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Chun Hong Kang

Postdoctoral Research Fellows

Introduction

Chun Hong Kang obtained his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Prior to joining KAUST, he obtained his B.Eng. and M.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS. His current research focuses on the development of optoelectronics devices and systems for their eventual applications in optical-based sensing and wireless communication. He has over 50 authored/co-authored publications in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings.

Contributing to the scientific community, he also regularly served as the technical reviewer for various OSA, IEEE, AIP, ACS, IOP & Wiley's journals (e.g., Applied Physics Letters, IEEE Photonics Journal, Optics Express, Optics Letters, Optical Materials Express and Applied Optics). He is also a member of IEEE, SPIE and OSA.​

Research Interests

  • Optoelectronics materials and devices
  • Luminescent materials
  • Optical-based sensing and wireless communication

Selected Publications

​​JOURNAL ARTICLES
  • C. H. Kang, O. Alkhazragi, L. Sinatra, S. Alshaibani, Y. Wang, K.-H. Li, M. Kong, M. Lutfullin, O. M. Bakr, T. K. Ng, and B. S. Ooi, “All-inorganic halide-perovskite polymer-fiber-photodetector for high-speed optical wireless communication,” Optics Express 30(6), 9823-9840 (2022). (*Selected as an Editors’ Picks)​
  • C. H. Kang, I. Dursun, G. Liu, L. Sinatra, X. Sun, M. Kong, J. Pan, P. Maity, E.-N. Ooi, T. K. Ng, O. F. Mohammed, O. M. Bakr, and B. S. Ooi, “High-speed color-converting photodetector with all-inorganic CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals for ultraviolet light communication,” Light: Science & Applications 8, 94 (2019). (*Selected for "Outstanding Paper Award in 2020" by Light: Science & Applications - Nature Publishing Group)
  • C. H. Kang, G. Liu, C. Lee, O. Alkhazragi, J. M. Wagstaff, K.-H. Li, F. Alhawaj, T. K. Ng, J. S. Speck, S. Nakamura, S. P. DenBaars, and B. S. Ooi, “Semipolar (2021) InGaN/GaN micro-photodetector for gigabit-per-second visible light communication,” Applied Physics Express 13, 0141001 (2020). (*Selected for "Top Cited Paper Award (Saudi Arabia) in 2020" by IOP Publishing)
  • O. Alkhazragi, C. H. Kang, M. Kong, G. Liu, C. Lee, K.-H. Li, H. Zhang, J. M. Wagstaff, F. Alhawaj, T. K. Ng, J. S. Speck, S. Nakamura, S. P. DenBaars, and B. S. Ooi, “7.4-Gbit/s visible-light communication utilizing wavelength-selective semipolar micro-photodetector,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters 32(13), 767-770 (2020).
  • C. H. Kang, A. Trichili, O. Alkhazragi, H. Zhang, R. C. Subedi, Y. Guo, S. Mitra, C. Shen, I. S. Roqan, T. K. Ng, M.-S. Alouini, and B. S. Ooi, “Ultraviolet-to-blue color-converting scintillating-fibers photoreceiver for 375-nm laser-based underwater wireless optical communication,” Optics Express 27(21), 30450-30461 (2019).
  • C. H. Kang, C. Shen, M. S. M. Saheed, N. M. Mohamed, T. K. Ng, B. S. Ooi and Z. A. Burhanudin, “Carbon nanotube-graphene composite film as transparent conductive electrode for GaN-based light-emitting diodes,” Applied Physics Letters 109, 081902 (2016).
  • K.-H. Li*, C. H. Kang*, J.-H. Min, N. Alfaraj, J.-W. Liang, L. Braic, Z. Guo, M. N. Hedhili, T. K. Ng, and B. S. Ooi, “Single-crystalline all-oxide α–γ–β heterostructures for deep-ultraviolet photodetection,” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 12(48), 53932–53941 (2020). (*Equal contributing authors)
  • A. T​ankimanova*, C. H.Kang*, O. Alkhazragi*, H. Tang*, M. Kong, L. Sinatra, M. Lutfullin, D. Li, S. Ding, B. Xu, O. M. Bakr, K. Wang, X. Sun, T. K. Ng, and B. S. Ooi, "Colloidol PbS quantum dots for visible-to-near-infrared optical-internet-of-things," IEEE Photonics Journal 13(2), 7901011 (2021). (*Equal contributing authors)
  • (Invited review) T. K. Ng*, J. A. Holguin-Lerma*, C. H. Kang*, I. Ashry, H. Zhang, G. Bucci, and B. S. Ooi, “Group-III-nitride and halide-perovskite semiconductor gain media for amplified spontaneous emission and lasing applications,” Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 54(14), 143001 (2021). (*Equal contributing authors)
  • (Invited review) M. Kong, C. H. Kang, O. Alkhazragi, X. Sun, Y. Guo, M. Sait, J. A. Holguin-Lerma, T. K. Ng, and B. S. Ooi, “A survey on energy-autonomous solar cell receivers for satellite-air-ground-ocean optical wireless communication,” Progress in Quantum Electronics 74, 100300 (2020).
  • (Invited review) X. Sun, C. H. Kang, M. Kong, O. Alkhazragi, Y. Guo, M. Ouhssain, Y. Weng, B. H. Jones, T. K. Ng, and B. S. Ooi, “A review on practical considerations and solutions in underwater wireless optical communication,” Journal of Lightwave Technology 38(2), 421-431 (2020).

 

 CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

  • (Top-scored Paper) C. H. Kang, O. Alkhazragi, L. Sinatra, S. Alshaibani, Y. Wang, K.-H. Li, M. Kong, M. Lutfullin, O. M. Bakr, T. K. Ng, and B. S. Ooi, “Wide-field-of-view perovskite quantum-dots fibers array for easing pointing, acquisition and tracking in underwater wireless optical communication,” in Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2022, San Diego, California, USA, 6 – 10 March 2022.​​
  • (Post-deadline paper) C. H. Kang, I. Dursun, G. Liu, L. Sinatra, X. Sun, M. Kong, J. Pan, P. Maity, E.-N. Ooi, T. K. Ng, O. F. Mohammed, O. M. Bakr, and B. S. Ooi, “High-speed ultraviolet-C photodetector based on frequency down-converting CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals on silicon platform,” in IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC), San Antonio, Texas, USA, 29 September-3 October 2019.
  • (Post-deadline paper) C.H. Kang, O. Alkhazragi, L. Sinatra, S. Alshaibani, K.-H. Li, M. Kong, M. Lutfullin, O. M. Bakr, T. K. Ng, and B. S. Ooi, "All-inorganic halide-perovskite-polymer luminescent fibers for high-bitrate ultraviolet free-space optical communication," in IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC), all-virtual, 18 - 21 October 2021.
  • C. H. Kang, G. Liu, C. Lee, O. Alkhazragi, J. M. Wagstaff, K.-H. Li, F. Alhawaj, T. K. Ng, J. S. Speck, S. Nakamura, S. P. DenBaars, and B. S. Ooi, “1.5-Gbit/s filter-free optical communication link based on wavelength-selective semipolar (20-21) InGaN/GaN micro-photodetector,” in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), San Jose, USA, 10-15 May 2020.

Education

2017 – 2021: Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, KAUST, Saudi Arabia
2015 - 2017: M.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia
2010 - 2014: B.Eng. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia

Professional Profile

  • ​Graduate Researcher and Teaching Assistant, Center of Innovative Nan​ostructures and Nanodevices, UTP
  • Research Intern, Photonics Laboratory, KAUST

Scientific and Professional Memberships

  • Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • Member of OPTICA (formerly known as OSA)
  • Member of Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
  • Graduate Engineer of Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM)​

Awards

2021: CEMSE’s Research Excellence Award
2021: SPIE Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship 
2020: Outstanding Paper Award in 2020 by Light: Science & Applications (Nature Publishing Group)
2020: Top Cited Paper Award (Saudi Arabia) by IOP Publishing
2020: Outstanding Reviewer Award by Semiconductor Science and Technology (IOP Publishing)
2017: KAUST Fellowship for Graduate Studies
2017: Postgraduate Award for Outstanding Project in Material, Process and Product by IEEE Electron Devices Society (EDS) Malaysia Chapter
2015: MyBrain15 Scholarship for Graduates Studies by Malaysia's Ministry of Higher Education
2014: Innovation Award by IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS) Malaysia Chapter​

KAUST Affiliations

​Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE), Electrical and Computer Engineering​