Research Publications

Preprints

  1. N. Meethale Palakkool, M. P. C. Taverne, O. G. Bell, C. P. Jones, J. D. Mar, D. T. Ho, V. Barrioz, Y. Qu, C.-C. Huang, Y.-L. D. Ho, “Conformally-Coated Nickel-Carbon Nitride on Structured Pyrolytic Carbon Electrodes for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution,” arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.06627

    2025

  2. G. Bhattacharya, I. Lionadi, M.P.C. Taverne, J. McLaughlin, P. Fernandez-Ibanez, C.-C. Huang, Y.-L. D. Ho, A. F. Payam, “Two Dimensional-Material-Coated Microcantilevers for Enhanced Mass Sensing and Material Characterization,” Nanoscale (2025), Accepted Manuscript.
  3. Y.-S. Chen J., M. P. C. Taverne, C.-C. Huang, Y.-L. D. Ho, J. G. Rarity, “Thermal Shrinkage-Induced Modifications in Photonic Bandgaps of Two-Photon Polymerized Bragg Reflectors”, Adv. Photonics Res., 2500077 (2025)
  4. N. M. Palakkool, M. P. C. Taverne, O. Bell, J. D. Mar, V. Barrioz, Y. Qu, C.-C. Huang, Y.-L. D. Ho*, “Recent Advances in Surface Functionalized 3D Electrocatalyst for Water Splitting”, Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, 6 (2), 2400258 (2025).

    2024

  5. M. K. Prasad, M. P. C. Taverne, C.-C. Huang, J. D, Mar, Y.-L. D. Ho, “Hexagonal Boron Nitride Based Photonic Quantum Technologies”, Materials 17, 4122 (2024).
  6. J. Wambua, F. Mwema, S. A. Akinlabi, M. Birkett, B. B. Xu, W. L. Woo, M. P. C. Taverne, Y-.L. D. Ho, E. T. Akinlabi, “Optimisation of Printing Parameters of Fused Deposition Modelling and Uniaxial Compression Failure Analysis for Four-Point Star-Shaped Structures”, Rapid Prototyp J, 30, 5, 885-903 (2024).

    2023

  7. M. P. C. Taverne, X. Zheng, Y.-S. J. Chen, K. A. Morgan, L. Chen, N. M. Palakkool, D. Rezaie, H. Awachi, J. G. Rarity, D. W. Hewak, C.-C. Huang, Y. -L. D. Ho*, “Conformal CVD-grown MoS2 on Three-dimensional Woodpile Photonic Crystals for Photonic Bandgap Engineering”, ACS Appl. Opt. Mater. 1, 5, 990–996 (2023).

    2022

  8. M. P. C. Taverne, Y.-L. D. Ho*, J. G. Rarity, “Strongly Confining Light with Air-mode Cavities in Inverse Rod-Connected Diamond Photonic Crystals”, Crystals 12, 3, 303 (2022).

    2020

  9. M. Hunt, M. P. C. Taverne, J. Askey, A. May, A. Van Den Berg, Y.-L. D. Ho, J. G. Rarity, and S. Ladak, “Harnessing Multi-Photon Absorption to Produce Three-Dimensional Magnetic Structures at the Nanoscale”, Materials 13, 3,761 (2020).

    2019

  10. L. Chen, K. Morgan, Ghada Alzaidy, C.-C. Huang, Y. -L. Daniel Ho*, Mike P. C. Taverne, X. Zheng, Z. Ren, Daniel W. Hewak, J. G. Rarity, “Observation of Complete Photonic Bandgap in Low Refractive Index Contrast Inverse Rod-Connected Diamond Structured Chalcogenides”, ACS Photonics 6, 1248−1254 (2019).
  11. Une G. Butaitie, Graham M. Gibson, Ying-Lung D. Ho, Mike P. C. Taverne, Jonathan M. Taylor, and David B. Phillips, “Indirect optical trapping using light driven micro-rotors for reconfigurable hydrodynamic manipulation”, Nat. Commun. 10, 1215 (2019).

    2018

  12. F. Ortiz-Huerta, L. Chen, M. P. C. Taverne, J.P. Hadden, M. Johnson, Y.-L.D. Ho, and J.G. Rarity, “Fabrication of hybrid Fabry-Perot microcavity using two-photon lithography for single-photon sources”, Opt. Express 26, 33245-33252 (2018).
  13. J.-D. Lin, Y.-L. D. Ho*, L. Chen, M. Lopez-Garcia, S.-A. Jiang, M. P. C. Taverne, C.-R. Lee, and J. G. Rarity, “Microstructure-Stabilized Blue Phase Liquid Crystals” ACS Omega 3, 15435–15441 (2018).
  14. M. P. C. Taverne, Y.-L. D. Ho*, X. Zheng, L.-F. Chen, C.-H. N. Fang, and J. G. Rarity, “Strong Light Confinement in Rod-Connected Diamond Photonic Crystals” Opt. Lett. 43, 5202- 5205 (2018).
  15. Xu Zheng, Mike P. C. Taverne, Y.-L. D. Ho*, and John G. Rarity, “Cavity Design in Woodpile Based 3D Photonic Crystal”, Appl. Sci. 8, 1087 (2018).
  16. Quang M. Ngo, Ying-Lung D. Ho, Jon R. Pugh, Andrei Sarua, Martin Cryan, “Enhanced UV/Blue Fluorescent Sensing Using Metal-Dielectric-Metal Aperture Nanoantenna Arrays”, Current Applied Physics 18, 793-798 (2018).
  17. Mike P.C. Taverne, Xu Zeng, Katrina A. Morgan, Ioannis Zeimpekis, Chung-Che Huang, Ying-Lung D. Ho, Mahmoud Mostafavi, Anton Shterenlikht, “Fabrication of micro-scale fracture specimens for nuclear applications by direct laser writing”, MRS Advances. 3, 1771-1775 (2018).
  18. G. I. Williams, M. Hunt, B. Boeheme, M. Traverne, Y.-L. D. Ho, S. Giblin, D. E. Read, J. G. Rarity, R. Allenspach, and S. Ladak, “Two-photon lithography for 3D Magnetic Nanostructure Fabrication”, Nano Res. 11, 845–854 (2018).

    2017

  19. L.-F. Chen, M. Lopez-Garcia, M. P. C. Taverne, X. Zheng, J.-D. Lin, Y.-L. D. Ho*, J. G. Rarity “Direct Wide-angle Measurement of Photonic Band-structure in a Three-dimensional Photonic Crystal using Infrared Fourier Imaging Spectroscopy”, Opt. Lett. 42, 1584-1587 (2017).
  20. M. P. C. Taverne, Y.-L. D. Ho*, L.-F. Chen, X. Zheng, M. Lopez-Garcia, and J. G. Rarity, “Modelling of Defect Cavities Formed in Inverse Three-Dimensional Rod-Connected Diamond Photonic Crystals”, EPL (Europhys. Lett.) 116, 64007 (2017).
  21. Y. Hu, B. Miles, Y.-L. D. Ho, M. P. C. Taverne, L.-F. Chen, H. Gersen, J. G. Rarity, and C. F. J. Faul, “Towards direct laser writing of actively tunable three-dimensional photonic crystals”, Adv. Opt. Mater. 5, 1600458 (2017).

    2016

  22. C. Wan, Y.-L. D. Ho, S. Nunez-Sanchez, N. Dorh, L. Chen, N. Fox, T. Mallick, S. Sundaram, and M.J. Cryan, “A Selective Metasurface Absorber with An Amorphous Carbon Interlayer for Solar Thermal Applications”, Nano Energy 26, 392–397(2016).

    2015

  23. L.-F. Chen, M. P. C. Taverne, X. Zheng, J.-D. Lin, R. Oulton, M. Lopez-Garcia, Y.-L. D. Ho, J. G. Rarity “Evidence of Near-Infrared Partial Photonic Bandgap in Polymeric Rod-connected Diamond Structure”, Opt. Express 23, 26565-26575 (2015).
  24. H. Li, D. Phillips, X. Wang, Y.-L. D. Ho, L. Chen, J. Zhu, S. Yu, X. Cai, “Orbital angular momentum vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers”, Optica 2, 547-552 (2015).
  25. M. P. C. Taverne, Y.-L. D. Ho, J. G. Rarity*, “Investigation of defect cavities formed in three-dimensional woodpile photonic crystals”, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B. 32, 639-648 (2015).

    2014

  26. M. Lopez-Garcia, Y.-L. D. Ho, M. P. C. Taverne, L.-F. Chen, M. M. Murshidy, A. P. Edwards, A. M. Adawi, J.G. Rarity, and R. Oulton, “Efficient out-coupling and beaming of Tamm optical states via surface plasmon polariton excitation” Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 231116 (2014).
  27. D. B. Phillips, M. J. Padgett, S. Hanna, Y.-L. D. Ho, D. M. Carberry, M. J. Miles, and S. H. Simpson, “Shape-induced force fields in optical trapping”, Nat. Photonics 8, 400–405 (2014).

    2013

  28. J. R. Pugh, Y.-L. D. Ho, E. Engin, C. J. Railton, J. G. Rarity, and M. J. Cryan, “Novel High Q Modes in Thick 2D Photonic Crystal Slabs,” J. Opt. 15, 035004 (2013).

    2012

  29. P. S. Ivanov, Y.-L. D. Ho, M. Cryan, P. Heard, D Snoswell and J M Rorison, “Modelling investigations of DBRs and cavities with photonic crystal holes for application in VCSELs”, J. Opt. 14, 125103 (2012).
  30. P. S. Ivanov, Y.-L. D Ho, M. Cryan, P. Heard, D. Snoswell and J. M. Rorison, “Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with incorporated photonic crystals for transverse mode control”, Semicond. Sci. Technol. 27, 094010 (2012).
  31. Xinlun Cai, Y.-L. D. Ho, Gabor Mezosi, Marc Sorel, and Siyuan Yu, “Frequency-Domain Model of Longitudinal Mode Interaction in Semiconductor Ring Lasers”, IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 48, 406–418 (2012).

    2011

  32. Y.-L. D. Ho, P. S. Ivanov, E. Engin, M. F. J. Nicol, M. P. C. Taverne, Chengyong Hu, M. J. Cryan, I. J. Craddock, C. J. Railton, J. G. Rarity, “FDTD Simulation of Inverse Three-Dimensional Face-centered Cubic Photonic Crystal Cavities”, IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 47, 1480–1492 (2011).
  33. L. Marseglia, J. P. Hadden, A. C. Stanley-Clarke, J. P. Harrison, B. Patton, Y.-L. D. Ho, B. Naydenov, F. Jelezko, J. Meijer, J. G. Rarity, and J. L. O’Brien, “Nanofabricated solid immersion lenses registered to single emitters in diamond”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 133107 (2011).
  34. S. Castelletto, J. P. Harrison, L. Marseglia, A. C. Stanley-Clarke, B. C. Gibson, B. A. Fairchild, J. P. Hadden, Y.-L. D. Ho, M. P. Hiscocks, K. Ganesan, S. T. Huntington, F. Ladouceur, A. D. Greentree, S. Prawer, J. L. O’Brien, and J. G. Rarity, “Diamond-based structures to collect and guide light”, New J. Phys.13, 025020 (2011).

    2010

  35. J. P. Hadden, J. P. Harrison, A. C. Stanley-Clarke, L. Marseglia, Y.-L. D. Ho, B. R. Patton, J. L. O’Brien, and J. G. Rarity, “Strongly enhanced photon collection from diamond defect centers under microfabricated integrated solid immersion lenses”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 241901 (2010).
  36. P. S. Ivanov, Y. -L. D. Ho, D. R. E. Snoswell, N. Elsner, B. Vincent, C. L. Bower, J. G. Rarity, and M. J. Cryan “Lattice Constant Tuning and Disorder Effects in 3D Colloidal Photonic Crystals”, IEEE J. Display Technol.6,14–21 (2010).

    2009

  37. T. Cao, Y.-L. D. Ho, P. J. Heard, L. P. Barry, T. Kelly and M. J. Cryan, “Fabrication and measurement of a photonic crystal waveguide integrated with a semiconductor optical amplifier”, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B. 26, 768–777 (2009).
  38. J. R. Pugh, Y-L. D. Ho, P. J. Heard, G. R. Nash, T. Ashley, J. G. Rarity and M. J. Cryan, “Design and Fabrication of a Midinfrared Photonic Crystal Defect Cavity in Indium Antimonide”, J. Opt. 11, 054006 (2009).

    2007

  39. Y.-L. D. Ho*, T. Cao, P. S. Ivanov, M. J. Cryan, , I. J. Craddock, C. J. Railton, and J. G. Rarity, “Three-Dimensional FDTD Simulation of Micro-pillar Microcavity Geometries Suitable for Efficient Single-photon Sources”, IEEE J. Quantum Electron., 43, 462–472 (2007).
  40. Y.-L. D. Ho*, R. Gibson, C. Y. Hu, M. J. Cryan, I. J. Craddock, C. J. Railton, J. G. Rarity, P. J. Heard, D. Sanvitto, A. Daraei, M. Hopkinson, J. A. Timpson, A. Tahraoui, P. P. S. Guimaraes, and M. S. Skolnick, “Focused ion beam etching for the fabrication of micro-pillar micro-cavities made of III-V semiconductor materials”, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 25, 1197–1202 (2007).
  41. D. M. Whittaker, P. S. S. Guimaraes, D. Sanvitto, H. Vinck, S. Lam, A. Daraei, J. A. Timpson, A. M. Fox, M. S. Skolnick, Y.-L. D. Ho, J. G. Rarity, M. Hopkinson, and A. Tahraoui, “High Q modes in elliptical microcavity pillars”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 161105 (2007)
  42. J. A. Timpson, S. Lam, D. Sanvitto, D. M. Whittaker, H. Vinck, A. Daraei, P. S. S. Guimaraes, M. S. Skolnick , A. M. Fox, C. Hu, Y.-L. D. Ho, R. Gibson, J. G. Rarity, A. Tahraoui, M. Hopkinson, P. W. Fry, S. Pellegrini, K. J. Gordon, R. E. Warburton, and G. S. Buller, “Single photon sources based upon single quantum dots in semiconductor microcavity pillars”, J. Mod. Opt., 54, 453–465 (2007).
  43. T. Cao, M. J. Cryan, P. S. Ivanov, Y.-L. D. Ho, G. B. Ren, I. J. Craddock, J. M. Rorison and C. J. Railton, “Modelling of Chirped Pulse Propagation Through a Mini-Stop Band in a 2D Photonic Crystal Waveguide”, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 24, 1575–1583 (2007).
  44. T. Cao, M. J. Cryan, Y.-L. D. Ho, I. J. Craddock, and C. J. Railton, “Fast-Light Based Pulse Compression In 2D Photonic Crystal Waveguides”, IEEE J. Lightw. Technol. 25, 2590-2598 (2007).

    2005

  45. Y.-L. D. Ho*, T. Cao, P. S. Ivanov, M. J. Cryan, I. J. Craddock, C. J. Railton, and J. G. Rarity, “Optimal design of single-photon sources emission from a quantum-dot in micro-pillar microcavity”, Int. J. Quant. Inf. 3, 229 (2005).