Chun Hong Kang
Research Scientist
Research Interests: GaN, Photonics and optoelectronics
ChunHong.Kang@kaust.edu.sa | Personal Website | Download CV
Introduction
Chun Hong Kang received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). He holds a B.Eng. and M.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS. His current research centered on advancing optoelectronic devices, sub-components, and integrated systems, with a particular focus on their practical applications in optical fiber sensing and optical wireless communication for oil & gas, agriculture, and underwater domains. He has contributed to over 70 publications in peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings and holds multiple US/international patents. Dr. Kang has also received multiple academic awards and recognitions, including the SPIE Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship, Top Cited Paper Award by IOP Publishing, Outstanding Paper Award, and Highly Cited Paper Award by Light: Science & Applications (Nature Publishing Group).
In addition to his research contributions, he also regularly served as the technical reviewer for various peer-reviewed journals from OSA, IEEE, AIP, ACS, IOP & Wiley. He is also a member of IEEE, SPIE and OSA.
Research Interests
Optoelectronics materials and devices
Optical fiber sensing
Optical wireless communication
Selected Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLES
(Invited Perspective) C. H. Kang, Y. Wang, O. Alkhazragi, H. Lu, T. K. Ng, and B. S. Ooi, “Down-converting luminescent optoelectronics and their applications,” APL Photonics 8, 020903 (2023)
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’ Pick)
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)
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" & “Highly Cited Paper Award 2023” by Light: Science & Applications - Nature Publishing Group)
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. Tankimanova*, 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, 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), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 18 - 21 October 2021.
(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.
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 Nanostructures and Nanodevices, UTP
Research Intern, Photonics Laboratory, KAUST
Scientific and Professional Memberships
Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Member of OPTICA
Member of Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
Treasurer of IEEE Photonics Society Western Saudi Arabia Section
Awards
2023: Highly Cited Paper Award by Light: Science & Applications (Nature Publishing Group)
2022: Top Scored Paper in Optical Fiber Communications (OFC) Conference
2021: CEMSE’s Research Excellence Award
2021: SPIE Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship
2020: Outstanding Paper Award 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: Postgraduate Award for Outstanding Project in Material, Process and Product by IEEE Electron Devices Society (EDS) Malaysia Chapter
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
