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  • 2017 - OSA Fellows Thomas E. Murphy University of Maryland at College Park, United States “for sustained contributions to nonlinear, electro-optic, and ultrafast processes in nanoscale materials, integrated photonics, devices, and systems” (Engineering and Science Research)

Overview

Thomas E. Murphy is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within engineering and physics, with significant contributions in the fields of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. They have produced a substantial body of work involving the study and development of photonic and optical devices and related advanced technologies.

The primary research topics covered in their work include:

  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
  • Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
  • Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors
  • Photonic Crystals and Applications

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Thomas E. Murphy include:

  • "2D THz Optoelectronics," 2020, published in Advanced Optical Materials
  • "Low-loss and ultra-broadband silicon nitride angled MMI polarization splitter/combiner," 2020, published in Optics Express
  • "Nonlinear optical control of chiral charge pumping in a topological Weyl semimetal," 2020, published in Physical Review B
  • "Guiding and confining of light in a two-dimensional synthetic space using electric fields," 2020, published in Optica
  • "Plasmonic Terahertz Nonlinearity in Graphene Disks," 2021, published in Advanced Photonics Research

The frequent co-authors working alongside Murphy comprise Martin Mittendorff, Stephan Winnerl, Kevin M. Daniels, Rachael L. Myers-Ward, and Matthew L. Chin. These collaborations signify ongoing partnerships in advancing research within their fields of study.

A number of publication venues regularly feature work by Murphy, indicating their areas of active contribution. These include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
  • Optics Express
  • Optica
  • Advanced Photonics Research

In addition to journal articles and conference proceedings, Thomas E. Murphy has contributed to book publications. Notably, they have published works with Transportation Research Board eBooks, including the title Risk-Based Inspection and Strength Evaluation of Suspension Bridge Main Cable Systems in 2023.

Recognition for Murphy's scientific contributions includes being named an OSA Fellow in 2017 for sustained contributions to nonlinear, electro-optic, and ultrafast processes in nanoscale materials, integrated photonics, devices, and systems.

Best Publications

  • Sensitive room-temperature terahertz detection via the photothermoelectric effect in graphene

    Xinghan Cai;Andrei B. Sushkov;Ryan J. Suess;Mohammad M. Jadidi

  • Experimental observation of chimeras in coupled-map lattices

    Aaron M. Hagerstrom;Thomas E. Murphy;Rajarshi Roy;Philipp Hövel;Philipp Hövel

  • Cluster synchronization and isolated desynchronization in complex networks with symmetries

    Louis M. Pecora;Francesco Sorrentino;Aaron M. Hagerstrom;Thomas E. Murphy

  • Vector Finite Difference Modesolver for Anisotropic Dielectric Waveguides

    A.B. Fallahkhair;K.S. Li;T.E. Murphy

  • Fast physical random number generator using amplified spontaneous emission

    Caitlin R. S. Williams;Julia C. Salevan;Xiaowen Li;Rajarshi Roy

  • Complete characterization of the stability of cluster synchronization in complex dynamical networks

    Francesco Sorrentino;Louis M. Pecora;Aaron M. Hagerstrom;Thomas E. Murphy

  • Fabrication and characterization of narrow-band Bragg-reflection filters in silicon-on-insulator ridge waveguides

    T.E. Murphy;J.T. Hastings;H.I. Smith

  • Porous silicon biosensor for detection of viruses

    Andrea M. Rossi;Lili Wang;Vytas Reipa;Thomas E. Murphy

  • Wavelength-selective optical add/drop switch

    Jay N. Damask;Thomas E. Murphy;Juan Ferrera;Michael Hong Yeol Lim

  • Scalable parallel physical random number generator based on a superluminescent LED

    Xiaowen Li;Adam B. Cohen;Thomas E. Murphy;Rajarshi Roy

  • Tunable Terahertz Hybrid Metal-Graphene Plasmons.

    Mohammad M. Jadidi;Andrei B. Sushkov;Rachael L. Myers-Ward;Anthony K. Boyd

  • 100 Gb/s optical time-division multiplexed networks

    S.A. Hamilton;B.S. Robinson;T.E. Murphy;S.J. Savage

  • Experimental observation of chimera and cluster states in a minimal globally coupled network

    Joseph D. Hart;Kanika Bansal;Thomas E. Murphy;Rajarshi Roy

  • Linearized electrooptic microwave downconversion using phase modulation and optical filtering.

    Vincent R. Pagán;Bryan M. Haas;T. E. Murphy

  • Plasmon-Enhanced Terahertz Photodetection in Graphene.

    Xinghan Cai;Andrei B Sushkov;Mohammad M Jadidi;Luke O Nyakiti

  • A Simple, Linearized, Phase-Modulated Analog Optical Transmission System

    B.M. Haas;T.E. Murphy

  • Experimental Observations of Group Synchrony in a System of Chaotic Optoelectronic Oscillators

    Caitlin R. S. Williams;Thomas E. Murphy;Rajarshi Roy;Francesco Sorrentino

  • Complex dynamics and synchronization of delayed-feedback nonlinear oscillators

    Thomas E. Murphy;Adam B. Cohen;Bhargava Ravoori;Karl R. B. Schmitt

  • Graphene-Based Waveguide-Integrated Terahertz Modulator

    Martin Mittendorff;Shanshan Li;Thomas E. Murphy

  • Nonlinear Terahertz Absorption of Graphene Plasmons.

    Mohammad M. Jadidi;Jacob C. König-Otto;Jacob C. König-Otto;Stephan Winnerl;Andrei B. Sushkov

  • Fabrication of 200 nm period nanomagnet arrays using interference lithography and a negative resist

    Maya Farhoud;Juan Ferrera;Anthony J. Lochtefeld;T. E. Murphy

  • Robustness of optimal synchronization in real networks.

    Bhargava Ravoori;Adam B. Cohen;Jie Sun;Adilson E. Motter

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael S. Fuhrer
Michael S. Fuhrer Monash University
D. Kurt Gaskill
D. Kurt Gaskill United States Naval Research Laboratory
Edo Waks
Edo Waks University of Maryland, College Park
Edward Ott
Edward Ott University of Maryland, College Park
Manfred Helm
Manfred Helm Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
Eckehard Schöll
Eckehard Schöll Technical University of Berlin
Harald Schneider
Harald Schneider Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
Atsushi Uchida
Atsushi Uchida Saitama University
Alex K.-Y. Jen
Alex K.-Y. Jen City University of Hong Kong

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