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  • 2016 - OSA Fellows Mikhail A. Belkin University of Texas at Austin, United States For seminal contributions to photonics technology, spectroscopy and nonlinear optics in the mid-infrared and terahertz spectral range.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Optics
  • Laser

Optics, Optoelectronics, Laser, Terahertz radiation and Far-infrared laser are his primary areas of study. In the subject of general Optics, his work in Nonlinear optics, Metamaterial and AFM-IR is often linked to Ohmic contact, thereby combining diverse domains of study. His research integrates issues of Quantum well and Circular polarization in his study of Optoelectronics.

His Laser research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Grating, Monolayer, Thin film and Analytical chemistry. As part of the same scientific family, Mikhail A. Belkin usually focuses on Terahertz radiation, concentrating on Photomixing and intersecting with Quantum. Mikhail A. Belkin works mostly in the field of Far-infrared laser, limiting it down to topics relating to Quantum dot laser and, in certain cases, Distributed feedback laser, Quantum well infrared photodetector and Operating temperature.

His most cited work include:

  • Twisted optical metamaterials for planarized ultrathin broadband circular polarizers (659 citations)
  • Giant nonlinear response from plasmonic metasurfaces coupled to intersubband transitions (371 citations)
  • Terahertz quantum-cascade-laser source based on intracavity difference-frequency generation (224 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Mikhail A. Belkin focuses on Optoelectronics, Optics, Laser, Terahertz radiation and Quantum cascade laser. The various areas that he examines in his Optoelectronics study include Far-infrared laser and Quantum well. Mikhail A. Belkin frequently studies issues relating to Energy conversion efficiency and Optics.

His Laser study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Waveguide, Grating and Quantum. Mikhail A. Belkin interconnects Frequency generation, Phonon, Cherenkov radiation and Photomixing in the investigation of issues within Terahertz radiation. His work deals with themes such as Polarization, Semiconductor, Nanophotonics and Metamaterial, which intersect with Plasmon.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Optoelectronics (83.27%)
  • Optics (63.57%)
  • Laser (46.47%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Optoelectronics (83.27%)
  • Laser (46.47%)
  • Nonlinear system (19.70%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Mikhail A. Belkin mainly investigates Optoelectronics, Laser, Nonlinear system, Terahertz radiation and Optics. His Optoelectronics study combines topics in areas such as Quantum well and Nonlinear optics. His Laser research includes themes of Waveguide, Quantum and Silicon.

His Nonlinear system research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Computational physics, Dissipation, Electromagnetic field and Holography. His work carried out in the field of Terahertz radiation brings together such families of science as Cherenkov radiation, Photomixing and Energy conversion efficiency. His Photomixing research incorporates themes from Laser linewidth and Terahertz spectroscopy and technology.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • High-sensitivity infrared vibrational nanospectroscopy in water (33 citations)
  • Spectral purity and tunability of terahertz quantum cascade laser sources based on intracavity difference-frequency generation (30 citations)
  • Recent progress in terahertz difference-frequency quantum cascade laser sources (28 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Optics
  • Laser

His primary areas of investigation include Optoelectronics, Terahertz radiation, Laser, Nonlinear system and Waveguide. His study in Optoelectronics is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Frequency generation and Optics. His studies in Terahertz radiation integrate themes in fields like Range, Wafer and Dielectric.

The concepts of his Nonlinear system study are interwoven with issues in Computational physics, Electromagnetic field and Dissipation. His Nonlinear optics study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Plasmon, Waveguide and Quantum optics. The study incorporates disciplines such as Far-infrared laser, Nanomaterials, Terahertz spectroscopy and technology and Semiconductor laser theory in addition to Quantum cascade laser.

Best Publications

  • Twisted optical metamaterials for planarized ultrathin broadband circular polarizers

    Y Zhao;M A Belkin;A Alù

  • Giant nonlinear response from plasmonic metasurfaces coupled to intersubband transitions

    Jongwon Lee;Mykhailo Tymchenko;Christos Argyropoulos;Pai Yen Chen

  • Terahertz quantum-cascade-laser source based on intracavity difference-frequency generation

    Mikhail A. Belkin;Federico Capasso;Alexey Belyanin;Deborah L. Sivco

  • Tip-enhanced infrared nanospectroscopy via molecular expansion force detection

    Feng Lu;Mingzhou Jin;Mikhail A. Belkin

  • Room temperature terahertz quantum cascade laser source based on intracavity difference-frequency generation

    Mikhail A. Belkin;Federico Capasso;Feng Xie;Alexey Belyanin

  • Terahertz quantum cascade lasers with copper metal-metal waveguides operating up to 178 K

    Mikhail A. Belkin;Jonathan A. Fan;Sahand Hormoz;Federico Capasso

  • Widely tunable single-mode quantum cascade laser source for mid-infrared spectroscopy

    Benjamin G. Lee;Mikhail A. Belkin;Ross Audet;Ross Audet;Jim MacArthur

  • Gradient Nonlinear Pancharatnam-Berry Metasurfaces

    Mykhailo Tymchenko;J. Sebastian Gomez-Diaz;Jongwon Lee;Nishant Nookala

  • Sum-frequency vibrational spectroscopy on chiral liquids: a novel technique to probe molecular chirality.

    Mikhail A Belkin;Mikhail A Belkin;T. A. Kulakov;T. A. Kulakov;K. H. Ernst;K. H. Ernst;L. Yan;L. Yan

  • Mode-locked pulses from mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers.

    Christine Y. Wang;Lyuba Kuznetsova;V. M. Gkortsas;L. Diehl

  • Broadly tunable terahertz generation in mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers

    Karun Vijayraghavan;Yifan Jiang;Min Jang;Aiting Jiang

  • New frontiers in quantum cascade lasers: High performance room temperature terahertz sources

    Mikhail A Belkin;Federico Capasso

  • Experimental demonstration of the microscopic origin of circular dichroism in two-dimensional metamaterials

    Alexander Khanikaev;Nihal Arju;Zhiyuan Fan;David Purtseladze

  • Sum-Frequency Generation in Chiral Liquids near Electronic Resonance

    M. A. Belkin;M. A. Belkin;S. H. Han;S. H. Han;X. Wei;X. Wei;Y. R. Shen;Y. R. Shen

  • High-Temperature Operation of Terahertz Quantum Cascade Laser Sources

    M.A. Belkin;Qi Jie Wang;C. Pflugl;A. Belyanin

  • DFB Quantum Cascade Laser Arrays

    B.G. Lee;M.A. Belkin;C. Pflugl;L. Diehl

  • Surface emitting terahertz quantum cascade laser with a double-metal waveguide.

    Jonathan A. Fan;Mikhail A. Belkin;Federico Capasso;Suraj Khanna

  • Infrared absorption nano-spectroscopy using sample photoexpansion induced by tunable quantum cascade lasers

    Feng Lu;Mikhail A. Belkin

  • Terahertz sources based on Čerenkov difference-frequency generation in quantum cascade lasers

    Karun Vijayraghavan;Robert W. Adams;Augustinas Vizbaras;Min Jang

  • Directional emission and universal far-field behavior from semiconductor lasers with limaçon-shaped microcavity

    Changling Yan;Changling Yan;Qi Jie Wang;Laurent Diehl;Martina Hentschel

  • Giant nonlinear response from plasmonic metasurfaces coupled to intersubband transitions

    Jongwon Lee;Christos Argyropoulos;Pai-Yen Chen;Mykhailo Tymchenko

Frequent Co-Authors

Federico Capasso
Federico Capasso Harvard University
Andrea Alù
Andrea Alù City University of New York
Markus-Christian Amann
Markus-Christian Amann Technical University of Munich
Igal Brener
Igal Brener Sandia National Laboratories
Edmund H. Linfield
Edmund H. Linfield University of Leeds
Jonathan A. Fan
Jonathan A. Fan Stanford University
Jérôme Faist
Jérôme Faist ETH Zurich
Suraj P. Khanna
Suraj P. Khanna National Physical Laboratory
Qi Jie Wang
Qi Jie Wang Nanyang Technological University
Nanfang Yu
Nanfang Yu Columbia University

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