Faculty Publications - Ming C. Wu

Articles in journals or magazines

• E. K. Lau, X. Zhao, H. Sung, D. Parekh, C. Chang-Hasnain, and M. C. Wu, "Strong optical injection-locked semiconductor lasers demonstrating > 100-GHz resonance frequencies and 80-GHz intrinsic bandwidths," Opt. Express, vol. 16, no. 9, pp. 6609-6618, 2008.
• J. Tsai, L. Lu, W. Hsu, C. Sun, and M. C. Wu, "Linearization of a two-axis MEMS scanner driven by vertical comb-drive actuators," Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 015015, 2008.
• P. Y. Chiou, A. T. Ohta, A. Jamshidi, H. Y. Hsu, and M. C. Wu, "Light-Actuated AC Electroosmosis for Nanoparticle Manipulation," Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 525-531, June 2008.
• J. K. Valley, A. Jamshidi, A. T. Ohta, H. Y. Hsu, and M. C. Wu, "Operational Regimes and Physics Present in Optoelectronic Tweezers," Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 342-350, April 2008.
• A. Jamshidi, P. J. Pauzauskie, P. J. Schuck, A. T. Ohta, P. Chiou, J. Chou, P. Yang, and M. C. Wu, "Dynamic manipulation and separation of individual semiconducting and metallic nanowires," Nature Photonics, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 86-89, Feb. 2008.
• P. Y. Chiou, Z. H. Chang, and M. C. Wu, "Droplet manipulation with light on optoelectrowetting device," Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 133-138, Feb. 2008.
• E. K. Lau, H. K. Sung, and M. C. Wu, "Frequency Response Enhancement of Optical Injection-Locked Lasers," IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 90-99, Jan. 2008.
• B. Zhang, D. Leuenberger, M. C. M. Lee, A. E. Willner, and M. C. Wu, "Experimental Demonstration of Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation Using a MEMS-Actuated Bandwidth-Tunable Microdisk Resonator Filter," Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE, vol. 19, no. 19, pp. 1508-1510, 2007.
• J. Yao, D. Leuenberger, M. C. Lee, and M. C. Wu, "Silicon microtoroidal resonators with integrated MEMS tunable coupler," IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 202-8, 2007.
• A. T. Ohta, A. Jamshidi, J. K. Valley, H. Y. Hsu, and M. C. Wu, "Optically actuated thermocapillary movement of gas bubbles on an absorbing substrate," Applied Physics Letters, vol. 91, pp. 074103, 2007.
• E. K. Lau, H. Sung, and M. C. Wu, "Scaling of resonance frequency for strong injection-locked lasers," Opt. Lett., vol. 32, no. 23, pp. 3373-3375, 2007.
• A. T. Ohta, P. Y. Chiou, T. H. Han, J. C. Liao, U. Bhardwaj, E. R. B. McCabe, F. Yu, R. Sun, and M. C. Wu, "Dynamic Cell and Microparticle Control via Optoelectronic Tweezers," Microelectromechanical Systems, Journal of, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 491-499, June 2007.
• A. D. Aguirre, P. R. Hertz, Y. Chen, J. G. Fujimoto, W. Piyawattanametha, L. Fan, and M. C. Wu, "Two-axis MEMS scanning catheter for ultrahigh resolution three-dimensional and en face imaging," Optics Express, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 2445-2453, March 2007.
• A. T. Ohta, P. Chiou, H. L. Phan, S. W. Sherwood, J. M. Yang, A. N. K. Lau, H. Hsu, A. Jamshidi, and M. C. Wu, "Invited Paper: Optically controlled cell discrimination and trapping using optoelectronic tweezers," IEEE J. Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 235-243, March 2007.
• M. C. Wu, O. Solgaard, and J. E. Ford, "Invited Paper: Optical MEMS for lightwave communication," J. Lightwave Technology, vol. 24, no. 12, pp. 4433-4454, Dec. 2006.
• J. Tsai and M. C. Wu, "A high port-count wavelength-selective switch using a large scan-angle, high fill-factor, two-axis MEMS scanner array," IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 18, no. 13, pp. 1439-1441, July 2006.
• M. M. Lee and M. C. Wu, "Variable bandwidth of dynamic add-drop filters based on coupling-controlled microdisk resonators," Optics Letters, vol. 31, no. 16, pp. 2444-2446, July 2006.
• M. M. Lee and M. C. Wu, "Tunable coupling regimes of silicon microdisk resonators using MEMS actuators," Optics Express, vol. 14, no. 11, pp. 4703-4712, May 2006.
• M. M. Lee and M. C. Wu, "Thermal annealing in hydrogen for 3-D profile transformation on silicon-on-insulator and sidewall roughness reduction," IEEE/ASME J. Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 338-343, April 2006.
• M. M. Lee, D. Hah, E. K. Lau, H. Toshiyoshi, and M. C. Wu, "MEMS-actuated photonic crystal switches," IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 358-, Jan. 2006.
• J. Tsai and M. C. Wu, "Gimbal-less MEMS two-axis optical scanner array with high fill-factor," IEEE/ASME J. Microelectromechanical Systems, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 1323-1328, Dec. 2005.
• P. Y. Chiou, A. T. Ohta, and M. C. Wu, "Massively parallel manipulation of single cells and microparticles using optical images," Nature, vol. 436, no. 7049, pp. 370-372, July 2005.

Technical Reports

• A. Jamshidi, P. Pauzauskie, A. T. Ohta, P. Chiou, H. Hsu, P. Yang, and M. C. Wu, "Semiconductor Nanowire Manipulation Using Optoelectronic Tweezers," EECS Department, University of California, Berkeley, Tech. Rep. UCB/EECS-2006-116, Sep. 2006.

Patents

• M. C. Wu, H. D. Nguyen, D. Hah, and P. R. Patterson, "MEMS tunable capacitor based on angular vertical comb drives," U.S. Patent 7,085,122. Aug. 2006.
• M. Wu and J. Tsai, "Wavelength-selective 1.times.N2 switches with two-dimensional input-output fiber arrays," U.S. Patent 7,072,539. July 2006.
• R. N. Schwartz, M. Wu, T. Hsu, A. E. Schmitz, R. Y. Loo, J. H. Schaffner, and G. L. Tangonan, "Stress bimorph MEMS switches and methods of making same," U.S. Patent 7,053,737. May 2006.
• R. N. Schwartz, M. Wu, T. Hsu, A. E. Schmitz, R. Y. Loo, J. H. Schaffner, and G. L. Tangonan, "Stress bimorph MEMS switches and methods of making same," U.S. Patent Application. April 2006.
• P. Y. Chiou and M. C. Wu, "Systems and methods for optical actuation of microfluidics based on opto-electrowetting," U.S. Patent 6,958,132. Oct. 2005.
• M. Wu, "Compact wavelength-selective optical crossconnect," U.S. Patent Application. Feb. 2005.
• T. Jung, K. Liou, H. Sung, D. Tishinin, W. T. Tsang, and M. C. Wu, "Semiconductor injection locked lasers and method," U.S. Patent Application. May 2004.
• Y. Tai, M. Liger, M. Wu, and J. Tsai, "Apparatus and method for sensing electromagnetic radiation using a tunable device," U.S. Patent Application. April 2004.
• M. C. Wu, L. Fan, and A. Husain, "Micromachined optomechanical switches," U.S. Patent 6,526,198. Feb. 2003.
• M. Wu, L. Fan, and A. Husain, "Micromachined optomechanical switches," U.S. Patent 6,498,870. Dec. 2002.
• M. C. Wu and J. Shen, "Method and apparatus for mode locking of external cavity semiconductor lasers with saturable Bragg reflectors," U.S. Patent 6,449,301. Sep. 2002.
• M. C. Wu and L. Lin, "Free-space integrated micro-pickup head for optical data storage and a micro-optical bench," U.S. Patent 5,646,928. July 1997.
• M. Wu and T. Itoh, "Highly efficient, ultrafast optical-to-electrical converter and method of operating the same," U.S. Patent 5,572,014. Nov. 1996.
• Y. Chen, M. Hong, J. P. Mannaerts, and M. Wu, "Method of making an article comprising a periodic heteroepitaxial semiconductor structure," U.S. Patent 5,213,995. May 1993.
• Y. Chen, M. Hong, and M. Wu, "Method of making a semiconductor laser," U.S. Patent 5,208,183. May 1993.
• Y. Chen, M. A. Chin, J. Kuo, A. M. Sergent, and M. Wu, "Article comprising a strained layer quantum well laser," U.S. Patent 5,212,704. May 1993.
• W. Tsang and M. Wu, "Circuit including bistable, bipolar transistor," U.S. Patent 5,153,693. Oct. 1992.
• Y. Chen, M. Hong, and M. Wu, "Apparatus comprising a laser adapted for emission of single mode radiation having low transverse divergence," U.S. Patent 5,088,099. Feb. 1992.
• Y. Chen and M. Wu, "Apparatus comprising optical pulse-generating means," U.S. Patent 5,040,183. Aug. 1991.