Lipson, Michal
Associate Professorresearch
research and scholarship focus
- Physics and application of nanoscale photonic structures
- Light confining structures that can slow down, enhance and manipulate light
- Provide the basic building blocks for an all-optical circuit where passive as well as active components could be integrated on a single chip
primary investigator of
- 40GB/S MICRON-SIZE SILICON ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATOR | Research Grant
- CAREER: OVERCOMING THE LIMITATIONS OF MICROELECTRONICS USING SI NANOPHOTONICS: SOLVING THE COUPLING, MODULATION AND SWITCHING CHALLENGES | Research Grant
- CONFINING LIGHT IN THE NM SCALE | Research Grant
- INTEGRATED WAVEGUIDE OPTICAL ISOLATORS | Research Grant
- INTEGRATION OF OPTICAL INTERCONNECT | Research Grant
- MICROELECTRONIC CHIP-DEMONSTRATION OF SILICON ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATOR COMPATIBLE WITH BACK END CMOS PROCESSING | Research Grant
- MICRON-SIZED FIBER WAVEGUIDE COUPLER BASED ON HIGH INDEX CONTRAST MATERIALS | Research Grant
- MURI: SI-BASED LASER | Research Grant
- PHASE II LIDAR PROGRAM | Research Grant
- SILICON PHOTONICS BEYOND 100GHZ | Research Grant
- TRAPPING LIGHT USING SILICON MICRO-RING RESONATORS | Research Grant
- ULTRA-FAST ELECTRO-OPTIC TUNING OF SMALL MODAL VOLUME SILICON CAVITIES: FROM MODULATION TO WAVELENGTH CONVERSION ON CHIP | Research Grant
- US BRAZILLIAN WORKSHOP ON FRONTIERS IN NANOPHOTONICS | Research Grant
co investigator of
- NIRT: ACTIVE NANOPHOTOFLUIDIC SYSTEMS FOR SINGLE MOLECULE/PARICLE ANALYSIS | Research Grant
- PARAMETRIC ULTRA-HIGH BANDWIDTH SILICON-BASED DEVICES AND SYSTEMS | Research Grant
- ULTRAFAST, SINGLE-SHOT OSCILLOSCOPE | Research Grant
research areas
- advanced materials | strategic research area (Engineering)
- nanoscience and nanobiotechnology | research concentration area (AEP)
- optical physics, quantum electronics, and photonics | research concentration area (AEP)
affiliations
faculty appointment in
- Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) | Cornell department
member of graduate field
- Applied Physics | graduate field
- Electrical and Computer Engineering | graduate field
other Cornell affiliations
- Center for Nanoscale Systems (CNS) | research center
- Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) | research center
teaching
teaches
- ECE 3910 - Junior Electrical and Computer Engineering Independent Project (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- ECE 4300 - Lasers and Optoelectronics (MW 02:55:PM-04:10:PM) | fall 2009 class
- ECE 4910 - Senior Electrical and Computer Independent Engineering Project (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- ECE 6930 - Master of Engineering Design I (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- ECE 6970 - Master of Engineering Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- ECE 7910 - Thesis Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- ENGRG 1050 - Engineering Seminar (T 03:35:PM-04:25:PM) | fall 2009 class
- ECE 3920 - Junior Electrical & Computer Engineering Independent Project (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- ECE 4920 - Senior Electrical and Computer Independent Engineering Project (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- ECE 6931 - Master of Engineering Design II (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- ECE 6980 - Master of Engineering Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- ECE 7920 - Thesis Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- ECE 7910 - Thesis Research (TBA -) | fall 2008 class
service
current professional activities
- Topical editor, Optics Letters
background
educational background
- Ph.D. Technion (Israel) 1998
- M.S. Technion (Israel) 1995
professional background
- Postdoctoral associate, Department of Material Science and Engineering at MIT, 1998-2001
- Assistant Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University, 2001
awards and distinctions
- NSF CAREER award, 2004
featured in
- 'Temporal telescope' compresses optical signals | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Eight receive Provost's Award for Distinguished Scholarship | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Michal Lipson elected a fellow of the Optical Society of America | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Researchers develop ultrafast oscilloscope on a chip | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Research Without Boundaries, College of Engineering | magazine
- Small optical force can budge nanoscale objects | Cornell Chronicle feature
- The Harry Potter effect: Cornell researchers experiment with making objects 'invisible' | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Three faculty members invited to National Academy of Engineering symposium | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Using light to move and trap DNA molecules | Cornell Chronicle feature
publications
linked articles
- All-optical switching on a silicon chip. | journal article
- Demonstration of high Raman gain in a submicrometer-size silicon-on-insulator waveguide. | journal article