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D-Index
57
Citations
10438
World Ranking
2702
National Ranking
825

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 2010 - OSA Fellows For contributions to spatial soliton nonlinear optics and for development of novel fiber lasers and fiber-optic subsystems for broadband RF signal processing and communications.

Overview

Jin U. Kang is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Engineering and Medicine. Their work encompasses a range of subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Polymers and Plastics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Ophthalmology.

The scientist's main research topics cover diverse areas such as Optical Coherence Tomography Applications, Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging, Flame retardant materials and properties, Corneal surgery and disorders, Soft Robotics and Applications, Glaucoma and retinal disorders, and the Synthesis and properties of polymers.

Jin U. Kang has contributed to numerous publications across various journals and venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Biomedical Optics
  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Applied Optics

Among recent papers are:

  • "Small Infrared Target Detection Based on Fast Adaptive Masking and Scaling With Iterative Segmentation" (2021), published in IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters
  • "Facile synthesis of a P/N-containing heterocyclic compound for simultaneous enhancement of heat resistance, mechanical properties and fire safety of epoxy resin" (2023), Reactive and Functional Polymers
  • "Transcranial photoacoustic imaging of NMDA-evoked focal circuit dynamics in the rat hippocampus" (2020), Journal of Neural Engineering
  • "Real-time infrared image detail enhancement based on fast guided image filter and plateau equalization" (2020), Applied Optics
  • "Improvement of the Yangtze River's Water Quality with Substantial Implementation of Wastewater Services Infrastructure Since 2013" (2022), Engineering

Collaborations with frequent co-authors have included:

  • Shuwen Wei
  • Huajun Duan
  • Axel Krieger
  • Yuan Gao
  • Weipeng Liu

The scientist has been recognized by professional organizations and holds distinctions such as fellowships from the Indian National Academy of Engineering awarded in 2014 and the Optical Society of America (OSA) Fellows status granted in 2010 for contributions in spatial soliton nonlinear optics and development of fiber lasers and fiber-optic subsystems for broadband RF signal processing and communications.

Best Publications

  • Norepinephrine controls astroglial responsiveness to local circuit activity

    Martin Paukert;Amit Agarwal;Jaepyeong Cha;Van A. Doze

  • Sagnac loop interferometer based on polarization maintaining photonic crystal fiber with reduced temperature sensitivity

    Do-Hyun Kim;Jin U. Kang

  • The nonlinear optical properties of AlGaAs at the half band gap

    J.S. Aitchison;D.C. Hutchings;J.U. Kang;G.I. Stegeman

  • Observation of Manakov spatial solitons in AlGaAs planar waveguides.

    J. U. Kang;G. I. Stegeman;J. S. Aitchison;N. Akhmediev

  • A sub-millimetric, 0.25 mN resolution fully integrated fiber-optic force-sensing tool for retinal microsurgery.

    Iulian Iordachita;Zhenglong Sun;Zhenglong Sun;Marcin Balicki;Jin U. Kang

  • Method of forming insulation layer in semiconductor devices for controlling the composition and the doping concentration

    Jung Lim;Young Song;Kyu Shim;Jin Kang

  • Performance of a time- and wavelength-interleaved photonic sampler for analog-digital conversion

    T.R. Clark;J.U. Kang;R.D. Esman

  • Simultaneous measurement of temperature and strain using dual long-period fiber gratings with controlled temperature and strain sensitivities.

    Young-Geun Han;Sang Bae Lee;Chang-Seok Kim;Jin U. Kang

  • Multiwavelength Raman fiber-ring laser based on tunable cascaded long-period fiber gratings

    Young-Geun Han;Chang-Seok Kim;J.U. Kang;Un-Chul Paek

  • Highly stable tunable dual-wavelength Q-switched fiber laser for DIAL applications

    U. Sharma;Chang-Seok Kim;J.U. Kang

  • C-band wavelength-swept single-longitudinalmode erbium-doped fiber ring laser.

    Kang Zhang;Jin U. Kang

  • Real-time 4D signal processing and visualization using graphics processing unit on a regular nonlinear-k Fourier-domain OCT system

    Kang Zhang;Jin U. Kang

  • Large purely refractive nonlinear index of single crystal P-toluene sulphonate (PTS) at 1600 nm

    B.L. Lawrence;M. Cha;J.U. Kang;W. Toruellas

  • Tunable dual-wavelength all-PM fiber ring laser

    R.M. Sova;Chang-Seok Kim;J.U. Kang

  • Backward second-harmonic generation in periodically poled bulk LiNbO(3).

    Jin U. Kang;Yujie J. Ding;William K. Burns;Joseph S. Melinger

  • Pixelation effect removal from fiber bundle probe based optical coherence tomography imaging.

    Jae Ho Han;Junghoon Lee;Jin U. Kang

  • Radical assisted oxidation apparatus

    Kyu Shim;Young Song;Sang Kim;Nae Lee

  • Linearized Mach-Zehnder intensity modulator

    Xiaobo Xie;J. Khurgin;Jin Kang;F.-S. Chow

  • Active tremor cancellation by a “Smart” handheld vitreoretinal microsurgical tool using swept source optical coherence tomography

    Cheol Song;Peter L. Gehlbach;Jin U. Kang

  • All-fiber common-path optical coherence tomography: sensitivity optimization and system analysis

    U. Sharma;N.M. Fried;J.U. Kang

  • Graphics processing unit accelerated non-uniform fast Fourier transform for ultrahigh-speed, real-time Fourier-domain OCT

    Kang Zhang;Jin U. Kang

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacob B. Khurgin
Jacob B. Khurgin Johns Hopkins University
Russell H. Taylor
Russell H. Taylor Johns Hopkins University
Emad M. Boctor
Emad M. Boctor Johns Hopkins University
J.S. Aitchison
J.S. Aitchison University of Toronto
George I. Stegeman
George I. Stegeman University of Central Florida
Arman Rahmim
Arman Rahmim University of British Columbia
Dean F. Wong
Dean F. Wong Washington University in St. Louis
Iulian Iordachita
Iulian Iordachita Johns Hopkins University
Leslie M. Loew
Leslie M. Loew University of Connecticut
Albert Gjedde
Albert Gjedde University of Copenhagen

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