Neurophotonics        

Using light to enlighten the brain function


Journal Articles


    1. Y. Luo, M. Chamanzar, A. Apuzzo, R. Salas-Montiel, K. Nguyen, S. Blaize, A. Adibi, "On-chip Hybrid Photonic-Plasmonic Light Concentrator for Nanofocusing in an Integrated Silicon Photonics Platform". Nanoletters (2015).
    2. F. Ghasemi, M Chamanzar, A. A. Eftekhar, A. Adibi, "An efficient technique for the reduction of wavelength noise in resonance-based integrated photonic sensors". Analyst 139, 5901-5910 (2014).
    3. M. Chamanzar, Z. Xia, S. Yegnanarayanan, and A. Adibi, "Hybrid integrated plasmonic-photonic waveguides for on-chip localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) sensing and spectroscopy". Opt. Express 21, 32086-32098 (2013)
    4. M. A. Mahmoud, M Chamanzar, A. Adibi, M. A. El-Sayed, "Effect of the Dielectric Constant of the Surrounding Medium and the Substrate on the Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectrum and Sensitivity Factors of Highly Symmetric Systems: Silver Nanocubes". Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS) 134 (14), 6434-6442 (2012).
    5. M. Chamanzar and A. Adibi, "Hybrid Nanoplasmonic-Photonic Resonators for Efficient Coupling of Light to Single Plasmonic Nanoresonators". invited paper in Opt. Exp. 19, Focus Issue: Collective Phenomena, 22292-22304 (2011).
    6. Z. Xia, A. A. Eftekhar, M. Soltani, B. Momeni, Q. Li, M. Chamanzar, S. Yegnanarayanan, and A. Adibi, "High resolution on-chip spectroscopy based on miniaturized microdonut resonators". Opt. Exp. 19, 12356-12364 (2011).
    7. M. Chamanzar, M. Soltani, B. Momeni, S. Yegnanarayanan, A. Adibi, "Hybrid photonic surface-plasmon-polariton ring resonators for sensing applications". Appl. Phys. B 101, 263-271 (2010).
    8. M. Chamanzar, B. Momeni, and A. Adibi,"Compact on-chip interferometers with high spectral sensitivity". Optics Letters 34, 220 (2009).
    9. B. Momeni, M. Chamanzar, E. Shah Hosseini, M. Askari, M. Soltani, and A. Adibi, "Strong angular dispersion using higher bands of planar silicon photonic crystals". Optics Express 16, 14213 (2008).
    10. M. M. Chamanzar, K. Mehrany, B. Rashidian,"Legendre Polynomial Expansion for Analysis of Linear One-Dimensional Inhomogeneous Optical Structures and Photonic Crystals". Journal of Optical Society of America B. 23, (2006).
    11. M. Chamanzar, K. Mehrany, and B. Rashidian,"Planar Diffraction Analysis of Phase and Absorption Gratings Based on Legendre Expansion of Electromagnetic Fields". IEEE Trans. Antennas and Propagation 54, (2006).

Selected Conference Papers


    1. M. Chamanzar, M. Huh, N. DO, M. R. Alam, M. M. Maharbiz, "Virtual Acousto-optic Beam Paths for Steerable Deep-tissue Optical Stimulation and Imaging". CLEO: Science and Innovations, (2015).
    2. M. Chamanzar, D. Garfield, j. Iafrati, V. Sohal, B. Cohen, P. J. Schuck, and M. Maharbiz, "Tether-less Implantable Upconverting Microscale Light Bulbs for Deep Brain Neural Stimulation and Imaging". CLEO, (2015).
    3. M. Chamanzar, T. J. Blanche, M. M. Maharbiz, "Ultracompact Optoflex Neural Probes for High-resolution electrophysiology and Optogenetic Stimulation". IEEE MEMS, (2015).
    4. M. Chamanzar, M. Borysov, M. M. Maharbiz, T. J. Blanche, "Next generation, ultra-high density implantable nano-optoelectrical neural interfaces". Presentation at Society for Neuroscience Meeting (2014).
    5. M. Chamanzar, J. Denman, M. Borysov, M. M. Maharbiz, T. J. Blanche, "Next Generation Nanoptrodes". IEEE EMBS, (2014).
    6. M. Chamanzar, M. M. Maharbiz, T. J. Blanche, "Next generation optoflex polytrodes". Society for Neuroscience Meeting, (2013).
    7. M. Chamanzar, Z. Xia, E. S. Hosseini, S. Yegnanarayanan, A. Adibi,"On-chip Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance (LSPR) Sensing using Hybrid Plasmonic-photonic-fluidic Structures". Robotics: Science and Systems (R:SS), 2013.
    8. M. Chamanzar, E. S. Hosseini, S. Yegnanarayanan, and A. Adibi, "Efficient coupling to plasmonic nanoresonators using on-chip Silicon Nitride integrated photonic structures". Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, Jan. 22-27, (2011). Oral presentation.
    9. M. Chamanzar, E. S. Hosseini, S. Yegnanarayanan, and A. Adibi,"Integration of plasmonic resonant nanoantennas with on-chip silicon nitride photonic waveguides and microresonators for sensing and spectroscopy". MRS fall meeting, Boston, MA, Nov. 30-Dec. 02, (2010). Oral presentation.
    10. M. Chamanzar, S. Yegnanarayanan, and A. Adibi,"Resonance-enhanced efficient excitation of single plasmonic nanoparticles using on-chip microresonators". IEEE LEOS, Denver, CO, Nov. 7-11, (2010). Oral presentation.
    11. M. Chamanzar, E. S. Hosseini, S. Yegnanarayanan, and A. Adibi, "Excitation of Individual Gold Plasmonic Nanoparticles in an Integrated Hybrid Photonic-Plasmonic Platform". Frontiers in Optics, San Jose, CA, Oct. 24-28, (2010). Oral presentation.
    12. M. Chamanzar, E. S. Hosseini, S. Yegnanarayanan, and A. Adibi,"Evanescent Excitation of Plasmonic Nanodisks using Hybrid Guided Wave Silicon Nitride Structures". CLEO/QELS, May 16-21, (2010). Poster presentation.
    13. M. Chamanzar, M. Soltani, S. Yegnanarayanan, B. Momeni, and A. Adibi,"Strong Mode Coupling in Hybrid Plasmonic-Photonic Microresonators using Momentum Matching". Frontiers in Optics 2009/Laser Science XXV.
    14. M. Chamanzar, B. Momeni, A. Adibi, "Compact on-chip Interferometers with High Sensitivity". IPRNA 2008, Boston, MA, 2008.

Patents Applications


    1. Parylene Optical Waveguides and Systems and Methods for Using the Same, US Patent Application # 61/899,021, (2013).
    2. Time-reversal Ultrasonic Systems and Methods for Neural stimulation (2013)
    3. Plasmonic And Photonic Resonator Structures And Methods For Large Electromagnetic Field Enhancements, US Patent Application # 13/271,737, Oct. (2011).
    4. Photonic Crystal Interferometers, provisional patent submitted (2008).