Prof. Weidong Zhou Profile

Prof. Weidong Zhou

Professor at Univ of Texas at Arlington

SPIE Involvement:

Author | Student Chapter Advisor

Publications (43)

Proceedings Article | 10 June 2024 Presentation

An approach to realize passively coupled PCSEL arrays

Chhabindra Gautam, Mingsen Pan, Yudong Chen, Thomas Rotter, Ganesh Balakrishnan, Weidong Zhou

Proceedings Volume PC13029, PC1302901 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3017582

KEYWORDS: Semiconductor lasers, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Quantum experiments, Photonic crystals, Optical coherence, Laser applications, Feedback control, Quantum wells, Quantum simulation, Quantum optical communication

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2024 Presentation

Impact of electrical injection on PCSELs by utilizing different electrode designs

Chhabindra Gautam, Mingsen Pan, Subhashree Seth, Thomas Rotter, Ming Zhou, Ricky Gibson, Bradley Thompson, Shanhui Fan, Ganesh Balakrishnan, Weidong Zhou

Proceedings Volume 12867, 1286710 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3002447

KEYWORDS: Electrodes, Semiconductor lasers, Photonic crystals, Three dimensional sensing, Semiconductors, Optical simulations, Materials properties, Materials processing, Light sources, Laser applications

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Proceedings Article | 9 March 2023 Presentation

Scaling challenges in watts level PCSELs

Weidong Zhou

Proceedings Volume PC12427, PC1242704 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2653930

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2022 Presentation

Narrow linewidth photonic crystal lasers with fast spatial light phase control for 3D integrated photonics

Weidong Zhou

Proceedings Volume PC12004, PC120040A (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2614650

KEYWORDS: Photonic crystals, Integrated photonics, Laser crystals, High power lasers, Beam steering, Beam controllers, Photonic integrated circuits, Laser applications, LIDAR, Infrared countermeasures

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2022 Presentation

Large-area WS2 photonic crystal laser arrays and scaling challenges towards attojoule operations

Weidong Zhou

Proceedings Volume PC12003, PC1200308 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2614645

KEYWORDS: Photonic crystals, Laser crystals, Chemical vapor deposition, Heterojunctions, Crystals, Silicon, Semiconducting wafers, Scientific research, Sapphire, Printing

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Proceedings Article | 18 April 2021 Presentation

Scaling of photonic crystal surface-emitting lasers for 3D integrated membrane photonics

Weidong Zhou

Proceedings Volume 11775, 117750N (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2589665

KEYWORDS: Photonic crystals, Laser crystals, Silicon, Fluctuations and noise, Tungsten, Silicon photonics, Semiconductor lasers, Printing, Optical interconnects, Nonimpact printing

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Proceedings Article | 9 March 2020 Presentation

Transfer printing automation for heterogeneous 3D photonic integration (Conference Presentation)

Weidong Zhou

Proceedings Volume 11286, 1128618 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2549086

KEYWORDS: Printing, 3D printing, Integrated photonics, Electronics, Integration, Crystals, Photonic crystals, Semiconductor materials, Nanolithography, Head

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2019 Presentation

First-principles simulation of photonic-crystal surface-emitting lasers using rigorous coupled wave analysis (Conference Presentation)

Alex Yu Song, Akhil Raj Kumar Kalapala, Weidong Zhou, Shanhui Fan

Proceedings Volume 10939, 1093908 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2508690

KEYWORDS: Optical simulations, Photonic crystals, Laser crystals, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Continuous wavelet transforms, High power lasers, Waveguide modes, Reflection, Laser scattering, Scattering

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Proceedings Article | 1 March 2019 Presentation + Paper

Optically pumped room temperature low threshold deep UV lasers grown on native AlN substrates

Akhil R. Kalapala, Dong Liu, Sang June Cho, Jeongpil Park, Deyin Zhao, Rafael Dalmau, John Albrecht, Baxter Moody, Zhenqiang Ma, Weidong Zhou

Proceedings Volume 10918, 109180I (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2508717

KEYWORDS: Deep ultraviolet, Aluminum nitride, Optical pumping, Quantum wells, Laser optics, Heterojunctions

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Proceedings Article | 28 April 2017 Presentation

Seminconductor photonic crystal membrane lasers for 3D integration on chip (Conference Presentation)

Weidong Zhou, Shih-Chia Liu, Deyin Zhao, Hongjun Yang, Mattias Hammar, Zhenqiang Ma

Proceedings Volume 10107, 101070H (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2256108

KEYWORDS: Laser applications, Photonic crystals, Laser crystals, Silicon photonics, Silicon, Optoelectronics, Semiconductor lasers, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Compound semiconductors, Laser damage threshold

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Proceedings Article | 20 February 2017 Paper

High-Q resonance near zero wave vector in photonic crystal slab for label-free sensing

Yonghao Liu, Shuling Wang, Weidong Zhou, Yuze Sun

Proceedings Volume 10108, 1010810 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2251548

KEYWORDS: Photonic crystals, Silicon photonics, Biosensing, Optical sensing, Sensors, Integrated optics, Water, Signal to noise ratio, Polarization, Scanning electron microscopy, Polarizers

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SPIE Journal Paper | 13 January 2017 Open Access

Design of a portable imager for near-infrared visualization of cutaneous wounds

Zhaoqiang Peng, Jun Zhou, Ashley Dacy, Deyin Zhao, Vasant Kearney, Weidong Zhou, Liping Tang, Wenjing Hu

JBO, Vol. 22, Issue 01, 016010, (January 2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JBO.22.1.016010

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Light emitting diodes, Wound healing, In vivo imaging, Visualization, Luminescence, Optical filters, Signal detection, Image filtering, Skin

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Proceedings Article | 14 March 2016 Paper

Stacked double-layer nanomembrane Fano modulators

Yichen Shuai, Deyin Zhao, Corey Stambaugh, John Lawall, Weidong Zhou

Proceedings Volume 9752, 975205 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2209386

KEYWORDS: Modulators, Photonic crystals, Silicon, Electro optical design, Electro optics, Electrooptic modulators, Refractive index, Spatial light modulators, Modulation, Oxides, Tunable lasers, Device simulation, Electrodes, Sensors, Reflection

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2016 Paper

Cavity enhanced 1.5-um LED with silicon as a hole injector

Dong Liu, Zhenyang Xia, SangJune Cho, Deyin Zhao, Huilong Zhang, Tzu-Hsuan Chang, Xin Yin, Munho Kim, Jung-Hun Seo, Jaeseong Lee, Xudong Wang, Weidong Zhou, Zhenqiang Ma

Proceedings Volume 9767, 97670Y (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2213957

KEYWORDS: Silicon, Silicon photonics, Semiconductor lasers, Hybrid silicon lasers, Integrated optics, Light emitting diodes, Diodes, Printing, Laser sources, Semiconducting wafers, Quantum wells, Metals, Waveguides, Interfaces, Heterojunctions

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Proceedings Article | 4 June 2014 Paper

High-performance flexible microwave passives on plastic

Zhenqiang Ma, Jung-Hun Seo, Sang June Cho, Weidong Zhou

Proceedings Volume 9083, 90831I (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2051700

KEYWORDS: Capacitors, Switches, Silicon, Diodes, Microwave radiation, Metals, Germanium, Positron emission tomography, Dielectrics, Flexible circuits

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Proceedings Article | 19 February 2014 Paper

High-performance photonic crystal membrane reflectors by magnetically guided metal-assisted chemical etching

Yichen Shuai, Karthik Balasundaram, Parsian Mohseni, Deyin Zhao, Hongjun Yang, Xiuling Li, Weidong Zhou

Proceedings Volume 8994, 899409 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2040249

KEYWORDS: Metals, Reflectors, Magnetism, Photonic crystals, Wet etching, Etching, Silicon, Scanning electron microscopy, Semiconducting wafers, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 19 February 2014 Paper

An all-dielectric broadband high-transmission efficiency circular polarizer

Arvinder Chadha, Deyin Zhao, Weidong Zhou

Proceedings Volume 8994, 89941M (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2040295

KEYWORDS: Dielectric polarization, Dielectrics, Silicon, Circular polarizers, Glasses, Dichroic materials, Metals, Semiconductors, Liquid crystals, Circular dichroism spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 19 February 2014 Paper

High-order grating coupler for high-efficiency vertical to in-plane coupling

Arvinder Chadha, Yichen Shuai, Weidong Zhou

Proceedings Volume 8995, 89950W (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2040317

KEYWORDS: Diffraction gratings, Waveguides, Diffraction, Optical design, Reflection, Tolerancing, Silicon, Oxides, Reflectors, Light wave propagation

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Proceedings Article | 19 February 2014 Paper

Fano resonance membrane reflector surface-emitters and filters on silicon

Weidong Zhou, Zhenqiang Ma

Proceedings Volume 8995, 89950F (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2041885

KEYWORDS: Silicon, Silica, Quantum wells, Optical filters, Reflectors, Waveguide modes, Photonic crystals, Oxides, Scanning electron microscopy, Electron beam lithography

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Proceedings Article | 23 February 2012 Paper

Design of second order grating couplers to detect the angle and polarization of the laser beam

Tapas Kumar Saha, Mingyu Lu, Deyin Zhao, Zhenqiang Ma, Weidong Zhou

Proceedings Volume 8270, 82700M (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.907742

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Waveguides, Polarization, Photonic crystals, Optical design, Silicon, Photodetectors, Waveguide modes, Photodiodes, Optical simulations

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Proceedings Article | 8 February 2012 Paper

Tuning the refractive index of blended polymer films by RIR-MAPLE deposition

Ryan McCormick, Eric Cline, Arvinder Chadha, Weidong Zhou, Adrienne Stiff-Roberts

Proceedings Volume 8258, 825806 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.906878

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Polymer thin films, Polymethylmethacrylate, Picosecond phenomena, Refractive index, Photorefractive polymers, Transmission electron microscopy, Atomic force microscopy, Antireflective coatings, Glasses

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Proceedings Article | 21 January 2012 Paper

Spectral selective absorption enhancement from stacked ultra-thin InGaAs/Si Fano resonance membranes

Arvinder Singh Chadha, Weiquan Yang, Tapas Saha, Santhad Chuwongin, Yichen Shuai, Weidong Zhou, Zhenqiang Ma, Gail Brown

Proceedings Volume 8268, 82680G (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.907484

KEYWORDS: Indium gallium arsenide, Absorption, Optical filters, Absorption filters, Photonic crystals, Glasses, Silicon, Resonance enhancement, Semiconducting wafers, Reflection

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 2010 Paper

Design of dielectric photonic crystal reflector Fabry-Perot cavities

Deyin Zhao, Zhenqiang Ma, Weidong Zhou

Proceedings Volume 7756, 775610 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.862368

KEYWORDS: Reflectors, Mirrors, Reflection, Dielectrics, Phase shifts, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Dielectric mirrors, Photonic crystals, Silicon, Solids

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2010 Paper

Plasmonic field and efficiency enhancement in crystalline thin film photovoltaics

Deyin Zhao, Zhenqiang Ma, Weidong Zhou

Proceedings Volume 7772, 777215 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.861887

KEYWORDS: Particles, Silver, Thin films, Plasmonics, Thin film solar cells, Solar cells, Silicon, Crystals, Silicon films, Photovoltaics

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Proceedings Article | 13 April 2010 Paper

CONTACT: sensors for aerospace and Fano-resonance photonic crystal cavities

Forrest Agee, Weidong Zhou, Alice Chow

Proceedings Volume 7703, 77030I (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.849561

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Positron emission tomography, Photonic crystals, Sensors, Polarization, Absorption filters, Optical filters, Aerospace engineering, Resonance enhancement, Quantum dots

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2010 Paper

Direct measurement of spectrally selective absorption enhancement in Fano resonance photonic crystal cavities on plastic substrates

Li Chen, Hongjun Yang, Zexuan Qiang, Lei Sun, Zhenqiang Ma, Jian Xu, Ryan Pate, Adrienne Stiff-Roberts, Gail Brown, Weidong Zhou

Proceedings Volume 7609, 76090E (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.841440

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Positron emission tomography, Resonance enhancement, Absorption filters, Photonic crystals, Optical filters, Polarization, Photodetectors, Infrared radiation, Silicon

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Proceedings Article | 17 February 2010 Paper

Semiconductor nanomembranes for stacked and flexible photonics

Weidong Zhou, Zhenqiang Ma, Hongjun Yang, Li Chen, Weiquan Yang, Zexuan Qiang, Guoxuan Qin, Huiqing Pang, Santhad Chuwongin, Deyin Zhao

Proceedings Volume 7606, 76060U (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.841426

KEYWORDS: Silicon, Semiconductors, Photodetectors, Positron emission tomography, Optical filters, Reflectors, Photonics, Crystals, Photonic crystals, Glasses

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Proceedings Article | 26 January 2009 Paper

Angle and polarization dependent characteristics of colloidal quantum dot absorption in Fano filters on flexible substrates

Li Chen, Hongjun Yang, Zexuan Qiang, Huiqing Pang, Zhenqiang Ma, Jian Xu, Gail Brown, Weidong Zhou

Proceedings Volume 7222, 72220V (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.809113

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Polarization, Photonic crystals, Quantum dots, Silicon, Glasses, Positron emission tomography, Photodetectors, Infrared radiation, Optical instrument design

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 2008 Paper

Microstructured anti-reflection surface design for the omni-directional solar cells

Li Chen, Hongjun Yang, Men Tao, Weidong Zhou

Proceedings Volume 7046, 704608 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.794071

KEYWORDS: Solar cells, Coating, Silicon, Reflectivity, Particles, Quartz, Refractive index, Antireflective coatings, Reflection, Thin films

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2008 Paper

Fano filter modal analysis based on transferred silicon nanomembranes on flexible substrates

Zexuan Qiang, Li Chen, Hongjun Yang, Huiqing Pang, Zhenqiang Ma, Weidong Zhou

Proceedings Volume 7031, 703109 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.794072

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Positron emission tomography, Silicon, Optical filters, Photonic crystals, Polarizers, Polarization, Dispersion, Modal analysis, Crystals

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2008 Paper

Spectrally selective infrared absorption enhancement in photonic crystal cavities

Weidong Zhou, Zexuan Qiang, Li Chen, Hongjun Yang, Gail Brown

Proceedings Volume 7095, 709507 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.793927

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Photonic crystals, Infrared radiation, Photodetectors, Infrared photography, Refractive index, Infrared imaging, Quantum dots, Dispersion, Dielectrics

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 May 2008

Characteristics of ultra-compact polymer modulators based on silicon photonic crystal ring resonators

Zexuan Qiang, Weidong Zhou, Richard Soref, Zhenqiang Ma

JNP, Vol. 2, Issue 01, 023507, (May 2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.2943640

KEYWORDS: Resonators, Polymers, Photonic crystals, Modulators, Silicon, Waveguides, Silicon photonics, Modulation, Finite-difference time-domain method, Refractive index

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Proceedings Article | 12 February 2008 Paper

Ultra-compact polymer and silicon modulator design based on photonic crystal ring resonators

Zexuan Qiang, Weidong Zhou, Richard Soref, Zhenqiang Ma

Proceedings Volume 6896, 68960B (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.762262

KEYWORDS: Resonators, Polymers, Modulators, Silicon, Photonic crystals, Waveguides, RF photonics, Microrings, Electrodes, Modulation

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Proceedings Article | 28 January 2008 Paper

Fano resonance enhanced infrared absorption for infrared photodetectors

Zexuan Qiang, Weidong Zhou, Mingyu Lu, Gail Brown

Proceedings Volume 6901, 69010F (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.763370

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Photonic crystals, Infrared radiation, Photodetectors, Infrared photography, Resonance enhancement, Infrared detectors, Refractive index, Optical instrument design, Infrared imaging

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 June 2007

Spectrally selective infrared absorption in defect-mode photonic-crystal-slab cavity

Weidong Zhou, Li Chen, Zexuan Qiang, Gail Brown

JNP, Vol. 1, Issue 01, 013515, (June 2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.2759238

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Photonic crystals, Infrared radiation, Infrared imaging, Dielectrics, Infrared photography, Photodetectors, Quantum dots, Infrared sensors, Quantum well infrared photodetectors

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Proceedings Article | 6 February 2007 Paper

Spectral selective absorption enhancement in photonic crystal defect cavities

Li Chen, Zexuan Qiang, Weidong Zhou, Gail Brown

Proceedings Volume 6480, 64801C (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.699410

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Photonic crystals, Finite-difference time-domain method, Waveguides, Photodetectors, Infrared photography, Infrared radiation, Refractive index, Dispersion, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 6 February 2007 Paper

Effective index perturbation: correlations between the photonic bandgap and the donor-like defect mode in photonic crystal slabs

Zexuan Qiang, Weidong Zhou

Proceedings Volume 6468, 64680M (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.699408

KEYWORDS: Photonic crystals, Finite-difference time-domain method, Dielectrics, Optical microcavities, Refractive index, Dispersion, Waveguides, Photonic microstructures, Numerical simulations, Computer simulations

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Proceedings Article | 19 October 2006 Paper

Spectral selectivity of photonic crystal infrared photodetctors

Li Chen, Weidong Zhou, Zexuan Qiang, Gail Brown

Proceedings Volume 6370, 63701I (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.686565

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Photonic crystals, Infrared radiation, Photodetectors, Infrared photography, Finite-difference time-domain method, Refractive index, Infrared imaging, Quantum well infrared photodetectors, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2006 Paper

Photonic crystal cavities for low-power light sources on Si: a simplified model development

Zexuan Qiang, Weidong Zhou

Proceedings Volume 6368, 636802 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.686180

KEYWORDS: Silicon, Photonic crystals, Light sources, Finite-difference time-domain method, Nanocrystals, Quantum dots, Laser development, Waveguides, 3D modeling, Semiconductor lasers

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Proceedings Article | 28 February 2006 Paper

The impact of high dielectric constant on photonic bandgaps in PbSe-nanocrystal-based photonic crystal slabs

Weidong Zhou, Vinay Nair, Geetha Thiruvengadam

Proceedings Volume 6128, 61280B (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.646167

KEYWORDS: Dielectrics, Photonic crystals, Waveguides, Silicon, Nanoparticles, Nanocrystals, Oxides, Semiconductors, Quantum dots, Gallium arsenide

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2005 Paper

Encapsulated photonic crystals for high efficiency nanolasers

Weidong Zhou

Proceedings Volume 5931, 59310A (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.614472

KEYWORDS: Photonic crystals, Nanoparticles, Waveguides, Refractive index, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Laser crystals, Quantum cascade lasers, Photonic integrated circuits, Particles, Quantum wells

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2000 Paper

InP-based oxide-confined 1.6-um microcavity light-emitting diodes

Weidong Zhou, Omar Qasaimeh, Pallab Bhattacharya

Proceedings Volume 3944, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391411

KEYWORDS: Optical microcavities, Light emitting diodes, Oxides, Etching, Indium gallium arsenide, Optical lithography, Reflectors, Dielectrics, Heterojunctions, Oxidation

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