Nicolas A. F. Jaeger
Professor,
PhD, MASc, BScEE
Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Office: KAIS 3040 |
Research
Interests
integrated optics
fiber optics
optical sensors
ultrahigh-speed measurement techniques
Current
Research Activities
ultrahigh-speed modulators for the telecommunications industry
ultrahigh-speed optical device characterization
optical sensors for the power industry
Publications
and Patents Since January 2000
J. D. Bull and N. A. F. Jaeger, “Parasitic Mode Conversion in Z-Propagating Lithium Niobate Waveguides,” IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology. (Accepted).
A. A. Chtcherbakov, R. J. Kisch, J. D. Bull, and N. A. F. Jaeger, “Optical Heterodyne Method for Amplitude and Phase Response Measurements for Ultra-wideband Electro-Optic Modulators,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 18-20, January 1, 2006.
S. Ristic and N. A. F. Jaeger, “Robust Coupled-Quantum-Well Structure for Use in Electrorefraction Modulators,” IEEE Electron Devices Letters, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 30-32, January 2007.
J. D. Bull, M. Fairburn, and N. A. F. Jaeger, “Method and Apparatus for Improving Frequency Response in Mode Converters,” US Patent Filed in September 2004. Allowed October 2006.
A. K. M. Lam, L. Chrostowski, B. Faraji, R. Kisch, and N. A. F. Jaeger, “Modified Optical Heterodyne, Down-Conversion System for Measuring Frequency Response of Wide-Band Wavelength-Sensitive Electro-optical Devices,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 18, no. 20, pp. 2183-2185, October 15, 2006.
S. M. Chandani, N. A. F. Jaeger, R. F. Shao, and J. E. Maclennan, “In-line D-fiber electric field sensor using liquid crystals,” Proceedings of the SPIE, vol. 6343, pp. 634317–1-634317–10, September 2006.
S. Ristic and N. A. F. Jaeger, "Improved Robustness to Growth in InGaAs-InAlAs Coupled Quantum Well Structures Used for Modulation of TE-Polarized Light," International Symposium on Compound Semiconductors, Vancouver, BC, August 13-17, 2006.
S. Ristic and N. A. F. Jaeger, “The Influence of the Layer Thickness and Compositional Variations on the Electrorefractive Properties of a Quantum-Well Polarization-Conversion Modulator,” Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 962-965, July 2006.
S. M. Chandani, N. A. F. Jaeger, R. F. Shao, and J. E. Maclennan, “Electric field sensor using Smectic A liquid crystals,” 21st International Liquid Crystal Conference, Keystone, CO, July 2-7, 2006.
S. Ristic and N. A. F. Jaeger, “Toward Improving the Robustness to Growth of Coupled Quantum-Well Structures for Use in TM Electrorefraction Modulators,” Canadian Association of Physicists 2006 Congress, St. Catherines, ON, June 11-14, 2006.
P. Ghanipour, J. D. Bull, and N. A. F. Jaeger, “Suppression of Mode Coupling in Conductor-Backed Asymmetrical Coplanar Strips Using Slow-Wave Electrodes,” IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 272-274, May 2006.
S. M. Chandani, A Kulpa, and N. A. F. Jaeger, “Non-destructive Determination of Cladding Thickness in D-fibers,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 18, no. 9, pp. 1082-1084, May 1, 2006.
J. D. Bull, T. E. Darcie, J. Zhang, H. Kato, and N. A. F. Jaeger, “Broadband Class-AB Microwave-Photonic Link Using Polarization Modulation,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 18, no. 9, pp. 1073-1075, May 1, 2006.
S. Ristic and N. A. F. Jaeger, “Push-Pull Polarization Conversion Using Novel Asymmetric Coupled Quantum Well Structures,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 316-318, January 15, 2006.
A. K. M. Lam, M. Fairburn, and N. A. F. Jaeger, “Wide Band Electro-optic Intensity Modulator Frequency Response Measurement using an Optical Heterodyne Down-conversion Technique,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 240-246, January 2006.
S. M. Chandani and N. A. F. Jaeger, “Fiber-Optic Temperature Sensor using Evanescent Fields in D-Fibers,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 17, no. 12, pp. 2706-2708, December 2005.
T. E. Darcie, A. Moye, P. F. Driessen, J. D. Bull, H. Kato, and N. A. F. Jaeger, “Noise Reduction in Class-AB Microwave-Photonic Links,” International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics, Seoul, Korea, October 12-14, 2005.
T. E. Darcie, A. Moye, J. D. Bull, H. Kato, and N. A. F. Jaeger, “Spur-Free Dynamic Range of Photonic Links Using Polarization Modulation,” Proceedings of the SPIE, vol. 5971, pp. 447-454, September 2005.
T. E. Darcie, R. Paiam, A Moye, J. D. Bull, H. Kato, and N. A. F. Jaeger, “Intensity Noise Suppression in Microwave-Photonic Links Using Polarization Modulation,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 17, no. 9, pp. 1941-1943, September 2005.
S. Ristic and N.A. F. Jaeger, “The Influence of the Layer Thickness and Compositional Variations on the Electro-Refraction Properties of a Novel Quantum-Well Polarization-Conversion Modulator,” Twelfth Canadian Semiconductor Technology Conference, Ottawa, ON, August 16-19, 2005.
S. Chandani and N. A. F. Jaeger, “All Fiber-Based Electric Field Sensors for the Power Utility Industry,” Canadian Association of Physicists 2005 Congress, Vancouver, BC, June 5-8, 2005.
J. D. Bull, H. Kato, A. R. Ried, M. Fairburn, B. P. Tsou, D. Seniuk, P. H. Lu, and N. A. F. Jaeger, “Ultrahigh-speed Polarization Modulator,” Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference CLEO/QELS `05, Baltimore, MD, May 22-27, 2005.
J. D. Bull, N. A. F. Jaeger, and F. Rahmatian, “A New Hybrid Current Sensor for High-Voltage Applications,” IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 32-38, January 2005.
J. D. Bull, N. A. F. Jaeger, H. Kato, M. Fairburn, A. Reid, and P. Ghanipour, “40 GHz Electro-Optic Polarization Modulator for Fiber Optic Communications Systems,” Proceedings of the SPIE, vol. 5577, pp. 133-143, December 2004.
N. A. F. Jaeger, “Optical Sensors for Power Utility Applications,” Canadian Association of Physicists 2004 Congress, Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 13-16, 2004 (Invited).
J. D. Bull, N. A. F. Jaeger, F. Rahmatian, “A New Hybrid Current Sensor for High-Voltage Applications,” IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting 2004, Denver, CO, June 6-10, 2004.
A. H. Gnack, J. Leuthold, C. Xie, I. Kang, S. Chandrasekhar, C. Doerr, P. Bernasconi, L. Buhl, J. D. Bull, N. A. F. Jaeger, H. Kato, and A. Guest, “6 × 42.7-Gb/s Transmission Over Ten 200-km EDFA-Amplified SSMF Spans Using Polarization-Alternating RZ-DPSK,” Proceedings of OFC 2004, Los Angles, CA, February 22 - 27, 2004, Postdeadline Paper PDP 35.
F. Rahmatian and N. A. F. Jaeger, “Optical Electric Field or Voltage Sensing System,” US Patent Filed in November 2002. Allowed January 2004.
J. D. Bull, N. A. F. Jaeger, and F. Rahmatian, “Optical Current Measuring for High Voltage Systems,” US Patent #6,670,799 B1, December 30, 2003.
A. Guest, J. Bull, H. Kato and N. A. F. Jaeger, “Ultrahigh-Speed, Broad-Band, Integrated-Optic Mode Converter for 40 Gb/s Applications,” Optoelectronic Microsystems International, Ottawa, ON, April 28 - May 1, 2003.
P. P. Chavez, F. Rahmatian, and N. A. F. Jaeger, “Accurate Voltage Measurement by the Quadrature Method,” IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 14-19, January 2003.
P. P. Chavez, F. Rahmatian, N. A. F. Jaeger, and C. Yakymyshyn, “Voltage Sensor”, US Patent #6,380,725, April 30, 2002.
N. A. F. Jaeger, J. D. Bull, H. Kato, P. Lu, A. Kulpa, S. Ristic, P. Ghanipour, “Ultrahigh-Speed, Compound Semiconductor Mode-Converters”, OPTO-Canada, Ottawa, ON, May 9-10, 2002.
F. Rahmatian and N. A. F. Jaeger, High Accuracy Optical Electric Field and Voltage Sensors, OFS 2002, Portland, OR, May 6-10, 2002.
P. P. Chavez, F. Rahmatian, and N. A. F. Jaeger, “Accurate Voltage Measurement with Electric Field Sampling Using Permittivity Shielding”, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 362-368, April 2002.
F. Rahmatian, P. P. Chavez, and N. A. F. Jaeger, "230 kV optical voltage transducers using multiple electric field sensors," IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 417-422, April 2002.
N. A. F. Jaeger and Z. K. F. Lee, “Slow-Wave Electrode Structure”, Canadian Patent #2,116,538, March 26, 2002.
F. Rahmatian, P. P. Chavez, and N. A. F. Jaeger, “138 kV and 345 kV Wide-Band SF6-Free Optical Voltage Transducers”, 2002 IEEE PES Winter Meeting, New York, NY, Jan. 28- Feb. 1, 2002.
P. P. Chavez, F. Rahmatian, and N. A. F. Jaeger, “230 kV Optical Voltage Transducer Using a Distributed Optical Electric Field Sensor System”, 2001 IEEE PES Transmission and Distribution Conference, Oct. 28 - Nov. 2, 2001, Atlanta, Georgia.
P. P. Chavez, F. Rahmatian, and N. A. F. Jaeger, Resistively Shielded Optical Voltage Transducer, 2001 IEEE PES Transmission and Distribution Conference, Oct. 28 - Nov. 2, 2001, Atlanta, Georgia.
F. Rahmatian, P. P. Chavez, and N. A. F. Jaeger, “A Wide-Band SF6-Free Optical Voltage Transformer”, 3rd EPRI Sensor Systems Workshop, Pittsburgh, PA, Oct. 17-19, 2001.
F. Rahmatian, P. P. Chavez, and N. A. F. Jaeger, “Wide-Band 138 kV Distribute-Sensor Optical Voltage Transducer: Study of Accuracy under Pollution and other Field Disturbances”, IEEE PES 2001 Summer Meeting, July 15-19, 2001, Vancouver, BC.
N. A. F. Jaeger, F. Rahmatian, P. Chavez, S. E. Cherukupalli, and G. S. Polovick, “Method and Apparatus for Measuring Voltage Using Electric Field Sensors”, US Patent # 6,252,388, June 26, 2001.
P. P. Chavez, N. A. F. Jaeger, F. Rahmatian, and C. P. Yakymyshyn, “Integrated-Optic Voltage Transducer for High-Voltage Applications”, Proceedings of the SPIE, vol.4087, pp. 1229-1237, June 2000.
J. D. Bull, N. A. F. Jaeger, and F. Rahmatian, “Hybrid Electro-Optic/Inductive Current Sensor for High-Voltage Power System Applications”, Proceedings of the SPIE, vol.4087, pp. 1222-1228, June 2000.
J. D. Bull, N. A. F. Jaeger, H. Kato, and F. Rahmatian, “Effects of Mode Conversion Caused by Anisotropic Propagation in Polarimetric Lithium Niobate Guided-Wave Voltage Sensors”, Canadian Association of Physicists 2000 Congress, Toronto, Ont., June 4-7, 2000.
P. P. Chavez, J. D. Bull, N. A. F. Jaeger, and F. Rahmatian, “Effects of Device Geometry and Orientation on the Performance of Lithium Niobate Integrated-Optic Pockels Cell Immersion-Type Electric Field Sensors”, Canadian Association of Physicists 2000 Congress, Toronto, Ont., June 4-7, 2000.
P. P. Chavez, N. A. F. Jaeger, F. Rahmatian, and C. P. Yakymyshyn, “Accurate High-Voltage Voltage Measurements Using Three Optical Electric Field Sensors”, 5th Pacific Northwest Fiber Sensor Workshop, Portland, OR, May 10-11, 2000.
F. Rahmatian, D. Romalo, S. Lee, A. Fekete, S. Liu, N. A. F. Jaeger and P. P. Chavez, “Optical Voltage Transducers for High-Voltage Applications”, 2nd EPRI Optical Sensor Systems Workshop, Atlanta, GA, January 26-28, 2000.
Awards
2004 CAP-INO Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Applied Photonics - Canadian Association of Physicists and the National Optics Institute of Canada
2003/2004 UBC Killam Teaching Prize - Faculty of Applied Science, UBC
2002 R&D 100 Award - R&D Magazine
2001 Excellence in Technical Innovation Award - British Columbia Technology Industries Association
2000 University-Industry Synergy R&D Partnerships Award - Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and the Conference Board of Canada
2000 Technology Partnership Award - British Columbia Advanced Systems Institute
1999 Energy Research and Development Award - Canadian Institute of Energy