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Zhaoran (Rena) Huang

Associate Professor

PUBLICATIONS


Journal Publications

  1. Stephen Anderson, Amir Begovic, Hao Jiang, Z. Rena Huang, “Compact slow-light integrated Silicon electro-optic modulators with low driving voltage”, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Volume: 35, Issue: 13, 01 July 2023 (doi:10.1109/LPT.2023.3273178) [PDF]
  2. Zhizhuo Liang, Meng Zhang, Chengyu Shi, and Z. Rena Huang, “Photonic reservoir computing for real-time respiratory motion prediction”, Scientific Report, 13-5718, 2023 (doi: 1038/s41598-023-31296-2) [PDF]
  3. Meng Zhang, Zhizhuo Liang, Z. Rena Huang, “Hardware optimization for photonic time-delay reservoir computer dynamics”, Neuromorph. Comput. Eng. 3 014008, 2023 (doi: 10.1088/2634-4386/acb8d7) [PDF]
  4. Alexander Chen, Amir Begović, Stephen Anderson, and Z. Rena Huang, “On-chip slow-light SiN Bragg grating waveguides”, IEEE Photonics Journal, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 1-6, Dec. 2022, Art no. 2261506, (doi: 10.1109/JPHOT.2022.3220540.) [PDF]
  5. Amir Begović, Young Hwa Kim, Lingjun Jiang, Stephen Anderson, Z. Rena Huang, “Low VπLπ and driving voltage interleaved silicon phase shifter for modulation applications”, IEEE Photonics Journal, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 1-6, June 2022, Art no. 2227006, (doi: 10.1109/JPHOT.2022.3170046.) [PDF]
  6. Stephen R. Anderson, Amir Begović, and Z. Rena Huang, “Integrated slow-light enhanced silicon photonic modulators for RF photonic links”, IEEE Photonics Journal, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 1-6, Aug. 2022, Art no. 6647106, (doi: 10.1109/JPHOT.2022.3185888) [PDF]
  7. Nathan McDonald, Alex Hollingsworth, Steven Beninati, Chjan Lim, Wei Ji, Chengyu Shi, Michael L. Agiorgousis, Shengbai Zhang, Z. Rena Huang, “Analysis of an ultra-short true time delay line optical reservoir computer”, J. of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 38, No. 14, 2020 (doi: 10.1109/JLT.2020.2975165) [PDF]
  8. Lingjun Jiang, Z. Rena Huang, “Integrated cascaded Bragg gratings for on-chip optical delay lines”, IEEE Photonics Tech. Lett. Vol. 30, No. 5, pp. 499-502, 2018 [PDF]
  9. Lingjun Jiang, Xi Chen, Kwangwoong Kim, Guilhem de Valicourt, Zhaoran Rena Huang and Po Dong, “Study of electro-optic crosstalk in parallel silicon photonic Mach-Zehnder modulators”, IEEE J. of Lightwave Technology, Issue 99, pp. 1-8, 2018 [PDF]
  10. W. Zhou, M. Stead, S. Weiss, O. Okusaga, L. Jiang, S. Anderson, Z.R. Huang, “Developing an integrated photonic system with a simple beamforming architecture for phased-array antennas”, Applied Optics, Vol. 56, Issue 3, pp. B5-B13, 2017 [PDF]
  11. Ming Chen, Xin Xiao, Xinying Li, Jianjun Yu, Z. Rena Huang, Fan Li, and Lin Chen, “Improved BER performance of real-time DDO-OFDM systems using interleaved reed-solomon codes”, IEEE Photon. Tech. Lett. Vol. 28, Issue 9, 2016 [PDF]
  12. Ming Chen, Xin Xiao, Jianjun Yu, Fan Li, Zhao Rena Huang, and Hui Zhou, “Demonstration of software reconfigurable real-time FEC-enabled 4/16/64-QAM-OFDM signal transmission in an X-Band RoF System” IEEE Photonics Journal, Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2016 [PDF]
  13. Ming Chen, Xin Xiao, Z. Rena Huang, Jianjun Yu, Fan Li, Qinghui Chen and Lin Chen, “Experimental demonstration of an IFFT/FFT size efficient DFT-spread OFDM for short reach optical transmission systems” IEEE J. of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 34, Issue 9, 2016 [PDF]
  14. Enjin Fu, Pengfei Wu, Z. Rena Huang, Valencia Joyner Koomson, “Monolithic low power 6-Gbps optical transmitter for a Silicon HBT-based carrier injection electroabsorption modulator”, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, Volume: 63, Issue: 6, pp. 598-602, 2016 [PDF]
  15. Pengfei Wu, Joseph Novak, Lingjun Jiang, and Zhaoran Rena Huang, “Silicon electro-optic modulators using quantum tunneling structures”, IEEE J. of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 33, PP. 25-33, Jan. 2015 [PDF]
  16. Pengfei Wu, Ryan Clarke, Joseph Novak, Shengling Deng, John F. McDonald, Zhaoran Rena Huang, "Ultra-short SiGe heterojunction bipolar transistor based high-speed optical modulator", IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics on Optical Interconnects for Data Centers, Vol. 19, March, 2013 [PDF]
  17. P. Wu, J. Liao and Z. R. Huang, "Integration of inverted InGaAs MSM array to Si substrate through low temperature wafer bonding", Electron. Lett., Vol. 48, No. 5, pp. 38-39, Jan. 2012 [PDF]
  18. Tuhin Guha Neogi, Guofu Niu, Daniel Connelly, John D. Cressler, Z. Rena Huang, John McDonald, “Design of a 250 Gbit/s SiGe HBT electro-optic modulator”, IEEE Photonics Journals, Vol. 3, Issue 1, pp. 897-914, 2011 [PDF]
  19. Shengling Deng, Z. Rena Huang, “Design and analysis of transmission enhanced multi-segment grating in MZI configuration for slow light applications”, Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 8, pp. 3872-3884, 2011 [PDF]
  20. Tuhin Guha Neogi, Shengling Deng, Joseph Novak, Jong-Ru Guo, Ryan Clarke, Mitchell R. LeRoy, John F McDonald, Zhaoran Rena Huang, “Modeling and analysis of an 80Gb/s SiGe HBT electro-optic modulator”, IEEE Photonics Journals, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 42-56, Feb., 2011 [PDF]
  21. Jun Liao, Ali Mirvakili, Anatoliy Boryssenko, Valencia Joyner, Z.Rena Huang, “Packaging of PIN photodiode on patch antenna for a dual-mode indoor RF/FSO receiver”, IEEE Trans. on Adv. Packaging, pp. 335-343, Vol. 1, Issue 3, March 2011 [PDF]
  22. J. Liao, A. Mirvakili, A. Boryssenko, V. Joyner, Z.Rena Huang, “Integration of a LED chip within a patch antenna geometry for hybrid FSO/RF communication”, Electron. Lett., Vol. 46, Issue 19, pp. 1332-1333, September 2010 [PDF]
  23. Jun Liao, Juan Zeng, Shengling Deng, Anatoliy Boryssenko, Valencia Joyner, Z. Rena Huang, “Packaging of dual-mode wireless communication module using RF/optoelectronic devices with shared functional components”, IEEE Trans. on Adv. Packaging, Vol. 33, pp. 323-332, May, 2010 [PDF]
  24. Shengling Deng, Tuhin Guha Neogi, Joseph Novak, John McDonald, Z. Rena Huang, “Design of a short electro-optic modulator based on SiGe HBT structure”, Optics Express, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 1994–2001, Feb. 2010 [PDF]
  25. Anatoliy O. Boryssenko, Jun Liao, Juan Zeng, Shengling Deng, Valencia Joyner, Z. Rena Huang, “Radio-optical dual-mode communication modules integrated with planar antennas”, IEEE Trans. on microwave theory and technology, Vol. 58, No. 2, pp. 403-410, 2010 [PDF]
  26. Benjamin Clough, David Hurley, Pengyu Han, Jun Liao, Rena Huang, X. –C. Zhang, “Detection of Terahertz pulses using a modified Sagnac interferometry”, An International J. of Sensing and Imaging, DOI 10.1007/s11220-009-0046-x, pp55-62, 2009 [PDF]
  27. Shengling Deng, Z. Rena Huang, John McDonald, “Design of high efficiency multi-GHz SiGe HBT electro-optic modulator”, Optics Express, Vol. 17, Issue 16, pp. 13425–13438, 2009 [PDF]
  28. J. Liao, J. Zeng, S.Deng, V. Joyner, A. Boryssenko, K. Connor, Z. Rena Huang, “Packaging of optoelectronic and RF components with shared elements for dual-mode wireless communications”, Electron. Lett., Volume 45, Issue 8, pp. 411-412, April 2009 [PDF]
  29. T. Zhang, R. Micheloni, Guoyan Zhang, Z. Rena Huang, and J.-Q. Lu, “3D storage, power delivery, and RF/optical transceiver - case studies of 3-D integration from system design perspectives”, Proceedings of the IEEE, special issue on 3D Integration Technology, Vol. 97, pp. 161-174, January 2009 [PDF]
  30. Zhaoran Rena Huang, Daniel Guidotti, Lixi Wan, Yin-Jung Chang, Jianjun Yu, Jin Liu, Hung-Fei Kuo, Gee-Kung Chang, Fuhan Liu and Rao Tummala, “Hybrid integration of end-to-end optical interconnects on printed circuit boards”, IEEE Trans. on Comp. and Packaging Tech., pp. 708-715, 2007 [PDF]
  31. Gee-Kung Chang, Dan Guidotti, Fuhan Liu, Yin-Jung Chang, Zhaoran Huang, Venkatesh Sundaram, Devarajan Balaraman, Shashikant Hegde, and Rao R. Tummala, “Chip-to-chip optoelectronics SOP on organic boards for packages”. IEEE Trans. on Adv. Packaging, Vol. 27, pp386-397, 2004 [PDF]
  32. R. Tummala, M. Swaminathan, M. Tentzeris, J. Laskar, G.K. Chang, S. Sitaraman, D. Keezer, D. Guidotti, Z. Huang, K. Lim, L. Wan, S. Bhattacharya, V. Sundaram, F. Liu, and P. M. Raj, “The SOP for miniaturized, mixed-signal computing, communication, and consumer systems of the next decade”, IEEE Trans. on Advanced Packaging, Vol. 27, May 2004 [PDF]
  33. Elias Glytsis, Nan Jokerst, Ricardo Villalaz, Sang-Yeon Cho, Shun-Der Wu, Zhaoran Huang, Martin Brooke, Thomas Gaylord, “Substrate-embedded and flip-chip-bonded photodetector polymer-based optical interconnects: analysis, design, and performance”, J. of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 21, No. 10, pp 2382-2394, 2003 [PDF]
  34. Zhaoran Huang, Yuriko Ueno, Katsuhiro Kaneko, Nan M. Jokerst, and Shigeo Tanahashi, “Embedded optical interconnections using thin film InGaAs MSM photodetectors”, Electronics Letters, Vol. 38, pp1708-1709, 2002 [PDF]

Conference Publications

  1. Anderson, Karen Grutter, Linggjun Jiang, Zhaoran R. Huang and Weimin Zhou, “High-contrast metastructure waveguide delay-lines for integrated RF-photonic beamforming circuit”, SPIE Photonic West Conference, San Francisco, January 2018
  2. Lingjun Jiang, Zuoxi Li, Stephen Anderson, Weimin Zhou, Z. Rena Huang, “Experimental Study of Integrated Cascade Silicon Bragg Gratings for Optical Delay Lines”, Proceeding of OSA Fio, conference, Washington DC, Sept. 2017
  3. Lingjun Jiang, Xi Chen, Kwangwoong Kim, Guilhem de Valicourt, Zhaoran Rena Huang and Po Dong, “Experimental study of electro-optic crosstalk in parallel silicon photonic Mach-Zehnder modulators”, Proceeding of IEEE CLEOs conference, San Jose, May 2017
  4. Lingjun Jiang, Stephen Anderson, Young H. Kim, Weimin Zhou, Z. Rena Huang, “Apodized grating for silicon tunable delay lines”, Proceeding of OSA Fio conference, Rochester, October 2016
  5. Lingjun Jiang, Pengfei Wu, Young H. Kim, Stephen Anderson, Weimin Zhou, Z. Rena Huang, “A Linearization Technique in Silicon Modulators for Analog Signal Processing”, Proceeding of OSA Fio conference, Rochester, October 2016
  6. Lingjun Jiang, Stephen Anderson, Hussein Taleb, Zhaoran R. Huang, Weimin Zhou, “Active tunable high contrast meta-structure Si waveguide”, SPIE Photonic West Conference, San Francisco, Feb. 2016
  7. Pengfei Wu, Michael Shur, and Zhaoran Rena Huang, “High-Speed Stacked Tunneling PiN Electro-Optical Modulators”, IEEE Photonics Conference, Seattle, Sept., 2013
  8. Tianshuo Zhang, Pengfei Wu, Z. Rena Huang, “Linear PNP Silicon EO Modulator for Analog Applications”, Asian Communications and Photonics Conference, Nov. 2013
  9. P. Wu, S. Deng and Z. Rena Huang, "Compact SiGe HBT EO modulator for analog applications," Proceedings of Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) conference, Seattle, WA May 2012
  10. E. Fu, V. J. Koomson, P. Wu, S. Deng, Z. Rena Huang, "Design of an integrated high-speed HBT-based electroabsorption modulator and driver in SiGe BiCMOS technology", Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), 2012 IEEE 55th International Midwest Symposium on, 5-8 Aug. 2012
  11. P. Wu, S. Deng and Z. Rena Huang, "Short SiGe HBT Electro-Absorption Modulator", IEEE Photonics Conference, Sep. 2012.
  12. (Invited talk) Z. Rena Huang, “High-speed Si based electro-optic modulator” IEEE Avionics, Fiber- Optics and Photonics Technology Conference (AVFOP), San Diego, CA Oct. 4-6, 2011
  13. Jun Liao, Pengfei Wu, Ali Mirvakili, Valencia Joyner, and Z. Rena Huang, “Packaging of Ka-band RF patch antenna and optoelectronic components for dual-mode indoor wireless communication”, accepted by the 60th ECTC conference at Lake Buena Vista, Florida, May 31-June 3rd, 2011
  14. Shengling Deng, Z. Rena Huang, “Design of three-terminal GaN light emitting HBT for free space communication”, IEEE conference on lasers and electro-optics (CLEO), May 1-6th, 2011
  15. Shengling Deng, Z. Rena Huang, “Size reduction for integrated MZI devices by utilizing slow light in one-dimensional grating”, Asian Communication and Photonics Conference, Shanghai, China, Dec 8-12, 2010
  16. Shengling Deng, Z. Rena Huang, “Slow light effect in distributed feedback (DFB) for dimension reduction of electro-optic modulators”, OSA 94th annual meeting, Frontiers in Optics 2010/Laser Science XXVI, Oct. 2-28, 2010
  17. S.Deng, T.Guha-Neogi, J.Novak, J.F.McDonald, Z.Huang, “Modeling of a 10GHz SiGe HBT EO modulator”, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), JThE41, San Jose, California, May, 2010
  18. Shengling Deng, Tuhin Guha-Neogi, Joseph Novak, John F.McDonald, Z. Rena Huang, “Design of a multi-GHz SiGe HBT EO modulator”, SPIE Optoelectronic Interconnects and Component Integration IX conference, Proc. SPIE, Vol.7607, pp. 760710-1-9, San Francisco, California, January, 2010
  19. Anatoliy Boryssenko, Jun Liao, Juan Zeng, Valencia Joyner, Z.Rena Huang, “Studies on RF-optical dual mode wireless communication modules”, IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society International Microwave Symposium(IMS), pp.805-808, Boston 2009
  20. J. Zeng, V. Joyner, J. Liao, S. Deng, Z. Huang, “A 5Gb/s 7-channel current-mode imaging receiver front-end for free-space optical MIMO”, Proc. IEEE Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), pp. 148-151, Aug. 2009
  21. Shengling Deng, Z. Rena Huang, J. R. Guo, J. F. McDonald, and Russ P. Kraft, “Numerical investigation of a SiGe HBT electro-optic modulator”, IEEE Winter Topical meeting, January, pp.14-15, Austria 2009
  22. Jun Liao, Shengling Deng, Kenneth Connor, Z. Rena Huang, “Antenna integration with laser diodes and photodetectors for a miniaturized dual-mode wireless transceiver”, 58th Electronic Component Technology Conference (ECTC), pp. 1864-1868, Orlando 2008
  23. Jun Liao, Shengling Deng, Fay Smith, Z. Rena Huang, Kenneth Connor, “Integrated laser diodes and photodetectors with antenna for dual-mode wireless communication”, IEEE 20th LEOS Annual meeting, pp. 264-265, Orlando, October 2007
  24. Shengling Deng, Jun Liao, Z. Rena Huang, Mona Hella, Kenneth Connor, “Wireless connections of a sensor network using RF and free space optical links”, Proc. of SPIE, Vol. 6773, pp. 677307-1-11, 2007
  25. T. Elkhatib, K. N. Salama and Z. R. Huang, “Enhanced design of optofluidic microscopy,” LEOS summer topical meeting, pp 68-69, Portland 2007
  26. Mingyuan Zhao, Z. Rena Huang, “Design of on-chip microchannel fluid cooling structure”, IEEE 57th Electronic Component Technology Conference (ECTC), pp. 2017-2023, Reno, May 2007
  27. Jiguang Li, Z. Rena Huang, “Low loss photonic crystal waveguide by elliptical unit cell structure” IEEE 19th LEOS annual meeting, pp. 827-828, Oct. 29-Nov. 2, Montreal, 2006
  28. M. Mital, M.Y. Zhao, E.P. Scott, and Rena Huang, "Thermal design and optimization of a microchannel cooled integrated power electronic module," 9th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, San Francisco, California, June 5-8, 2006.
  29. (Invited) GK Chang, Dan Guidotti, Z. Rena Huang, Lixi Wan, Jianjun Yu, Shashikant Hegde, Hung-Fei Kuo, Yin-Jung Chang, Fuhan Liu, Fentao Wang and Rao Tummala, “High-density, end-to-end optoelectronic integration and packaging for digital-optical interconnect systems”, SPIE 5814-24, pp 176-190, 2005
  30. Zhaoran Huang, Daniel Guidotti, Gee-Kung Chang, Jin Liu, Fuhan Liu, Y-J Chang, and Rao Tummala, “Optical interconnects integration on FR4 board with MSM photodetector and commercial optoelectronic devices”, LEOS summer topical meeting, San Diego, June, pp13-14, 2004
  31. Fuhan liu, Rao Tummala, Venky Sundaram, Daniel Guidotti, Zhaoran Huang, Y-J Chang, Isaac Robin Abothu, P M Raj, Swapan Bhattacharya, Devarajan Balaraman, GK Chang, “Multifunctional integrated substrate technology for high density SOP packaging”, 6th IEEE CPMT Conf. on High Density Microsystem and Packaging (HDP’04), China, pp. 83-90, June, 2004
  32. Fuhan Liu, Daniel Guidotti, Venkatesh Sundaram, Saru Mahajan, Zhaoran Huang, Yin-Jung Chang, G. K. Chang, and Rao Tummala, “Material and process challenges in embedding polymeric waveguide and detectors in system on packages (SOP)”, Proceedings of 9th International Symposium on Advanced Packaging Materials: Processes, Properties and Interfaces, pp 89-94, March, 2004
  33. Cheolung Cha, Jae Hong Kim, Zhaoran Huang, Jae Hong Kim, Nan Jokerst, and Martin Brooke, “Improved measurement-based modeling of inverted-MSM photodetectors using on-wafer calibration structures”, Proc. of SPIE, Photonics west, Vol. 5353, pp. 89-96, Jan. 2004
  34. Zhaoran Huang, Cheolung Cha, Shuodan Chen, Tomas Sarmientoa, J. J. Shen, Nan Jokerst, Martin Brooke, Gay May, and April Brown, “InGaAs MSM photodetector modeling using DOE analysis”, Proc. of SPIE, vol. 5178, pp 148-155, 2003
  35. Cheolung Cha, Zhaoran Huang, Marin Brooke, Nan Jokerst, “Test-structure free modeling method for de-embedding the effects of pads on device modeling”, IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC), pp 1694 -1700, 2003
  36. Cheolung Cha, Zhaoran Huang, Nan M. Jokerst and Martin A. Brooke, “High-frequency equivalent circuit-level model of MSM PD for optical front-end receiver applications”, Proc. of IEEE Asia Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC), 2003
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