# Jia-Ming Liu

DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR AND NORTHROP GRUMMAN CHAIR
ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Associate Dean of Academic Personnel
Northrop Grumman Opto-Electronic Chair in Electrical Engineering

66-147K Engr. IV

Email: liu@seas.ucla.edu
Phone: (310) 206-2097
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##### RESEARCH AND INTERESTS

Nonlinear optics, ultrafast optics, laser dynamics and chaos, semiconductor lasers, fiber lasers, optoelectronics, photonics, microwave photonics, graphene photonics, nanophotonics

##### NOTABLE PUBLICATIONS

- Jia-Ming Liu and I-Tan Lin, Graphene Photonics (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2019), ISBN 978-1-108-47668-3, 260 pages. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/graphene-photonics/61C926767D7020FABDD096DBECBBA828
- Jia-Ming Liu, Principles of Photonics (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2016), ISBN 978-1-107-16428-4, 445 pages. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/principles-of-photonics/92BB3CF0D5C6C17A6C3950252844F494
- Lawrence E. Larson, Jia-Ming Liu, and Lev S. Tsimring, eds. Digital Communications Using Chaos and Nonlinear Dynamics (Springer, New York, 2006), ISBN 0-387-29787-1, 382 pages. https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9780387297873
- Jia-Ming Liu, Photonic Devices (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2005), ISBN 978-0- 521-55195-3, 1104 pages. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/photonic-devices/739EC94B86B35DEAB6C5AA4C12DE18A9
- I.T. Lin and J.M. Liu, “Terahertz Frequency-Dependent Carrier Scattering Rate and Mobility of Monolayer and AA-stacked Multilayer Graphene,” IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, Vol. 20, 8400108, DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2013.2263116 (2014).
- T.B. Simpson, J.M. Liu, M. AlMulla, N. Usechak, and V. Kovanis, “Limit Cycle Dynamics with Reduced Sensitivity to Perturbations,” Physical Review Letters, Vol. 112, 023901, DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.023901 (2014).
- S.S. Lin, S.K. Hwang, and J.M. Liu, “Supercontinuum Generation in Highly Nonlinear Fibers Using Amplified Noise-Like Optical Pulses,” Optics Express, Vol. 22, pp. 41524160, DOI: 10.1364/OE.22.004152 (2014).
- Y.P. Lai, I.T. Lin, K.H. Wu, and J.M. Liu, “Plasmonics in Topological Insulators,” Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Vol. 4, DOI: 10.5772/58558 (2014). Invited Paper.
- I.T. Lin and J.M. Liu, “Enhanced Graphene Plasmon Waveguiding in a Layered GrapheneMetal Structure,” Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 105, 011604, DOI: 10.1063/1.4889915 (2014).
- M. AlMulla and J.M. Liu, “Frequency-Stabilized Limit-Cycle Dynamics of an Optically Injected Semiconductor Laser,” Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 105, 011122, DOI: 10.1063/1.4890111 (2014).
- I.T. Lin and J.M. Liu, “Optimization of Double-Layer Graphene Plasmonic Waveguides,” Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 105, 061116, DOI: 10.1063/1.4893380 (2014).
- C.J. Lin, M. AlMulla, and J.M. Liu, “Harmonic Analysis of Limit-Cycle Oscillations Induced by Optical Injection to a Semiconductor Laser,” IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, Vol. 50, pp. 815-822, DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2014.2346791 (2014).
- Y.P. Lai, H.J. Chen, K.H. Wu, and J.M. Liu, “Temperature-Dependent CarrierPhonon Coupling in Topological Insulator Bi2Se3,”Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 105, 232110, DOI: 10.1063/1.4904009 (2014).
- J.R. Kuo, S.S. Lin, J. Liu, S.H. Chen, C.C. Chio, J.J. Wang, and J.M. Liu, “Deep Brain Light Stimulation Effects on Glutamate and Dopamine Concentration,” Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 6, pp. 23-31, DOI: 10.1364/BOE.6.000023 (2015).
- M. AlMulla and J.M. Liu, “Linewidth Characteristics of Period-One Dynamics Induced by Optically Injected Semiconductor Lasers,” Optics Express, Vol. 28, pp. 14677‒14693 DOI: 10.1364/OE.391854 (2020). https://www.osapublishing.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-28-10-14677
- M. AlMulla and J.M. Liu, “Suppression of Intensity and Frequency Noise at Low-Sensitivity Operating Points of Period-One Dynamics of Optically Injected Semiconductor Lasers,” IEEE Access, Vol. 7, pp. 90357-90367, DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2926858 (2019). https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8755850
- K.Y. Chang, W.C. Chen, S.S. Lin, S.K. Hwang, and J.M. Liu, “High-Power, Octave-Spanning Supercontinuum Generation in Highly Nonlinear Fibers Using Noise-Like and Well-Defined Pump Optical Pulses,” OSA Continuum, Vol. 1, pp. 851-863, DOI: 10.1364/OSAC.1.000851 (2018). https://www.osapublishing.org/osac/abstract.cfm?uri=osac-1-3-851
- J.M. Liu, “Nicolaas Bloembergen as a Scientist and a Mentor,” Nature Photonics, Vol. 12, pp. 118-121, DOI: 10.1038/s41566-018-0116-5 (2018). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41566-018-0116-5
- I.T. Lin, C. Fan, and J.M. Liu, "Propagating and Localized Graphene Surface Plasmon Polaritons on a Grating Structure," IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, Vol. 23, 4600704, DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2016.2596262 (2017). https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7524775
- I.T Lin, J.M. Liu, H.C. Tsai, K.H. Wu, J.Y. Syu, C.Y. Su, "Family of Graphene-Assisted Resonant Surface Optical Excitations for Terahertz Devices," Scientific Report, Vol. 6, 35467, DOI:10.1038/srep35467 (2016). https://www.nature.com/articles/srep35467

##### AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

- 2020 Yushan Scholar, Ministry of Education, Taiwan
- 2019 Life Fellow of the IEEE
- 2018 Chair Professor in Optoelectronic Technology, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
- 2018 Connekt Chair, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
- 2018 National Chiao Tung University 60 Leading Alumni in 60 Years
- 2018 University Service Award, UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering
- 2017 Outstanding Research Award, Asia Pacific Society for Materials Research
- 2017 IEEE Quantum Electronics Award, IEEE Photonics Society
- 2016 Life Chair Professor, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
- 2010 Chair Professor, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
- 2009 Visiting Chair Professor, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
- 2009 Distinguished Visiting Professor, City University of Hong Kong
- 2009 The Royal Society Kan Tong Po Professorship Award, Royal Society, London, UK
- 2009 Distinguished Alumnus Award, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
- 2008 Fellow of the IEEE
- 2006 Guggenheim Fellowship, John Simon Guggenheim Foundation
- 2004 Fellow of the American Physical Society
- 2001 Seed Research Initiative Award, UCLA Academic Senate
- 1999 Distinguished Lectureship Award, National Science Council, Taiwan
- 1998 MURI Award, US Department of Defense
- 1997 Distinguished Lectureship Award, National Science Council, Taiwan
- 1990 Fellow of the Optical Society of America
- 1989 GTE Patent Award
- 1988 GTE Patent Award
- 1987 NSF Engineering Initiation Award, National Science Foundation
- 1987 GTE Patent Award
- 1986 GTE Patent Award