Meet Optica’s 2024 Fellows

Firooz Aflatouni

University of Pennsylvania, USA

For interdisciplinary work on integrated photonic-electronic systems including photonic deep neural networks for direct image classification and photonic-assisted microwave imaging

Kramer Akli

Department of Energy, USA

For leadership in establishing LaserNetUS and transforming high power laser research

Vladimir Aksyuk

National Institute of Standards & Technology, USA

For pioneering contributions to optical switching and sensing systems utilizing micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) actuation principles and nanophotonics

Gonzalo R. Arce

University of Delaware, USA

For pioneering contributions in the area of coded aperture computational imaging

Christos Argyropoulos

Pennsylvania State University, USA

For contributions to optical metamaterials and nonlinear nanophotonics

Amit Ashok

Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, USA

For the development of information-optimal imaging and sensing platforms across the electro­magnetic spectrum and service to the optics community

Solomon Assefa

IBM Research, USA

For pioneering contributions to silicon photonics from science to technology deployment, and for global advocacy of engineering education enrichment

Muyinatu A. Lediju Bell

Johns Hopkins University, USA

For pioneering contributions to photoacoustic imaging techniques and applications for surgical guidance

Andrea Blanco-Redondo

CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, USA

For her discovery of pure-quartic solitons and pioneering contributions to topological quantum photonics

Wim Bogaerts

Ghent University – IMEC, Ghent, Belgium

For seminal contributions to design methodologies for silicon photonics and to research on programmable photonic circuits

Daniele Brida

University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

For outstanding contributions to the field of ultrafast optics and spectroscopy, and for actively serving the optics community

Wenshan Cai

Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

For pioneering contributions, in terms of both original discoveries and knowledge dissemination, in the fields of plasmonics and metamaterials

Joshua Caldwell

Vanderbilt University and Sensorium Technological Labs, USA

For pioneering contributions to our understanding of the role of crystal anisotropy, phonons, and electron-phonon coupling for IR nanophotonics

Filippo Capolino

University of California, Irvine, USA

For fundamental contributions to optics in complex materials and exceptional points

Joseph Carroll

Medical College of Wisconsin, USA

For outstanding advances in understanding retinal structure and function in individuals with inherited vision disorders through the application of non-invasive tools

Subhananda Chakrabarti

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India

For sustained contributions towards the research and development of compound (III-V and II-VI) semiconductor-based optoelectronics

Fang-Chung Chen

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

For contributions to the fields of organic optoelectronics, particularly for innovative application of structures and materials into photovoltaic devices

Michael Chini

University of Central Florida, USA

For outstanding contributions to ultrafast optics including generation, characterization, and application of isolated attosecond pulses and few-cycle infrared pulses

Lukas Chrostowski

The University of British Columbia, Canada

For establishing an international design, fabrication, and test ecosystem in silicon photonics, and developing high-performance and photonic integrated circuit components

Garrett Cole

Thorlabs Inc., USA

For advancements in precision optical metrology, namely the pioneering development and successful commercialization of novel substrate-transferred crystalline optical interference coatings

Brian M. Cullum

University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA

For the development of optical SPPs nano-sensors/nano-biosensors and ultra-high resolution chemical imaging systems for biological and defense applications

Vittorio Curri

Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

For outstanding scientific contributions on multi-band physical layer aware open and disaggregated optical networks

Alfredo De Rossi

Thales Research & Technology - France, France

For pioneering contributions to on-chip all-optical signal processing and microwave photonics with photonic crystals

Ning Deng

China

For substantial contribution to the research and development of high-capacity optical switching and high-speed optical fiber transmission systems

Jean-Michel Di Nicola

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA

For world-class scientific and engineering contributions in high-energy and high-peak-power laser systems, and key technical leadership at the National Ignition Facility

Peter Dragic

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

For pioneering contributions to intrinsically low nonlinearity optical fiber, fiber laser materials, and modeling

Sara Ducci

Université Paris Cité, Laboratoire Matériaux et Phénomènes Quantiques UMR 7162 CNRS, Paris, France

For significant achievements in integrated nonlinear quantum photonics from fundamentals to applications, and a deep commitment to education and mentorship

Angela Dudley

University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

For foundational contributions to the all-digital control of structured light, and for outstanding service to the international optics community

Simin Feng

US Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, USA

For groundbreaking scientific and technical leadership in metamaterial transition and in creating a paradigm shift in active denial technology

Martin C. Fischer

Duke University, USA

For pioneering contributions to nonlinear optical microscopy and imaging in biomedicine, materials science, and cultural heritage

Hugo Fragnito

UNICAMP, Brazil

For outstanding and sustained contributions to nonlinear and ultrafast spectroscopy in condensed materials, nonlinear fiber optics, and optical communications

Liang Gao

University of California Los Angeles, USA

For significant contributions to ultrafast and hyperspectral optical imaging and biomedical optics

Li Ge

College of Staten Island and the Graduate Center, CUNY, USA

For pioneering and seminal contributions to non-Hermitian photonics, topological photonics, and nonlinear phenomena in laser physics

Shambhu Ghimire

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, USA

For pioneering contributions to strong-field and attosecond physics in condensed matter, including nonperturbative high-harmonic generation from band-insulators and quantum materials

Oliver Graydon

Nature Photonics, Springer Nature, UK

For outstanding support of optics worldwide through scientific publishing leadership and for extensively promoting the importance of photonics to society

Peter Griffiths

University of Idaho (retired), USA

For unique achievements and significant contributions to vibrational spectroscopy

Frédéric Grillot

Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France and The University of New Mexico, USA

For his pionnering work on mid-infrared optoelectronics and quantum dot lasers for silicon photonics

Tuan Guo

Jinan University, China

For pioneering work and outstanding contributions to energy storage monitoring using optical fiber sensing technologies

Tzung-Fang Guo

National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

For pioneering contributions to the development of p-i-n configuration planar heterojunction perovskite solar cells

Jiaguang Han

Tianjin University / Guilin University of Electronic Technology, China

For outstanding contributions to terahertz photonics, particularly terahertz metasurfaces, plasmonics, and manipulations

Tawfique Hasan

University of Cambridge, UK

For transformative and sustained contributions in photonic applications of nanomaterials and pioneering ultraminiaturised computational spectrometers

Hossein Hashemi

University of Southern California, USA

For contributions to silicon photonics integrated circuits including optical phased arrays, coherent lidar, and laser phase noise reduction

Jennifer E. Hastie

University of Strathclyde, UK

For leadership in the photonics and quantum technology community and pioneering technical contributions in the area of narrow-linewidth lasers

Ching-Hwa Ho

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

For significant contributions to 2D semiconductor opto­electronics, optical modulation spectroscopy, and optical properties of semiconductor materials and devices

Jin Hong

Hisense Broadband Inc., USA

For outstanding contributions in leading research and development of integrated photonic products for optical communication

Roarke Horstmeyer

Duke University, USA

For scientific innovations and contributions as an entrepreneur in the fields of computational imaging and microscopy

Patrick Iannone

Nokia Bell Labs, USA

For pioneering research in architectures and evolution strategies for optical access networks and long-standing leadership in the optical community

Wilbert IJzerman

Signify, The Netherlands

For pioneering mathematical and physical research to advance design methods for imaging and non-imaging optics, and industrial leadership in lighting

Javier Antonio Jo

University of Oklahoma, USA

For pioneering contributions to the integration of optical imaging and artificial intelligence for biomedical applications and service to the optical community

Jun-ichi Kani

NTT Access Service Systems Laboratories, NTT Corporation, Japan

For achievements and leadership in advancing optical access architecture and technologies

Terrance J. Kessler

Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, USA

For pioneering innovations in the technology and applications of large-aperture optics used for fusion and chirped-pulse-amplification lasers

Giti Khodaparast

Department of Physics, Virginia Tech, USA

For contributions to understanding quantum and coherent states in multifunctional materials and educating researchers from underrepresented groups in science

Matthias Kling

Stanford University / SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, USA and LMU Munich / Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Germany

For seminal contributions to field sampling at optical frequencies reaching attosecond temporal and nanometer spatial resolutions

Pei-Cheng Ku

University of Michigan, USA

For pioneering contributions to semiconductor nano­structured optoelectronic materials, devices, and their applications

Alan Pak Tao Lau

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China

For developing digital signal processing techniques for optical communication systems

Martin J. Leahy

University of Galway, Galway, Ireland

For leadership in biophotonics through technological advancement of nanosensitive and angiographic OCT technologies, and exceptional contributions to education and diversity and inclusion

Ray-Kuang Lee

National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

For demonstrated quantum machine-learning, and the implementation of quantum noise reduction for the advanced gravitational wave detectors, and the development of quantum noise squeezing

Wei Lee

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

For the discovery of pseudo-dielectric heating, pioneering work on nanoparticle colloids in liquid crystals, and achievements in liquid-crystal photonic devices and bio-sensing

Maciej Lewenstein

ICREA Professor at ICFO–The Institute of Photonic Sciences, Spain

For outstanding theoretical contributions to atto-optics, atto-science, quantum optics, and quantum information

Baojun Li

Jinan University, China

For pioneering use of poly(trimethylene terephthalate) polymer in flexible nanofibers and cell-based living nano­probes in optical trapping and manipulation

Ming Li

CAS Institute of Semiconductors, China

For pioneering contributions to microwave photonic signal generation and programmable optical signal processing

Chih-Lung Lin

Department of Electrical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

For distinguished and valuable contributions to the field of display technology

Jonathan T.C. Liu

University of Washington, USA

For innovations in biomedical optics, including miniature microscopes for surgical guidance and non-destructive 3D pathology and analysis for clinical decision support

Hai-Han Lu

National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan

For contributions to the research and development of free-space and underwater wireless optical communications

Hanne Ludvigsen

Aalto University, Finland

For outstanding contributions to the field of photonic crystal fibers and optical sensors

Xianshu LUO

Institute of Microelectronics, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (IME, A*STAR), Singapore

For outstanding contributions to silicon photonic integration technology development and commercialization

Arka Majumdar

University of Washington, Seattle, USA

For pioneering contributions in the field of low-power optical information science and imaging, enabled by low-dimensional materials, nanophotonics, and meta-optics

Pavel Mamyshev

Nubis Communications, USA

For seminal contributions to nonlinear fiber optics and high-capacity optical communications, and for the pioneering invention of the all-optical regeneration method

Amalia Martínez García

Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica, México

For significant contributions to 3D optical metrology, student training, and the advancement of science in Mexico and Latin America

Yehia Massoud

King Abdullah University for Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia

For outstanding and sustained contributions to modeling and design of plasmonic and nanophotonic devices

Carlos A. Meriles

CUNY The City College of New York, USA

For fundamental contributions to sensing, spin physics, and optoelectronics using color centers in diamond

Jurgen Michel

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

For pioneering contributions to germanium-on-silicon integrated photonics and to erbium-in-silicon light-emitting devices

Michael Mielke

AdValue Photonics Inc., USA

For outstanding technology and business leadership contributions to the industrial laser field and exemplary services to Optica and the photonics community

Ryuji Morita

Hokkaido University, Japan

For outstanding achievements in ultrashort structured light pulse generation/characterization and its applications

Otto Muskens

University of Southampton, UK

For outstanding and sustained contributions to nanophotonics research, particularly developing material platforms for tuning, switching, and programming of photonic devices

Arup Neogi

University of Electronic Science & Technology of China, China

For pioneering contributions to ultrafast and nonlinear effects in semiconductors and sustained global research in photonics and phononics

Ren Ng

University of California Berkeley, USA

For pioneering work developing light field cameras, as well as seminal contributions in 3D view synthesis and human visual perception

Roberto Paiella

Boston University, USA

For outstanding contributions to the development of novel optoelectronic devices based on quantum-confined systems and photonic nanostructures

Jamie Phillips

University of Delaware, USA

For pioneering contributions to optoelectronic materials and devices for infrared detectors and photovoltaics

Mark C. Phillips

Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, USA

For significant contributions to broadband laser spectroscopy and applications to gas sensing, characterization of solids, and plasma diagnostics

Bing Qi

NYU Shanghai, China

For outstanding and sustained contributions to the research and development of quantum secure communication and fiber optic sensing

Jessica Ramella-Roman

Florida International University, USA

For pioneering contributions to the study of polarized light transport in biological media through experimental and computational approaches

Matteo Rinaldi

Northeastern University, USA

For pioneering contributions to the research, development, and commercialization of zero-power wireless infrared sensors

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Bryan Robinson

MIT Lincoln Laboratory, USA

For extraordinary contributions to the advancement of satellite laser communications technology

Jawad A. Salehi

Sharif University of Technology, Iran

For contributions to the invention and fundamental principles of optical code-division multiple-access communication systems and of optical orthogonal codes

Luis Sanchez-Soto

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

For pioneering research advancing the use of mathematical concepts in optics and quantum optics

Edward Sargent

Northwestern University, USA

For pioneering contributions in the use of nanomaterials to produce sensitive photodetectors for infrared imaging

Tero Setälä

University of Eastern Finland, Finland

For outstanding contributions to the foundations of electromagnetic coherence and random polarization

Xing Sheng

Tsinghua University, China

For outstanding achievements in the research and development of advanced microscale optoelectronic devices for energy and biomedical applications

Ichiro Shoji

Chuo University, Japan

For substantial contributions to the measurement of nonlinear optical coefficients and the design of devices from the room-temperature-bonding technique

Xuewen Shu

Huazhong Univ. of Science and Technology, China

For outstanding and sustained contributions to the research and development of optical fiber based devices, particularly optical fiber grating technology

Christoph Simon

University of Calgary, Canada

For contributions to quantum information science and quantum optics, including fundamental tests of quantum phenomena and development of quantum networks

Ivan Smalyukh

University of Colorado at Boulder, USA

For the development of optically biaxial and plasmonic colloidal liquid crystals, light-powered micro-motors, and light control by topologically nontrivial structures of optical axis

Brian J. Smith

University of Oregon, USA

For pioneering research into high-dimensional quantum states of multimode optical fields and their use in quantum information science

Peter G.R. Smith

University of Southampton, UK

For pioneering research and commercialisation in nonlinear optics and Bragg gratings, with applications in quantum science, sensors and optical fabrication

Kwang Yong Song

Chung-Ang University, Republic of Korea

For pioneering contributions to Brillouin slow light and Brillouin dynamic grating with significant impact on signal processing and sensing

Todd Stievater

US Naval Research Laboratory, USA

For scientific advances in quantum confined semiconductors, micro-opto-mechanical systems, waveguides, integrated photonics, and their development for DOD applications

Thibaut Sylvestre

FEMTO-ST Institute, CNRS, Université de Franche-Comté, France

For pioneering contributions to optical fiber and laser research and technology

Alexander Szameit

University of Rostock, Germany

For groundbreaking contributions to photonic simulations of quantum and solid state phenomena

Xiaodi Tan

Fujian Normal University, China

For contributions to holographic applications, particularly the holographic data storage technologies

Ewold Verhagen

AMOLF, Netherlands

For outstanding contributions to nanophotonics and optomechanics, and to the understanding of photonic systems with broken spatiotemporal symmetries

Kaley A. Walker

University of Toronto, Canada

For research excellence and scientific leadership in atmospheric remote sensing using applied spectroscopy, as well as extensive contributions to professional service and public outreach

Fengqiu Wang

Nanjing University, China

For pioneering contributions to ultrafast photonics and spectroscopy in low-dimensional materials

Jigang Wang

Iowa State University and Ames National Laboratory, USA

For outstanding contributions to ultrafast spectroscopy and pioneering ultralow cryogenic magneto-THz microscopy, unveiling significant light-matter quantum and coherent many-body phenomena

Pengfei Wang

Harbin Engineering Univ., China

For outstanding and sustained contributions to the research and development of photonic glasses for lasing and sensing applications

Xiangbin Wang

Tsinghua University, China

For his outstanding contributions to practical quantum key distribution

Xingjun Wang

PKU, China

For innovation and technological breakthroughs in photonic integrated circuits for applications in optical communication, microwave photonics, and optical computing

Xinqiang Wang

Peking University, China

For contributions to III-nitride semiconductor materials and optoelectronic devices, including material epitaxy and light emitting devices

Abbie Watnik

US Naval Research Laboratory, USA

For technical leadership at NRL in imaging through turbulence and scattering media, and for outstanding service to Optica

Christopher R. Webster

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, USA

For pioneering the application of tunable-laser spectroscopy to atmospheric measurements of Earth, Mars, Venus, and the outer planets

Jonathan J. Wierer, Jr.

North Carolina State University, USA

For pioneering contributions to the physics and engineering of high-efficiency, high-power light-emitting-diode illumination sources

Peter Jeffrey Wisoff

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA

For outstanding technical and program leadership in lasers and inertial confinement fusion in achieving fusion ignition in a laboratory setting

Withawat Withayachumnankul

The University of Adelaide, Australia

For innovative contributions to terahertz photonics including metasurfaces, antennas, and integrated platforms for sensing and communications

Stephen T. C. Wong

Methodist Hospital Cancer Center and Academic Institute; Weill Cornell Medicine, USA

For outstanding contributions in pioneering CARS imaging in medicine and high content microscopic screening for drug discovery and biological research

Chao-Hsin (Wayne) Wu

National Taiwan University, Taiwan

For outstanding achievements in high-speed vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers and pioneering work in optoelectronic integration with light-emitting transistors and transistor lasers

Xiaojun Wu

Beihang University, China

For outstanding contributions to ultrafast THz science and technology, particularly in developing high-energy THz sources and functional THz devices

Hai Xiao

Clemson University, USA

For pioneering and critical contributions to innovative fabrication techniques, interrogation methods, and applications of optical fiber sensors for harsh environments

Shumin Xiao

Harbin Institute of Technology, China

For significant contributions to the development of high-performance, reconfigurable all-dielectric metasurfaces and metadevices

Feng Yan

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

For seminal contributions to the ultra-high gain phototransistors and next-generation organic and perovskite photovoltaics

Xincheng Yao

University of Illinois Chicago, USA

For exceptional contributions to functional OCT imaging and ultra-widefield fundus photography

Winnie Ye

Carleton University, Canada

For exemplary volunteer leadership and outstanding contributions to silicon photonics research and technology including pioneering investigations in waveguide stress engineering

Shuiqing “Fisher” Yu

University of Arkansas, USA

For technical innovations and leadership in developing SiGeSn optoelectronics infrared sensor applications

Avi Zadok

Bar-Ilan University, Israel

For pioneering optomechanical sensing outside optical fibers

Yuebing Zheng

University of Texas at Austin, USA

For pioneering contributions to nanophotonics and optical manipulation technologies, with wide-ranging applications in biology, health, energy, and information technology

Chao Zhou

Washington University in St Louis, USA

For pioneering advancements in parallel OCT imaging technologies and the development of non-invasive optogenetic pacing techniques in animal models

Benyuan Zhu

OFS Laboratories, USA

For far reaching contributions in optical transmission systems and optical fiber development

Ce Zhu

University of Electronic Science & Technology of China, China

For pioneering and sustained contributions to visual information coding and processing

Dan Zhu

Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

For innovative leadership in tissue optical clearing imaging as well as serving the biomedical optics community and the society

Vassilia Zorba

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California, Berkeley, USA

For seminal and pioneering contributions in ultrafast laser plasma physics and the development of innovative applied spectroscopy technologies