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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
36
Citations
6116
World Ranking
5314
National Ranking
25

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Member of the Royal Irish Academy
  • 2016 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2007 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to acousto-optic, liquid crystal, and micromirror device applications in photonic signal processing and controls
  • 1998 - SPIE Fellow

Overview

Nabeel A. Riza is affiliated with University College Cork in Ireland and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering and physics and astronomy. Their research primarily spans electrical and electronic engineering, instrumentation, aerospace engineering, media technology, and spectroscopy.

The scientist's main research topics include CCD and CMOS imaging sensors, advanced optical sensing technologies, infrared target detection methodologies, image processing techniques and applications, spectroscopy and laser applications, analytical chemistry and sensors, and calibration and measurement techniques.

Frequent coauthors in their publications include Mohsin A. Mazhar, Nazim Ashraf, and Mohsin Mazhar.

Riza has published in multiple scientific venues, with frequent appearances in EPJ Web of Conferences, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Electronic Imaging, arXiv (Cornell University), and Applied Optics.

  • CAOS spectral imager design and advanced high dynamic range FDMA-TDMA CAOS mode (2021, Applied Optics)
  • Low Image Contrast Detection in a Bright Light Interference HDR Scene Using Smart CAOS Camera (2023, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters)
  • Active-Mode CAOS Camera Demonstration (2020, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters)
  • Thinking Camera - Powered by the CAOS Camera Platform (2020, EPJ Web of Conferences)
  • Solar Limb Darkening Color Imaging of the Sun with the Extreme Brightness Capability CAOS Camera (2020, London Imaging Meeting)

Their work has been recognized with several awards, including membership in the Royal Irish Academy in 2020, fellowship in the National Academy of Inventors in 2016, IEEE Fellow status in 2007 for contributions to acousto-optic, liquid crystal, and micromirror device applications in photonic signal processing and controls, and SPIE Fellow in 1998.

Best Publications

  • Three-terminal adaptive nematic liquid-crystal lens device

    Nabeel A. Riza;Michael C. DeJule

  • General formula for coupling-loss characterization of single-mode fiber collimators by use of gradient-index rod lenses

    Shifu Yuan;Nabeel A. Riza

  • Multiplexed optical scanner technology

    Nabeel Agha Riza

  • Fault-tolerant fiber-optical beam control modules

    Nabeel Agha Riza

  • Agile high sensitivity optical sensor

    Nabeel Riza;Frank Perez

  • Microdynamic fiber-optic switch

    Nabeel Agha Riza;Dennis Lee Polla

  • Digitally controlled fault-tolerant multiwavelength programmable fiber-optic attenuator using a two-dimensional digital micromirror device.

    Nabeel A. Riza;Sarun Sumriddetchkajorn

  • Foundations for low-loss fiber gradient-index lens pair coupling with the self-imaging mechanism

    Martin van Buren;Nabeel A. Riza

  • Reconfigurable wavelength add-drop filtering based on a Banyan network topology and ferroelectric liquid crystal fiber-optic switches

    N.A. Riza;S. Yuan

  • A liquid lens-based broadband variable fiber optical attenuator

    Syed Azer Reza;Nabeel A. Riza

  • Low optical interchannel crosstalk, fast switching speed, polarisation independent 2×2 fibre optic switch using ferroelectric liquid crystals

    N.A. Riza;S. Yuan

  • Multi-technology multi-beam-former platform for robust fiber-optical beam control modules

    Nabeel A. Riza

  • Time-multiplexed phased-array antenna beam switching system

    Nabeel A. Riza

  • Liquid crystal-based optical time delay units for phased array antennas

    N.A. Riza

  • Photonically controlled ultrasonic probes

    Nabeel A. Riza

  • Optical sensor for extreme environments

    Nabeel Agha Riza;Frank Perez

  • High-speed wavelength-multiplexed fiber-optic sensors for biomedicine

    Z. Yaqoob;N.A. Riza

  • Optical communication system using coplanar light modulators

    Nabeel A. Riza;John E. Hershey;Amer A. Hassan

  • Digital control polarization based optical scanner

    Nabeel A. Riza

  • Scanning heterodyne acousto-optical interferometers

    Nabeel A. Riza

  • Liquid crystal-based optical control of phased array antennas

    N.A. Riza

Frequent Co-Authors

N. F. de Rooij
N. F. de Rooij École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
John Erik Hershey
John Erik Hershey General Electric (United States)
Michele Magno
Michele Magno ETH Zurich
Sasan Fathpour
Sasan Fathpour University of Central Florida

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