Dr Li Ke received his MSc.degree in Radio Frequency Communications Engineering and Ph.D. degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Southampton U.K, in 2005 and 2010, respectively. He has eleven years (17chips) silicon-proven experience in fully customized analog and microwave signals (>56Gb/s) CMOS IC design down to 28nm by using various industry-standard processes.
Broadband modulator driver design
Broadband TIA design
Optical signal shaping
Integration of photonics(modulator and photodetector) and electronics(Driver amplifier and TIA)
Flip-chip bonding and 3-D packaging
ELEC3204 Wireless and Optical communication
ELEC3208 Analogue and Mixed-Signal Electronics
Li, Ke, Wilcock, Reuben and Wilson, Peter (2008) Improved 6.7GHz CMOS VCO Delay Cell With Up To Seven Octave Tuning Range. Li, Ke, Wilcock, Reuben and Wilson, Peter (eds.) 2008 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems , ISCAS,2008.
Li, Ke, Wilcock, Reuben and Wilson, Peter (2008) Improved Phase Noise Model for Ultra Wideband VCO. 2008 IEEE International Behavioral Modeling and Simulation Conference.
Md Ali, Sawal, Li, Ke, Wilcock, Reuben and Wilson, Peter (2009) Improved Performance and Variation Modelling for Hierarchical-based optimisation of Analogue Integrated Circuits. DATE, 2009.
Li, Ke, Wilcock, Reuben and Wilson, Peter (2011) 120nm 1.2V Low Noise VCO With Over Seven Octave Tuning Range. Electronics Letters, 47 (6), 368-369.
Wilson, Peter R., Rudolf, Robert, Li, Ke, Wilcock, Reuben, Brown, Andrew D. and Harris, Nick (2013) Fully differential electro-mechanical phase locked loop sensor circuit. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 194 (1), 240-246. (doi:10.1016/j.sna.2013.01.053).
Li, Ke, Wilson, Peter R. and Wilcock, Reuben (2013) A Novel Time Domain Noise Model for Voltage Controlled Oscillators. Circuits and Systems, 4 (1), 97-105.
Li, Ke, Wilson, Peter R. and Wilcock, Reuben (2013) An improved push-pull driver using 0.13µm CMOS. 2013 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, , Beijing, China. 18 - 23 May 2013.
Reed, Graham T., Mashanovich, Goran Z., Gardes, Frederic Y., Nedeljković, Miloš, Hu, Youfang, Thomson, David J., Li, Ke, Wilson, Peter R., Chen, Sheng-Wen and Hsu, Shawn S. (2013) Recent breakthroughs in carrier depletion based silicon optical modulators. Nanophotonics, 3 (4-5), 229-245. (doi:10.1515/nanoph-2013-0016).
Li, Ke, Thomson, D., Wilson, Peter R., Liu, Shenghao and Reed, Graham T. (2015) A 30 Gb/s CMOS driver integrated with silicon photonics MZM. RFIC 2015: 2015 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium, RFIC2015/Microwave Week 2015, Phoenix, United States. 16 - 18 May 2015. (doi:10.1109/RFIC.2015.7337767).
Liu, Shenghao, Li, Ke and Wilson, Peter R. (2015) A temperature independent driver for Mach-Zehnder modulators. ISCAS 2015: IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Lisbon, Portugal. 23 - 26 May 2015. (doi:10.1109/ISCAS.2015.7168923).
Liu, Shenghao, Thomson, D., LI, K.E., Wilson, Peter and Reed, Graham (2015) N-over-N cascode push-pull modulator driver in 130nm CMOS enabling 20Gb/s optical interconnection with Mach-Zehnder modulator. Electronics Letters, 51 (23), 1900-1902. (doi:10.1049/el.2015.2909). (In Press)
Reed, G.T., Thomson, D.J., Gardes, F.Y., Mashanovich, G.Z., Hu, Youfang, Li, K., Wilson, P.W., Topley, Robert, Zimmermann, L., Porte, H., Goll, B., Zimmermann, H., Knoll, D., Lischke, S., Chen, S-W., Hsu, S.S.H., Fédéli, J-M., Debnath, Kapil, Krauss, T.F. and O'Faolain, L. (2013) Silicon optical modulators for integrated transceivers. SPIE Photonics North, , Ottawa, Canada. 03 - 05 Jun 2013.
Li, Ke, Meng, Fanfan, Thomson, David, Wilson, Peter and Reed, Graham (2016) Analysis and implementation of an ultra-wide tuning range CMOS ring-VCO with inductor peaking. IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, 1-3. (doi:10.1109/LMWC.2016.2629968).
Ruan, Xiaoke, Li, Ke, Thomson, David J., Lacava, Cosimo, Meng, Fanfan, Demirtzioglou, Iosif, Petropoulos, Periklis, Zhu, Yixiao, Reed, Graham T. and Zhang, Fan (2017) Experimental comparison of direct detection Nyquist SSB transmission based on silicon dual-drive and IQ Mach-Zehnder modulators with electrical packaging. Optics Express, 25 (6), 19332-19342. (doi:10.1364/OE.25.019332).
Thomson, D.J., Littlejohns, Callum, Li, K., Nedeljković, M., Khokhar, A.Z., Gardes, F.Y., Mashanovich, G.Z., Lacava, C., Petropoulos, P., Richardson, D.J., Rouifed, M.S., Qiu, H., Xin, T.G., Hu, T., Zhang, Z., Wang, H., Chiu, P.-W., Li, Y.-F., Hsu, S.H. and Reed, G.T. (2016) Integrated silicon optical modulators. In 2016 Progress in Electromagnetic Research Symposium (PIERS). IEEE. 1 pp . (doi:10.1109/PIERS.2016.7735323).
Perez, Daniel, Gasulla, Ivana, Crudgington, Lee, Thomson, David J., Khokhar, Ali Z., Li, Ke, Cao, Wei, Mashanovich, Goran Z. and Capmany, Jose (2017) Multipurpose silicon photonics signal processor core. Nature Communications, 8, [636]. (doi:10.1038/s41467-017-00714-1).
Lacava, Cosimo, Thomson, David, Li, Ke, Demirtzioglou, Iosif, Shakoor, Abdul, Richardson, David, Zhang, Fan, Reed, Graham and Petropoulos, Periklis (2017) Silicon photonic modulators for high speed optical links. In Photonics in Switching 2017. OSA.. (doi:10.1364/PS.2017.PW2D.3).
Lacava, Cosimo, Cardea, Ivan, Demirtzioglou, Iosif, Khoja, Alaa, Li, Ke, Thomson, David, Ruan, Xiaoke, Zhang, Fan, Reed, Graham, Richardson, David and Petropoulos, Periklis (2017) 49.6 Gb/s direct detection DMT transmission over 40 km single mode fibre using an electrically packaged silicon photonic modulator. Optics Express, 25 (24), 29798-29811. (doi:10.1364/OE.25.029798).
Mashanovich, G.Z., Gardes, F.Y., Thomson, D.J., Hu, Y., Li, K., Nedeljković, M., Soler Penadés, J., Khokhar, A.Z., Mitchell, C.J., Stanković, S., Topley, R., Reynolds, S.A., Wang, Y., Troia, B., Passaro, V.M.N., Littlejohns, C.G., Domínguez Bucio, Thalía, Wilson, P.R. and Reed, G.T. (2015) Silicon photonic waveguides and devices for near- and mid-IR applications. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 21 (4), 407-418. (doi:10.1109/JSTQE.2014.2381469).
Li, Yan-Feng, Chiu, Po-Wei, Li, Ke, Thomson, David, Reed, Graham and Hsu, Shawn S.H. (2018) A 40-Gb/s 4-Vpp differential modulator driver in 90 nm CMOS. IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, 28 (1), 73-75. (doi:10.1109/LMWC.2017.2773041).
Perez, Daniel, Gasulla, Ivana, Fraile, Francisco Javier, Crudgington, Lee, Thomson, David, Khokhar, Ali, Li, Ke, Cao, Wei, Mashanovich, Goran and Capmany, Jose (2017) Silicon photonics rectangular universal interferometer. Laser & Photonics Reviews, [1700219]. (doi:10.1002/lpor.201700219).
Meng, Fanfan, Li, Ke, Thomson, David, Wilson, Peter and Reed, Graham (2018) Advanced layout techniques for high-speed analogue circuits in a 28nm HKMG CMOS process. Electronics Letters, 54 (8), 486-488. (doi:10.1049/el.2017.4453).
Meng, Fanfan, Li, Ke, Thomson, David J., Lacava, Cosimo, Wilson, Peter and Reed, Graham T. (2018) Ultra wide-band inductive peaking VCO with cascode noise reduction. In 2018 International Symposium on Circuits and Systems. IEEE.. (doi:10.1109/ISCAS.2018.8350973).
Lacava, C., Demirtzioglou, I., Cardea, I., Khoja, A.E., Li, Ke, Thomson, D.J., Ruan, X., Zhang, F., Reed, G.T., Richardson, D.J. and Petropoulos, P. (2018) Spectrally efficient DMT transmission over 40 km SMF using an electrically packaged silicon photonic intensity modulator. In 2017 European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC). vol. 2017-September, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. pp. 1-3 . (doi:10.1109/ECOC.2017.8345965).
Pérez, Daniel, Gasulla, Ivana, Crudgington, Lee, Thomson, David J., Khokhar, Ali Z., Li, Ke, Cao, Wei, Mashanovich, Goran Z. and Capmany, José (2018) Silicon RF-photonics processor reconfigurable core. In 43rd European Conference on Optical Communication, ECOC 2017. vol. 2017-September, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. pp. 1-3 . (doi:10.1109/ECOC.2017.8346140).
Thomson, David, Gardes, Frederic, Debnath, Kapil, Zhang, Weiwei, Li, Ke, Liu, Shenghao, Meng, Fanfan, Khokhar, Ali, Littlejohns, Callum, Byers, James, Mastronardi, Lorenzo, Husain, Muhammad, Saito, Shinichi, Chen, Xia, Milošević, Milan, Franz, Yohann, Runge, Antoine F.J., Mailis, Sakellaris, Peacock, Anna, Wilson, Peter and Reed, Graham (2018) Towards high speed and low power silicon photonic data links. In 20th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON). IEEE. 4 pp . (doi:10.1109/ICTON.2018.8473598).
Petropoulos, Periklis, Lacava, Cosimo, Demirtzioglou, Iosif, Li, Ke, Shakoor, Abdul, Thomson, David, Zhang, F., Richardson, David and Reed, Graham (2017) Silicon photonic transmitters for short-reach communication applications. In 14th International Conference on Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies.
Chen, Xia, Milošević, Milan M., Stanković, Stevan, Reynolds, Scott, Domínguez Bucio, Thalía, Li, Ke, Thomson, David J., Gardes, Frederic and Reed, Graham T. (2018) The emergence of silicon photonics as a flexible technology platform. Proceedings of the IEEE, 106 (12), 1-16. (doi:10.1109/JPROC.2018.2854372).
Cao, Wei, Hagan, David, Thomson, David J., Nedeljković, Miloš, Littlejohns, Callum G., Knights, Andy, Alam, Shaif Ul, Wang, Junjia, Gardes, Frederic, Zhang, Weiwei, Liu, Shenghao, Li, Ke, Rouifed, Mohamed Said, Xin, Guo, Wang, Wanjun, Wang, Hong, Reed, Graham T. and Mashanovich, Goran Z. (2018) High-speed silicon modulators for the 2 μm wavelength band. Optica, 5 (9), 1055-1062. (doi:10.1364/OPTICA.5.001055).
Cao, Wei, Hagan, David, Thomson, David, Nedeljkovic, Milos, Littlejohns, Callum G., Knights, Andy, Alam, Shaif-Ul, Wang, Junjia, Gardes, Frederic, Zhang, Weiwei, Liu, Shenghao, Li, Ke, Rouifed, Mohamed Saïd, Guo, Xin, Wang, Wanjun, Wang, Hong, Reed, Graham and Mashanovich, Goran (2018) Dataset for High-speed silicon modulators for the 2 μm wavelength band. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D0467 [Dataset]
Li, Ke, Thomson, David, Liu, Shenghao, Meng, Fanfan, Shakoor, Abdul, Khokhar, Ali, Cao, Wei, Zhang, Weiwei, Wilson, Peter and Reed, Graham (2018) Co-design of electronics and photonics components for Silicon Photonics transmitters. In 44th European Conference on Optical Communication. OSA..
Zhang, Fan, Ruan, Xiaoke, Zhu, Yixiao, Chen, Zeyu, Qiu, Xiaoming, Yang, Fan, Li, Ke and Li, Yanping (2019) Compact polarization diversity Kramers-Kronig coherent receiver on silicon chip. Optics Express, 27 (17), 23654-23660. (doi:10.1364/OE.27.023654).
Zhang, Weiwei, Thomson, David, Khokhar, Ali, Littlejohns, Callum, Chen, Bigeng, Mashanovich, Goran, Gardes, Frederic, Saito, Shinichi, Reed, Graham, Cao, Wei, Li, Ke, Liu, Shenghao, Banakar, Mehdi, Debnath, Kapil, Byers, James, Reynolds, Scott, Reynolds, Jamie Dean, Ebert, Martin and Husain, Muhammad K (2020) Raw data for "High speed silicon capacitor modulators for TM polarization". University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D08881 [Dataset]
Zhang, Weiwei, Debnath, Kapil, Chen, Bigeng, Husain, Muhammad K, Khokhar, Ali, Liu, Shenghao, Byers, James, Cao, Wei, Ebert, Martin, Reynolds, Jamie Dean, Banakar, Mehdi, Littlejohns, Callum, Reynolds, Scott, Li, Ke, Gardes, Frederic, Mashanovich, Goran, Reed, Graham, Saito, Shinichi and Thomson, David (2019) High speed silicon capacitor modulators for TM polarisation. In 2019 IEEE 16th International Conference on Group IV Photonics (GFP). IEEE.. (doi:10.1109/GROUP4.2019.8925987).
Li, Ke, Liu, Shenghao, Ruan, Xiaoke, Thomson, David, Hong, Yang, Yang, Fan, Zhang, Lei, Lacava, Cosimo, Meng, Fanfan, Zhang, Weiwei, Petropoulos, Periklis, Zhang, Fan and Reed, Graham (2020) Co-design of differential transimpedance amplifier and balanced photodetector for sub-pJ/bit silicon photonics receiver. Optics Express, 28 (9), 14038-14054. (doi:10.1364/OE.389889).
Hong, Y., Li, Ke, Lacava, C., Liu, Shenghao, Thomson, D.J., Meng, Fanfan, Ruan, Xiaoke, Zhang, Fan, Reed, G.T. and Petropoulos, P. (2020) Beyond 100-Gb/s direct-detection transmission using an optical receiver co-integrated with a 28-nm CMOS gain-tunable fully-differential TIA. In Optical Fiber Communication Conference 2020. OSA.. (doi:10.1364/OFC.2020.Th3J.4).
Cao, Wei, Nedeljković, M., Liu, Shenghao, Littlejohns, C.G., Thomson, D.J., Gardes, F., Ren, Zhengqi, Li, Ke, Reed, G.T. and Mashanovich, G.Z. (2020) 25 Gbit/s silicon based modulators for the 2 µm wavelength band. In Optical Fiber Communication Conference 2020. OSA.. (doi:10.1364/OFC.2020.M2B.4).
Perez, Daniel, Gasulla, Ivana, Crudgington, Lee, Thomson, David J., Khokhar, Ali Z., Li, Ke, Cao, Wei, Mashanovich, Goran Z. and Capmany, Jose (2017) Compact programmable RF-photonic filters using integrated waveguide mesh processors. ICTON 2017: 19th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, , Girona, Spain. 02 - 06 Jul 2017. 4 pp . (doi:10.1109/ICTON.2017.8024905).
Reed, G.T., Li, Ke, Thomson, D.J., Liu, S., Wilson, P.R., Hu, Y., Topley, R., Gardes, F.Y., Khokhar, A.Z., Stanković, S., Reynolds, S., Mitchell, C.J., Martinez-Jimenez, G., O'Faolain, L., Healy, N., Mailis, S., Peacock, A.C. and Mashanovich, G.Z. (2015) Facilitating an integrated Silicon Photonics platform. Asia Communications and Photonics Conference 2015, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 19 - 23 Nov 2015. (doi:10.1364/ACPC.2015.ASu3A.1).
Reed, G.T., Li, Ke, Thomson, D.J., Liu, S., Wilson, P.R., Hu, Y., Gardes, F.Y. and Mashanovich, G.Z. (2015) Devices for an integrated Silicon Photonics platform. In Optoelectronic Devices and Integration 2015. Optical Society of America.. (doi:10.1364/OEDI.2015.OT1B.1).
Hsu, Shawn S.H., Li, Yan-Feng, Wang, Hao-Ju, Chen, Tai-Chun, Tseng, Chih-Kuo, Lee, M., Li, Ke, Thomson, David J. and Reed, Graham T. (2017) Integration of CMOS front-end circuits with silicon photonic devices for high speed PAM-4 optical links. In 2017 IEEE International Symposium on Radio-Frequency Integration Technology (RFIT). IEEE.. (doi:10.1109/RFIT.2017.8048241).
Perez, Daniel, Gasulla, Ivana, Capmany, Jose, Crudgington, Lee, Thomson, David J., Khokhar, Ali Z., Li, Ke, Cao, Wei and Mashanovich, Goran Z. (2017) Integrated RF-photonic delay lines using reconfigurable photonic waveguide meshes. In 2017 International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP). IEEE.. (doi:10.1109/MWP.2017.8168702).
Mitchell, Colin, Schachler, Ralph, Li, Ke, Khokhar, Ali Z, Chen, Xia, Stankovic, Stevan, Sessions, Neil, Grabska, Katarzyna, Wang, Xiangjun, Thomson, David, Daedlow, Christoph, Reed, Graham and Wilkinson, James S (2020) Dataset for: Tooling and procedures for hybrid integration of lasers by flip-chip technology. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D1419 [Dataset]
Mitchell, Colin, Schachler, Ralph, Li, Ke, Khokhar, Ali Z, Chen, Xia, Stanković, Stevan, Sessions, Neil, Grabska, Katarzyna, Wang, Xiangjun, Thomson, David, Daedlow, Christoph, Reed, Graham and Wilkinson, James S (2020) Tooling and procedures for hybrid integration of lasers by flip-chip technology. Electronics System-Integration Technology Conference 2020, Tønsberg Pier, Vestfold, Norway. 15 - 18 Sep 2020. 7 pp . (In Press)
Zhang, Weiwei, Debnath, Kapil, Chen, Bigeng, Li, Ke, Liu, Shenghao, Ebert, Martin, Reynolds, Jamie Dean, Khokhar, Ali Z, Littlejohns, Callum, Byers, James J, Husain, Muhammad K, Gardes, Frederic, Saito, Shinichi and Thomson, David (2021) Dataset for: High bandwidth capacitance efficient Silicon MOS modulator. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D1257 [Dataset]
Hong, Yang, Li, Ke, Lacava, Cosimo, Liu, Shenghao, Thomson, David, Meng, Fanfan, Ruan, Xiaoke, Zhang, Fan, Reed, Graham and Petropoulos, Periklis (2020) Data for 'High-speed DD Transmission using a Silicon Receiver Co-integrated with a 28-nm CMOS Gain-tunable Fully-differential TIA'. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D1567 [Dataset]
Li, Ke (2020) Dataset for: Electronic-Photonic Convergence for Silicon Photonics Transmitters Beyond 100Gbit/s On-Off Keying. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D1577 [Dataset]
Li, Ke, Liu, Shenghao, Thomson, David, Zhang, Weiwei, Yan, Xingzhao, Meng, Fanfan, Littlejohns, Callum, Du, Han, Banakar, Mehdi, Ebert, Martin, Cao, Wei, Chen, Bigeng, Tran, Denh, Shakoor, Abdul, Petropoulos, Periklis and Reed, Graham (2020) Electronic-photonic convergence for silicon photonics transmitters beyond 100 Gbps on-off keying. Optica, 7 (11), 1514-1516. (doi:10.1364/OPTICA.411122).
Hong, Yang, Li, Ke, Lacava, Cosimo, Liu, Shenghao, Thomson, David, Meng, Fanfan, Ruan, Xiaoke, Zhang, Fan, Reed, Graham and Petropoulos, Periklis (2020) High-speed DD transmission using a silicon receiver co-integrated with a 28-nm CMOS gain-tunable fully-differential TIA. Journal of Lightwave Technology, 394, 1138-1147. (doi:10.1109/JLT.2020.3028221).
Littlejohns, Callum, Rowe, David, Du, Han, Li, Ke, Zhang, Weiwei, Cao, Wei, Dominguez Bucio, Thalia, Yan, Xingzhao, Banakar, Mehdi, Tran, Denh, Liu, Shenghao, Meng, Fanfan, Chen, Bigeng, Qi, Yanli, Chen, Xia, Nedeljkovic, Milos, Mastronardi, Lorenzo, Maharjan, Rijan, Bohora, Sanket, Dhakal, Ashim, Crowe, Iain, Khurana, Ankur, Balram, Krishna, Zagaglia, Luca, Floris, Francesco, O'Brien, Peter, Di Gaetano, Eugenio, Chong, Harold, Gardes, Frederic, Thomson, David, Mashanovich, Goran, Sorel, Marc and Reed, Graham (2021) Dataset for: CORNERSTONE’s silicon photonics rapid prototyping platforms: Current status and future outlook. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D1638 [Dataset]
Littlejohns, Callum, Rowe, David, Du, Han, Li, Ke, Zhang, Weiwei, Cao, Wei, Domínguez Bucio, Thalia, Yan, Xingzhao, Banakar, Mehdi, Tran, Denh, Liu, Shenghao, Meng, Fanfan, Chen, Bigeng, Qi, Yanli, Chen, Xia, Nedeljković, Miloš, Mastronardi, Lorenzo, Maharjan, Rijan, Bohora, Sanket, Dhakal, Ashim, Crowe, Iain, Khurana, Ankur, Balram, Krishna, Zagaglia, Luca, Floris, Francesco, O'Brien, Peter, Di Gaetano, Eugenio, Chong, Harold, Gardes, Frederic, Thomson, David, Mashanovich, Goran, Sorel, Marc and Reed, Graham (2020) CORNERSTONE’s silicon photonics rapid prototyping platforms: current status and future outlook. Applied Sciences, 10 (22), 1-34, [8201]. (doi:10.3390/app10228201).
Cao, Wei (2021) Dataset for High-speed silicon Michelson interferometer modulator and streamlined IMDD PAM-4 transmission of Mach-Zehnder modulators for the 2 μm wavelength band. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/D1685 [Dataset]
Cao, Wei, Liu, Shenghao, Littlejohns, Callum G., Thomson, David J., Nedeljković, Miloš, Zhang, Weiwei, Li, Ke, Banakar, Mehdi, Tran, Ying, Yan, Xingzhao, Du, Han, Ren, Zhengqi, Gardes, Frederic, Reed, Graham T. and Mashanovich, Goran Z. (2021) High-speed silicon Michelson interferometer modulator and streamlined IMDD PAM-4 transmission of Mach-Zehnder modulators for the 2 μm wavelength band. Optics Express, 29 (10), 14438-14451. (doi:10.1364/OE.418285).
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