Research Areas
We Research on Interdiscliplinary Photonic Areas
Microwave Photonics
Dynamic and Ultrawideband Processing
- Reconfigurable Multiband RF Filtering
- Dynamic Spectral Shaping
- Self-Interference Cancellation
- Frequency Hopping
- Frequency Measurement
- Signal Mixing
- Signal Switching
Bio-inspire and Neuromorphic Photonics
Efficient and Task-based Optimized Approaches
- Steganography based on Underwater Camoflauge
- Jamming Avoidance Response
- Spike Timing Dependent Plasticity
- Supervised Learning
- Tailflip Escape Response
- Photonic Neuron
- STDP for AOA and Localization
Soft Robotics and Fiber Optic Sensing
For Safe Human-Robot Interaction and Precision Agriculture
- Motion Sening in Soft Robotic Gripper
- Undergound Sening for Precision Agriculture
- Environmental Sensing in Robotic Climber
- Object Sensing in Parallel Gripper
- Force Sensing in Steerable Cathether
- 3D Shape Sensors
- Multi-Parameter Stretchable Sensors
Other Research Areas
High-speed and Flexible Photonic Systems
- Interferometic Noise Reduction
- Nonlinear Optical Signal Processing
- Information Security
- Optical Access Network
- WDM Systems
- Multiwavelength Laser Generation
- Multiwavelength Laser Generation
Happenings in WAVE Lab
Latest News
Olivia received the UGA Young Dawg Presentation Award
Olivia Kim is a Young Dawg high school student working at the WAVE lab in Summer 2022. She was selected as one of the presentation winners. Congratulations!
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Steven received the Merit Award for Research
Steven Binder, an electrical engineering major, received the Merit Award for Research. Working with researchers in the College of Engineering and the School of...
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Mable received the 2022 Excellent in Research Award
Mable received the 2022 Excellent in Research Award from Dean Leo. The Award for Excellence in Research honors outstanding faculty in the College of Engineering who...
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Video: UGA Great Commitments Story – Operation Optics
Dr. Mable Fok
Principle Investigator
Mable Fok
Principle Investigator / Professor
Mable’s recent research interest is on neuromorphic photonics, dynamic microwave photonics, and stretchable fiber optic sensors
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