CV of Jungwon Kim

Education

MIT, PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, September 2007

MIT, SM in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, February 2004

Seoul National University, BS in Electrical Engineering, February 1999

Research Interest

Ultrafast photonics; High-precision and energy-efficient optoelectronic signal processing; Electronic-photonic integrated circuits; Photonic phase-locked loops and analog-to-digital converters; Optical time/frequency metrology; Noise in lasers; Ultrafast spectroscopy and imaging

Research and Teaching Experience

MIT, Postdoctoral associate, Sep 2007 – Present

DESY, Short-term visiting researcher, Jan 2008

MIT, Graduate research assistant, Sep 2002 – Aug 2007

MIT, Teaching assistant, Feb 2005 – May 2005

FiberPro, Development engineer, Mar 1999 – Jul 2002

Awards

IEEE Lasers & Electro-Optics Society (LEOS) Graduate Student Fellowship Award, Oct 2006

Morris Joseph Levin Award from MIT Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, May 2004

Samsung Scholarship Foundation Graduate Fellowship, Jan 2003 – Jun 2007

Best Paper Award in Photonics Conference 2001, Nov 2001

President's Award from Seoul National University, Feb 1999

Silver medalist in the 26th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO, Oslo, Norway), Jul 1994

Professional Activities

Member of IEEE and OSA

Reviewer for Optics Letters

Patents and Patent Applications Pending

1. “Compact background-free balanced cross-correlators” with F. N. C. Wong and F. X. Kärtner, International Application PCT/US2007/85951 (filed on Nov 29, 2007).

2. “Synchronization of lasers and RF-sources using timing information transfer in the optical domain” with M. H. Perrott and F. X. Kärtner, International Application PCT/ US2005/016364 (filed on May 10, 2005).

3. “Balanced optical-radiofrequency phase detector” with F. X. Kärtner, US Patent 7,397,567 (issued on Jul 8, 2008).

4. “Multi-layer thin-film broadband beam splitter with matched group delay dispersion” with F. X. Kärtner, US Patent 7,256,940 (issued on Aug 14, 2007).

5. “Apparatus and method for measuring polarization dependent loss using repeated high speed polarization scrambling” with Y. W. Koh and B. W. Lee, US Patent 6,657,709 (issued on Dec 2, 2003).

Journal Publications

1. J. Kim, J. A. Cox, J. Chen, and F. X. Kärtner, “Drift-free femtosecond timing synchronization of remote optical and microwave sources with better than 10^-19-level stability,” Nature Photonics, in press (2008).

2. J. Kim, M. Park, M. H. Perrott, and F. X. Kärtner, “Photonic subsampling analog-to-digital conversion of microwave signals at 40-GHz with higher than 7-ENOB resolution,” Opt. Express 16, 16509 (2008).

3. S. Rausch, T. Binhammer, A. Harth, J. Kim, R. Ell, F. X. Kärtner, and U. Morgner, “Controlled waveforms on the single-cycle scale from a femtosecond oscillator,” Opt. Express 16, 9739 (2008).

4. J. Kim, J. Chen, J. Cox, and F. X. Kärtner, “Attosecond-resolution timing jitter characterization of free-running mode-locked lasers,” Opt. Lett. 32, 3519 (2007).

5. J. Kim, F. Ludwig, M. Felber, and F. X. Kärtner, “Long-term stable microwave signal extraction from mode-locked lasers,” Opt. Express 15, 8951 (2007).

6. J. Kim, J. Chen, Z. Zhang, F. N. C. Wong, F. X. Kärtner, F. Loehl, H. Schlarb, “Long-term femtosecond timing link stabilization using a single-crystal balanced cross-correlator,” Opt. Lett. 32, 1044 (2007).

7. J. Kim, F. X. Kärtner, F. Ludwig, “Balanced optical-microwave phase detectors for optoelectronic phase-locked loops,” Opt. Lett. 31, 3659 (2006).

8. O. D. Mücke, R. Ell, A. Winter, J. Kim, J. R. Birge, L. Matos, and F. X. Kärtner, “Self-Referenced 200 MHz Octave-Spanning Ti:Sapphire Laser with 50 Attosecond Carrier-Envelope Phase Jitter,” Opt. Express 13, 5163 (2005).

9. J. Kim, J. R. Birge, V. Sharma, J. G. Fujimoto, F. X. Kärtner, V. Scheuer, G. Angelow, “Ultrabroadband beam splitter with matched group delay dispersion,” Opt. Lett. 30, 1569 (2005).

10. J. Kim, F. X. Kärtner and M. H. Perrott, “Femtosecond synchronization of radio frequency signals with optical pulse trains,” Opt. Lett. 29, 2076 (2004).

11. L. Matos, D. Kleppner, O. Kuzucu, T. R. Schibli, J. Kim, E. P. Ippen, and F. X. Kärtner, “Direct frequency comb generation from an octave-spanning, prismless Ti:sapphire laser,” Opt. Lett. 29, 1683 (2004).

12. T. R. Schibli, O. Kuzucu, J. Kim, E. P. Ippen, J. G. Fujimoto, F. X. Kärtner, V. Scheuer, G. Angelow, “Toward Single-Cycle Laser Systems,” (Invited) IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 9, 990 (2003).

13. T. R. Schibli, J. Kim, O. Kuzucu, J. Gopinath, S. N. Tandon, G. S. Petrich, L. A. Kolodziejski, J. G. Fujimoto, E. P. Ippen, and F. X. Kärtner, “Attosecond active synchronization of passively mode-locked lasers using balanced cross correlation,” Opt. Lett. 28, 947 (2003).

Conference Proceedings

1. J. Kim, J. Cox, J. Chen and F. X. Kärtner, “Femtosecond synchronization of large-scale X-ray free-electron lasers,” Paper THBAU03, Free Electron Laser (FEL) 2008, Gyeongju, Korea, Aug 2008.

2. J. A. Cox, J. Kim and F. X. Kärtner, “10-femtosecond Precision, Long-term Stable Timing Distribution Over Multiple Fiber Links,” Paper TUE4P.5, Ultrafast Phenomena (UP) 2008, Stresa, Italy, Jun 2008.

3. J. Kim and F. X. Kärtner, “Low-Drift and Low-Jitter Microwave Signal Synthesis from Mode-Locked Lasers,” Paper B3L-C4, IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium 2008, Honolulu, HI, May 2008.

4. J. Kim. J. Cox, J. Chen, and F. X. Kärtner, “Optical and Microwave Timing Transfer and Synchronization Using Optical Pulse Trains,” Paper B4P-D8, IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium 2008, Honolulu, HI, May 2008.

5. J. Kim, J. Chen, J. Cox and F. X. Kärtner, “Attosecond-Resolution Timing Jitter Characterization of Free-Running Mode-Locked Lasers,” (Invited) Paper CFI4, Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics (CLEO) 2008, San Jose, CA, May 2008.

6. I. Hartl, L. Fu, L. Dong, M. E. Fermann, J. Kim, F. X. Kärtner and C. Menyuk, “Self-referenced fCEO detection of a low noise femtosecond fiber oscillator,” Paper CTuC4, Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics (CLEO) 2008, San Jose, CA, May 2008.

7. J. Kim, M. Park, M. H. Perrott, and F. X. Kärtner, “7-ENOB Resolution Photonic Analog-to-Digital Conversion of Narrowband Microwave Signals at 40 GHz,” Paper CMII1, Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics (CLEO) 2008, San Jose, CA, May 2008.

8. J. Kim and F. X. Kärtner, “Microwave Signal Regeneration from Mode-Locked Lasers with 1.9×10^-19 Stability,” Paper CML4, Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics (CLEO) 2008, San Jose, CA, May 2008.

9. J. A. Cox, J. Kim, J. Chen and F. X. Kärtner, “Subfemtosecond Timing Distribution of an Ultrafast Optical Pulse Train over Multiple Links,” Paper CML1, Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics (CLEO) 2008, San Jose, CA, May 2008.

10. F. X. Kärtner, R. Amatya, M. Araghchini, J. Birge, H. Byun, J. Chen, M. Dahlem, N. A. DiLello, F. Gan, C. W. Holzwarth, J. L. Hoyt, E. P. Ippen, A. Khilo, J. Kim, M. Kim, A. Motamedi, J. S. Orcutt, M. Park, M. H. Perrott, M. A. Popovic, R. J. Ram, H. I. Smith, G. R. Zhou, S. J Spector, T. M. Lyszczarz, M. W. Geis, D. M. Lennon, J. U. Yoon, M. E. Grein, R. T. Schulein, “Photonic Analog-to-Digital Conversion with Electronic-Photonic Integrated Circuits,” (Invited) Paper 6898-2, SPIE Photonics West 2008, San Jose, CA, Jan 2008.

11. F. X. Kärtner, J. Kim, J. Chen, J. Cox, F. Ö. Ilday, F. Wong, F. Ludwig, A. Winter, F. Loehl, H. Schlarb, L. Banchi, F. Rossi, M. Ferianis, “Large Scale, Femtosecond Timing Distribution,” (Invited) Paper ThD1, IEEE/LEOS Annual Meeting 2007, Orlando, FL, Oct 2007.

12. J. Kim, “Large-Scale, Long-Term Stable Femtosecond Timing Distribution and Synchronization,” (Invited) Paper FTuL1, OSA Annual Meeting 2007, San Jose, CA, Sep 2007.

13. F. X. Kärtner, A. Benedick, J. Kim, J. Birge, P. Fendel, M. Sander, “From Octave-Spanning Lasers Toward Single-Cycle Pulse Synthesis,” (Invited) Ultrafast Optics (UFO/HFSW) 2007, Santa Fe, NM, Sep 2007.

14. J. Kim, F. Ludwig, J. Chen, F. Loehl, F. Wong, H. Schlarb, and F. X. Kärtner, “Large-Scale, Long-Term Stable Femtosecond Timing Distribution and Synchronization Systems,” Paper TuC3.2, IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meeting on Optical Frequency and Time Measurement and Generation 2007, Portland, OR, Jul 2007.

15. J. Bisognano, R. A. Bosch, M. Green, H. Hoechst, K. Jacobs, K. J. Kleman, R. Legg, R. Reininger, R. Wehlitz, J. Chen, W. Graves, F. X. Kärtner, J. Kim, D. Moncton, “The Wisconsin VUV/Soft X-ray Free Electron Laser Project,” Paper TUPMS041, Particle Accelerator Conference (PAC) 2007, Albuquerque, NM, Jun 2007.

16. J. Bisognano, R. A. Bosch, M. Green, K. Jacobs, K. J. Kleman, R. Legg, J. Chen, W. Graves, F. X. Kärtner, J. Kim, “A Superconducting Linac Driver for the Wisconsin Free Electron Laser,” Paper TUPMS042, Particle Accelerator Conference (PAC) 2007, Albuquerque, NM, Jun 2007.

17. F. Loehl, H. Schlarb, J. Chen, F. X. Kärtner, J. Kim, “First Prototype of a Fiber Link Stabilization for the FLASH Synchronization System Based on Optical Cross-Correlation,” Paper WEPB16, Beam Diagnostics and Instrumentation for Particle Accelerators (DIPAC) 2007, Venice, Italy, May 2007.

18. J. Kim, F. Ludwig, M. Felber, H. Schlarb, and F. X. Kärtner, “Long-Term Stable Microwave Signal Extraction from Mode-Locked Lasers,” Paper CMKK5, Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics (CLEO) 2007, Baltimore, MD, May 2007.

19. J. Kim, F. Loehl, J. Chen, Z. Zhang, H. Schlarb, F. N. C. Wong, and F. X. Kärtner, “Long-Term Femtosecond Timing Link Stabilization Using a Single-Crystal Balanced Cross-Correlator,” Paper CMKK2, Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics (CLEO) 2007, Baltimore, MD, May 2007.

20. M. Park, J. Kim, F. X. Kärtner, and M. H. Perrott, “An Optical-Electrical Sub-Sampling Receiver Employing Continuous-Time Delta-Sigma Modulation,” Paper A6L-E4, European Solid-State Circuits Conference (ESSCIRC) 2006, Montreux, Switzerland, Sep 2006.

21. J. Kim, J. Chen, Z. Zhang, F. Ludwig, and F. X. Kärtner, “Femtosecond Synchronization and Stabilization Techniques,” (Invited) Paper TUBAU02, Free Electron Laser (FEL) 2006, Berlin, Germany, Aug 2006.

22. J. Kim, J. Burnham, J. Chen, F. X. Kärtner, F. Ö. Ilday, F. Ludwig, H. Schlarb, A. Winter, M. Ferianis, D. Cheever, “An Integrated Femtosecond Timing Distribution System for XFELs,” Paper THOPA03, European Particle Accelerator Conference (EPAC) 2006, Edinburgh, UK, Jun 2006.

23. J. Kim, F. Ludwig, D. Cheever, F. Ö. Ilday, J. Burnham, and F. X. Kärtner, “A Balanced Optical-RF Phase Detector,” Paper CTuP5, Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics (CLEO) 2006, Long Beach, CA, May 2006.

24. F. Ö. Ilday, A. Winter, J. Chen, J. Kim, and F. X. Kärtner, “Long-Distance Optical Synchronization for X-Ray Free Electron Lasers,” Paper CTuP4, Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics (CLEO) 2006, Long Beach, CA, May 2006.

25. J. Kim, T. R. Schibli, L. Matos, H. Byun, and F. X. Kärtner, “Phase-coherent spectrum from ultrabroadband Ti:sapphire and Cr:forsterite lasers covering the visible to the infrared,” (Invited) Paper M3-5, Ultrafast Optics (UFO/HFSW) 2005, Nara, Japan, Sep 2005.

26. M. Ferianis, J. M. Byrd, J. Staples, R. Wilcox, J. Chen, F. Ö. Ilday, F. X. Kärtner, J. Kim, A. Winter, “Generation and Distribution of Stable Timing Signals to Synchronize RF and Lasers at the FERMI FEL Facility,” Paper MOPP041, Free Electron Laser (FEL) 2005, Stanford, CA, Aug 2005.

27. A. Winter, H. Schlarb, J. Chen, F. Ö. Ilday, F. X. Kärtner, J. Kim, P. Schmüsser, “Synchronization of Femtosecond Pulses,” (Invited) Paper FROA002, Free Electron Laser (FEL) 2005, Stanford, CA, Aug 2005.

28. J. Kim, F. Ö. Ilday, A. Winter, and F. X. Kärtner, “Timing Distribution and RF-Synchronization with Mode-Locked Lasers,” Paper WB3.4, IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meeting on Optical Frequency and Time Measurement and Generation 2005, San Diego, CA, Jul 2005.

29. F. X. Kärtner, O. D. Mücke, P. Wagenblast, R. Ell, A. Winter, J. Kim, A. Siddiqui, L. Matos, “Solid-State Lasers for Frequency Metrology,” (Invited) Paper TuB1.1, IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meeting on Optical Frequency and Time Measurement and Generation 2005, San Diego, CA, Jul 2005.

30. O. D. Mücke, R. Ell, A. Winter, J. Kim, L. Matos, and F. X. Kärtner, “Self-Referenced 200 MHz Octave-Spanning Ti:Sapphire Laser with 0.10 Radian Carrier-Envelope Phase Error,” ESA International Workshop on Optical Clocks, Noordwijk, the Netherlands, Jun 2005.

31. F. X. Kärtner, F. Ö. Ilday, J. Kim, A. Winter, “Progress in large scale femtosecond timing distribution and rf-synchronization,” (Invited) Paper TOPB003, Particle Accelerator Conference (PAC) 2005, Knoxville, TN, May 2005.

32. A. Winter, P. Schmüsser, H. Schlarb, F. Ö. Ilday, J. Kim, J. Chen, and F. X. Kärtner, “Phase Noise Characteristics of Fiber Lasers as Potential Ultra-Stable Master Oscillators,” Paper RTTP038, Particle Accelerator Conference (PAC) 2005, Knoxville, TN, May 2005.

33. A. Winter, H. Schlarb, B. Schmidt, F. Ö. Ilday, J. Kim, J. Chen, F. J. Grawert, and F. X. Kärtner, “Stabilized Optical Fiber Links for the XFEL,” Paper RTTP039, Particle Accelerator Conference (PAC) 2005, Knoxville, TN, May 2005.

34. O. D. Mücke, R. Ell, A. Winter, J. Kim, L. Matos, and F. X. Kärtner, “Carrier-envelope phase stabilized 200 MHz octave-spanning Ti:sapphire laser,” (Post-deadline paper) Paper PD3, Advanced Solid State Photonics (ASSP) 2005, Vienna, Austria, Feb 2005.

35. J. Kim, F. Ö. Ilday, F. X. Kärtner, O. D. Mücke, M. H. Perrott, W. S. Graves, D. E. Moncton, T. Zwart, “Large-Scale Timing Distribution and RF-Synchronization for FEL Facilities,” Paper TUAOS3, Free Electron Laser (FEL) 2004, Trieste, Italy, Aug 2004.

36. J. Kim, M. H. Perrott, and F. X. Kärtner, “Femtosecond synchronization of RF-signals with optical pulse trains,” Paper ThD2, Ultrafast Phenomena (UP) 2004, Niigata, Japan, Jul 2004.

37. J. Kim, F. X. Kärtner, V. Scheuer, G. Angleow, “Ultrabroadband beam splitter with matched group delay dispersion,” Paper ThA5, Optical Interference Coating (OIC) 2004, Tucson, AZ, Jun 2004.

38. L. Matos, O. Kuzucu, T. R. Schibli, J. Kim, E. P. Ippen, D. Kleppner, and F. X. Kärtner, “Direct frequency comb generation from an octave spanning, prism-less Ti:sapphire laser,” Paper CMO1, Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics (CLEO) 2004, San Francisco, CA, May 2004.

39. F. X. Kärtner, T. R. Schibli, J. Kim, O. Kuzucu, L. Matos, J. G. Fujimoto, and E. P. Ippen, “Towards single-cycle optical pulses,” (Invited) Paper MJ2, OSA Annual Meeting 2003, Tuscon, AZ, Oct 2003.

40. F. X. Kärtner, L. Matos, J. Kim, O. Kuzucu, T. R. Schibli, J. G. Fujimoto and E. P. Ippen, “An Octave Spanning Prismless Ti:sapphire Laser as Direct Frequency Comb Generator,” Paper TuZ3, IEEE/LEOS Annual Meeting 2003, Tucson, AZ, Oct 2003.

41. T. R. Schibli, J. Kim, L. Matos, A. W. Killi, J. Gopinath, S. Tandon, G. Petrich, J. G. Fujimoto, E. P. Ippen, F. X. Kärtner, L. A. Kolodziejski, “300 attosecond active synchronization of passively mode-locked lasers using balanced cross-correlator,” Paper JTuC4, Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics (CLEO) 2003, Baltimore, MD, Jun 2003.

42. T. R. Schibli, J. Kim, O. Kuzucu, J. T. Gopinath, S. N. Tandon, G. S. Petrich, L. A. Kolodziejski, J. G. Fujimoto, E. P. Ippen, and F. X. Kärtner, “Attosecond active synchronization of passively mode-locked lasers using balanced cross-correlation,” (Post-deadline paper) Advanced Solid State Photonics (ASSP) 2003, San Antonio, TX, Feb 2003.

43. J. Kim, T. H. Kim, and B. W. Lee, “Measurement of Polarization Dependent Loss of Fiber Optic Components Using a Polarization Scrambler,” Paper F4C3, Photonics Conference 2001, Mt. Seorak, Korea, Nov 2001.

44. J. Kim and B. W. Lee, “A New High Speed Measurement Method of Polarization Dependent Loss,” National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (NFOEC) 2001, Baltimore, MD, Jul 2001.

Other Major Publications

1. F. X. Kärtner, J. Kim, J. Chen, A. Khilo, “Photonic analog-to-digital conversion with femtosecond lasers,” submitted to Frequenz magazine.

2. J. Kim, T. R. Schibli, L. Matos, H. Byun, and F. X. Kärtner, “Phase-Coherent Spectrum from Ultrabroadband Ti:sapphire and Cr:forsterite Lasers Covering the Visible to the Infrared,” in Ultrafast Optics V, S. Watanabe and K. Midorikawa, eds. (Springer, 2007), pp. 87-94.

Invited Talks

1. “High-precision microwave signal synthesis and diagnostics with optical pulse trains,” School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, May 2008.

2. “Attosecond-Resolution Timing Jitter Characterization of Free-Running Mode-Locked Lasers,” at Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics (CLEO) 2008, San Jose, CA, May 2008.

3. “Progress in Timing Generation, Distribution, Synchronization and Diagnostics for XFELs,” Machine Physics Group, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg, Germany, Jan 2008.

4. “Toward Attosecond-Precision Electronic-Photonic Integrated Systems,” Institute for Optical Science and Technology and Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea, Jan 2008.

5. “Large-Scale, Long-Term Stable Femtosecond Timing Distribution and Synchronization,” at OSA Annual Meeting/Frontiers in Optics (FiO) 2007, San Jose, CA, Sep 2007.

6. “Femtosecond Synchronization and Stabilization Techniques,” at Free Electron Laser (FEL) 2006, Berlin, Germany, Aug 2006.

7. “Sub-femtosecond laser-laser and laser-RF synchronization,” Optical Metrology Division, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, Korea, Feb 2006.

8. “Progress Toward Single-Cycle Optical Pulse Synthesis,” Coherent X-Ray Research Center and Department of Physics, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea, Jan 2006.

9. “Optical-Electrical Hybrid Phase-Locked Loops,” Department of Electrical Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Korea, Jan 2006.

10. “Phase-coherent spectrum from ultrabroadband Ti:sapphire and Cr:forsterite lasers covering the visible to the infrared,” at Joint Conference on Ultrafast Optics and Applications of High Field and Short Wavelength Sources (UFO/HFSW) 2005, Nara, Japan, Sep 2005.

11. “Laser-RF Synchronization,” Applied Photonic Systems Laboratory and School of Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Dec 2004.

12. “Progress in Large-Scale Timing Distribution and RF-Synchronization for FEL Facilities,” Pohang Accelerator Laboratory (PAL), Pohang, Korea, Dec 2004.

13. “Laser and RF Synchronization,” at ICFA Workshop on the Physics of Seeded Free Electron Lasers, Cambridge, MA, Jun 2004.