At the 2024 CS MANTECH conference, Robert presents his work finding unique device physics in his transistor injected quantum cascade structure (TI-QCS).

At the 2024 CS MANTECH conference, Robert presents his work finding unique device physics in his transistor injected quantum cascade structure (TI-QCS).

At the 2023 CS MANTECH conference, Kevin presents his work on using anti-phase coatings to achieve high-power, single-mode performance in VCSELs.
At the 2023 CS International Conference in Brussels, Belgium, Leah gave an invited talk on her work making heterogeneously integrated VCSELs on silicon. These VCSELs integrated via epitaxial transfer have improved thermal performances compared to non-integrated counterparts.

The group attended the “Celebrating the Life of Professor Emeritus Nick Holonyak Jr.” service in honor of Dr. Holonyak’s passing. Dr. John Dallesasse spoke as a past student of Holonyak, and Leah Espenhahn spoke as a current student of Dallesasse and thus a “research grandchild” of Holonyak.

After a number of speeches in honor of Dr. Holonyak, red LEDs in heart casings were past out to attendees in honor of Holonyak, who created the first visible LED. The group honors the passing of a great man, and give their best wishes to his widowed wife, Kay.

Leah Espenhahn, Kevin Pikul, and Prof. Dallesasse are interviewed about their article published in Compound Semiconductor. They explore the topics of VCSELs and III-V/Si integration via epitaxial transfer.
Compound Semiconductor Article

Prof. John Dallesasse is interviewed for a CBC Radio article on the importance and prevalence of microchips in the modern age.

Kevin Pikul is awarded the best student presentation award of CS MANTECH 2021 based on his paper titled “Standing-Wave Engineering for Mode-Control in Oxide-Confined Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers”.


Patrick Su demonstrates record high-power single-mode performance in VCSELs using strain-controlled impurity-induced disordering apertures. Oxide-VCSELs of aperture sizes from 9-13 um are shown to achieve record single-mode output powers of 8.52 mW, 9.57 mW, 10.20 mW, 10.57 mW, and 10.95 mW respectively.
Applied Physics Letter Article Link


Prof. John Dallesasse shares his insights about the semiconductor shortage’s causes and future.
