Publications – Hybrid Nanoscale Systems Research Group

Preprints

Z Xi, HH Lu, J Ji, BR Srijanto, II Kravchenko, Y Zhu, L Shao, “Injection locking of surface acoustic wave phononic crystal oscillator,” arXiv:2504.18679 (2025).

2025

J. Ji, Z. Xi, J. G. Thomas, B. R. Srijanto, I. I. Kravchenko, P. Baikadi, M. Sun, W. G. Vandenberghe, M. Jin, Y. Zhu, W. Xiong, and L. Shao, “Synthetic-domain computing and neural networks using lithium niobate integrated nonlinear phononics“, Nature Electronics 8, 698 (2025). Full Text link
X. Yang, Z. Yang, M. Porter, L. Shao, and Y. Zhang, “First Characterization of Si IGBT SiC MOSFET, and GaN HEMT at Deep Cryogenic Temperatures down to 10 Millikelvins,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, (2025).
X. Yang, L. Jin, M. Porter, H. Cui, Z. Yang, H. Gong, H. Wang, L. Shao, and Y. Zhang, “First Demonstration of Optically-Controlled 650 V Power GaN HEMT with Ultrafast Switching Speed,” in 2025 37th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs (ISPSD) (2025).
Y. Guo, Y. Qin, M. Porter, Z. Yang, M. Xiao, Y. Wang, D. Popa, L. Efthymiou, C. Cheng, K. Cheng, I. Kravchenko, L. Shao, F. Udrea, Y. Zhang, “10 kV E-mode GaN HEMT: Physics for breakdown voltage upscaling,” Applied Physics Letters 127, 042102 (2025)
Z Xi, Z Cen, D Wang, JG Thomas, BR Srijanto, II Kravchenko, J Zuo, H Liu, J Ji, Y Zhu, Y Yao, L Shao, “Room-temperature mid-infrared detection using metasurface-absorber-integrated phononic crystal oscillator,” Laser & Photonics Reviews (2025). Open Access
J. G. Thomas, Z. Xi, J. Ji, G. Shi, B. R. Srijanto, I. I. Kravchenko, Y. Yao, L. Shao, and Y. Zhu, “Spectral interferometry-based microwave-frequency vibrometry for integrated acoustic wave devices,” Optica 12, 935-944 (2025). Open Access
Q. Lin, S. Fang, Y. Yu, Z. Xi, L. Shao, B. Li, and M. Li, “Optical multi-beam steering and communication using integrated acousto-optics arrays,” Nature Communications 16, 4501 (2025) arXiv preprint 2409.16511 (2024). Open Access
Y. Guo, Y. Qin, M. Xiao, M. Porter, Q. Song, D. Popa, L. Efthymiou, K. Cheng, I. Kravchenko, L. Shao, H. Wang, F. Udrea, and Y. Zhang, “Enhancement-mode GaN Monolithic Bidirectional Switch with Breakdown Voltage over 3.3 kV“, IEEE Electron Device Letters, (2025).
Z. Xi, J. G. Thomas, J. Ji, D. Wang, Z. Cen, I. I. Kravchenko, B. R. Srijanto, Y. Yao, Y. Zhu, and L. Shao “Low-phase-noise surface-acoustic-wave oscillator using an edge mode of a phononic band gap,” Physical Review Applied 23 (2), 024054 (2025). [OPEN ACCESS]
arXiv preprint 2409.03162 .
X. Yang, M. Porter, Z. Yang, Z. Xi, L. Jin, L. Zhu, L. Shao, and Y. Zhang, “First Characterization of GaN Power Device and IC at Deep Cryogenic Temperatures down to 100 mK,” in 2025 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 1020 (2025).
X. Yang, G. Shi, L. Jin, Y. Qin, M. Porter, C. W. Chang, X. Jia, D. Dong, L. Shao, and Y. Zhang, “Optically-Controlled 3.3 kV SiC MOSFET with Fast Switching Speed and Low Optical Power,” in 2025 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 1564 (2025).

2024

X. Yang, M. Porter, Z. Yang, Z. Xi, Q. Li, L. Shao, and Y. Zhang, “First Characterization of Si, SiC and GaN Power Deivces at Deep Cryogenic Temperatures Down to 0.1 K,” in 2024 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM)(2024).
X. Yang, G. Shi, L. Jin, Y. Qin, M. Porter, X. Jia, D. Dong, L. Shao, and Y. Zhang, “Ultrafast Optically Controlled Power Switch: A General Design and Demonstration With 3.3 kV SiC MOSFET,” IEEE Trans. Electron Devices 71, 8025-8030 (2024). [OPEN ACCESS]
L. Shao, J. G. Thomas, B. R. Srijanto, K. C. Lester, I. I. Kravchenko, and Y. Zhu, “Electro-optic Analog-to-Digital Converter Using Spectral Interferometry,” in CLEO 2024(Optica Publishing Group, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2024), p. SW3R.8.
M. Colangelo, D. Zhu, L. Shao, J. Holzgrafe, E. K Batson, B. Desiatov, O. Medeiros, M. Yeung, M. Loncar, and K. K Berggren, “Molybdenum Silicide Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors on Lithium Niobate Waveguides” ACS Photonics 11, 356–361 (2024).
S. W. Ding, B. Pingault, L. Shao, N. Sinclair, B. Machielse, C. Chia, S. Maity, and M. Lončar, “Integrated Phononic Waveguides in Diamond,” Physical Review Applied 21, 014034 (2024).
arXiv preprint 2309.08764 (2023). https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.08764v1

2023

M. Yu, R. Cheng, C. Reimer, L. He, K. Luke, E. Puma, L. Shao, A. Shams-Ansari, X. Ren, H. R. Grant, L. Johansson, M. Zhang, and M. Lončar, “Integrated electro-optic isolator on thin-film lithium niobate,” Nature Photonics 17, 666-671 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-023-01227-8

2022

L. Shao, S. W. Ding, Y. Ma, Y. Zhang, N. Sinclair, and M. Loncar, “Thermal Modulation of Gigahertz Surface Acoustic Waves on Lithium Niobate,” Physical Review Applied 18 (5), 054078 (2022).
M. Yu, D. Barton III, R. Cheng, C. Reimer, P. Kharel, L. He, L. Shao, D. Zhu, Y. Hu, H. R Grant, L. Johansson, Y. Okawachi, A. L Gaeta, M. Zhang, M. Lončar, “Integrated femtosecond pulse generator on thin-film lithium niobate,” Nature 612, 252-258 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05345-1
D. Zhu, C. Chen, M. Yu, L. Shao, Y. Hu, C. J. Xin, M. Yeh, S. Ghosh, L. He, C. Reimer, N. Sinclair, F. N. C. Wong, M. Zhang, and M. Lončar, “Spectral control of nonclassical light using an integrated thin-film lithium niobate modulator,” Light: Science & Applications 11, 327 (2022).
L. Shao, D. Zhu, M. Colangelo, D. H. Lee, N. Sinclair, Y. Hu, P. T. Rakich, K. Lai, K. K. Berggren, and M. Lončar, “Electrical control of surface acoustic waves,” Nature Electronics 5, 348–355 (2022). [full text available]
Y. Zhang, L. Shao, J. Yang, Z. Chen, K. Zhang, K.-M. Shum, D. Zhu, C. H. Chan, M. Lončar, and C. Wang, “Systematic investigation of millimeter-wave optic modulation performance in thin-film lithium niobate,” Photonics Research 10, 2380-2387 (2022)
X. Guo, L. Shao, L. He, K. Luke, J. Morgan, K. Sun, J. Gao, T.-C. Tzu, Y. Shen, D. Chen, B. Guo, F. Yu, Q. Yu, M. Jafari, M. Lončar, M. Zhang, and A. Beling, “High-performance modified uni-traveling carrier photodiode integrated on thin-film lithium niobate platform”, Photonics Research 10, 1338-1343, (2022).
J. Beller, L. Shao. “Acousto-optic modulators integrated on-chip,” Light: Science & Applications 11, 240 (2022). News&Views
Y. Hu, M. Yu, B. Buscaino, N. Sinclair, D. Zhu, R. Cheng, A. Shams-Ansari, L. Shao, M. Zhang, J. M. Kahn, and M. Lončar, “High-efficiency and broadband on-chip electro-optic frequency comb generators,” Nature Photonics 16, 679-685 (2022).
S. Maity, B. Pingault, G. Joe, M. Chalupnik, D. Assumpção, E. Cornell, L. Shao, and M. Lončar, “Mechanical Control of a Single Nuclear Spin,” Physical Review X 12, 011056 (2022).
A. Shams-Ansari, D. Renaud, R. Cheng, L. Shao, L. He, D. Zhu, M. Yu, H. R. Grant, L. Johansson, M. Zhang, and M. Lončar, “Electrically pumped laser transmitter integrated on thin-film lithium niobate,” Optica 9, 408 (2022).

2021

Y. Hu, M. Yu, D. Zhu, N. Sinclair, A. Shams-Ansari, L. Shao, J. Holzgrafe, E. Puma, M. Zhang, and M. Lončar, “On-chip electro-optic frequency shifters and beam splitters,” Nature 599, 587-593 (2021).
D. Zhu, L. Shao, M. Yu, R. Cheng, B. Desiatov, C. J. Xin, Y. Hu, J. Holzgrafe, S. Ghosh, A. Shams-Ansari, E. Puma, N. Sinclair, C. Reimer, M. Zhang, and M. Lončar, “Integrated photonics on thin-film lithium niobate,” Advances in Optics and Photonics, 13, 242-352 (2021).

2020

L. Shao, W. Mao, S. Maity, N. Sinclair, Y. Hu, L. Yang, and M. Lončar, “Nonreciprocal Transmission of Microwave Acoustic Waves in Nonlinear Parity-Time-Symmetric Resonators,” Nature Electronics 3, 267-272 (2020).
L. Shao, N. Sinclair, J. Leatham, Y. Hu, M. Yu, T. Turpin, D. Crowe, and M. Loncar, “Integrated microwave acousto-optic frequency shifter on thin-film lithium niobate,” Opt. Express 28, 23728-23738 (2020).
S. Maity, L. Shao, S. Bogdanović, S. Meesala, Y.-I. Sohn, N. Sinclair, B. Pingault, M. Chalupnik, C. Chia, L. Zheng, K. Lai, and M. Lončar, “Coherent Acoustic Control of a Single Silicon Vacancy Spin in Diamond,” Nature Communications 11, 193 (2020).
L. Zheng, L. Shao, M. Loncar, and K. Lai, “Imaging Acoustic Waves by Microwave Microscopy: Microwave Impedance Microscopy for Visualizing Gigahertz Acoustic Waves,” IEEE Microwave Magazine 21, 60-71 (2020).
G. Scuri, T. Andersen, Y. Zhou, D. Wild, J. Sung, R. Gelly, D. Bérubé, H. Heo, L. Shao, A. Joe, A. Valdivia, T. Taniguchi, K. Watanabe, M. Lončar, P. Kim, M. Lukin, H. Park, “Electrically Tunable Valley Dynamics in Twisted WSe2/WSe2 Bilayers” Physical Review Letters 124, 217403 (2020).

2019 and before

L. Shao, M. Yu, S. Maity, N. Sinclair, L. Zheng, C. Chia, A. Shams-Ansari, C. Wang, M. Zhang, K. Lai, and M. Loncar, “Microwave-to-optical conversion using lithium niobate thin film acoustic resonators,” Optica 6, 1498-1505 (2019).
L. Shao, S. Maity, L. Zheng, L. Wu, A. Shams-Ansari, Y.-I. Sohn, E. Puma, M. N. Gadalla, M. Zhang, C. Wang, E. Hu, K. Lai, and M. Lončar, “Phononic Band Structure Engineering for High-Q Gigahertz Surface Acoustic Wave Resonators on Lithium Niobate,” Physical Review Applied 12, 014022 (2019).
B. Machielse, S. Bogdanovic, S. Meesala, S. Gauthier, M. J. Burek, G. Joe, M. Chalupnik, Y. I. Sohn, J. Holzgrafe, R. E. Evans, C. Chia, H. Atikian, M. K. Bhaskar, D. D. Sukachev, L. Shao, S. Maity, M. D. Lukin, and M. Lončar, “Quantum Interference of Electromechanically Stabilized Emitters in Nanophotonic Devices,” Physical Review X 9, 031022 (2019).
T. Ren, M. Zhang, C. Wang, L. Shao, C. Reimer, Y. Zhang, O. King, R. Esman, T. Cullen, and M. Loncar, “An Integrated Low-Voltage Broadband Lithium Niobate Phase Modulator”, IEEE Photonics Technol. Lett. 31, 889 (2019).
S. D. Subedi, V. V. Fedorov, J. Peppers, D. V. Martyshkin, S. B. Mirov, L. Shao, and M. Loncar, “Laser spectroscopic characterization of negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy (NV−) centers in diamond”, Optical Materials Express 9, 2076 (2019).
S. Maity, L. Shao, Y.-I. Sohn, S. Meesala, B. Machielse, E. Bielejec, M. Markham, M. Lončar, “Spectral alignment of single-photon emitters in diamond using strain gradient,” Physical Review Applied 10, 024050 (2018).
L. Zhang, M. Wei, L. Shao, M. Li, W. Dai, Y. Cui, Z. Li, C. Zhang, and W. Wang, “Enhanced parylene-C fluorescence as a visual marker for neuronal electrophysiology applications,” Lab on a chip 18, 3539 (2018).
S. Meesala, Y.-I. Sohn, B. Pingault, L. Shao and H. Atikian, J. Holzgrafe, et al., M. Loncar, “Strain engineering of the silicon-vacancy center in diamond,” Physical Review B 97, 205444 (2018).
X. Jiang, L. Shao, S.-X. Zhang, X. Yi, J. Wiersig, L. Wang, Q. Gong, M. Lončar, L. Yang, and Y.-F. Xiao, “Chaos-assisted broadband momentum transformation in optical microresonators,” Science 358, 344-347 (2017).
L. Shao, R. Liu, M. Zhang, A. V Shneidman, X. Audier, M. Markham, H. Dhillon, D. J Twitchen, Y.‐F. Xiao, and M. Lončar, “Wide-Field Optical Microscopy of Microwave Fields Using Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers in Diamonds,” Advanced Optical Materials 4, 1075-1080 (2016).
L. Shao, M. Zhang, M. Markham, A. M. Edmonds, and M Lončar, “Diamond Radio Receiver: Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers as Fluorescent Transducers of Microwave Signals” Physical Review Applied 6, 064008 (2016).
L. Shao, M. Zheng, and W. Wang, “Doping electrolyte by charged nanoparticles,” Applied Physics Letters 106, 093105 (2015).
Y. Hu, L. Shao, S. Arnold, Y.-C. Liu, C.-Y. Ma, and Y.-F. Xiao, “Mode broadening induced by nanoparticles in an optical whispering-gallery microcavity,” Physical Review A 90, 043847 (2014).
L. Shao, X.-F. Jiang, X.-C. Yu, B.-B. Li, W. R. Clements, F. Vollmer, W. Wang, Y.-F. Xiao, and Q. Gong, “Detection of single nanoparticles and Lentiviruses using microcavity resonance broadening,” Advanced Materials 25, 5616-5620 (2013).
L. Shao, L. Wang, W. Xiong, X.-F. Jiang, Q.-F. Yang and Y.-F. Xiao, “Ultrahigh-Q, largely deformed microcavities coupled by a free-space laser beam,” Applied Physics Letters 103, 121102 (2013).
X.-F. Jiang, Y.-F. Xiao, Q.-F. Yang, L. Shao, W. Clements, and Q. Gong, “Free-space coupled, ultralow-threshold Raman lasing from a silica microcavity,” Applied Physics Letters 103, 101102 (2013).
Q.-F. Yang, X.-F. Jiang, Y.-L. Cui, L. Shao, and Y.-F. Xiao, “Dynamical tunneling-assisted coupling of high-Q deformed microcavities using a free-space beam,” Physical Review A 88, 023810 (2013).