Biography
Patrick LiKamWa received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Sheffield, in England, and is Professor of Optics and Photonics with a joint secondary appointment with the Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UCF. He is currently pursuing research on the design, fabrication and testing of novel optoelectronic devices using III-V multi-quantum well semiconductors, and the integration of high-speed optical and optoelectronic devices to form monolithic and hybrid integrated optical circuits for high speed optical networks and optical sensing applications.
Awards & Honors
- 2018 Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award
- 2017 Promoted to the rank of Professor
- 2016 Faculty Senate Service Award
- 2012 Teaching Incentive Program
- 1998 Teaching Incentive Program (TIP) Award 1998/99
Research Group
Research on the design, fabrication and testing of novel all-optical switching devices using III-V multi-quantum well semiconductors, and the integration of high-speed optical and optoelectronic devices to form monolithic integrated optical circuits for high data throughput optical networks.Research Scientists
Graduate Students
Musharrat Shabnam
Optics Ph.D.
Undergraduate Research Assistants
There are currently no people listed for this position.
Publications
Nyaupane, P (Nyaupane, Parashu) [1] ; Spitz, O (Spitz, Olivier) [1] ; Scranton, G (Scranton, Greggory) [1] ; Koyu, S (Koyu, Suyesh) [1] ; Berrill, MA (Berrill, Mark A.) [2] ; Likamwa, PL (Likamwa, Patrick L.) [1] , [3] ; Braiman, Y (Braiman, Yehuda) [1] , [3] "Coherence and Phase-Locking in High-Power, Broad-Area, Highly Heterogeneous Blue Diode Laser Arrays" ACS Photonics, Volume: 12, Issue: 2, Page: 597-609 2025
P. Nyaupane, O. Spitz, G. Scranton, S. Koyu, M. A. Berrill, P. LiKamWa, Y. Braiman "Coherence and Phase-Locking in High-Power, Broad-Area, Highly Heterogeneous Blue Diodes Laser Array"
ACS Photonics, Volume: 12: Issue: 2 Page: 597-609 2025
P. Nyaupane, P. Likamwa, and Y. Braiman "Spectral Linewidth Narrowing of Broad-area Blue Diode Bar in V-shape External Talbot Cavity" Optics Letters, 47(11), pp. 2802-2805 2022
H. Nasari, G. Lopez-Galmiche, H.E. Lopez-Aviles, A. Schumer, A.U. Hassan, Q. Zhong, S. Rotter, P. LiKamWa, D.N. Christodoulides, and M. Khajavikhan "Observation of chiral state transfer without encircling an exceptional point" Nature, 605(7909), pp. 256-+ 2022
A. Schumer, Y.G.N. Liu, J. Leshin, L. Ding, Y. Alahmadi, A.U. Hassan, H. Nasari, S. Rotter, D.N. Christodoulides, P. LiKamWa and M. Khajavikhan "Topological modes in a laser cavity through exceptional state transfer
" Science, 375(6583), pp. 884-+ 2022
C. Xu, W.E. Hayenga, D.N. Christodoulides, M. Khajavikhan and P. LiKamWa
"Direct modulation of electrically pumped coupled microring lasers" Optics Express, 30(2), pp. 1143-1151 2022
P.R. Nyaupane, P.L. Likamwa and Y. Braiman "Spectral Linewidth Narrowing of Two Broad-Area Blue Laser Diodes (445 nm) with a Common External Cavity" Optics Letters, 46(11), pp. 2718-2721 2021
Y. Li, T. Zhan, Z. Yang, C. Xu, P.L. LiKamWa, K. Li and S.T. Wu "Broadband cholesteric liquid crystal lens for chromatic aberration correction in catadioptric virtual reality optics
" Optics Express, 29(4), 6011-6020 2021
J.R. Guzman-Sepulveda, D.A. May-Arrioja, M.A. Fuentes-Fuentes, N. Cuando-Espitia, M. Torres-Cisneros, K. Gonzalez-Gutierrez and P.L. LiKamWa "All-fiber measurement of surface tension using a two-hole fiber" Sensors, 20(15), A. 4219 2020
C. Xu, W.E. Hayenga, H. Hodaei, D.N. Christodoulides, M. Khajavikhan and P. LiKamWa "Enhanced modulation characteristics in broken symmetric coupled microring lasers" Optics Express, 28(13), pp. 19608-19616 2020
M. Teng, A. Honardoost, Y. Alahmadi, S. S. Polkoo, K. Kojima, H. Wen, C.K. Renshaw , P. LiKamWa, G. F. Li, S. Fathpour, R. Safian, and L. M. Zhuang "Miniaturized Silicon Photonics Devices for Integrated Optical Signal Processors" IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 38, pp. 6-17, January 2020 (INVITED). 2020
Y. Zhang, M.A. Al-Mumin, H. Liu, C. Xu, L. Zhang, P.L. LiKamWa, and G.F. Li "An integrated few-mode power splitter based on multimode interference" Journal of Lightwave Technology, 37(13), pp. 3000-3008 2019
J. Acevedo-Mijangos, A. Ramírez-Treviño, D.A. May-Arrioja, P.L. LiKamWa, H. Vázquez-Leal, and A.L. Herrera-May "Design and fabrication of a microelectromechanical system resonator based on two orthogonal silicon beams with integrated mirror for monitoring in-plane magnetic field" Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 11(7) 2019
C. Xu, W.E. Hayenga, M. Khajavikhan, and P.L. Likamwa "Measuring the frequency response of optically pumped metal-clad nanolasers" Optics Express, 27(15), pp. 21834-21842 2019
William E. Hayenga ; Hipolito Garcia-Gracia ; Enrique Sanchez Cristobal ; Midya Parto, Hossein Hodaei, Patrick LiKamWa, Demetrios Christodoulides, Mercedeh Khajavikhan "Electrically Pumped Microring Parity-Time-Symmetric Lasers" Proceedings of the IEEE, vol 108(5), pp827-836, 2019. 2019
M.A. Fuentes-Fuentes, D.A. May-Arrioja, J.R. Guzman-Sepulveda, F. Arteaga-Sierra, M. Torres-Cisneros, P.L. Likamwa, and J.J. Sánchez-Mondragón "Suspended LRSPP for the development of highly integrated active plasmonic devices" Optics Express, 27(6), pp. 8858-8870 2019
Y. Alahmadi and P.L. LiKamWa "Effects of selective area intermixing on InAlGaAs multiple quantum well laser diode" Semiconductor Science and Technology, 34(2), 025010 2019
T. Tabbakh and P. LiKamWa "Monolithically integrated InGaAsP multiple quantum well tunable laser diode for integrated optic surface plasmon resonance sensing" Optical Engineering, 57(2), 1250503 2018
Alumni
PhD
Yuanhang Zhang, PhD, Fall 2022
Chi Xu, PhD, Spring 2021
Yousef Alahmadi, PhD, Summer 2019
Thamer Tabbakh, PhD, Fall 2018
Abdullah Zakariya, PhD, Summer 2013
Yat-Ming "Tony" Ho, PhD, Spring 2012
Nathan Bickel, PhD, Summer 2010
Pradeep Srinivasan, PhD, Fall 2009
Hyungseok Bang, PhD, Spring 2008
Daniel A. May-Arrioja, PhD, Fall 2006
Cheolhwan Kim, PhD, Spring 2001
Ivan Shubin, PhD, Spring 2001
Xuesong (James) Dong, PhD, Spring 2000
Carl A. Kutsche, PhD, Spring 1998
Ayman Kanan, PhD, Spring 1996
MS
Jeanette Miller, MS, Summer 2021
Nathan Bickel, MS, Spring 2009
Brian Dorman, MS, Spring 2008
Daniel A. May-Arrioja, MS, Summer 2002
A. Erdem Ultanir, MS, Spring 2001
Lalitha Ponnampalam, MS, Spring 1998
Ivan Shubin, MS, Spring 1997
Lijun "Julie" Zhu, MS, Spring 1996