Publications
D. Goldberg, L. I. Deych, A. A. Lisyansky, Z. Shi, V.M. Menon, V.
Tokranov, M. Yakimov and S. Oktyabrsky, Nature
Photonics 3, 662 - 666 (2009).
V. Passias, Z Shi, N. Valappil, L. Deych, A. Lisyansky, and V. M.
Menon, Optics Express 17,
6636 (2009).
S. Chatterjee, N. Valappil, and V. M. Menon, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp.
Proc. 1133, AA07-18 (2009).
S. G. Lukishova, L. J. Bissell, V. M. Menon, N. Valappil, M. A. Hahn,
C. M. Evans, B. Zimmerman, T. D. Krauss, R. W. Boyd, C. R. Stroud, Jr,,
Journal of Modern Optics 56, 167 (2009).
V. M. Menon, M. Luberto, N. Valappil, S. Chatterjee, Optics Express 16,
19535 (2008).
N. Valappil, M. Luberto, V.M. Menon, I. Zeylikovich, T.K. Gayen, J.
Franco, B.B. Das and R.R. Alfano, Photonics and
Nanostructures-Fundamentals and Applications, 5, 184 (2007).
V. M. Menon, N. Valappil, I. Zeylikovich, B. Das, T. Gayen and R. R.
Alfano, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 959, M10-01 (2007).
R. J. Holmes, S. Kena-Cohen, V. M. Menon, and S. R. Forrest, Phys. Rev.
B 74, 235211 (2006).
S. Shwartz, R. Weil, M. Segev, E. Lakin, E. Zolotoyabko, V. M. Menon,
S. R. Forrest, and U. El-Hanany, Opt. Express 14, 9385 (2006).
V. M. Menon, F. Xia, and S. R. Forrest, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics
in Quantum Electronics 11, 30-42 (2005).
F. Xia, V. M. Menon, and S. R. Forrest, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics
in Quantum Electronics 11, 17-29 (2005).
Earlier Publications
Reduction of absorption loss in
asymmetric twin waveguide laser tapers using argon plasma-enhanced
quantum-well intermixing
Y. Huang, F. Xia, V. M. Menon, S. R. Forrest and M. Gokhale, IEEE
Photonics Technology Letters, 16, 2221-2223 (2004).
Control of Q-factor and critical
coupling in microring resonators through integration of semiconductor
optical amplifier
V.M. Menon, W. Tong, and S. R. Forrest, IEEE Photonics Technology
Letters, 16, 1343-1345 (2004).
An asymmetric twin waveguide,
8-channel polarization independent arrayed waveguide grating with an
integrated photodiode array
W. Tong, V. M. Menon, F. Xia, and S. R. Forrest, IEEE Photonics
Technology Letters, 16, 1170-1172 (2004).
Non-reciprocity of counter
propagating signals in a monolithically integrated Sagnac interferometer
V. M. Menon, W. Tong, F. Xia, C. Li, and S. R. Forrest, Optics Letters,
29, 513-515 (2004).
Monolithic integration of a
semiconductor optical amplifier and a high bandwidth p-i-n photodiode
using asymmetric twin-waveguide technology
F. Xia, J. Wei, V. M. Menon, and S. R. Forrest, IEEE Photonics
Technology Letters, 15, 452-454 (2003).
All optical wavelength conversion
using a regrowth free monolithically integrated Sagnac Interferometer
V. M. Menon, W. Tong, C Li, F. Xia, I Glesk, P. R. Prucnal, and S. R.
Forrest, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 15, 254-256 (2003).
Phonon engineered quantum cascade
terahertz emission
V. M. Menon, L. R. Ram-Mohan, W. D. Goodhue, A. S. Karakashian, A.
Naweed, A. Gatesman, and J. Waldman, Physica E, 15, 197-201 (2002).
Dual frequency quantum cascade
terahertz emitter
V. M. Menon, W. D. Goodhue, A. S. Karakashian, A. Naweed, J. Plant, L.
R. Ram-Mohan, A. Gatesman, V. Badami, and J. Waldman, Applied Physics
Letters, 80, 2454-2456 (2002). (Also published in the Virtual Journal
of Nanoscale Science and Technology, 5, #15, 2002.)
Role of interface phonons in
quantum cascade terahertz emitters,
V. M. Menon, L. R. Ram-Mohan, W. D. Goodhue, A. J. Gatesman, and A. S.
Karakashian, Physica B, 316-317, 212-215 (2002).
Phonon mediated lifetimes in
intersubband terahertz lasers,
V. M. Menon, W. D. Goodhue, A. S. Karakashian, and L. R. Ram-Mohan,
Journal of Applied Physics, 88, 5262-5267 (2000).
Waveguide design optimization
for a quantum cascade laser emitting at 77 mm,
V. M. Menon, W. D. Goodhue, A. S. Karakashian, and L. R. Ram-Mohan,
Physica E, 7, 52-57 (2000).
TE- and TM- polarized
optoelectronic properties of HgCdTE quantum wells,
V. M. Menon, L. R. Ram-Mohan, I. Vurgaftman, and J. R. Meyer, Journal
of Electronic Materials, 29, 865-868 (2000).
Invited Presentations
Organic – Inorganic Hybrid
Photonic Structures
V. M. Menon, Photonics 2006, Hyderabad, India, December 13-16, 2006.
Photonic integrated circuits for
RF, analog links, WDM, and other advanced applications based on
Asymmetric twin waveguide technology
V. M. Menon and S. R. Forrest, Integrated Photonics Research and
Applications, San Diego, CA, April 11-13, 2005.
Photonic integrate circuits using
asymmetric twin waveguide technology
V. M. Menon, and S. R. Forrest, Frontiers in Optics, Optical Society of
America Annual Meeting, Rochester, NY, October 10-14, 2004.
Asymmetric twin waveguide
technology for monolithic photonic integration,
V.M.Menon, Workshop on Integrated Waveguide Devices, Optical Fiber
Communication (OFC) Conference, Los Angeles, CA, February 22-27, 2004.
Monolithic integration of active
and passive elements for all optical signal processing,
V. M. Menon, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, Spring Colloquium
Series, January 17, 2003.
Photonic integration made easy
using asymmetric twin waveguide technology,
V. M. Menon, F. Xia, J. Wei, W. Tong, and S. R. Forrest,
Optoelectronics Industry Development Association (OIDA) Annual Forum,
Washington D.C, November 20-21, 2002.
If you can draw it, we can build
it: Photonic integration made easy using asymmetric twin waveguide
technology,
V. M. Menon, F. Xia, J. We, W. Tong, S. R. Forrest, M. R. Gokhale, P.
V. Studenkov, and J. Thomson, OSA Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL,
September 29-Oct 2, 2002
Self-consistent analysis of
energy levels and wavefunctions for a pseudomorphic-HEMT: a route to
quality assurance,
V. M. Menon, and A. S. Karakashian, Raytheon Corporation, Andover, MA,
July 26, 2000.
Contributed Presentations
THz Quantum Cascade Laser Design
and Application to Homeland Security,
W.D. Goodhue, J. Waldman, L.R. Ram-Mohan, V. M. Menon, T.R. Nelson, G.
Lamont, B. Zhu, J. Dickinson, J. van Nostrand and J. Albrecht,
International Workshop on Quantum Cascade Lasers, Sevilla, Spain,
January 2004.
Manipulation of cavity Q and
critical coupling in a microring resonator through integration of a
semiconductor optical amplifier,
V. M. Menon, W. Tong, and S. R. Forrest, submitted to CLEO 2004.
Characterization of GaAs grown by
MBE on vicinal Ge(100) substrates,
A. Wan, V.M. Menon, D. Wasserman, A. Kahn, S.R. Forrest, S.A. Lyon,
American Vacuum Society International Symposium, Baltimore, MD,
November 2-7, 2003.
Monolithic integration of a
semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) and a high-speed waveguide p-i-n
photodiode using asymmetric twin-waveguide technology,
F. Xia, J.Wei, V.M.Menon, and S. R. Forrest, Optical Fiber
Communication (OFC) Conference, Atlanta, GA, March 23-28,2003.
Monolithically integrated Sagnac
Interferometer for All-Optical Wavelength Conversion,
V. M. Menon, W. Tong, C Li, F. Xia, I Glesk, P. R. Prucnal, and S. R.
Forrest, IEEE LEOS Annual Meeting, Glasgow, Scotland, November 10-14,
2002.
Dual Frequency Quantum Cascade
Terahertz Emitters,
V. M. Menon, L. R. Ram-Mohan, W.D. Goodhue, A. J. Gatesman, A. Naweed,
J. Waldman, and A. S. Karakashian, Annual American Physical Society
Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, March 18 - 22, 2002.
Exploring Terahertz Laser Design
through High Performance Computing,
P Sotirelis, T. Nelson, L. R. Ram-Mohan, V. M. Menon, W. D. Goodhue,
and J. Waldman, DOD HPCMO User Group Conference 2002.
Optical logic using asymmetric
twin guide photonic integrated circuits,
V. M. Menon, F. Xia, and S. R. Forrest, Optoelectronic Industry
Development Association (OIDA) Annual Forum, Washington D. C., November
28-29, 2001.
Design, Fabrication and
Characterization of Quantum Cascade Terahertz (THz) Emitters,
V. M. Menon, L. R. Ram-Mohan, W.D. Goodhue, A. J. Gatesman, A. Naweed,
J. Waldman, and A. S. Karakashian, North American Molecular Beam
Epitaxy Conference, Providence, RI, Oct 1-3, 2001.
Interface Phonons in Quantum
Cascade THz Emitters,
V. M. Menon, L. R. Ram-Mohan, W. D. Goodhue, A. J. Gatesman, and A. S.
Karakashian, Tenth International Conference on Phonon Scattering in
Condensed Matter, Dartmouth, NH, August 12-17, 2001.
Theoretical gain characteristics
of intersubband terahertz lasers,
V. M. Menon, W. D. Goodhue, A. S. Karakashian, and L. R. Ram-Mohan,
American Physical Society Annual meeting, Seattle, WA, March 12-16,
2001.
TE polarized intersubband
transitions in HgCdTe quantum wells,
V. M. Menon, L. R. Ram-Mohan, and J. R. Meyer, U.S. Workshop on the
Physics and Chemistry of II-VI Materials, Las Vegas, NV, September
22-24, 1999.
Waveguide designs for quantum
cascade terahertz lasers,
V. M. Menon, W. D. Goodhue, and A. S. Karakashian 5th International
Conference on Intersubband Transitions in Quantum Wells, Bad Ischl,
Austria, September 7-11, 1999.
Design of a far-infrared quantum
cascade laser emitting at 77mm,
V. M. Menon, W. D. Goodhue, A. S. Karakashian, and L.R. Ram-Mohan,
American Physical Society centennial meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 20-26,
1999.
A submillimeter quantum cascade
laser in the GaAs/AlGaAS system,
V. M. Menon, W. D. Goodhue, and A. S. Karakashian, Infrared Technology
and Applications XXIV SPIE Proceedings Vol. 3436, part 2, 970-974,
(1998).
Patents
Photonic integrated circuits,
S. R. Forrest, M. R. Gokhale, F. Xia, and V. M. Menon, US Patent
Application # 20030007719, Filed June 4, 2002. (Pending and Published).
Systems and methods using phonon
mediated intersubband laser,
W. D. Goodhue, L. R. Ram-Mohan, A. S. Karakashian, and V. M. Menon, US
Patent Application # 20030219052, Filed May 21, 2002. (Pending and
Published).