Faculty

Nowadays liquid crystal displays, light emitting diodes, and optical communica- tions, which are representative examples of photonics, are closely related to everyday life. Thus photonics seems to be ubiquitous or omnipresent. Moreover, it is believed to be essential in developing future technolo- gies such as photonics-aided electronics, quantum computing, extremely sensitive detection of a single molecule, etc. The goal of UP Lab is not only to play a leading role in developing the future technologies but also to make disruptive improvements in the current technologies. We focus on design, realization, and analysis of photonic and plasmonic waveguide devices working at the telecom wavelengths, optical bio/chemi- cal sensors, and mid-infrared devices handling free-space beams.

[Curriculum Vitae]

● 2014 ~ Present: Associate Professor, UNIST
● 2012 ~ 2014: Assistant Professor, UNIST
● 2007 ~ 2011 : Assistant Professor, Sejong University
● 2006 ~ 2007 : Senior Research Engineer, LG Electronics Institute of Technology
● 2005 ~ 2006 : Postdoctoral Research Associate, USC

[Education]

● 2005 : Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, KAIST
● 2000: M.S. in Electrical Engineering, KAIST
● 1998: B.S.(Summa Cum Laude) in Electrical Engineering, KAIST

[Research  Keywords and Topics]

Integrated-optics, Silicon photonics, Plasmonics, Mid-infrared photonics, Graphene photonics

[Publications (selected)]

● IEEE Access, Solid-electrolyte-gated graphene-covered metal-insulator-silicon-insu- lator-metal waveguide with a remarkably large modulation depth, Yonghan Kim and Min-Suk Kwon*, 2019.
● IEEE Photonics Journal, Discussion of the epsilon-near-zero effect of graphene in a horizontal slot waveguide, Min-Suk Kwon, 2014.
● Optics Express, Characterizations of realized metal-insulator-silicon-insulator-metal waveguides and nanochannel fabrication via insulator removal, Min-Suk Kwon*, Jin-Soo Shin, Sang-Yung Shin, and Wan-Gyu Lee, 2012.

[Awards/ Honors/ Memberships]

● Best Paper Award, COOC, 2017~2019
● Best Paper Award, COOC, 2013~2014
● Honor Prize at the 11th Samsung Human Tech Thesis, 2005
● Bronze Prize at the 10th Samsung Human Tech Thesis, 2004
● Scholarship, Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies (KFAS), 2000~2003