Resume - Kai-Ming Lo, PhD [text version] Personal Information: --------------------- - E-mail: kmlo88@yahoo.com - Web: www.geocities.com/kmlo88 ============================================================ Technical Expertise: -------------------- - Design of application specific optical fibers. - Modal field calculation of fiber & integrated optics devices. - Document preparation and desk top publishing. - Scientific computing using: - FTP - LAPACK - FORTRAN - UNIX - Netlib - NIH Image - HTML - Telnet - Ghostview - LaTeX - Windows - Mathematica - Matlab - Macintosh - Mayura Draw ============================================================ Skills and Experience: ---------------------- - Extensive library and online literature search experience. - Years of technical presentation experience. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills. - Hands on experience in optical fiber: - Laser - Splicer - Photodetector - Imaging - Alignment - Interferometer - Cleaver - Spectroscopy - Preform Profiler - Coupler - Familiarity with electronics: - Sensor - Controller - PCB Fabrication - LabVIEW - Interfacing - Schematic Diagram - Soldering - Measurement - Signal Conditioning - Wire Wrap - Skilled in basic mechanical design: - Optical Mount - Detector Housing - Optical Table Stand - Strong interpersonal skill with all levels. - Innovative, dynamic, and detail oriented. ============================================================ Employment History: ------------------- - Research Engineer, Otolaryngology Research Center, New England Medical Center, Boston, MA (9/1998-10/1999). - Research in laser-tissue interaction with Dr. Kathleen McMillan. - Develop and test instruments, undertake laboratory and animal research. - Investigate high energy pulsed and CW 810 nm diode lasers in otolaryngology. - Study diagnostic fluorescence spectroscopy in otolaryngology. - Adjunct Instructor, Division of Computer Science, Quincy College, MA (Fall Semester 1998). - Teach Computer Architecture, a new advanced-level course at Quincy College. - Postdoctoral Fellow / Visiting Research Fellow / Visiting Research Associate, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (3/1995-1/1998). - Research in interdiffusion modified quantum well structures with Dr. E. Herbert Li. - Extended the modified Fourier decomposition method to quasi- and full-vector regime. - Applying the modified Fourier decomposition method to study interdiffusion modified quantum well waveguides and couplers. - Research Fellow / Visiting Fellow, Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (3/1995-1/1996). - Research in optical communications, fiber and integrated optics, and numerical methods with Prof. Kin-Seng Chiang. - Implement the modified Fourier decomposition method for waveguides modeling. - Design a two-core optical fiber with zero intermodal dispersion. - Demonstrator, School of Physics, The University of Sydney, Australia (7/1990-10/1991). - First year physics laboratory instruction and grading. - Marking of first year physics assignments. - Research Assistant, Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong (8/1989-2/1990). - Working with Dr. Kai-Shui Lau in fiber optic sensors. - Setting up the fiber optic laboratory. - Implementation of optical fiber Michelson and Mach-Zender interferometer. ============================================================ Education: ---------- - Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Optical Fiber Theory, School of Physics and Optical Fiber Technology Center, The University of Sydney, Australia (6/1995). Study Areas: - Numerical Methods - Optical Communications - Fiber Optic Sensors - Fiber & Integrated Optics Thesis Title & Supervisors: - Theory of Optical Fiber Modal Fields with Application to the Design of Evanescent Field Devices - Dr. Ian M. Bassett - Prof. Ross C. McPhedran Courseworks: - Optical Fiber Theory - Physics of VLSI - Bachelor of Science in Applied Physics with First Class Honors, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong (12/1989). Related Courseworks: - Optics - Quantum Mechanics - Electronics - Integrated Circuits - Thermodynamics - Solid State Physics - Instrumentation - Microcomputer Interfacing - Charges & Fields - Numerical & Statistical Methods - Materials Science - Electromagnetic Waves & Radiation Thesis Title & Supervisor: - Optical Fiber Laser Doppler Velocimeter - Dr. Robert Kai-Yiu Chan - Radio Amateurs' Examination Certificate, City and Guilds of London Institute (12/1987). Components: - Licensing conditions and transmitter interference - Operating procedures, practices and theory ============================================================ Awards and Honors: ------------------ - International Postgraduate Research Award, The University of Sydney, Australia (1/1991-6/1994) - Equity and Merit Scholarship, The Australian International Development Assistance Bureau, Australia (3/1990-8/1994). - President’s Honor Roll, one of six semesters; Dean’s List, four of six semesters, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong (1986-1989). - Kam Ngan Stock Exchange Scholarship, Hong Kong (1987 and 1988). ============================================================ Publications: ------------- Journal Papers: --------------- - K. M. Lo, R. C. McPhedran, I. M. Bassett, and G. W. Milton, "An electromagnetic theory of dielectric waveguides with multiple embedded cylinders," Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 12, pp. 396-410, 1994; Erratum, vol. 12, p. 1510, 1994. - D. J. Butler, A. Horsfall, K. A. Nugent, A. Roberts, I. M. Bassett, and K. M. Lo, "Measurement of an elliptic fiber mode field using near-field microscopy," Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 77, pp. 5514-5517, 1995. - K. S. Chiang, K. M. Lo, and K. S. Kwok, "Effective-index method with built-in perturbation correction for integrated optical waveguides," Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 14, pp. 223-228, 1996. - S. T. Huntington, K. A. Nugent, A. Roberts, P. Mulvaney, and K. M. Lo, "Field characterization} of a D-shaped optical fiber using scanning near-field optical microscopy," Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 82, pp. 510-513, 1997. - K. S. Chiang, Y. T. Chow, D. J. Richardson, D. Taverner, L. Dong, L. Reekie, and K. M. Lo, "Experimental demonstration of intermodal dispersion in a two-core optical fibre," Optics Communications, vol. 143, pp. 189-192, 1997. - K. M. Lo and E. H. Li, "Solutions of the quasi-vector wave equation for optical waveguides in a mapped infinite domains by the Galerkin’s method," Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 16, pp. 937-944, 1998. - K. M. Lo, "Theoretical studies of AlGaAs-GaAs multiple- quantum-well optical couplers defined by ion-implantation- induced intermixing," IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, vol. 4, pp. 765-771, 1998. - K. S. Chiang, C. H. Kwan, and K. M. Lo, "Effective-index method with build-in perturbation correction for the vector modes of rectangular-core optical waveguides," Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 17, pp. 716-722, 1999. - D. Wong, W. Xu, S. Fleming, M. Janos, and K. M. Lo, "Frozen-in electrical field in thermally poled fibers," Optical Fiber Technology, vol. 5, pp. 235-241, 1999. Conference Invited Paper: ------------------------- - K. M. Lo and A. T. H. Li, "Galerkin’s method applied to mapped infinite domains: Vector solutions for optical waveguide modes," Proceedings of Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS ’97), Kowloon, Hong Kong, vol. 2, p. 531, 1997. Conference Papers: ------------------ - K. M. Lo, R. C. McPhedran, I. M. Bassett, and G. W. Milton, "An electromagnetic theory of optical fibre with multiple embedded cylinders," Proceedings of 17th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT '92), IREE, Edgecliff, Australia, pp. 388-391, 1992. - K. M. Lo and I. M. Bassett, "Optical fibres with water side pit,"Proceedings of 18th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT '93), IREE, Edgecliff, Australia, pp. 352-355, 1993. - A. T. H. Li, K. M. Lo, and E. H. Li, "Impurity induced disordering produced lateral optical confinement in AlGaAs and InGaAs (on GaAs) quantum well waveguides," Proceedings of 1995 IEEE Region 10 International Conference on Microelectronics and VLSI (TENCON '95), IEEE, Hong Kong, pp. 85-88, 1995. - K. M. Lo and E. H. Li, "Galerkin’s method applied to mapped infinite domains: Quasi-vector solutions for optical waveguide modes," Proceedings of First Optoelectronics and Communication Conference (OECC '96), Chiba, Japan, pp. 430-431, 1996. - K. M. Lo, W. C. H. Choy, and E. H. Li, "Phase modulator defined by impurities induced disordering," in Infrared Applications of Semiconductors --- Materials, Processing and Devices, M. O. Manasreh, T. H. Myers and F. H. Julien, eds., Material Research Society Symposium Proceeding (MRS 1996 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA), vol. 450, pp. 383-388, 1997. - K. M. Lo, "Analysis of AlGaAs/GaAs multiple quantum well dual waveguides defined by ion implantation induced intermixing," in Infrared Applications of Semiconductors II, D. L. McDaniel, Jr., M. O. Manasreh, R. H. Miles and S. Sivananthan, eds., Material Research Society Symposium Proceeding (MRS 1997 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA), vol. 484, pp. 467-472, 1998. - K. M. Lo and E. H. Li, "Cutoff frequency of quasi-vector mode of optical waveguide with arbitrary refractive index profile," in Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices VI, M. Osinski, P. Blood and A. Ishibashi, eds., Proceedings of The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), vol. 3283, pp. 921-929, 1998. - W. Xu, D. Wong, S. Fleming, M. Janos, and K. M. Lo, "Direct measurement of frozen-in field in thermally poled fibres," Proceedings of 23rd Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT '98), IREE, Edgecliff, Australia, pp. 201-204, 1998. ============================================================ An attractive and fully formatted hard copy version of this document is available upon request. Or visit online at www.geocities.com/kmlo88. ============================================================