Matt Sysak

Email:

msysak [at] yahoo [dot] com

Department:

ECE Department

Room Number:

2221D

Building:

Engr. Science Bldg.

Office Phone Number:

(805) 893-4235

Fax Number:

(805) 893-7990

Matthew Sysak was born in Smithtown NY in 1976. He received a B.S. degree from The Pennsylvania State University in chemical engineering in 1998, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California Santa Barbara in 2001 and 2005 respectively.

Matthew currently works in the Photonics Technology Labs at Intel Corporation where his interests include III-V and silicon integration for novel optoelectronic devices.

He is a member of is a member of the IEEE, and The Optical Society of America (OSA).

Publications

Journal

"Silicon fab-compatible contacts to n-InP and p-InGaAs for photonic applications," S. R. Jain, M. N. Sysak, M. Swaidan, and J. E. Bowers, Applied Physics Letters, 100, 201103 (2012), May 14, (2012)
"Integrated Hybrid Silicon Transmitter," S. R. Jain, Y. Tang, H-W. Chen, M. N. Sysak, J. E. Bowers, Journal of Lightwave technology, Vol. 30, no. 1, (invited), January 1, (2012)
"Integrated hybrid silicon DFB laser-EAM array using quantum well intermixing," S. R. Jain, M. N. Sysak, G. Kurczveil, J.E. Bowers, Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 14, pp. 13692-13699 (2011), June 30, (2011)
"Device and Integration Technology for Silicon Photonic Transmitters ," Hyundai Park ; Sysak, M.N. ; Hui-Wen Chen ; Fang, A.W. ; Di Liang ; Ling Liao ; Koch, B.R. ; Bovington, J. ; Yongbo Tang ; Wong, K. ; Jacob-Mitos, M. ; Jones, R. ; Bowers, J.E., IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, Volme 17, Index 3, (invited), March 3, (2011)
"Hybrid Silicon Photonics for Optical Interconnects," M. J. R. Heck, H.-W. Chen, A. W. Fang, B. R. Koch, D. Liang, H. Park, M. N. Sysak, J. E. Bowers, Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, DOI 10.1109/JSTQE.2010.2051798 (forthcoming), April 29, (2010)
"Dynamic Characterization of Distortion in Hybrid Silicon Evanescent Phase Modulators," N. Nunoya, A. Ramaswamy, H.-W. Chen, M. N. Sysak and J. E. Bowers, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Vol. 21 no. 13, pp. 833-35, July 1, (2009)
"Hybrid silicon evanescent approach to optical interconnects," D. Liang, A. W. Fang, H.-W. Chen, M. N. Sysak, B. R. Koch, E. Lively, O. Raday, Y.-H. Kuo, R. Jones, J. E. Bowers, Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing, invited, February 19, (2009)
"Photonic Integration on Hybrid Silicon Evanescent Device Platform," H. Park, A. W. Fang, D. Liang, Y.-H. Kuo, H.-H. Chang, B. R. Koch, H.-W. Chen, M. N. Sysak, R. Jones, and J. E. Bowers, Advances in Optical Technologies, Article ID 682978,, March 1, (2008)
"Experimental and theoretical thermal analysis of a Hybrid Silicon Evanescent Laser," M. N. Sysak, H. Park, A. W. Fang, J. E. Bowers, R. Jones, O. Cohen, O. Raday, and M. Paniccia, Optics Express, Vol., 15 No. 23 Pg: 15041-15046, November 1, (2007)
"1310nm silicon evanescent laser," H.-H. Chang, A. W. Fang, M. N. Sysak, H. Park, R. Jones, O. Cohen, O. Raday, M. J. Paniccia, and J. E. Bowers, Optics Express, Opt. Express 15, 11466-11471 (2007), August 24, (2007)
"Hybrid Si evanescent devices," A. W. Fang, H. Park, Y.-H. Kuo, R. Jones, O. Cohen, D. Liang, O. Raday, M. N. Sysak, M. J. Paniccia, and J. E. Bowers, Materials Today, VOLUME 10, NUMBER 7-8, July 1, (2007)
"A hybrid AlGaInAs-silicon evanescent waveguide photodetector," H. Park, A. W. Fang, R. Jones, O. Cohen, O. Raday, M. N. Sysak, M. J. Paniccia, and J. E. Bowers, Optics Express, Vol. 15, Issue 10, pp. 6044-6052, May 2, (2007)
"A Dynamic Measurement Technique for Third Order Distortion in Optical Phase Modulators," M. N. Sysak, L. A. Johannson, J. Klamkin, L. A. Coldren, J. E. Bowers, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 19, no.3, pp.170-172, February 1, (2007)
"Broadband Return to Zero (RZ) Signal Regeneration and Wavelength Conversion Using a Monolithically Integrated, Photocurrent Driven Wavelength Converter," M. N. Sysak, L. A. Johannson, J. W. Raring, H. N. Poulsen, D. J. Blumenthal, L. A. Coldren, IEE Electronics Letters, Vol. 42, no. 25, December 1, (2006)
"Extinction ratio regeneration, signal re-amplification (2R), and broadband wavelength switching using a monolithically integrated photocurrent driven wavelength converter," M. N. Sysak, J. W. Raring, J. S. Barton, H. N. Poulsen, D. J. Blumenthal, L. A. Coldren, Optics Express, Vol. 14, No. 23, pp. 11348-11353, November 13, (2006)
"Optical 2R and 3R Signal Regeneration in Combination with Dynamic Wavelength Switching Using a Monolithically Integrated, Widely Tunable Photocurrent Driven Wavelength Converter," M. N. Sysak, J. W. Raring, L. Johansson, H. N. Poulsen, J. S. Barton, D. J. Blumenthal, L. A. Coldren, European Conference on Optical Communications (Invited), Th3.4.1, September 28, (2006)
"Monolithically Integrated, Sampled Grating DBR Laser Transmitter with Asymmetric Quantum Well Electroabsorption Modulator," M. N. Sysak, J. W. Raring, G. P. Morrison, D. J. Blumenthal, L. A. Coldren, International Semiconductor Laser Conference, TuB6, September 18, (2006)
"40-Gb/s Series-Push-Pull Mach–Zehnder Transmitter on a Dual-Quantum-Well Integration Platform," A. Tauke-Pedretti, M. N. Sysak, J. S. Barton, L. A. Johansson, J. W. Raring, L.A. Coldren, Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 18, no. 18, pp. 1922 - 1924, September 15, (2006)
"Single-Chip 40Gb/s Widely-Tunable Transceivers with Integrated SG-DBR Laser, QW EAM, UTC Photodiode, and Low Confinement SOA," J. W. Raring, L. A. Johansson, E. J. Skogen, M. N. Sysak, H. N. Poulsen, S. P. DenBaars, L. A. Coldren, International Semiconductor Laser Conference, TuA1, September 15, (2006)
"A Single Regrowth Integration Platform for Photonic Circuits Incorporating Tunable SGDBR Lasers and Quantum Well EAMs," M. N. Sysak, J. W. Raring, J. S. Barton, M. Dummer, D. J. Blumenthal, L. A. Coldren, Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 18, no. 15, pp. 1630-1632, August 15, (2006)
"40 Gbit/s photonic receivers integrating UTC photodiodes with high- and low-confinement SOAs using quantum well intermixing and MOCVD regrowth," J. W. Raring, L. A. Johansson, E. J. Skogen, M. N. Sysak, H. N. Poulsen, S. P. DenBaars, L. A. Coldren, IEE Electronics Letters, vol. 42, no. 16, pp. 942 - 943, August 3, (2006)
"A Quantum Well EAM-SGDBR Widely Tunable Transmitter Fabricated in a Novel Dual-Quantum-Well Integration Platform," M. N. Sysak, J. W. Raring, D. J. Blumenthal, L. A. Coldren, Device Research Conference, IIA-2, June 25, (2006)
"Widely Tunable Single-Chip Transceiver for 10 Gb/s Wavelength Conversion," M. M. Dummer, M. N. Sysak, J.W. Raring, A. Tauke-Pedretti, and L. A. Coldren, Device Research Conference, II.A-3, June 25, (2006)
"Single-Chip, Widely-Tunable 10 Gbps Photocurrent-Driven Wavelength Converter Incorporating a Monolithically Integrated Laser Transmitter and Optical Receiver," M. N. Sysak, J. W. Raring, J. S. Barton, M. Dummer, A. Tauke-Pedretti, H. N. Poulsen, D. J. Blumenthal, and L. A. Coldren, IEE Electronics Letters, Vol. 42, no. 11, pp 657-658, May 15, (2006)
"Improved Functionality and Performance in Photonic Integrated Circuits," L. A. Coldren, J. W. Raring, J. S. Barton, M. N. Sysak, and L. A. Johansson, Proceedings IPRM (Invited Plenary), PLE1, May 7, (2006)
"10 Gb/s Photocurrent Driven, Electroaborption Modulator Based Wavelength Converter with Monolithically Integrated Widely Tunable SGDBR Laser and Optical Receiver," M. N. Sysak, J. W. Raring, J. S. Barton, M. Dummer, A. Tauke-Pedretti, H. N. Poulsen, D. J. Blumenthal, L. A. Coldren, Integrated Photonics Research and Applications, ITuC5, April 15, (2006)
"Low Drive Voltage, Negative Chirp 40 Gb/s EA Modulator/Widely-Tunable Laser Transmitter, Using Quantum-Well-Intermixing," J.W. Raring, L.A. Johansson, E.J. Skogen, M. N. Sysak, H.N. Poulsen, S.P. DenBaars, and L.A. Coldren, Optical Fiber Communications Conference - Postdeadline, PDP26, March 15, (2006)
"Advanced Integration Schemes for High-Functionality/High-Performance Photonic Integrated Circuits," J. W. Raring, M. N. Sysak, A. Tauke-Pedretti, M. Dummer, E. J. Skogen, J. S. Barton, S. P. Denbaars, L. A. Coldren, Proceedings SPIE, paper no. 6126 -19, January 21, (2006)
"Widely Tunable Negative-Chirp SG-DBR Laser/EA-Modulated Transmitter," J. W. Raring, E .J. Skogen, L .A. Johansson, M. N. Sysak, S .P. DenBaars, L .A. Coldren, Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 80-86, January 15, (2006)
"High Saturation Power and High Gain Integrated Photoreceivers," A. Tauke-Pedretti, M. Dummer, J.S. Barton, M. N. Sysak, J. W. Raring, L. A. Coldren, Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 17, no. 10, pp. 2167-2169, October 15, (2005)
"Monolithic dual-quantum-well 10 Gb/s Mach-Zehnder transmitter," A. Tauke-Pedretti, M. N. Sysak, J. S. Barton, J. W. Raring, M. Dummer, L. A. Coldren, Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 18th Annual Meeting, pp. 424 - 425, October 15, (2005)
"10Gbit/s Wavelength Conversion Using a Widely-Tunable Series Push-Pull Photocurrent-Driven Transmitter," J. S. Barton, A. Tauke-Pedretti, M. Dummer, M. N. Sysak, M. L. Mašanovic, J. W. Raring, E. J. Skogen, L.A. Coldren, Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 17, no. 9, pp. 1902-1904, September 15, (2005)
"Photocurrent Spectroscopy for Quantum-Well Intermixed Photonic Integrated Circuit Design," G. B. Morrison, E. J. Skogen, C. S. Wang, J. W. Raring, Y.-C. Chang, M. N. Sysak, L. A. Coldren, Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 17, no. 7, pp. 1414-1416, July 15, (2005)
"Widely-Tunable Transmitters and Photonic Integrated Circuits," L. A. Coldren, J. W. Raring, J. S Barton, M. N. Sysak, and L. A. Johansson, Device Research Conference (Invited), vol. 1, pp. 11-14, June 15, (2005)
"10 Gb/s Photocurrent Driven, Widely Tunable Electroaborption Modulator Based Wavelength Converter," M. N. Sysak, J. S. Barton, J. W. Raring, M. Dummer, A. Tauke-Pedretti, D. J. Blumenthal, L. A. Coldren, Optical Fiber Communications Conference, OTuM4, March 15, (2005)
"2.5 Gbit/s error-free wavelength conversion using a monolithically-integrated widely-tunable SGDBR-SOA-MZ transmitter and integrated photodetector," J.S. Barton, E.J. Skogen, M. L. Masanovic, M. N. Sysak, D. J. Blumenthal, L. A. Coldren, Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 16, no. 6, pp.1531-1533, June 15, (2004)
"Demonstration of Widely-Tunable Single-Chip 10 Gb/s Laser-Modulators Using Multiple-Bandgap InGaAsP Quantum-Well Intermixing," J. Raring, E. Skogen, L. Johansson, M. N. Sysak, J. Barton, M. L. Mašanovic, L. Coldren, Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 16, no. 7, pp. 1613-1615, June 15, (2004)
"Quantum Well Intermixing for Monolithic Integration: A Demonstration of Novel Widely-Tunable 10Gb/s Transmitters and WavelengthConverters," J. W. Raring, E. J. Skogen, L. A. Johansson, M. N. Sysak, J. S. Barton, M. L. Masanovic, L. A. Coldren, Integrated Photonics Research and Applications, IWC3, June 15, (2004)
"Indium Phosphide-Based Optoelectronic Wavelength Conversion for High-Speed Optical networks," J.M. Hutchinson, J. Zheng, J.S. Barton, J.A. Henness, M.L. Mašanovic, M. N. Sysak, L.A. Johansson, D.J. Blumenthal, L.A. Coldren, H.V.Demir, V.A. Sabnis, O. Fidaner, J.S. Harris, and D.A.B. Miller, Intel Technology Journal, May 15, (2004)
"Minimal Dispersion Penalty at 10 Gb/s, Over 75 km, Using a Quantum-Well-Intermixed Electroabsorption-Modulator/Widely-Tunable Laser Transmitter," J. Raring, E. J. Skogen, L. Johansson, M. N. Sysak, L. Coldren, Optical Fiber Communications Conference - Postdeadline, PDP 13, February 21, (2004)
"Monolithically Integrated InP-Based Tunable Wavelength Conversion," J. M. Hutchinson, J. S. Barton, M. L. Mašanovic, M. N. Sysak, J. A. Henness, L. A. Johansson, D.J . Blumenthal, L. A. Coldren, Proceedings SPIE Photonics West, paper no. 5349-25, January 25, (2004)
"A Novel Monolithically-Integrated Widely-Tunable Wavelength Converter Based on a SGDBR-SOA-MZ Transmitter and Integrated Photo-Detector," J. S. Barton, M. L. Mašanovic, M. N. Sysak, E. J. Skogen, J. Hutchinson, D. J. Blumenthal, L. A. Coldren, Proceedings Photonics in Switching, PS.Mo.A9, pp. 34-36, September 15, (2003)
"Photonic Integrated Circuits Based on Sampled-Grating Distributed-Bragg-Reflector Lasers," J. S. Barton, E. J. Skogen, M. Mašanovic, J. Raring, M. N. Sysak, L. Johansson, S. P. DenBaars, L. A. Coldren, Proceedings SPIE (Invited), vol. 4998, pp. 43-54, January 15, (2003)

Conference

">200 nm Gain-Bandwidth Hybrid Silicon Laser Array using Quantum Well Intermixing," S. R. Jain, M. N. Sysak, M. Piels, J. E. Bowers, International Semiconductor Laser Conference (ISLC 2012), San Diego, October 10, (2012)
"A 4x12.5 Gbps CWDM Si Photonics Link using Integrated Hybrid Silicon Lasers," Brian R. Koch, Andrew Alduino, Ling Liao, Richard Jones, Michael Morse, Brian Kim, Wei-Zen Lo, Juthika Basak, Hai-Feng Liu, Haisheng Rong, Matthew Sysak, Christine Krause, Rushdy Saba, Dror Lazar, Lior Horwitz, Roi Bar, Stas Litski, Ansheng Liu, Kevin Sullivan, Olufemi Dosunmu, Neil Na, Tao Yin, Frederick Haubensack, I-wei Hsieh, John Heck, Robert Beatty, Jock Bovington, and Mario J. Paniccia, CLEO: Science and Innovations (CLEO: S and I), Silicon Optical Links (CThP), May 1, (2011)
"Integrated Broadband Hybrid Silicon DFB Laser Array using Quantum Well Intermixing," Siddharth R Jain , Matthew N Sysak, Geza Kurczveil,John E Bowers, ISLC 2010 [ International Semiconductor Laser Conference 2010, Kyoto, Japan ], September 29, (2010)
"Integration of Hybrid Silicon DFB Laser and Electro-Absorption Modulator using Quantum Well Intermixing," Siddharth R Jain , Matthew N Sysak, Geza Kurczveil,John E Bowers, ECOC 2010 [ European Conference on Optical Communication 2010, Torino, Italy ], September 23, (2010)
"Demonstration of a High Speed 4-Channel Integrated Silicon Photonics WDM Link with Hybrid Silicon Lasers," Andrew Alduino, Ling Liao, Richard Jones, Michael Morse, Brian Kim, Wei-Zen Lo, Juthika Basak, Brian Koch, Hai-Feng Liu, Haisheng Rong, Matthew Sysak, Christine Krause, Rushdy Saba, Dror Lazar, Lior Horwitz, Roi Bar, Stas Litski, Ansheng Liu, Kevin Sullivan, Olufemi Dosunmu, Neil Na, Tao Yin, Frederick Haubensack, I-wei Hsieh, John Heck, Robert Beatty, Hyundai Park, Jock Bovington, Simon Lee, Hat Nguyen, Hinmeng Au, Katie Nguyen, Priya Merani, Mahtab Hakami, and Mario Paniccia , Integrated Photonics Research, Silicon and Nanophotonics (IPRSN), Postdeadline Session, July 25, (2010)
"A High Power Ge n-i-p waveguide photodetector on Si-on-Insulator Substrate," A. Ramaswamy, N. Nunoya, L. A. Johansson, J. E. Bowers, M. N. Sysak, T. Yin, Group IV Photonics, WB4, San Fransisco,CA, 2009 , September 8, (2009)
"Single-Wavelength Silicon Evanescent Lasers," A. W. Fang, M. N. Sysak, B. R. Koch, R. Jones, E. Lively, Y. -H. Kuo, D. Liang, O. Raday, and J. E. Bowers, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, Vol. 15, No. 3, 535-544, May/June 2009, May 31, (2009)
"Integrated Hybrid Lasers and Amplifiers on a Silicon Platform," R. Jones, M. N. Sysak,H. Park, A. W. Fang, H.-H. Chang, Y.-H. Kuo,J. E. Bowers,O. Raday and O. Cohen, OFC/NFOEC, OWM1, March 21, (2009)
"A Hybrid Silicon Sampled Grating DBR Tunable Laser," M. N. Sysak, J. O. Anthes, D. Liang, J. E. Bowers, O. Raday, R. Jones, IEEE GFP 2008, WD1 (Invited), Sorrento Italy, September 20, (2008)
"Integrated Hybrid Lasers and Amplifiers on a Silicon Platform," R. Jones, M. N. Sysak, H. Park, A. W. Fang, H.-H. Chang, Y.-H. Kuo, J. E. Bowers, O. Raday, O. Cohen, OFC 2009, San Diego, CA OWM1, February 28, (2008)
"Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of Thermal Impedance in a Hybrid Silicon Evanescent Laser," M. N. Sysak, H. Park, A. W. Fang, J. E. Bowers, R. Jones, O. Cohen, O. Raday, and M. Paniccia, LEOS annual meeting 2007, ThR2, October 15, (2007)
"Linear Coherent Receiver based on a Broadband and Sampling Optical Phase-Locked Loop," J. E. Bowers, A. Ramaswamy, L.A. Johansson, J. Klamkin, M.N. Sysak, D.Zibar, L.A. Coldren, M.J. Rodwell, L. Lembo, R. Yoshimitsu, D. Scott, R. Davis, P. Ly, Microwave Photonics '07 (Invited), Victoria, Canada, October 5, (2007)
"1310nm silicon evanescent laser," H.-H. Chang, A. W. Fang, M. N. Sysaka, H. Park, R. Jones, O. Cohen, O. Raday, M. J. Paniccia, and J. E. Bowersa, IEEE International Conference on Group IV Photonics, WB3, September 21, (2007)
"1310nm Silicon Evanescent Laser," H.-H. Chang, A. W. Fang, M. N. Sysak, H. Park, Y.-H. Kuo, R. Jones, O. Cohen, O. Raday, M. J. Paniccia, J. E. Bowers, 4th International Conference on Group IV Photonics, Tokyo Japan, wb3, September 19, (2007)
"A hybrid silicon evanescent photodetector," H. Park, A. W. Fang, R. Jones, O. Cohen, O. Raday, M. N. Sysak, M. J. Paniccia, J. E. Bowers, Device Research Conference (DRC 2007), Notre Dam, IN, June 19, (2007)
"Monolithically Integrated Balanced Uni-Traveling-Carrier Photodiode with Tunable MMI Coupler for Microwave Photonic Circuits," J. Klamkin, L.A. Johansson, A. Ramaswamy, H.-F. Chou, M.N. Sysak, J.W. Raring, N. Parthasarathy, S.P. DenBaars, J.E. Bowers, and L.A. Coldren, Proc. Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices (COMMAD), paper no.TO-B2, Perth, Australia, December 6, (2006)
"Characterization of Distortion in InGaAsP Optical Phase Modulators Monolithically Integrated with Balanced UTC Photodetector," M. N. Sysak, L. A. Johannson, J. Klamkin, L. A. Coldren, J. E. Bowers, Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 19th Annual Meeting, TuU2, October 30, (2006)
"A High efficiency, Current Injection Based Quantum-Well Phase Modulator Monolithically Integrated with a Tunable Laser for Coherent Systems," M. N. Sysak, L. A. Johansson, J. W. Raring, M. Rodwell, L. A. Coldren, J. E. Bowers, Coherent Optical Technology and Applications (COTA), CFC6 Whistler, BC, June 30, (2006)