Dr Michael Strain
- Research Associate (Electronic and Nanoscale Engineering)
telephone: 01413306022
email: Michael.Strain@glasgow.ac.uk
2012
Ding, W. et al. (2012) Modulational instability in a silicon-on-insulator directional coupler: role of the coupling-induced group velocity dispersion. Optics Letters, 37 (4). pp. 668-670. ISSN 0146-9592 (doi:10.1364/OL.37.000668)
2011
Akbar, J., Strain, M.J. , Hou, L. , Haji, M. , Marsh, J.H. , Bryce, A.C. , and Kelly, A.E. (2011) High peak power (550mW) 40GHz mode-locked DBR lasers with integrated optical amplifiers. In: IEEE Photonics 2011 Conference (IPC11), 9-13 Oct 2011, Arlington, VA.
Sorel, M., Strain, M.J. , and Mezosi, G. (2011) Monolithically integrated InP micro-ring lasers. In: IEEE Photonics 2011 Conference (IPC11), 9-13 Oct 2011, Arlington, VA.
Strain, M.J., Stolarz, P.M. , and Sorel, M. (2011) Intra-cavity dispersion control in passively mode-locked semiconductor lasers. In: SPIE Photonics Europe 2010, 12-16 Apr 2010, Brussels, Belgium.
Orlandi, P., Velha, P. , Gnan, M., Bassi, P., Samarelli, A. , Sorel, M. , Strain, M.J. , and De La Rue, R. (2011) Microring resonator with wavelength selective coupling in SOI. In: 8th International Conference on Group IV Photonics, 14-16 Sep 2011, London, UK.
Tannouri, P, Strain, M. , Clerici, M, Peccianti, M, Pasquazi, A, Ho, S, Rowe, I, Rutkowska, K, Sorel, M. , and Morandotti, R (2011) Nonlinear Notch Blue-Shift in AlGaAs Bragg Grating Waveguides. In: Integrated Photonics Research, Silicon and Nanophotonics (IPRSN), 12 June 2011, Toronto.
Clerici, M., Peccianti, M., Strain, M.J. , Tannouri, P., Pasquazi, A., Ho, S.P., Rowe, I., Rutkowska, K., Sorel, M. , and Morandotti, R. (2011) Notch nonlinear frequency shift in AlGaAs Bragg grating waveguides. In: CLEO 2011: 'Laser Science to Photonic Applications', 1-6 May 2011, Baltimore, MD.
Ding, W., Gorbach, A., Wadsworth, W., Knight, J., Skryabin, D., Strain, M.J. , Sorel, M. , and De La Rue, R. (2011) Time- and frequency-domain measurements of solitons in subwavelength silicon waveguides using cross-correlation. In: CLEO 2011: 'Laser Science to Photonic Applications', 1-6 May 2011, Baltimore, MD.
Ding, W., Gorbach, A., Wadsworth, W., Knight, J., Skryabin, D., Strain, M.J. , Sorel, M. , and De La Rue, R. (2011) Time- and frequency-domain measurements of solitons in subwavelength silicon waveguides using cross-correlation. In: CLEO Europe 2011, 22-26 May 2011, Munich, Germany.
Hu, Z., Glidle, A. , Ironside, C.N. , Sorel, M. , Strain, M.J. , and Yin, H. (2011) On-chip micro-spectrometer for fluorescence bio-sensing. In: CLEO Europe 2011, 22-26 May 2011, Munich, Germany.
Simonetta, M., Soldo, M., Zanola, M. , Strain, M.J. , Sorel, M. , and Giuliani, G. (2011) Measurement of phase-correlation between optical modes of semiconductor lasers. In: CLEO Europe 2011, 22-26 May 2011, Munich, Germany.
Strain, M.J., Rutkowska, K.A., Duchesne, D., Morandotti, R., Sorel, M. , and Azana, J. (2011) All-optical differentiation of sub-picosecond pulses in SOI Bragg gratings. In: CLEO Europe 2011, 22-26 May 2011, Munich, Germany.
Strain, M.J., Stolarz, P.M. , and Sorel, M. (2011) Semiconductor mode-locked lasers with integrated dispersion control. In: CLEO Europe 2011, 22-26 May 2011, Munich, Germany.
Zanola, M., Strain, M.J. , Giuliani, G., and Sorel, M. (2011) Post-growth fabrication of a DFB laser array with high precision wavelength spacing. In: CLEO Europe - European Conference of Lasers and Electro-optics, May 2011, Munich, Germany.
Strain, M.J., Stolarz, P.M., and Sorel, M. (2011) Passively mode-locked lasers with integrated chirped Bragg grating reflectors. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 47 (4). pp. 492-499. ISSN 0018-9197 (doi:10.1109/JQE.2010.2091396)
Akbar, J., Hou, L. , Haji, M., Strain, M.J. , Stolarz, P.M. , Marsh, J.H. , Bryce, A.C. , and Kelly, A.E. (2011) High peak power (550 mW) 40 GHz mode-locked DBR lasers with integrated optical amplifiers. In: IEEE Photonics 2011 Conference (IPC11), 9-13 Oct 2011, Arlington, VA.
Rutkowska, K.A., Duchesne, D., Strain, M.J. , Morandotti, R., Sorel, M., and Azana, J. (2011) Ultrafast all-optical temporal differentiators based on CMOS-compatible integrated-waveguide Bragg gratings. Optics Express, 19 (20). 19514 - 19522. ISSN 1094-4087 (doi:10.1364/OE.19.019514)
Strain, M.J., Stolarz, P.M. , and Sorel, M. (2011) Intra-cavity dispersion control in passively mode-locked semiconductor lasers. In: IEEE Photonics 2011 Conference (IPC11), 9-13 Oct 2011, Arlington, VA.
2010
Ding, W., Gorbach, A.V., Wadsworth, W.J., Knight, J.C., Skryabin, D.V., Strain, M. , Sorel, M. , and De La Rue, R. (2010) Time and frequency domain measurements of solitons in subwavelength silicon waveguides using a cross-correlation technique. Optics Express, 18 (25). pp. 26625-26630. ISSN 1094-4087 (doi:10.1364/OE.18.026625)
Mezosi, G., Strain, M.J. , and Sorel, M. (2010) Optimised cavity geometries for high output power micro-ring lasers. In: European Semiconductor Laser Workshop (ESLW) 2010, 24-25 Sep 2010, Pavia, Italy.
Stolarz, P.M., Strain, M.J. , and Sorel, M. (2010) Sonogram characterization of semiconductor mode-locked lasers with chirped Bragg grating reflectors. In: European Semiconductor Laser Workshop (ESLW) 2010, 24-25 Sep 2010, Pavia, Italy.
Zanola, M., Strain, M.J. , Sorel, M. , and Giuliani, G. (2010) Post-growth fabrication of a DFB laser array with high side mode suppression ratio for DWDM applications. In: European Semiconductor Laser Workshop, 22 May 2011, Pavia, Italy.
Strain, M., and Sorel, M. (2010) Design and fabrication of integrated chirped Bragg gratings for on-chip dispersion control. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 46 (5). pp. 774-782. ISSN 0018-9197 (doi:10.1109/JQE.2009.2039116)
Strain, M., and Sorel, M. (2010) Curved facet 908 turning mirrors for integrated optical technologies. Electronics Letters, 46 (5). 360-U4886. ISSN 0013-5194 (doi:10.1049/el.2010.2502)
Strain, M.J., Mezosi, G. , Javaloyes, J. , Sorel, M. , Perez-Serrano, A., Scire, A., Balle, S., Danckaert, J., and Verschaffelt, G. (2010) Semiconductor snail lasers. Applied Physics Letters, 96 (12). p. 121105. ISSN 0003-6951 (doi:10.1063/1.3371721)
Rutkowska, K.A., Duchesne, D., Strain, M.J. , Azana, J., Morandotti, R., and Sorel, M. (2010) Integrated all-optical differentiators of sub-picosecond pulses using pi-phase-shifted Bragg gratings. In: OSA Optics and Photonics Congress, 21-24 June 2010, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Soldo, M., Zanola, M. , Strain, M.J. , Sorel, M. , and Giuliani, G. (2010) Integrated device with three mutually coupled DFB lasers for tunable, narrow linewidth, mm-wave signal generation. In: Lasers and Electro-Optics, Conference on and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (CLEO/QELS), 2010, 16-21 May, San Jose, CA, USA .
Stolarz, P., Strain, M. , Hou, L. , Bryce, A. , and Sorel, M. (2010) Chirp Characterization of Semiconductor Mode-Locked Laser Pulses with a High-Sensitivity TPA Waveguide Detector Sonogram. In: 23rd Annual Meeting of the IEEE Photonics Society, 7-11 November 2010, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Zanola, M., Soldo, M., Strain, M.J. , Sorel, M. , and Giuliani, G. (2010) Integrated monolithic device with three mutually coupled DFB lasers for the generation of a tunable narrow linewidth mm-wave signal. In: SPIE Photonics Europe, 12-16 Apr 2010, Brussels, Belgium.
2009
Strain, M.J., and Sorel, M. (2009) Integrated chirped Bragg gratings with control over complex reflectivity. In: CLEO Europe - European Conference of Lasers and Electro-optics, 17-20 June 2009, Munich, Germany.
Mezosi, G., Strain, M.J. , Furst, S., Wang, Z., Yu, S., and Sorel, M. (2009) Unidirectional bistability in AlGaInAs microring and microdisk semiconductor lasers. Ieee Photonics Technology Letters, 21 (2). pp. 88-90. ISSN 1041-1135 (doi:10.1109/LPT.2008.2008660)
Sorel, M., Mezosi, G. , and Strain, M. (2009) Semiconductor Micro-Ring and Micro-Disk Lasers for All-Optical Switching. In: Conference on Novel in -Plane Semiconductor lasers VIII, 26-29 Jan 2009, San Jose, CA, USA.
Strain, M.J., Gnan, M., Bellanca, G., De La Rue, R.M. , and Sorel, M. (2009) Retrieval of Bragg grating transmission spectra by post-process removal of spurious Fabry-Perot oscillations. Optics Express, 17 (16). pp. 13493-13501. ISSN 1094-4087 (doi:10.1364/OE.17.013493)
2008
De La Rue, R.M. et al. (2008) Strongly confined guided-wave photonic structures with nano-scale control for linear and non-linear functionality. In: 17th International Laser Physics Workshop, 30 June - 4 July 2008, Trondheim, Norway.
Mezosi, G., Fuerst, S., Strain, M.J. , Wang, Z., Yu, S., and Sorel, M. (2008) Directional bi-stability in micro-ring and micro-disk lasers. In: IEEE 21st International Semiconductor Laser Conference, 14-18 Sept. 2008, Sorrento, Italy.
Rivas, L.M., Strain, M.J. , Duchesne, D., Carballar, A., Sorel, M. , Morandotti, R., and Azana, J. (2008) Optical pulse shaping for ultrahigh-bit-rate telecom applications based on III-V integrated waveguide Bragg gratings. In: 34th European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2008), 21-25 Sept 2008, Brussels, Belgium.
Rivas, L.M., Strain, M.J. , Duchesne, D., Carballar, A., Sorel, M. , Morandotti, R., and Azana, J. (2008) Picosecond linear optical pulse shapers based on integrated waveguide Bragg gratings. Optics Letters, 33 (21). pp. 2425-2427. ISSN 0146-9592 (doi:10.1364/OL.33.002425)
Samarelli, A., Macintyre, D. S. , Strain, M. J. , De La Rue, R. M. , Sorel, M. , and Thoms, S. (2008) Optical characterization of a hydrogen silsesquioxane lithography process. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B, 26 (6). pp. 2290-2294. ISSN 1071-1023 (doi:10.1116/1.2998694)
Sorel, M., Strain, M.J. , and Mezosi, G. (2008) Semiconductor ring lasers for ultra fast all-optical digital processing. In: European Semiconductor Laser Workshop, 19-20 Sept 2008, Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Strain, M.J., Mezosi, G. , and Sorel, M. (2008) Semiconductor micro ring lasers. In: SPIE Asia-Pacific Optical Communications, 26-30 Oct 2008, Hangzhou, China.
Strain, M.J., and Sorel, M. (2008) Integrated III-V Bragg gratings for arbitrary control over chirp and coupling coefficient. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 20 (22). pp. 1863-1865. ISSN 1041-1135 (doi:10.1109/LPT.2008.2004780)
Thoms, S., Gnan, M., Macintyre, D. , Samarelli, A. , Sorel, M. , Strain, M. , and De La Rue, R. (2008) Optical characterisation of an HSQ lithography process. In: International Conference on Electron, Ion, and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication (EIPBN), 27-30 May 2008, Portland, USA.
2007
Strain, M.J., and Sorel, M. (2007) Compact semiconductor tapers for deep-to-shallow etch transitions. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 19 . pp. 1544-1546. ISSN 1041-1135 (doi:10.1109/LPT.2007.903886)
Strain, M.J., and Sorel, M. (2007) Integrated chirped Bragg gratings on deeply etched tapered III-V waveguides. In: CLEO 2007 - Conference on Lasers and Electro-optics, 6-11 May 2007, Baltimore MD, USA. (Unpublished)
2006
Strain, M, and Sorel, M (2006) Semiconductor intergrated chirped gratings. In: European Semiconductor Laser Workshop, Nice, France.
Strain, M.J., and Sorel, M. (2006) Fully post-growth fabrication of an integrated chirped Bragg grating for pulse shaping. In: European Semiconductor Laser Workshop, 21-22 Sept 2006, Nice, France.
Strain, M.J., and Sorel, M. (2006) Post-growth fabrication and characterization of integrated chirped Bragg gratings on GaAs-AlGaAs. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 18 . pp. 2566-2568. ISSN 1041-1135 (doi:10.1109/LPT.2006.887199)
