Publications

[vc_row][vc_column][trx_section animation=”zoomIn”][trx_title align=”left” bottom=”huge”]Selected Publications[/trx_title][trx_accordion][trx_accordion_item title=”2023″][vc_column_text]C. Sterck, O. Kim, T. Anton, M. Fok, “Shape-Forming Donut-Shaped Soft Gripper,” 2023 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), April 2023, Singapore.[/vc_column_text][/trx_accordion_item][trx_accordion_item title=”2022″][vc_column_text]A. Jabin, and M. P. Fok. “Data augmentation using a generative adversarial network for a high-precision instantaneous microwave frequency measurement system.” Optics Letters 47, no. 20 (2022): 5276-5279. Editor’s Pick

A. Jabin and M. P. Fok, “Prediction of 12 Photonic Crystal Fiber Optical Properties Using MLP in Deep Learning,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 34, no. 7, pp. 391-394, April 2022.

Binder, M. Yang, V. Qiu, A. Bucksch, and M. P. Fok, “Non-destructive measurements of root traits and their soil-water environment using Fiber Bragg Grating-based fiber optic sensors,” North American Plant Phenotyping Network (NAPPN), USA, February 2022.

Binder, M. Yang, V. Qiu, A. Bucksch, and M. P. Fok, “Groundwater Level Remote Monitoring Using Optical Power Measurement in Fiber Bragg Grating,” Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition, paper W2A.15, USA, March 2022.

P. Fok, Q. Liu, and M. Yang, “Biomimicry in Microwave Photonic and Fiber Optic Sensors Embedded Soft Robotics,” Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition, paper Th3B.1, USA, March 2022.[/vc_column_text][/trx_accordion_item][trx_accordion_item title=”2021″][vc_column_text]M. P. Fok and Qidi Liu, “Bio-inspired Photonics and Microwave Photonics for a Dynamic and Smart Wireless System,” Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, May 2021, invited.

M. Yang, L. Cooper, S. Vo, and M. P. Fok, “Inchworm-inspired Soft Robotic Climber with Embedded Fiber Optic Sensors” Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition, paper 3560418, USA, June 2021.

Q. Liu and M. P. Fok, “Adaptive photonic RF spectral shaper,” Optics Express, vol. 28, issue 17, pp. 24789-24798, August 2020. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.398833

Q. Liu and M. P. Fok, “Data-Driven Complementary Power Measurement for Microwave Instantaneous Frequency Estimation,” 2021 IEEE Research and Applications of Photonics in Defense Conference (RAPID), August 2021.

Q. Liu and M. P. Fok, “Bioinspired Photonics: Camouflage Strategies from Marine Hatchetfish for Optical RF Steganography,” 2021 IEEE Research and Applications of Photonics in Defense Conference (RAPID), August 2021.

M. P. Fok and Q. Liu, “Marine Hatchetfish Inspired RF Steganography,” IEEE Photonics Society Newsletter – Research Highlights , April 2021.[/vc_column_text][/trx_accordion_item][trx_accordion_item title=”2020″][vc_column_text]M. Yang, L. P. Cooper, N. Liu, Z. Wang, and M. P. Fok, “Twining plant inspired pneumatic soft robotic spiral gripper with fiber optic twisting sensor,” Optics Express, vol. 28, iss. 23, pp. 35158-35167, November 2020..

L. Zheng, Z. Liu, S. Xiao, M. P. Fok, Z. Zhang, and W. Hu, “Hybrid wideband multipath self-interference cancellation with LMS pre-adaptive filter for in-band full-duplex OFDM signal transmission,” Optics Express, Vol. 45, Issue 23, pp. 6382-6385, 2020.

Q. Liu and M. P. Fok, “Adaptive photonic RF spectral shaper,” Optics Express, vol. 28, issue 17, pp. 24789-24798, August 2020. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.398833

Q. Liu and M. P. Fok, “Adaptive Microwave Photonic Spectral Shaper for RF Response Tailoring,” Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition, paper M3H.4, San Diego, California, USA, March 2020.

L. Zheng, Z. Liu, Z. Zhang, S. Xiao, Q. Liu and M. P. Fok, “Self-adaptive over-the-air RF self-interference cancellation based on signal-of-interest driven regular triangle algorithm,” Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition, paper M2I.3, San Diego, California, USA, March 2020.

Yang, L. Cooper, and M. P. Fok, “Twining Plant Inspired Pneumatic Soft Robotic Spiral Gripper with High-Birefringence Fiber Optic Sensor” Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition, paper Th2A.21, San Diego, California, USA, March 2020.

M. Yang, Q. Liu, H. Naqawe, M. P. Fok, “Movement Detection in Soft Robotic Gripper using Sinusoidally Embedded Fiber Optic Sensor,” Sensors, Special Issue: Wearable Soft Sensors, February 2020.

L. Zheng, S. Xiao, Z. Liu, M. P. Fok, J. Fang, H. Yang, M. Lu, Z. Zhang, and W. Hu, “Adaptive over-the-air RF self-interference cancellation using a signal-of-interest driven regular triangle algorithm,” Optics Letters, vol.45, iss. 5, pp.1264-1267, February 2020.

Q. Liu, M. P. Fok, “Ultrafast and Wideband Microwave Photonic Frequency Hopping Systems: A Review,” Appl. Sci., vol. 10, iss. 2, pp. 521, January 2020. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10020521[/vc_column_text][/trx_accordion_item][trx_accordion_item title=”2019″][vc_column_text]J. Ge, D. Garon, and M. P. Fok, “Photonic implementation of a highly reconfigurable wideband RF spectral shaper,” Optics Communications, vol. 445, pp. 111-118, August 2019.

J. Ge, D. Garon, Q. Liu, and M. P. Fok, “Reconfigurable microwave photonic spectral shaper,” Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition, paper W2A.36, San Diego, California, USA, March 2019.

Q. Liu and M. P. Fok, “Dual-function Frequency and Doppler Shift Measurement System Using a Phase Modulator Incorporated Lyot Filter,” Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition, paper Th2A.36, San Diego, California, USA, March 2019.

M. P. Fok, J. Ge, and Q. Liu, “Dynamic and Wideband RF Spectral Processing” Photonic West: Smart Photonic and Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits XXI, 10922-50, San Francisco, CA, USA, February 2019.

M. P. Fok, J. Ge, and Q. Liu, “Dynamic and wideband RF spectral processing” Photonic West: Smart Photonic and Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits XXI, 10922-50, San Francisco, CA, USA, February 2019.[/vc_column_text][/trx_accordion_item][trx_accordion_item title=”2018″][vc_column_text]Liu, J. Ge, and M. P. Fok, “Microwave Photonic Multiband Filter With Independently Tunable Passband Spectral Properties,” Optics Letters, vol. 43, iss. 22, pp. 5685-5688, November 2018.

Lin, J. Ge, T. P. T. Do, L. A. Perea, R. Toole, and M. P. Fok, “Biomimetic Photonics – Jamming Avoidance System In Eigenmannia,” Optics Express, Vol. 26, Issue 10, pp. 13349-13360, May 2018. Highlighted in OSA News Release.

Xu, N. Liu, J. Ge, X. Wang, and M. P. Fok, “Stretchable Fiber-Bragg-Grating-Based Sensor,” Optics Express, Vol. 26, Issue 10, pp. 13349-13360, June 2018. Editors’ pick.

Ge and M. P. Fok, “Reconfigurable RF Multiband Filter With Widely Tunable Passbands Based on Cascaded Optical Interferometric Filters,” Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 36, Iss. 14, pp. 2933 – 2940, July 2018.

Xu, N. Liu, J. Ge, X. Wang, and M. P. Fok, “Stretchable Multi-Function Fiber Sensor For Tension, Bending And Torsion Sensing,” Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition, paper W1K.5, San Diego, California, USA, March 2018.[/vc_column_text][/trx_accordion_item][trx_accordion_item title=”2017″][vc_column_text]M. P. Fok and J. Ge, “Tunable Multiband Microwave Photonic Filters (Invited review paper),” accepted by MDPI Photonics – Special Issue “Microwave Photonics 2017” (2017)

J. Ge and M. P. Fok, “Continuously tunable and reconfigurable microwave photonic multiband filter based on cascaded MZIs,” 2017 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC), paper WA.1.#, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA, October 2017.

L. Xu, J. Ge, J. H. Patel, and M. P. Fok, “Dual-layer orthogonal Fiber Bragg Grating mesh based soft sensor for 3-dimensional shape sensing,” Optics Express, Vol. 25, Issue 20, pp. 24727-24734 (2017).

L. Xu, J. Ge, J. Patel, and M. P. Fok, “3-Dimensional Soft Shape Sensor based on Dual-layer Orthogonal Fiber Bragg Grating Mesh,” Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition, paper Th3H.2, Los Angeles, California, USA, March 2017.

Q. Zhou, J. Ge, and M. P. Fok, “Fast Dynamic In-band RF Self-Interference Cancellation for Enabling Efficient Spectral Usage,” Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition, paper W4B.5, Los Angeles, California, USA, March 2017.

R. Lin, L. Perea, T. P. Do, J. Ge, L. Xu, and M. P. Fok, “Bio-Inspired Optical Microwave Phase Lock Loop based on Nonlinear Effects in Semiconductor Optical Amplifier,” Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition, paper Th2A.41, Los Angeles, California, USA, March 2017.

L. Xu, L. A. Feuerman, J. Ge, K. R. Nilsson, and M. P Fok, “Temperature-Insensitive Contact Force Sensing in Bi-Directional Catheter Using Fiber Bragg Grating Pair,” IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 17, iss. 16, pp. 5118-5122, August 2017.

Q. Zhang and M. P. Fok, “A two-phase coverage-enhancing algorithm for hybrid wireless sensor networks,” Sensors, vol. 17, iss. 1, pp. 117, January 2017.

J. Ge and M. P. Fok, “Optically controlled fast reconfigurable microwave photonic dual band filter based on nonlinear polarization rotation,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 65, iss. 1, pp. 253 – 259, January 2017.[/vc_column_text][/trx_accordion_item][trx_accordion_item title=”2016″][vc_column_text]J. Ge, A. E. James, L. Xu, Y. Chen, K.W. Kwok, and M. P. Fok, “Bidirectional Soft Silicone Curvature Sensor based on Off-centered Embedded Fiber Bragg Grating”, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 28, iss. 20, pp. 2237 – 2240, July 2016.

L. Xu, M. I. Miller, J. Ge, K. R. Nilsson, Z. T. H. Tse, and M. P. Fok, “Temperature-Insensitive Fiber-Optic Contact Force Sensor for Steerable Catheters”, IEEE Sensors, vol. 16, iss. 12, pp. 4771 – 4775, May 2016.

J. Ge, A. James, and M. P. Fok, “Simultaneous 12-passband microwave photonic multiband filter with reconfigurable passband frequency,” Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition, paper W1G.2, March 2016, Anaheim, California, USA.

R. Toole and M. P. Fok, “A Photonic RF Jamming Avoidance Response System bio-inspired by Eigenmannia,” Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition, paper W1G.4, March 2016, Anaheim, California, USA.

R. Toole, A.N. Tait, T. Ferreira de Lima, M. A. Nahmias, B. J. Shastri, P. R. Prucnal, and M. P. Fok, “Photonic Implementation of Spike Timing Dependent Plasticity and Learning Algorithms of Biological Neural Systems,” Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 34, no. 2, pp.470 – 476, January 2016.[/vc_column_text][/trx_accordion_item][trx_accordion_item title=”2015″ id=”sc_accordion_item_1455014145897_2″][vc_column_text]J. Ge and M. P. Fok, “Passband switchable microwave photonic multiband filter,” Scientific Reports, vol. 5, 15882; doi: 10.1038/srep15882 (2015).

R. Toole, A.N. Tait, T. Ferreira de Lima, M. A. Nahmias, B. J. Shastri, P. R. Prucnal, and M. P. Fok, “Photonic Implementation of Spike Timing Dependent Plasticity and Learning Algorithms of Biological Neural Systems,” accepted by Journal of Lightwave Technology.

R. Toole and M. P. Fok, “Photonic implementation of a neuronal algorithm applicable towards angle of arrival detection and localization,” Optics Express, vol. 23, iss. 12, pp. 16133-16141, June 2015.

J. Ge and M. P. Fok, “Frequency Band Selectable Microwave Photonic Multiband Bandpass Filter based on Lyot filter,” 2015 OSA Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO 2015), STh3F.2, San Jose, CA, USA, May 2015.

Q. Zhou and M. P. Fok, “Microwave Photonics Mixer based on Polarization Rotation in Semiconductor Optical Amplifier,” 2015 OSA Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO 2015), SW3M.1, San Jose, CA, USA, May 2015.

J. Ge, H. Feng, G. Scott, and M. P. Fok, “High-speed tunable microwave photonic notch filter based on phase modulator incorporated Lyot filter,” Optics Letter, vol. 40, iss. 1, pp. 48 – 51, January 1, 2015.[/vc_column_text][/trx_accordion_item][trx_accordion_item title=”2014″ id=”sc_accordion_item_1455014172433_10″][vc_column_text]Q. Zhou, H. Feng, G. Scott, and M. P. Fok. “Wideband co-site interference cancellation based on hybrid electrical and optical techniques,” Optics Letters 39, no. 22 pp. 6537 – 6540, November 2014.

J. Ge, H. Feng, and M. P. Fok. “High-speed wavelength tunable DPSK demodulation using a phase modulator based loop mirror filter.” Optics Letters 39, no. 12, pp. 3500 – 3503, June 2014.

J. Ge, H. Feng, Z. Tse, Y. Chen, and M. P. Fok, “Spiral-Structured Fiber Bragg Grating for Contact Force Sensing through Direct Power Measurement,” Optics Express, vol. 22, iss. 9, pp.10439 – 10445, April 2014

H. Feng and M. P. Fok, S. Xiao, J. Ge, Q. Zhou, M. Locke, R. Toole, and W. Hu, “A reconfigurable high-order UWB signals generation scheme using RSOA-MZI structure,” IEEE Photonics Journal, vol. 6, no. 2, #7900307, April 2014.

Y. Chen, J. Ge, K. W. Kwok, K. R. Nilsson, M. P. Fok, Z. T. H. Tse, “MRI-conditional catheter sensor for contact force and temperature monitoring during cardiac electrophysiology procedures,” Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, vol. 16, Suppl 1, P150, January 2014.[/vc_column_text][/trx_accordion_item][trx_accordion_item title=”2013″ id=”sc_accordion_item_1455014192185_3″][vc_column_text]M. P. Fok, “Compact and low latency instantaneous frequency measurement using 38-cm bismuth oxide fiber and fiber Bragg gratings,” Applied Optics, vol. 52, iss. 23, pp. 5659 – 5662, August 2013.

M. P. Fok, Y. Tian, D. Rosenbluth, and P. R. Prucnal, “Asynchronous Spiking Photonic Neuron for Lightwave Neuromorphic Signal Processing,” vol. 8, iss. 3, Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics, April 2013.[/vc_column_text][/trx_accordion_item][trx_accordion_item title=”2012 and before” id=”sc_accordion_item_1455014216009_4″][vc_column_text]J. Chang, Y. Deng, M. P. Fok, J. Meister, and P. R. Prucnal, “A Photonic Microwave FIR Filter Using a Spectrally Sliced Supercontinuum Source,” Applied Optics, vol. 51, iss. 19, pp. 4265 – 4268, June 2012.

N. S. Rafidi, K. S. Kravtsov, Y. Tian, M. P. Fok, M. A. Nahmias, A. N. Tait, and P. R. Prucnal, “Power transfer function tailoring in a highly Ge-doped nonlinear interferometer-based all-optical thresholder using offset-spectral filtering,” IEEE Photonics Journal, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 528 – 534, April 2012.

M. P. Fok, Z. Wang, Y. Deng, and P. R. Prucnal, “Optical Layer Security in Fiber-Optic Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, vol. 6, iss. 3, pp. 725 – 736, September 2011.

M. P. Fok, Y. Tian, D. Rosenbluth, Y. Deng, and P. R. Prucnal, “Optical Hybrid Analog-Digital Signal Processing based on Spike Processing in Neurons,” SPIE Optics and Photonics for Information Processing V conference, paper 8134-1, San Diego, USA, August 2011.

M. P. Fok, H. Deming, M. Nahmias, N. Rafidi, D. Rosenbluth, A. Tait, Y. Tian, and P. R. Prucnal, “Signal Feature Recognition based on Lightwave Neuromorphic Signal Processing,” Optics Letter, vol. 36, iss. 1, pp. 19 – 21, January 2011

M. P. Fok, D. Rosenbluth, K. Kravtsov, and P. R. Prucnal, “Lightwave Neuromorphic Signal Processing [In The Spotlight],” IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, vol. 27, iss. 6, pp. 158 – 160, November 2010. [Invited]

M. P. Fok, Y. Deng, and P. R. Prucnal, “Asynchronous Detection of Optical CDMA Signals using a Bandwidth-Efficient and Wavelength-Aware Receiver,” Optics Letters, vol. 35, no. 7, pp. 1097 – 1099, April 2010.

M. P. Fok and P. R. Prucnal, “All-Optical Encryption Based on Interleaved Waveband Switching Modulation for Optical Network Security,” Optics Letters, vol. 34, iss. 9, pp. 1315 – 1317, April 2009.

M. P. Fok and P. R. Prucnal, “A Compact and Low-Latency Scheme for Optical Steganography Using Chirped Fiber Bragg Gratings,” Electronics Letter, vol. 45, iss. 3, pp. 179 – 180, January 2009.

M. P. Fok and C. Shu, “Delay-Asymmetric Nonlinear Loop Mirror for DPSK Demodulation,” Optics Letter, vol. 33, iss. 23, pp. 2845 – 2847, December 2008.

M. P. Fok and C. Shu, “Tunable Optical Delay Using Four-Wave Mixing in a 35-cm Highly Nonlinear Bismuth-Oxide Fiber and Group Velocity Dispersion,” IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 26, iss. 5, pp. 499 – 504, March 1, 2008.

M. P. Fok and C. Shu, “Wavelength Multicasting of ASK-DPSK Signal Using Four-Wave Mixing in a 32-cm Highly Nonlinear Bismuth Oxide Fiber,” 2008 Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC 2008), OMV2, San Diego, California, USA, February 2008.

M. P. Fok and C. Shu, “Multi-Pump Four-Wave Mixing in a Photonic Crystal Fiber for 6 x 10 Gb/s Wavelength Multicasting of DPSK Signals,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol.19, iss. 15, pp.1166-1168, August 2007.

M. P. Fok and C. Shu, “All-Optical Amplitude Noise Reduction for DPSK Signal Using Pump-Modulated Four-Wave Mixing in a Semiconductor Optical Amplifier,” The 32th European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC 2006), We3.P.72, Cannes, France, September 2006.

M. P. Fok, W. W. Tang, and C. Shu, “Higher Order Repetition Rate Multiplication for Multiwavelength Pulsed Source,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol.18, iss.3, pp.466-468, February 2006.

M. P. Fok, K. L. Lee, and C. Shu, “Waveband-Switchable SOA Ring Laser Constructed with a Phase Modulator Loop Mirror Filter,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol.17, iss.7, pp.1393-1395, July 2005.[/vc_column_text][/trx_accordion_item][/trx_accordion][/trx_section][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][trx_title align=”left” bottom=”huge”]Source Code[/trx_title][vc_column_text]WAVE Lab GitHub: https://github.com/Wave-Lab-UGA[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]