Regular biography
Kang, Myeong Soo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at KAIST. His research focuses on optics, with specific interests in unconventional light-matter interactions at micron and submicron scales. He is affiliated with the Micro/Submicro Optics Laboratory and has conducted postdoctoral research at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light and the Institute of Optics, Information and Photonics. Kang holds a Ph.D. in Physics from KAIST and has been associated with the university since 2012.
Scholar-generated biography
Myeong Soo Kang is a researcher in the Department of Physics at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). Their work focuses on the interaction between light and acoustic phonons in photonic crystal fibers and optical fibers. Kang's research explores the generation and manipulation of gigahertz acoustic resonances, optomechanical nonlinearity, and the use of optical vortices in photonic waveguides. They have also investigated the characterization of fiber lasers and the structural analysis of photonic crystal fibers through side scattering techniques. Their studies highlight the potential of photonic and acousto-optic interactions for advanced optical devices and signal processing.