Dr. Mani Hossein-Zadeh Profile

Dr. Mani Hossein-Zadeh

Associate Professor

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Microwave photonics , High-Q optical microresonators , Photonic biosensing

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Proceedings Article | 7 September 2018 Presentation + Paper

Interaction of acoustic waves with optomechanical resonators and oscillators

Ke Huang, Mani Hossein-Zadeh

Proceedings Volume 10723, 107230L (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2324286

KEYWORDS: Transducers, Silicon, Oscillators, Resonators, Phase measurement, Cavity resonators, Acousto-optics, Optical parametric oscillators

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We experimentally study acoustic excitation of a radiation pressure coupled optomechanical resonators above and below self-sustained oscillation threshold. First we demonstrate injection locking of a radiation pressure driven microtoroidal optomechanical oscillator (OMO) via acoustic waves by locking its phase and frequency to a piezoelectric transducer (PZT). We characterize the injection locking process and show that even without proper acoustic impedance matching, the OMO can be locked to the PZT and tuned over 17 kHz with only -30 dBm of RF power driving the PZT. As opposed to the previously reported techniques, injection locking of OMO via acoustic waves does not require optical power modulation or physical contact with the OMO and it can be easily implemented on various platforms to lock different types of OMOs independent of their size and structure. The high efficiency, simplicity and scalability of the proposed approach paves the road toward a new class of photonic systems that rely on synchronization of several OMOs to a single or multiple RF oscillators with applications in optical communication, metrology and sensing. Next we study the acousto-optical response of the same optomechanical resonator below oscillation threshold optical power level. We show that in this regime the reduced damping due to radiation pressure may be used for high sensitivity detection of acoustic waves. We analyze the performance of radiation pressure coupled optomechanical resonators as acousto-optical transducers and explore their potential advantages over other optical and piezoelectric transducers in applications where high sensitivity, low power consumption and small size are critical.

Proceedings Article | 8 February 2017 Presentation + Paper

Sub-micron opto-chemical probes for studying living neurons

M. Hossein-Zadeh, J. Delgado, F. Schweizer, R. Lieberman

Proceedings Volume 10051, 100510G (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2251756

KEYWORDS: Neurons, Fiber optics sensors, Brain, Synaptic transmission, Fluorescent proteins, Fiber optic components, Plasmonic waveguides, Biophotonic applications, Polymers, Coating, Oxygen, Aluminum, Optical filters, Photography

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We have fabricated sub-micron opto-chemical probes for pH, oxygen and calcium monitoring and demonstrated their application in intracellular and extracellular monitoring of neurons (cortical neuronal cultures and acute hippocampal slices). Using these probes, we have measured extracellular pH in the stratum radiatum of the CA1 region of mouse hippocampus upon stimulation of presynaptic Schaffer collateral axons. Synaptic transmission was monitored using standard electrophysiological techniques. We find that the local pH transiently changes in response to synaptic stimulation. In addition, the geometry of the functionalized region on the probe combined with high sensitivity imaging enables simultaneous monitoring of spatially adjacent but distinct compartments. As proof of concept we impaled cultured neurons with the probe measured calcium and pH inside as well as directly outside of neurons as we changed the pH and calcium concentration in the physiological solution in the perfusion chamber. As such these probes can be used to study the impact of the environment on both cellular and extra-cellular space. Additionally as the chemical properties of the surrounding medium can be controlled and monitored with high precision, these probes enable differential measurement of the target parameter referenced to a stable bath. This approach eliminates the uncertainties associated with non-chemical fluctuations in the fluorescent emission and result in a self-calibrated opto-chemical probe. We have also demonstrated multifunctional probes that are capable of measuring up to three parameters in the extracellular space in brain slices.

Proceedings Article | 11 March 2013 Paper

Microresonator-based mid-IR devices

Ravinder Jain, Mani Hossein-Zadeh

Proceedings Volume 8621, 86210R (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2010313

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Microresonators, ZBLAN, Resonators, Mid-IR, Semiconductor lasers, Near infrared, Silica, Absorption, Crystals

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High optical quality (high-Q) whispering-gallery mode (WGM) microresonators are key enablers for numerous highperformance photonic devices, including ultrasensitive molecular detectors and advanced light sources such as narrowlinewidth lasers and comb generators. For sensing applications, the unique characteristics of such WGM devices appear to be particularly relevant in the mid-IR (MIR) spectral region because of the stronger molecular absorption bands in this spectral region. However, most current WGM-based passive and active devices function in the near-IR (NIR) spectral region. We propose the development of reproducible high-Q WGM microresonators for the MIR by using low phonon energy glasses (such as fluorides, chalcogenides, and tellurides) along with an elegant and reproducible microsphere fabrication technique based on the use of novel state-of-the-art microheaters. In this paper, we first review the current state-of-the-art of WGM MIR microresonators and related optoelectronic devices, and then present recent results of our work on fabrication and characterization of high-Q WGM optical microresonators with several fluoride (ZBLAN, InF₃ and AlF₃) glasses. Intrinsic quality factors in excess of ten million have been measured in the NIR regime in the fluoridebased microspheres fabricated in our lab with the proposed -- highly reliable and reproducible – microheater fabrication method, and similar or better performances are expected from similar microspheres at MIR wavelengths between 2 to 5 microns. We next discuss potential applications of these microresonators, notably for low-threshold and narrowlinewidth MIR lasers and MIR comb applications.

Proceedings Article | 7 February 2012 Paper

Photonic microwave receivers based on high-Q optical resonance

Mani Hossein-Zadeh

Proceedings Volume 8236, 82360T (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.907462

KEYWORDS: Modulators, Modulation, Microwave radiation, Receivers, Microwave photonics, Electro optics, Photonic microstructures, Electrooptic modulators, Resonators, Oscillators

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The quest for low power and high frequency electro-optical modulator has been one of the important endeavors in microwave photonics. The advent of microdisk electro-optic modulator created a new domain in optical modulator and photonic microwave receiver design by exploiting the unique properties of high quality (high-Q) Whispering-Gallery Mode (WGM) optical cavities. High-Q crystalline WG cavities were the first devices used as compact and low power resonant electro-optical modulators and gradually semiconductor and polymer based microdisk and microring modulators emerged from this core technology. Due to its small size, high sensitivity and limited bandwidth, originally microdisk modulator was developed with the objective of replacing the conventional microwave wireless receiver frontend with a sensitive photonic front-end. Later it was shown that the electro-optic microdisk modulator could also function as a microwave frequency mixer in optical domain. Starting from fundamentals of resonant electro-optic modulation in high-Q WGM cavities, in this paper we review the development of high sensitivity microdisk modulators and the recent progress toward more efficient modulation at higher frequencies. Next related topics such as singlesideband modulation, all-dielectric photonic receiver, and semiconductor microring modulators are briefly discussed. Finally, photonic microwave receiver configurations that employ high-Q optical resonance for modulation, filtering and mixing are presented. We will show that high-Q optical resonance is one of the promising routes toward the general idea of an all-optical microwave receiver free of high frequency electronic transistors, mixers and filters.

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