Integrated Optics Group

          Welcome to the Integrated Optics Group at the School of Computing, Universiti Utara Malaysia.  The Integrated Optics Group spearheads research in novel designs for integrated optical devices and lab-on-chip readers for next-generation optical computers.  Future computers use light travelling through optical fiber interconnects to accelerate information transfer.   Intel established the first silicon-based 50Gbps optical data connection link using four 12.5Gbit/s lanes of different wavelength.   IBM later proved that a low-cost monolithic silicon chip could be fabricated commercially in December 2012.  We strive for a balanced deployment of parallel optical interconnects, systems and multimedia applications, information management architecture and optimized operations through artifical intelligence.   We envisage to seamlessly aggregate and interface existing and future computers by bringing together diverse expertise and industry leaders for the generation and commercialization of related industrial applications.    
   
         The Integrated Optics Group is led by Dr. Angela Amphawan.  In her doctoral research at the University of Oxford, she experimentally increased the bandwidth of a multimode fiber by up to 3.4 times by developing the first  holographic selective launch using a binary amplitude spatial light modulator and mathematically analyzed the modal decomposition from the output.  The Optical Technology Research Group currently has about 20 researchers and collaborators.  The slideshow below presents some of the group's current research areas and related papers.
  • Holographic encryption
    Holographic encryption
  • Multiple-input-multiple-output in multimode fiber - Angela Amphawan, “Review of Optical Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output Techniques in Multimode Fiber”, Optical Engineering, Vol. 50 (10), Oct. 2011, pp. 102001-1-102001-6, Oct. 2011
    Multiple-input-multiple-output in multimode fiber - Angela Amphawan, “Review of Optical Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output Techniques in Multimode Fiber”, Optical Engineering, Vol. 50 (10), Oct. 2011, pp. 102001-1-102001-6, Oct. 2011
  • Digital holography - Angela Amphawan, “Binary spatial amplitude modulation of continuous transverse modal electric field using a single lens for mode selectivity in multimode fiber”, Journal of Modern Optics, Mar. 2012, Vol. 59. Iss. 5, pp. 460-469, Impact Factor 1.48
    Digital holography - Angela Amphawan, “Binary spatial amplitude modulation of continuous transverse modal electric field using a single lens for mode selectivity in multimode fiber”, Journal of Modern Optics, Mar. 2012, Vol. 59. Iss. 5, pp. 460-469, Impact Factor 1.48
  • Offset launch in multimode fiber - Angela Amphawan, Frank Payne, Dominic O’Brien, “Derivation of an Analytical Expression for the Power Coupling Coefficient for Offset Launch into Multimode Fiber”, Journal of Lightwave Technology, Mar. 15, 2010, Volume 28 Issue 6, pp.861-869, Impact Factor 2.26
    Offset launch in multimode fiber - Angela Amphawan, Frank Payne, Dominic O’Brien, “Derivation of an Analytical Expression for the Power Coupling Coefficient for Offset Launch into Multimode Fiber”, Journal of Lightwave Technology, Mar. 15, 2010, Volume 28 Issue 6, pp.861-869, Impact Factor 2.26
  • Laguerre-Gaussian modes in multimode fiber - Angela Amphawan, Wa’el Ali Alabdalleh, "Simulation of Properties of the Transverse Modal Electric Field of an Infinite Parabolic Multimode Fiber,” Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, June 2012, Vol 54 (6), pp. 1362 – 1365, June 2012
    Laguerre-Gaussian modes in multimode fiber - Angela Amphawan, Wa’el Ali Alabdalleh, "Simulation of Properties of the Transverse Modal Electric Field of an Infinite Parabolic Multimode Fiber,” Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, June 2012, Vol 54 (6), pp. 1362 – 1365, June 2012
  • Wavelength division multiplexing - Angela Amphawan, Mohd Amirol Md Khair, Hassanuddin Hasan, “Multimedia Traffic Routing in Multilayer WDM Networks”, Network and Complex Systems, Vol. 2, No. 3, ISSN 2224-610X (Paper) ISSN 2225-0603 (Online), pp. 1-10, July 2012
    Wavelength division multiplexing - Angela Amphawan, Mohd Amirol Md Khair, Hassanuddin Hasan, “Multimedia Traffic Routing in Multilayer WDM Networks”, Network and Complex Systems, Vol. 2, No. 3, ISSN 2224-610X (Paper) ISSN 2225-0603 (Online), pp. 1-10, July 2012
  • optical signal procesing
    optical signal procesing
  • Spatial light modulation - Angela Amphawan, “Binary spatial amplitude modulation of continuous transverse modal electric field using a single lens for mode selectivity in multimode fiber”, Journal of Modern Optics, Mar. 2012, Vol. 59. Iss. 5, pp. 460-469, Impact Factor 1.48
    Spatial light modulation - Angela Amphawan, “Binary spatial amplitude modulation of continuous transverse modal electric field using a single lens for mode selectivity in multimode fiber”, Journal of Modern Optics, Mar. 2012, Vol. 59. Iss. 5, pp. 460-469, Impact Factor 1.48
  • Photonic crystal fiber
    Photonic crystal fiber
  • Digital interferometry - Angela Amphawan, “Binary Encoded Computer Generated Holograms for Temporal Phase Shifting”, Optics Express, Volume 19(23), pp. 23085-23096, Nov. 2011, Nov. 2011, Imp. Fac.: 3.75
    Digital interferometry - Angela Amphawan, “Binary Encoded Computer Generated Holograms for Temporal Phase Shifting”, Optics Express, Volume 19(23), pp. 23085-23096, Nov. 2011, Nov. 2011, Imp. Fac.: 3.75
  • Optical computing
    Optical computing
  • Holographic selective mode excitation - Angela Amphawan, ‘‘Holographic Mode-Selective Launch for Bandwidth Enhancement in Multimode Fiber’’, Optics Express, Vol. 19(10) pp. 9056-9065, Apr. 2011, Imp. Fact: 3.75
    Holographic selective mode excitation - Angela Amphawan, ‘‘Holographic Mode-Selective Launch for Bandwidth Enhancement in Multimode Fiber’’, Optics Express, Vol. 19(10) pp. 9056-9065, Apr. 2011, Imp. Fact: 3.75
  • Modal decomposition from optical fiber output - Angela Amphawan, Dominic O’Brien, Modal Decomposition of Output Field from Holographic Mode Field Generation in a Multimode Fiber Channel, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Photonics 2010 (ICP2010), July 2010, ISBN: 978-1-4244-7187-4, DOI: 10.1109/ICP.2010.5604377
    Modal decomposition from optical fiber output - Angela Amphawan, Dominic O’Brien, Modal Decomposition of Output Field from Holographic Mode Field Generation in a Multimode Fiber Channel, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Photonics 2010 (ICP2010), July 2010, ISBN: 978-1-4244-7187-4, DOI: 10.1109/ICP.2010.5604377
  • Diffraction - Angela Amphawan, Kashif Nisar, Vivekanand Mishra, “Adaptive Cage System for Alignment of Diffraction Order”, International Conference on Network Applications, Protocols & Services - 2012 (NetAPPS 2012), 19-21 September 2012, pp 97-9
    Diffraction - Angela Amphawan, Kashif Nisar, Vivekanand Mishra, “Adaptive Cage System for Alignment of Diffraction Order”, International Conference on Network Applications, Protocols & Services - 2012 (NetAPPS 2012), 19-21 September 2012, pp 97-9
  • Optical encryption
    Optical encryption
  • Optical image processing
    Optical image processing
  • Optical fiber communications
    Optical fiber communications
  • Optical vortex multiplexing - Angela Amphawan, Yousef Fazea, Kashif Nisar Optical Vortices in Wavelength Division Multiplexing Passive Optical Networks, IISTE, ISBN-10: 1622650816, ISBN-13: 9781622650811, 13 August 2012
    Optical vortex multiplexing - Angela Amphawan, Yousef Fazea, Kashif Nisar Optical Vortices in Wavelength Division Multiplexing Passive Optical Networks, IISTE, ISBN-10: 1622650816, ISBN-13: 9781622650811, 13 August 2012
  • Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) Technologies - Angela Amphawan, Yousef Fazea, Kashif Nisar, Mohd Nizam Omar and Roshidi Din, “ DWDM-PON with Modal Multiplexing”, International Conference on Network Applications, Protocols & Services - 2012 (NetAPPS 2012), 19-21 September 2012, pp. 100 - 103
    Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) Technologies - Angela Amphawan, Yousef Fazea, Kashif Nisar, Mohd Nizam Omar and Roshidi Din, “ DWDM-PON with Modal Multiplexing”, International Conference on Network Applications, Protocols & Services - 2012 (NetAPPS 2012), 19-21 September 2012, pp. 100 - 103
Holographic encryption
Holographic encryption