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08 November 2022
Optica Announces 2023 Fellows Class
WASHINGTON — The Board of Directors of Optica (formerly OSA), Advancing Optics and Photonics Worldwide, recently elected 109 members from 24 countries to the Society’s 2023 Fellow Class. Optica Fellows are selected based on several factors, including outstanding contributions to business, education, research, engineering, and service to Optica and our community.
“I am pleased to welcome the new Optica Fellows,” said Satoshi Kawata 2022 Optica President. “These members join a distinguished group of leaders who are helping to advance the field optics and photonics. Congratulations to the 2023 Class.”
Fellows are Optica members who have served with distinction in the advancement of optics and photonics. The Fellow Members Committee, led by Chair Takunori Taira, RIKEN / IMS, Japan reviewed 240 nominations submitted by current Fellows. The Committee extends their thanks to all of this year’s nominators and references. As Fellows can account for no more than 10 percent of the total membership, the election process is highly competitive. Candidates are recommended by the Fellow Members Committee and approved by the Awards Council and Board of Directors.
The new Optica Fellows will be honored at the Society’s conferences and events throughout 2023.
2023 Optica Fellows:
Kazi S. Abedin
CACI International, Inc., USA
Citation: For pioneering contributions to ultrafast and high-speed pulse generation, nonlinear fiber optics, space division multiplexed optical communications, and optical instrumentation
Anjali Agarwal
CACI | Technology Innovation and Labs, USA
Citation: For significant contributions to optical and quantum communications and RF photonics
Félicie Albert
Lawrence Livermore National Lab, USA
Citation: For pioneering research on the development and applications of x-ray sources driven by laser-wakefield acceleration and leadership in the LaserNetUS initiative
Dario Ambrosini
Università degli Studi dell'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
Citation: For significant and sustained contributions in artwork non-destructive testing and in flow visualization by optical methods
Gaurav Bahl
Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Citation: For transformative contributions to the understanding of Brillouin light scattering and developments in nonreciprocal photonics
Konrad Banaszek
Uniwersytet Warszawski, Poland
Citation: For advances in quantum photonics, combining virtuoso experimental and theoretical capabilities, leading to new insights
Seth Robert Bank
The University of Texas at Austin, USA
Citation: For pioneering work on the growth of optoelectronic materials by molecular beam epitaxy
Paul Barclay
University of Calgary, Canada
Citation: For pioneering work in the field of diamond quantum nanophotonics and optomechanics, and revealing new physical phenomena using nanophotonic resonators
Andreas Becker
University of Colorado at Boulder, USA
Citation: For outstanding contributions to our understanding of intense laser-atom interactions
Yves Bellouard
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland
Citation: For pioneering work on the fundamental understanding of non-ablative femtosecond laser interaction and processes enabling advanced materials manufacturing and microtechnologies
Antonella Bogoni
Sant'Anna School/CNIT, Italy
Citation: For significant contributions to high-speed optical signal processing, including for microwave photonics and photonics-based radar
Pierre-Francois Brevet
Institut Lumière Matière, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, France
Citation: For achievements in nanophotonics and nanoscale nonlinear plasmonics, research leadership, and optics education through university teaching and program coordination
Lionel Canioni
Universite de Bordeaux, France
Citation: For seminal contributions to ultrafast nonlinear optics and photonics, and national and international collaboration in photonics education and graduate research
Alexander N. Cartwright
Univ of Central Florida, USA
Citation: For lifetime achievement and leadership in photonics, significant scientific contributions to optical sensing, and national impact on STEM education
Shih-Chi CHEN
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Citation: For seminal contributions in microfabrication and imaging based on novel manipulation of nonlinear light pulses
Xi (Vivian) Chen
Nokia Bell Labs, USA
Citation: For remarkable contributions to ultrahigh-speed fiber-optic transmission systems for both short-reach and long-haul applications
Chi-Wai Chow
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung Univ, Taiwan
Citation: For contributions to optical communications, optical wireless communications, visible light communications, and optical camera communications
Daniele Cocco
Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, USA
Citation: For seminal contributions in soft x-ray optics particularly in relation to coherent x-ray light and in metrology
Ian Coddington
National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA
Citation: For outstanding, sustained contributions to the development of fiber-based frequency combs and their application to dual-comb spectroscopy and ranging
Kenneth Crozier
University of Melbourne, Australia
Citation: For exceptionally broad and novel scientific contributions to the understanding and engineering of light-matter interactions at the nano- and micro-scales
Steve DenBaars
Materials and ECE Departments, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Citation: For leadership and pioneering contributions to gallium nitride-based materials and devices for solid state lighting and displays
Michel Digonnet
Stanford University, USA
Citation: For seminal contributions to the development of fiber and chip-scale photonic devices and systems
John D. Downie
Corning Incorporated, USA
Citation: For significant contributions to optical fiber technology through transmission system testing and modeling
Frédéric Druon
Université Paris Saclay, Institut d'Optique Graduate School, CNRS, Laboratoire Charles Fabry, France
Citation: For important breakthroughs and outstanding contributions to the research and development of ultrashort pulse laser technologies and their applications
Alfredo Dubra
Stanford University, USA
Citation: For significant improvements and advances in retinal imaging technology and widespread dissemination of adaptive optics scanning light ophthalmoscopy
Paul Dumas
QED Technologies International, Inc., USA
Citation: For outstanding innovation and development of magnetorheological finishing and metrology products, and leadership in education and the implementation of new technologies
Ramy El-Ganainy
Michigan Technological Univ, USA
Citation: For seminal contributions in the fields of non-Hermitian photonics, parity-time symmetry, and optical supersymmetry
Rafael Espinosa Luna
Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica, A.C., México
Citation: For leadership in formalization of research institutions emphasizing the standardization of graduate programs in Mexico, while conducting key research in polarization
Zhiyong Fan
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong
Citation: For outstanding contributions to the development of nanostructure-based novel optoelectronic devices and biomimetic optoelectronics
Kai-Mei Fu
University of Washington and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA
Citation: For advances in characterization, synthesis, control and device integration of optically-active quantum point defects in crystals
Masayuki Fujita
Osaka University, Japan
Citation: For pioneering contributions to terahertz integrated photonics based on photonic crystals and silicon microstructures
Qiaoqiang Gan
King Abdullah Univ of Sci & Tech, Saudi Arabia
Citation: For outstanding contributions in the fields of optical nanosensing and green photonics
Thomas A. Germer
National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA
Citation: For pioneering contributions to interpretation of polarized reflection and scattering from rough and contaminated surfaces
Sylvain Gigan
Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
Citation: For pioneering research into the physics of light wave propagation in complex media, wavefront shaping, and innovative applications to imaging and optical computing
Alexey V. Gorshkov
National Institute of Standards and Technology and University of Maryland, USA
Citation: For fundamental contributions to the understanding and control of large, interacting quantum systems, with applications including quantum- computing, sensing, and networks
Rachel Grange
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Citation: For achievements in nonlinear optics and integrated photonics, particularly the use of dielectric and electro-optic materials at the nanoscale
Zuyuan He
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Citation: For outstanding and sustained contributions to the research and development of optical fiber sensors, particularly distributed and multiplexed fiber-optic sensors
Krystel R. Huxlin, Ph.D.
University of Rochester, Flaum Eye Institute, USA
Citation: For innovative approaches to visual restoration, encompassing optics, ocular biology, laser tissue-interaction, and visual behavior
Gordon Keeler
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, USA
Citation: For seminal contributions to and leadership in the advancement of heterogeneous photonics and optical microsystems
Efim Khazanov
Institute of Applied Physics of Russian Academy of Science, Russia
Citation: For innovative contributions to nonlinear optics and laser physics, with application to the development of high-intensity and high-average-power laser systems
Chulhong Kim
Pohang University of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea
Citation: For contributions to multi-parametric photoacoustic imaging from super-resolution microscopy to clinical imaging system, and multi-modal optical imaging via transparent ultrasound sensor
Jungwon Kim
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Republic of Korea
Citation: For pioneering contributions to ultralow-noise optical frequency combs and their applications including large-scale timing synchronization and ultrafast time-of-flight sensors
Jonathan Klamkin
University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Citation: For major contributions to integrated microwave photonics and photonic ICs, particularly integrated optical beam forming networks
John Koshel
University of Arizona, USA
Citation: For leadership in undergraduate and graduate optics education and significant contributions to illumination and optical system engineering
Małgorzata Kujawińska
Politechnika Warszawska, Poland
Citation: For outstanding contributions to the development of imaging methods through the introduction of metrology standards
Ioannis Kymissis
Columbia University, USA
Citation: For pioneering innovations in thin-film organic electronics and their application to micro-displays and sensors
Jiun-Haw Lee
National Taiwan Univ, Taiwan
Citation: For outstanding achievements in display technologies, particularly in improving efficiency and elongating operation lifetime of blue organic light-emitting diode
Ju Han Lee
Univ of Seoul, Republic of Korea
Citation: For significant contributions to the understanding and applications of highly nonlinear optical fibers for communications, and of nonlinear optical properties of 2-D materials
Sergio Leon-Saval
University of Sydney, Australia
Citation: For pioneering contributions to the field of astrophotonics, and the conceptual and experimental development of photonic lanterns and their applications
Guixin Li
Southern University of Science and Technology, China
Citation: For outstanding contributions to the field of nonlinear photonic metasurfaces, particularly for proposing the concept of nonlinear geometric phase and its applications
Po-Tsun Liu
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung Univ, Taiwan
Citation: For outstanding and sustained contributions to thin film transistor–based optoelectronics technologies for flat-panel displays
Yang Liu
University of Pittsburgh, USA
Citation: For outstanding contributions to the application of quantitative phase imaging and super-resolution microscopy in cancer research
Yongmin Liu
Northeastern University, USA
Citation: For significant contributions to the fundamental and application of nanophotonics, particularly plasmonics and photonic metamaterials
Kevin MacDonald
University of Southampton, UK
Citation: For pioneering contributions to nanophotonics including the physics and technology of metamaterials, media undergoing light-induced structural transitions, and free-electron/photon interactions
Tom Mackay
Univ of Edinburgh, UK
Citation: For the elucidation of optical characteristics of complex materials, including composite materials and bianisotropic materials
Konstantinos Makris
University of Crete - Department of Physics - Voutes University Campus, Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL), Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), Greece
Citation: For seminal and pioneering contributions to the fields of non-Hermitian optics and wave propagation in complex media
Mangirdas Malinauskas
Laser Research Center at Vilnius University, Lithuania
Citation: For advancing ultrafast laser 3D lithography and pioneering work towards applying it for micro-optics and biomedical scaffolds
Stefano Marchesini
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, USA
Citation: For pioneering achievements of computational imaging in the X-ray regime, enabling the highest-resolution X-ray microscope in the world
Goran Mashanovich
Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, UK
Citation: For pioneering contributions to silicon photonics research, particularly in the mid-infrared wavelength range, and for innovative leadership in photonics education
Fernando Mendoza Santoyo
Centro de Investigaciones en Optica, A.C., Mexico
Citation: For outstanding leadership in undergraduate and graduate optics education in Mexico and important worldwide contributions in optical metrology
Dejan Milošević
University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Citation: For seminal contributions to the theory of laser-matter interaction and attosecond science, and the advancement of science education in Bosnia and Hercegovina
Mircea Mujat
Physical Sciences Inc., USA
Citation: For outstanding contributions to the development of high-resolution retinal imaging and retinal hemodynamics quantification technologies
Arnaud Mussot
University of Lille, Laboratoire PhLAM, IRCICA, France
Citation: For pioneering contributions in nonlinear guided-wave photonics including ultrafast nonlinear propagation, frequency comb dynamics, supercontinuum generation, and frequency conversion
Yoshiaki Nakano
The University of Tokyo, Japan
Citation: For outstanding and sustained contributions to the research of semiconductor opto-electronic devices and photonic integrated circuits
Hideyuki Nasu
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Japan
Citation: For seminal and sustained contributions to optical packaging technologies and their applications
Izabela Naydenova
Technological University Dublin, Ireland
Citation: For contributions to holographic materials, sensors, and modeling, and outstanding service to the community
Shouleh Nikzad
Jet Propulsion Lab, USA
Citation: For leadership and sustained, high-impact contributions to the field of ultraviolet/visible photonic detection
David J. Norris
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Citation: For leading contributions to the advance of photonic nanomaterials and the development of novel nanophotonic systems
Jean-Christophe Olivo-Marin
Institut Pasteur, France
Citation: For significant contributions to biological image analysis
Alexander A. Oraevsky
TomoWave Laboratories, Inc, USA
Citation: For pioneering work, inventions, and sustained contributions to the development of methods and systems of optoacoustic / photoacoustic imaging
David Ottaway
University of Adelaide, Australia
Citation: For international contributions to the field of optical systems, lasers, and advanced gravitational wave detectors
Hong-Gyu Park
Korea University, Republic of Korea
Citation: For pioneering contributions to ultrasmall nanolasers and multifunctional nanophotonic devices
Valentin Petrov
Max Born Institute, Germany
Citation: For outstanding contributions in the fields of mode-locked solid-state lasers, nonlinear frequency conversion, and new laser and nonlinear optical materials
Li Qian
University of Toronto, Canada
Citation: For outstanding experimental contributions to fiber-based quantum photonics and quantum communication
Jie Qiao
Rochester Institute of Technology, USA
Citation: For advancing professional networks for women in optics and extensive volunteer work for Optica
Cheng-Wei Qiu
National University of Singapore, Republic of Singapore
Citation: For leadership in photon twistronics and van der Waals interface optics fusing symmetry, topology, and geometry in low-dimensional photonic structures
Junle Qu
Shenzhen University, China
Citation: For outstanding contributions to biomedical photonics, particularly biomedical optical sensing, imaging, and therapy
Edik U. Rafailov
Aston University, UK
Citation: For contributions to novel gain media for semiconductor lasers at wavelengths from 750nm to 1300nm
Luca Razzari
Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications (INRS-EMT), Canada
Citation: For pioneering contributions to nonlinear photonics, nanophotonics , and terahertz science
Andrew Rollins
Case Western Reserve University, USA
Citation: For achievements in the area of optical coherence tomography
Jayanta Kumar Sahu
Univ of Southampton, UK
Citation: For seminal contributions to fabrication and demonstration of active optical fibers and fiber devices, notably rare-earth-doped fibers for high-power fiber lasers
José A. Sánchez-Gil
Instituto de Estructura de la Materia - CSIC, Spain
Citation: For outstanding and sustained contributions to the fields of light scattering, surface-enhanced Raman scattering, plasmonics, and nano-optics
Chris B. Schaffer
Cornell Univ, USA
Citation: For pioneering optical imaging and manipulation tools to elucidate cellular mechanisms of disease, and for service to Optica
Harald Schwefel
Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies and Univ of Otago, New Zealand
Citation: For outstanding and sustained contributions to high quality monolithic resonators and their application in nonlinear and quantum optics
Jianda Shao
Shanghai Inst of Optics and Fine Mech, CAS, China
Citation: For outstanding and sustained contributions to the laser coating technology, and research leadership
Jin-Wei Shi
National Central Univ, Taiwan
Citation: For contributions to ultrafast photodiodes and high-speed VCSELs for optics fiber communications
Dr. Craig W. Siders
Lawrence Livermore National Lab, USA
Citation: For contributions to the research, application, and development of high intensity lasers in both basic and applied sciences
Guohai Situ
Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Citation: For outstanding contributions in deep-learning assisted computational imaging, optical encryption, and information processing
Handong SUN
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Citation: For outstanding contributions to the research of optoelectronics and photonics, particularly innovative application of materials and structures into microcavity lasers
Takamasa Suzuki
Niigata University, Japan
Citation: For outstanding contributions to the research and development of optical metrology, particularly the improvement of laser diode interferometry
Joseph Talghader
University of Minnesota Twin Cities, USA
Citation: For advances in high optical power thin film physics and thermal infrared coating design
Jinghua Teng
Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
Citation: For achievements and leadership in both use inspired basic research and technology translation to industry application in nano-optics and optoelectronics
Ventsislav K. Valev
University of Bath, UK
Citation: For pioneering contributions to nonlinear nanophotonics and new chiroptical effects
Alipasha Vaziri
The Rockefeller University, New York, USA
Citation: For pioneering innovations in large-scale optical imaging of brain network activity at high spatio-temporal resolution
Vijay Vusirikala
Google LLC, USA
Citation: For significant technical and business leadership in global datacenter and cloud optical networking infrastructures
Qiong-Hua Wang
Beihang University, China
Citation: For outstanding and sustained contributions to glasses-free 3D display, liquid crystal display, and adaptive imaging
Yiping Wang
Shenzhen University, China
Citation: For outstanding and sustained contributions to the research and development of in-fiber micro/nano-structured devices for sensing applications
Gordon Wetzstein
Stanford University, USA
Citation: For pioneering contributions to computational optics and display systems engineering
Jan Wiersig
Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg, Germany
Citation: For contributions to the fundamental understanding of light-matter actions in micro/nanostructures and the advancement of non-Hermitian effects in photonic systems
Kenneth Kin-Yip Wong
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Citation: For contributions in ultrafast imaging and photonic signal processing, and service to the optics community
Gerard Wysocki
Princeton University, USA
Citation: For the development of novel dispersion spectroscopic techniques, broadband semiconductor mid-infrared lasers and frequency comb sensors, and service to the scientific community
Feihu Xu
University of Science and Technology of China, China
Citation: For seminal contributions to quantum communication and quantum-enhanced imaging, including secure quantum cryptography, large-scale quantum network and long-range single-photon imaging
Junjie Yao
Duke University, USA
Citation: For breaking the limits of photoacoustic imaging in resolution, speed, and functionality, and translating the technical innovations to theragnostic impacts
Wang Yao
The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Citation: For pioneering contributions to valley optoelectronics and valley exciton physics in two dimensional semiconductors and moiré superlattices
Anna Yaroslavsky
Univ of Massachusetts Lowell and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
Citation: For outstanding and sustained contributions to the research and development of quantitative multimodal optical imaging and spectroscopy for cancer detection
Changyuan Yu
The Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ, Hong Kong
Citation: For significant contributions to signal processing in optical fiber communication and sensing systems, and actively serving the optics community
Jingyi Yu
ShanghaiTech University, China
Citation: For fundamental advances in the design and application of computational imaging systems
Zhiliang Yuan
Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences, China
Citation: For outstanding and sustained contributions to R&D of ultra-secure quantum communication
Chao Zuo
Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China
Citation: For pioneering contributions to computational phase imaging and metrology, particularly for noninterferometic quantitative phase imaging and high-speed 3D optical metrology
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