. Jen, and N. Peyghambarian, “Hybrid electro-optic polymer/sol-gel waveguide directional coupler switches”, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 94, pp. 213513 (2009).
・ Y. Enami, D. Mathine, C. DeRose, R. Norwood, J. Luo, A. Jen, and N. Peyghambarian, “Transversely tapered hybrid electro-optic polymer/sol-gel Mach-Zehnder waveguide modulator”, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 92, pp. 193508 (2008).
・ C. DeRose, D. Mathine, Y. Enami, R. Norwood, J. Luo, A. Jen, and N. Peyghambarian, “Electro-optic polymer modulator with single-mode to multimode waveguide transitions”, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 20, p. 1051 (2008).
・ Y. Enami, T. Fukuda, and S. Suye, “Sol-gel silica planar waveguide doped with green fluorescent protein for in-line biosensors”, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 91, pp. 203507 (2007).
・ Y. Enami, D. Mathine, C. T. DeRose, R. A. Norwood, A. K-Y. Jen, and N. Peyghambarian, “Hybrid polymer/sol-gel waveguide modulators with 0.65V half-wave voltage at 1550nm”, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 91, pp. 093505 (2007).
・ Y. Enami, C. T. DeRose, D. Mathine, C. Loychik, C. Greenlee, R. A. Norwood, T. D. Kim, J. Luo, Y. Tian, A. K-Y. Jen, and N. Peyghambarian, “Hybrid polymer/sol-gel waveguide modulators with exceptionally large electro-optic coefficients”, Nature Photonics, vol. 1(3), pp. 180-185 (2007).
・ Y. Enami, C. T. DeRose, C. Loychik, D. Mathine, R. A. Norwood, J. Luo, A. K-Y. Jen, and N. Peyghambarian, “Low half-wave voltage and high electro-optic effect in hybrid polymer/sol-gel waveguide modulators”, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 89, pp. 143506 (2006).
・ C. T. DeRose, Y. Enami, C. Loychik, R. A. Norwood, D. Mathine, M. Fallahi, N. Peyghambarian, J. Luo, A. Jen, M. Kathaperumal, and M. Yamamoto, “Pockel’s coefficient enhancement of poled electro-optic polymers with a hybrid organic-inorganic sol-gel cladding layer”, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 89, pp. 131102 (2006).
・ Y. Enami, G. Meredith, N. Peyghambarian, and A. K-Y. Jen, “Hybrid electro-optic polymer/sol-gel waveguide modulator fabricated by all-wet etching process”, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 83(23), pp. 4692-4694 (2003).
・ Y. Enami, M. Kawazu, A. K-Y. Jen, G. Meredith, and N. Peyghambarian, “Polarization insensitive transition between sol-gel waveguide and electro-optic polymer and intensity modulation for all-optical networks”, IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 21(9), pp. 2053-2060 (2003).
・ Y. Enami, G. Meredith, N. Peyghambarian, M. Kawazu, and A. K-Y. Jen, “Hybrid electro-optic polymer and selectively-buried sol-gel waveguides”, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 82(4), pp. 490-492 (2003).
・ Y. Enami, P. Poyhonen, D. L. Mathine, A. Bashar, P. Madasamy, S. Honkanen, B. Kippelen, N. Peyghambarian, S. R. Marder, A. K-Y. Jen, and J. Wu, “Poling of soda-lime glass for hybrid glass/polymer electro-optic modulator”, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 76(9), pp. 1086-1088 (2000).
・ B. Kippelen, S. R. Marder, E. H. Hendrickx, J. L. Maldonado, G. Guillemet, B. L. Volodin, D. D. Steele, Y. Enami, Sandalphon, Y. Yao, J-F. Wang, H. Rockel, L. Erskine, and N. Peyghambarian, “Infra-red photorefractive polymers and their applications for imaging”, Science, vol. 279, pp. 54-57 (1998).
・ N. Peyghambarian, Y. Enami, C. T. DeRose, D. Mathine, R.A. Norwood, J. Luo, and A. K-Y. Jen, “Hybrid electro-optic modulators with subvolt drive voltage”, The 21st Annual Meeting IEEE of Lasers & Electro-Optics Society, Newport Beach, CA USA,TuV3 (2008) .
・ Y. Enami, C. T. DeRose, C. Loychik, D. Mathine, R.A. Norwood, J. Luo, A. K-Y. Jen, and N. Peyghambarian, “Improvement of electro-optic effect and novel waveguide structure in hybrid polymer/sol-gel modulators” (Invited Paper), SPIE (The International Society for Optical Engineering), Photonics West 6470, 64700G (2007).
・ N. Peyghambarian, Y. Enami, C. T. DeRose, D. Mathine, C. Loychik, C. Greenlee, R.A. Norwood, T. D. Kim, J. Luo, Y. Tian, and A. K-Y. Jen, “Polymers with Unprecedented NLO Response” (invited), Organic Thin Films Photonic Applications Symposium, The Optical Society of America’s (OSA) 91st Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA USA, TWA (2007).
・ Y. Enami, and N. Peyghambarian, “Nonlinear optics of organics and device applications (invited)”, European Optical Society Annual Meeting, Paris, France, TOM6 (2006).
・ Y. Enami, A. K-Y. Jen, N. Peyghambarian, “Optical waveguide modulators fabricated using electro-optic polymers”, The 53rd Spring Meeting, The Japan Society of Applied Physics, Symposium, 48.1 (2006).
・ G. Meredith, Y. Enami, J. Frantz, J. Carriere, C. Loychik, C. DeRose, D. Mathine, R. Kostuk, N. Peyghambarian, “Hybrid-structure electro-optic modulators: EO-polymer overlays on selectively exposed silicate waveguides (Invited Paper)”, SPIE Photonics West 5350-15 (2004).
Optical Society of America, IEEE, IEEE Photonics Society, SPIE Senior Member