Professor Curtis Robert Menyuk

Professor Curtis Robert Menyuk

Professor · Tenured

Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Department of Mathematics and Statistics

College of Engineering and Information Technology

He/Him/His/Himself

About

I am the founding member of the Electrical Engineering Program at UMBC; I am a Fellow of APS, OSA, IEEE; I won the 2013 IEEE Photonics Streifer Award, a 2015 Humboldt Award, the 2024 SPIE G. G. Stokes Award, and a USM 2025 Regents Scholarly Achievement Award. I am currently director of the Center for Time, Navigation and Frequency Research.

Research interests

Optical communications, nonlinear optics, lasers, optical resonators, time and frequency

Teaching interests

engineering mathematics and computation; electromagnetic theory and computation; nonlinear optics, lasers, and RF photonics; time and frequency generation, transmission, and measurement.

Education

  • Ph D, Physics — University of California, Los Angeles (1981)
    Nonlinear Evolution of an Obliquely Propagating Langmuir Wave
  • BS, Physics — Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1976)
  • MS, Physics — Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1976)

Publications

Presentations

  • Excito-Plasmonic Phototransistors with Improved Thermal Management 2025 Plasmonica 2025 · Oral Presentation Ergun Simsek (Author & Presenter), Raonaqul Islam (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author)
  • Sources of Nonlinearity in Phase Noise of MUTC Photodetectors at Comb-Line Frequencies 2024 IEEE Photonics Conference · IEEE · Oral Presentation Ishraq Md Anjum (Author & Presenter), Ergun Simsek (Author), S. Ehsan Jamali-Mahabadi (Author), Thomas F Carruthers (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author)
  • Modeling the Transverse Mode Instability in High-Power Fiber Laser Amplifiers 2024 SIAM 7th Annual Meeting Texas/Louisiana Section · SIAM · Oral Presentation Jonathan Hu (Author & Presenter), Joshua T Young (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author)
  • Bypassing Intrinsic Noise of On-Chip Integrated Frequency Combs Through Kerr-Induced Synchronization 2024 Frontiers in Optics and Laser Science · Optica and APS · Poster Pradyoth Shandilya (Author & Presenter), Jordan R Stone (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author), Kartik Srinivasan (Author), Gregory Moille (Author)
  • Integrated Multi Cavity-Soliton Phase Locking via Kerr-InducedSynchronization for Microcomb Metrology Applications 2024 Frontiers in Optics and Laser Science · Optica and APS · Oral Presentation Pradyoth Shandilya (Author & Presenter), Shao-Chien Ou (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author), Kartik Srinivasan (Author), Gregory Moille (Author)
  • On-Chip Ultra Low Phase Noise Microwave Generation by Direct Stabilization of Optical Frequency Comb Repetition Rate 2024 IEEE Research and Applications of Photonics in Defense (RAPID) · IEEE · Oral Presentation James P Cahill (Author & Presenter), Tanvir Mahmood (Author), Patrick G Sykes (Author), Weimin Zhou (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author)
  • Multicolor, Broad-Bandwidth Solitons in Microresonators 2024 SPIE Optics and Photonics Meeting, Active Photonic Platforms (APP) · SPIE · Oral Presentation Curtis R Menyuk (Author & Presenter), Pradyoth Shandilya (Author), Logan Courtright (Author), Gregory Moille (Author), Kartik Srinivasan (Author)
  • 2D Material Based Phototransistor using Drift-diffusion Model 2024 2024 CSEE Research Day · UMBC · Poster Raonaqul Islam (Author & Presenter), Ishraq M Anjum (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author), Ergun Simsek (Author)
  • Computational Analysis of 2D Material Based Phototransistor using Drift-diffusion Model 2024 2024 UMBC COEIT Research Day · UMBC · Poster Raonaqul Islam (Author & Presenter), Ishraq M Anjum (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author), Ergun Simsek (Author)
  • Comparison on nano holes and nano pillars moth eye structures for mid-wave infrared 2024 SPIE Defense and Commercial Sensing · SPIE · Poster Rachit Sood (Author & Presenter), Chaoran Tu (Author), Joel Hensley, Douglas Bamford, David Woolf (Author), Narsingh Singh (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author), Fow-Sen Choa (Author)
  • Efficient Modeling of the Transverse Mode Instability Using the Phase Matched Model 2022 Seventh International Workshop on Specialty Fibers and Their Applications · Australian Institute of Physics · Oral Presentation Joshua T Young (Author), Jonathan Hu (Author & Presenter), Curtis R Menyuk (Author)
  • Accurate Generation of Eigenvalue Spectra for Lumped Laser Models Using Numerical Linearization 2022 IEEE Photonics Conference · IEEE · Poster Pradyoth H Shandilya (Author & Presenter), Shaokang Wang (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author)
  • Determining the Transverse Mode that Produces Frequency Combs in Microresonators 2022 IEEE Photonics Conference · IEEE · Lecture Logan Courtright (Author & Presenter), Zhen Qi, Thomas F Carruthers (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author), Tanvir Mahmood (Author), Sang-Yeon Cho (Author), James P Cahill (Author), Weimin Zhou (Author)
  • Directional Bending Sensor Using Negative Curvature Fibers with Asymmetric Nested Cladding Tubes 2022 IEEE Photonics Conference · IEEE · Oral Presentation Chengli Wei (Author & Presenter), Jonathan Hu (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author)
  • Efficient and Accurate Calculation of Photodetector RF Output Power 2022 IEEE Photonics Conference · IEEE · Oral Presentation Ergun Simsek (Author), Ishraq Md Anjum (Author & Presenter), Thomas F Carruthers (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author), David A Tulhchinsky (Author), Keith J Williams (Author), Joe C Campbell (Author)
  • A Study of Coupling Efficiency in Pulley Microring Resonators 2022 Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science · Optica (formerly OSA) & APS · Poster Wei Zhang (Author & Presenter), Curtis R Menyuk (Author), Jonathan Hu (Author)
  • Numerical Linearization Algorithm for Calculating Eigenvalue Spectra of Lumped Laser Models 2022 Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science · Optica (formerly OSA) & APS · Poster Pradyoth H Shandilya (Author & Presenter), Shaokang Wang (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author)
  • Thermal Instabilities, Oscillations, and Frequency Combs in Kerr Microresonators 2022 Optica Advanced Photonics Congress · Optica (formerly OSA) · Oral Presentation Amir Leshem (Author & Presenter), Zhen Qi (Author), Thomas F Carruthers (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author), Omri Gat (Author)
  • Comparison of the Full Model and Phase- Matched Model for Transverse Mode Instability 2022 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics · Optica and IEEE · Oral Presentation Joshua T Young (Author & Presenter), Jonathan Hu (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author)
  • Increasing the Power Threshold in Fiber Amplifiers Considering Both the Transverse Mode and Brillouin Instabilities 2022 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics · Optica and IEEE · Oral Presentation Joshua T Young (Author & Presenter), Curtis R Menyuk (Author), Chengli Wei (Author), Jonathan Hu (Author)
  • Stability and Deterministic Generation of Single Solitons and Soliton Crystals in Microresonators with Avoided Crossings 2022 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics · Optica and IEEE · Oral Presentation Zhen Qi (Author & Presenter), Giuseppe D'Aguanno (Author), Thomas F Carruthers (Author), Omri Gat (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author)
  • Temporal Binding of a Coherent Spectrally Translated Pulse From a Dissipative Kerr Soliton in a Synthetic Frequency Lattice 2022 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics · Optica and IEEE · Oral Presentation Gregory Moille (Author & Presenter), Edgar F Perez (Author), Yanne K Chembo (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author), Kartik Srinivasan (Author)
  • A Robust Drift-Diffusion Equations Solver Enabling Accurate Simulation of Photodetectors 2022 Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS) · Electromagnetics Academy · Oral Presentation Ergun Simsek (Author & Presenter), Seyed Ehsan Jamali Mahabadi (Author), Ishraq M Anjum (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author)
  • Response Function of Homodyne Wavelength Difference Stabilization 2022 2022 Joint Conference of the European Frequency and Time Forum & the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium · IEEE and EFTF · Lecture James P Cahill (Author & Presenter), Tanvir Mahmood (Author), Weimin Zhou (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author)
  • Efficient Modeling of the Transverse Mode Instability Using the Phase-Matched Model 2022 Annual Directed Energy Science and Technology Symposium · DEPS · Oral Presentation Joshua T Young (Author & Presenter), Jonathan Hu (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author)
  • Dynamical Methods for Studying Stability and Noise in Frequency Comb Sources 2022 Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS) · Electromagnetics Academy · Oral Presentation Curtis R Menyuk (Author & Presenter), Logan Courtright (Author), Zhen Qi (Author), Shaokang Wang (Author)
  • Dynamical Methods for Studying Stability and Noise in Frequency Comb Sources 2022 Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS) · Electromagnetics Academy · Oral Presentation Curtis R Menyuk (Author & Presenter), Logan Courtright (Author), Zhen Qi (Author), Shaokang Wang (Author)
  • Modeling MgAl2O4 Motheye Structures in Solar Cells 2022 UMBC Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Days XXVI · UMBC · Oral Presentation Olorunjuwon Ajayi (Author & Presenter), Curtis R Menyuk (Author), Chaoran Tu (Author), Logan Courtright (Author)
  • Computation and Stability Analysis of Periodically Stationary Pulses in a Short Pulse Laser 2022 Twelfth IMACS International Conference on Nonlinear Evolution Equations and Wave Phenomena: Computation and Theory · IMACS · Lecture Curtis R Menyuk (Author), Vrushaly Shinglot (Author & Presenter), John Zweck (Author)
  • Dynamical Methods for Studying Noise in Frequency- Comb Sources 2022 Twelfth IMACS International Conference on Nonlinear Evolution Equations and Wave Phenomena: Computation and Theory · IMACS · Oral Presentation Curtis R Menyuk (Author & Presenter), Shaokang Wang (Author)
  • Calculation of the Phase Noise at Comb-Line Frequencies in a Frequency Comb 2021 Frontiers in Optics/Laser Science Conference · Optica (formerly OSA) · Oral Presentation Ishraq M Anjum (Author & Presenter), Seyed Ehsan Jamali Mahabadi (Author), Ergun Simsek (Author & Presenter), Curtis R Menyuk (Author)
  • Photodetector Performance Prediction with Machine Learning 2021 Frontiers in Optics/Laser Science Conference · Optica (formerly OSA) · Oral Presentation Ergun Simsek (Author & Presenter), Seyed Ehsan Jamali Mahabadi (Author), Thomas F Carruthers (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author)
  • A Robust Drift-Diffusion Equations Solver Enabling Accurate Simulation of Photodetectors 2021 Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS) · Electromagnetics Academy · Oral Presentation Ergun Simsek (Author & Presenter), Seyed Ehsan Jamali Mahabadi (Author), Ishraq M Anjum (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author)
  • Dynamical Methods for Studying Stability and Noise in Frequency Comb Sources 2021 Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS) · Electromagnetics Academy · Oral Presentation Curtis R Menyuk (Author & Presenter), Logan Courtright (Author), Zhen Qi (Author), Shaokang Wang (Author)
  • Dynamical Methods for Studying Stability and Noise in Frequency Comb Sources 2021 AMS Fall Western Virtual Sectional Meeting · American Mathematical Society · Oral Presentation Curtis R Menyuk (Author & Presenter), Logan Courtright (Author), Zhen Qi (Author), Shaokang Wang (Author)
  • Modeling Gas Flow in Hollow-Core Optical Fibers 2021 IEEE Photonics Conference · IEEE · Oral Presentation Wei Zhang (Author & Presenter), Curtis R Menyuk (Author), Jonathan Hu (Author)
  • Accurate and Efficient Modeling of the Transverse Mode Instability in High-Energy Laser Amplifiers Using the Phase-Matched Model 2021 SPIE European Security and Defense Meeting · SPIE · Oral Presentation Curtis R Menyuk (Author & Presenter), Joshua T Young (Author), Jonathan Hu (Author), Andrew J Goers (Author), David M Brown (Author), Michael L Dennis (Author)
  • Modeling Photodetectors Using the Drift-Diffusion Equations for RF-Photonic Applications 2021 OSA Webinar (Photonic Detection Activity Group) · OSA (formerly Optica) · Oral Presentation
  • Comparison of Leakage Loss in Silica, Chalcogenide, Tellurite, and ZBLAN Negative Curvature Fibers 2021 Advanced Photonics Conference · Optica (formerly OSA) · Oral Presentation Chengli Wei (Author & Presenter), Curtis R Menyuk (Author), Jonathan Hu (Author)
  • Optimization of Random Motheye Structures for Silica Windows with Normally Incident Light 2021 Advanced Photonics Conference · Optica (formerly OSA) · Oral Presentation Chaoran Tu (Author & Presenter), Jonathan Hu (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author), Thomas F Carruthers (Author), L Brandon Shaw (Author), Lynda E Busse (Author), Jasbinder S Sanghera (Author)
  • Simulation of Electrically-Controlled Mode Interaction for Adiabatic and Deterministic Single Soliton Generation 2021 Advanced Photonics Conference · Optica (formerly OSA) · Oral Presentation Andres F Calvo-Salcedo (Author & Presenter), Chaoran Tu (Author), N Guerrero-Gonzalez (Author), Andrew M Weiner (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author), Jose Jaramillo-Villegas (Author)
  • Automatically Mapping the Stable Regions of Frequency Combs in Microresonators 2021 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics · Optica (formerly OSA) · Poster Logan Courtright (Author & Presenter), Zhen Qi (Author), Thomas F Carruthers (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author)
  • Design of Dispersive Interferometers for the Self-Stabilization of Optical Frequency Combs 2021 Joint Conference of the European Frequency and Time Forum and IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium (EFTF/IFCS) · IEEE · Oral Presentation James P Cahill (Author & Presenter), Tanvir Mahmood (Author), Patrick G Sykes (Author), Curtis R Menyuk, Weimin Zhou (Author)
  • Dynamical Methods for Studying Stability and Noise in Frequency Comb Sources 2021 SIAM Conference on Dynamical Systems · Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) · Oral Presentation Curtis R Menyuk (Author & Presenter), Brandon Wilson (Author), Logan Courtright (Author), Zhen Qi (Author), Shaokang Wang (Author), Thomas F Carruthers (Author)
  • Efficient Implementation of Modeling Noise Performance for Short-Pulse Lasers 2021 UMBC Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day · UMBC · Poster Brandon Wilson (Author & Presenter), Curtis R Menyuk (Author), Shaokang Wang (Author)
  • Modeling the Reduction of Amplitude-to-Phase (AM-to-PM) Conversion in Charge-Compensated Modified Uni-Traveling (CC-MUTC) Carrier Photodiodes 2021 UMBC Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day · UMBC · Poster Olorunjuwan Ajayi (Author & Presenter), Junkyu Kwon (Author & Presenter), Seyed Ehsan Jamali Mahabadi (Author), Ishraq M Anjum (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author)
  • Optimized Cone-Shape Motheye Structures for Fused Silica Glass Windows 2020 Frontiers in Optics/Laser Science Conference · Optical Society of America · Poster Chaoran Tu (Author & Presenter), Curtis R Menyuk (Author), L Brandon Shaw (Author)
  • Plotting the Stability Boundary of Cnoidal Waves in Microresonators 2020 Frontiers in Optics/Laser Science Conference · Optical Society of America · Poster Logan Courtright (Author & Presenter), Zhen Qi (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author)
  • Piecewise Parabolic Phase Modulation Scheme for Suppression of Stimulated Brillouin Scattering 2020 IEEE Photonics Conference · IEEE · Oral Presentation Joshua T Young (Author & Presenter), Jeffrey O White (Author), Chengli Wei (Author), Jonathan Hu (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author)
  • Impact on Frequency Combs of Nonlinearity Including Bleaching in p-i-n Photodetectors 2020 IEEE Photonics Summer Topicals Meeting (Signal Reconstruction Using Photonics) · IEEE · Oral Presentation Seyed Ehsan Jamali Mahabadi (Author & Presenter), Thomas F Carruthers (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author), Jason D McKinney (Author), Keith J Williams (Author)
  • Low Phase-Noise Microwave Generation Using Self-Stabilized f_ceo-Free Comb 2020 Joint Conference of the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium and International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics · IEEE · Oral Presentation James P Cahill (Author & Presenter), Tanvir Mahmood (Author), Patrick Sykes (Author), Weimin Zhou (Author), Matthew J Cich (Author), Rafal Wilk (Author), Sandrine Muller (Author), Felix Rohde (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author)
  • Dissecting the Mechanisms of Spatiotemporal Mode-Locking 2020 OSA Nonlinear Photonics Conference in Advanced Photonics Congress · Optical Society of America · Oral Presentation Logan G Wright (Author & Presenter), Pavel Siderenko (Author), Hamed Pourbeyram (Author), Zachary M Ziegler (Author), Andrei Isichenko (Author), Boris A Malomed (Author), Curtis R Menyuk (Author), Demetrios N Christodoulides (Author), Frank W Wise (Author)
  • Bend Loss in Negative Curvature Fibers with Truncated Cladding Tubes 2020 OSA Novel Optical Materials and Applications Conference in Advanced Photonics Congress · Optical Society of America · Oral Presentation Chinglei Wei (Author & Presenter), Curtis R Menyuk (Author), Jonathan Hu (Author)

Grants and Contracts

  • Modeling and Characterization of Modulators for Frequency-Comb Generation 2024 Phase Sensitive Inc. · SubContract · Funded Ergun Simsek, Curtis R Menyuk, Gary M Carter
  • OPTICAL FREQUENCY COMBS AND SOLITONS IN HIGH Q MICRORESONATORS 2023 Army Research Office · Grant · Funded Gary M Carter (Principal), Curtis R Menyuk (Co-Principal)
  • Precise Photonic Timing 2022 NCMS · Sponsored Research · In-Progress Gary M Carter (Co-Principal), Curtis R Menyuk (Principal)
  • Micro-Resonators for Providing Compact Low Noise Microwave Sources 2022 Army Research Office · Grant · In-Progress Gary M Carter (Principal), Curtis R Menyuk (Co-Principal)
  • Optimizing the Performance of Optical Fibers, Optical Coatings, and Photodetectors 2021 Naval Research Laboratory · Grant
  • A Microresonator System for Generating Low Noise Microwaves 2020 DOD · Grant · Funded Gary M Carter (Principal), Curtis Menyuk (Co-Principal)
  • RF-Photonics Research for Positioning, Navigation, and Timing 2018 Army Research Laboratory · Cooperative Agreement Curtis R Menyuk (Principal), Tinoosh Mohsenin (Co-Principal)
  • NSF-BSF: Synthesis and Analysis of Novel Microresonators 2018 National Science Foundation · Grant
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