Curriculum Vitae

DR. MUHAMMAD KHAIROL ANNUAR BIN ZAINI

Research Officer
  • Photonics Research Centre (Prc)
    Photonics Research Centre
  • annuarz
  • 03-79676770

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • NONLINEAR OPTICS
  • OPTICAL FIBER SENSOR
    Fiber Bragg gratings

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • FOUNDATION STUDIES IN SCIENCE PROGRAM, (Science)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • BACELOR SAINS (KEPUJIAN) SAINS INSTRUMENTASI (KELAS KEDUA TINGGI), (SAINS INSTRUMENTASI)
    Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
  • PhD(Malaya)(2020), (Science)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • 2019 LAMP Poster Award (Second Place)
    SPIE, 2019 (International)
  • International Research Innovation Invention Solution Exposition (IIRISE) (Silver Medal)
    Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia, 2018 (International)
  • International Workshop on Optics and Photonics, Islamabad, Pakistan (Second Place) - Poster Presentation
    SPIE, 2017 (International)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Alias, Mohamad Ashraff; Ahmad, Harith; Zaini, Muhammad Khairol Annuar; Samion, Muhamad Zharif; Sa'ad, Muhammad Syamil Mohd; Sing, Lim Kok; Grattan, Kenneth T. V.; Rahman, B. M. Azizur; Brambilla, Gilberto; Reduan, Siti Aisyah; Bayang, Leonard; Ismail, Mohammad Faizal (2024). Optical fiber Bragg grating (FBG)-based strain sensor embedded in different 3D-printed materials: A comparison of performance, MEASUREMENT. 225. doi:10.1016/j.measurement.2023.114060
  2. Ahmad, H.; Ithnahaini, M. U. M.; Samion, M. Z.; Ismail, M. F.; Zaini, M. K. A.; Reduan, S. A. (2023). High-Power Multi-Wavelength Double-Clad Erbium Ytterbium Co-Doped Fiber Laser Using Two-and Four-Mode Fiber Filters, IEEE JOURNAL OF QUANTUM ELECTRONICS. 59(1). doi:10.1109/JQE.2022.3222856
  3. Ahmad, H.; Salleh, M. F.; Zaini, M. K. A.; Samion, M. Z.; Reduan, S. A. (2023). Performance comparison of supercontinuum generation using various tapered fiber waist diameters with a mode-locked fiber laser, OPTIK. 272. doi:10.1016/j.ijleo.2022.170414
  4. Ahmad, H.; Zaini, M. K. A.; Samion, M. Z. (2023). Enhanced four-wave mixing with polymer-coated Iron phosphorus trisulfide (FePS3) arc-shaped fiber, OPTICAL AND QUANTUM ELECTRONICS. 55(1). doi:10.1007/s11082-022-04172-y
  5. Ahmad, Harith; Salleh, Muhammad Firdaus; Zaini, Muhammad Khairol Annuar; Samion, Muhamad Zharif; Ismail, Muhammad Faizal; Reduan, Siti Aisyah (2023). Performance Analysis of the Four-Wave Mixing Effect with Various Tapered Fiber Waist Diameters, PHOTONICS. 10(7). doi:10.3390/photonics10070745
  6. Sa'ad, M. S. M.; Ahmad, H.; Alias, M. A.; Zaini, M. K. A.; Lim, K. S.; Harun, S. W.; Grattan, K. T. V.; Rahman, B. M. A.; Brambilla, G.; Reduan, S. A.; Bayang, L.; Ismail, M. F. (2023). Surface-Mounted Tilt Sensor Using Fiber Bragg Grating Technology for Engineered Slope Monitoring With Temperature Compensation, IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL. 23(12), 12828-12837. doi:10.1109/JSEN.2023.3268649
  7. Sa'ad, Muhammad Syamil Mohd; Ahmad, Harith; Alias, Mohamad Ashraff; Zaini, Muhammad Khairol Annuar; Samion, Muhamad Zharif; Grattan, Kenneth T. V.; Rahman, B. M. Azizur; Brambilla, Gilberto; Sing, Lim Kok; Harun, Sulaiman Wadi; Bayang, Leonard; Reduan, Siti Aisyah; Thambiratnam, Kavintheran; Zulkifli, Mohd Zamani; Ismail, Mohammad Faizal (2023). Optical fiber Bragg grating-based pressure sensor for soil monitoring applications, OPTICAL ENGINEERING. 62(8). doi:10.1117/1.OE.62.8.086101
  8. Sa'ad, Muhammad Syamil Mohd; Ahmad, Harith; Samion, Muhamad Zharif; Alias, Mohamad Ashraff; Zaini, Muhammad Khairol Annuar; Sing, Lim Kok; Grattan, Kenneth T. V.; Rahman, B. M. Azizur; Brambilla, Gilberto; Harun, Sulaiman Wadi; Ismail, Mohammad Faizal (2023). A fiber Bragg grating-based inclinometer probe with enhanced sensitivity for a higher slope profiling resolution, SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL. 364. doi:10.1016/j.sna.2023.114804
  9. Ahmad, H.; Salleh, M. F.; Zaini, M. K. A.; Yusoff, N.; Reduan, S. A.; Ismail, M. F. (2022). Enhancement of Four-Wave Mixing and Supercontinuum Generations Aided With Dual Arc-Shaped Fiber With 2D Material, IEEE JOURNAL OF QUANTUM ELECTRONICS. 58(6). doi:10.1109/JQE.2022.3175490
  10. Ahmad, H.; Zaini, M. K. A.; Samion, M. Z.; Yusoff, N. (2022). Generation of Mode-Locked Thulium-Doped Fiber Laser in 2.0-mu m Wavelength Operation by Polymer-Coated Iron Phosphorus Trisulfide (FePS3)-Based Saturable Absorber, IEEE JOURNAL OF QUANTUM ELECTRONICS. 58(2). doi:10.1109/JQE.2022.3141388
  11. Alias, M. A.; Ismail, M. F.; Sa'ad, M. S. M.; Zaini, M. K. A.; Lim, K. S.; Grattan, K. T., V; Brambilla, G.; Rahman, B. M. A.; Reduan, S. A.; Ahmad, Harith (2022). A Hi h-Precision Extensometer System for Ground Displacement Measurement Using Fiber Bragg Grating, IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL. 22(9), 8509-8521. doi:10.1109/JSEN.2022.3159850
  12. Alias, Mohamad Ashraff; Ahmad, Harith; Samion, Muhamad Zharif; Sa'ad, Muhammad Syamil Mohd; Sing, Lim Kok; Grattan, Kenneth T. V.; Rahman, B. M. Azizur; Brambilla, Gilberto; Zaini, Muhammad Khairol Annuar; Bayang, Leonard; Ismail, Mohammad Faizal (2022). Highly sensitive temperature-independent FBG-based sensor embedded in thermoplastic polyurethane using 3D printing technology for the measurements of torsion, SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL. 346. doi:10.1016/j.sna.2022.113889
  13. Sa'ad, Muhammad Syamil Mohd; Ismail, Mohammad Faizal; Zaini, Muhammad Khairol Annuar; Grattan, Kenneth T. V.; Rahman, B. M. Azizur; Brambilla, Gilberto; Sing, Lim Kok; Ahmad, Harith (2022). Temperature-independent vibration sensor based on Fabry-Perot interferometer using a fiber Bragg grating approach, OPTICAL ENGINEERING. 61(3). doi:10.1117/1.OE.61.3.037101
  14. Ahmad, H., Kamaruddin, N. H., Aidit, S. N., Samion, M. Z., Zaini, M. K. A., Bayang, L., . . . Yasin, M. (2021). Multi-wavelength Bismuth-doped fiber laser in 1.3 mu m based on a compact two-mode fiber filter. Optics and Laser Technology, 144, 8. doi: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2021.107390
  15. Ahmad, H., Zaini, M. K. A., Kamely, A. A., Samion, M. Z., Ismail, M. F., Lim, K. S., . . . Thambiratnam, K. (2021). Generation of four-wave mixing in molybdenum ditelluride (MoTe2)-deposited side-polished fibre. Journal of Modern Optics, 68(8), 425-432. doi: 10.1080/09500340.2021.1908636
  16. Ismail, N. N., Sa'ad, M. S. M., Ismail, M. F., Zaini, M. K. A., Lim, K. S., Grattan, K. T. V., . . . Ahmad, H. (2021). Biaxial 3D-Printed Inclinometer Based on Fiber Bragg Grating Technology. IEEE Sensors Journal, 21(17), 18815-18822. doi: 10.1109/jsen.2021.3090105
  17. Ismail, N. N., Sharbirin, A. S., Sa'ad, M. S. M., Zaini, M. K. A., Ismail, M. F., Brambilla, G., . . . Ahmad, H. (2021). Novel 3D-printed biaxial tilt sensor based on fiber Bragg grating sensing approach. Sensors and Actuators a-Physical, 330, 8. doi: 10.1016/j.sna.2021.112864
  18. Lim, K. S., Zaini, M. K. A., Ong, Z. C., Abas, F. Z. M., Salim, M. A. B., & Ahmad, H. (2021). Vibration Mode Analysis for a Suspension Bridge by Using Low-Frequency Cantilever-Based FBG Accelerometer Array. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 70, 8. doi: 10.1109/tim.2020.3018578
  19. Sharbirin, A. S., Zaini, M. K. A., Brambilla, G., Rahman, B. M. A., Grattan, K. T. V., Ismail, M. F., & Ahmad, H. (2021). 3D-Printed Tilt Sensor Based on an Embedded Two-Mode Fiber Interferometer. Ieee Sensors Journal, 21(6), 7565-7571. doi: 10.1109/jsen.2021.3050756
  20. Ismail, N., Hafizi, Z. M., Ooi, C. W., Bin Zaini, M. K. A., Nizwan, C. K. E., Lim, K. S., Ahmad, H. (2020). Fiber Bragg Grating-Based Fabry-Perot Interferometer Sensor for Damage Detection on Thin Aluminum Plate. Ieee Sensors Journal, 20(7), 3564-3571. doi: 10.1109/jsen.2019.2959068
  21. Udos, W., Lee, Y. S., Lim, K. S., Ong, Z. C., Zaini, M. K. A., Ahmad, H. (2020). Signal enhancement of FBG-based cantilever accelerometer by resonance suppression using magnetic damper. Sensors and Actuators a-Physical, 304, 7. doi: 10.1016/j.sna.2020.111895
  22. Zaini, M. K. A., Lee, Y. S., Lim, K. S., Nazal, N. A. M., Yang, H. Z., Ahmad, H. (2020). Thermal characterization of phase difference among the LP modes in two-mode fibers based on numerical approach. Optik, 207, 6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2020.164289
  23. Bin Zaini, M. K. A., Lee, Y. S., Lim, K. S., Ali, M. M., Nazal, N. A. M., Ahmad, H. (2019). Digital Matched Filtering (DMF) Technique for the Performance Enhancement of Few-Mode Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor. Ieee Sensors Journal, 19(14), 5653-5659. doi:10.1109/jsen.2019.2907143
  24. Jaafar, N. S. A., Lim, K. S., Zaini, M. K. A., Ahmad, H., Sepeai, S., Tan, G. H., . . . Zainuddin, Z. M. (2019). The surgical ablation on soft tissues using Ho:YAG laser with deviated beam fiber. Optical Fiber Technology, 52, 5. doi:10.1016/j.yofte.2019.101937
  25. Lim, K. S., Ong, Z. C., Lee, Y. S., Bin Zaini, M. K. A., Ahmad, H. (2019). Pseudohigh-Resolution Spectral Interrogation Scheme for Small Signals From FBG Sensors. Ieee Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 68(8), 2964-2970. doi:10.1109/tim.2018.2871279
  26. Tian, Q., Yang, H. Z., Rong, Q. Z., Feng, Z. Y., Wang, R. H., Bin Zaini, M. K. A., . . . He, Y. D. (2019). Highly sensitive micro-hygrometer based on microfiber knot resonator. Optics Communications, 431, 88-92. doi:10.1016/j.optcom.2018.08.062
  27. Vorathin, E., Hafizi, Z. M., Aizzuddin, A. M., Zaini, M. K. A., Lim, K. S. (2019). A Novel Temperature-Insensitive Hydrostatic Liquid-Level Sensor Using Chirped FBG. Ieee Sensors Journal, 19(1), 157-162. doi:10.1109/jsen.2018.2875532
  28. Vorathin, E., Hafizi, Z. M., Aizzuddin, A. M., Zaini, M. K. A., Lim, K. S. (2019). Temperature-independent chirped FBG pressure transducer with high sensitivity. Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 117, 49-56. doi:10.1016/j.optlaseng.2019.01.012
  29. Zaini, M. K. A., Lee, Y. S., Ismail, N., Lim, K. S., Udos, W., Zohari, M. H., . . . Ahmad, H. (2019). In-fiber Fabry Perot interferometer with narrow interference fringes for enhanced sensitivity in elastic wave detection. Optical Fiber Technology, 53, 6. doi:10.1016/j.yofte.2019.102021
  30. Jaafar, N. S. A., Sepeai, S., Lim, K. S., Zaini, M. K. A., Ahmad, H., Tan, G. H. (2018). A novel waveguide design that produces an elongated laser beam output for soft tissue ablation. Optik, 164, 561-566. doi:10.1016/j.ijleo.2018.03.080
  31. Lee, Y. S., Lim, K. S., Zaini, M. K. A., Ahmad, H. (2018). Mode Splitting Based on Polarization Manipulation in Few-Mode Fiber. Ieee Journal of Quantum Electronics, 54(4), 6. doi:10.1109/jqe.2018.2833960
  32. Tan, D., Lim, K. S., Zaini, M. K. A., Yeong, C. H., Wong, Y. H., Yang, H. Z., Ahmad, H. (2018). Phase derivative thermo-spatiogram for distributed temperature sensing based on chirped grating-Michelson Interferometer. Sensors and Actuators a-Physical, 278, 43-47. doi:10.1016/j.sna.2018.05.029
  33. Zaini, M. K. A., Lai, M. H., Islam, M. R., Lim, K. S., Ahmad, H. (2018). Cancellation of birefringence in DBR laser through principal axis offset by a rotation of 90 degrees. Indian Journal of Physics, 92(8), 1045-1048. doi:10.1007/s12648-018-1189-1
  34. Zaini, M. K. A., Lee, Y. S., Lim, K. S., Nazal, N. A. M., Yang, H. Z., Ahmad, H. (2018). Enhanced Optical Delay Line in Few-Mode Fiber Based on Mode Conversion Using Few-Mode Fiber Bragg Gratings. Ieee Journal of Quantum Electronics, 54(5), 7. doi:10.1109/jqe.2018.2865357
  35. Lee, Y. S., Lim, K. S., Zaini, M. K. A., Ahmad, H. (2017). LP11-LP01 Mode Conversion Based on an Angled-Facet Two-Mode Fiber. Ieee Photonics Technology Letters, 29(12), 1007-1010.
  36. Nazal, N. A. M., Lim, K. S., Zaini, M. K. A., Yang, H. Z., Ahmad, H. (2017). Formation of enhanced regenerated grating in few-mode fiber by CO2 laser pretreatment. Applied Optics, 56(36), 9882-9887. doi:10.1364/ao.56.009882
  37. Zaini, M. K. A., Lee, Y. S., Lim, K. S., Nazal, N. A. M., Zohari, M. H., Ahmad, H. (2017). Axial stress profiling for few-mode fiber Bragg grating based on resonant wavelength shifts during etching process. Journal of the Optical Society of America B-Optical Physics, 34(9), 1894-1898. doi: 10.1364/josab.34.001894

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2024 - 2026, MRUN
    Optical Fiber Bragg Gratings-based Chemical Sensor Utilizing Nanocellulose-based Composites For Better Environmental Monitoring ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2022 - 2025, Others MOHE
    Hicoe Prc 2022 ( Co-Researcher)
  3. 2023 - 2025, University Grant Research Program - Research Cluster
    WP3: Development of 1.0 ?m Ultrafast Picosecond/Femtosecond High Power Fiber Laser ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  4. 2023 - 2025, UM International Collaboration Grant
    Fiber Bragg Gratings Sensor Based On 3D Printing Technology ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  5. 2024 - 2025, Government Agency
    The Use Of 2 ?m High Power Fiber Laser For Soft?tissue Surgery In Dentistry ( Co-Researcher)
  6. 2023 - 2024, MOSTI-Funding
    Advanced Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors For Slope Monitoring System ( Co-Researcher)
  7. 2021 - 2023, RU Geran
    1. Four Wave Mixing And Supercontinuum Generation In Novel Nonlinear Media 2. Study Of Evenacent Field Interaction In Tapered, Side-polished And D-shaped Fibers For Pulse Generation ( Co-Researcher)
  8. 2022 - 2023, Partnership Grant
    Development of 1 ?m Pulsed Generation in Ytterbium-doped Fiber Laser with 2D Materials as Saturable Absorbers ( Co-Researcher)
Private
  1. 2022 - 2025, Private Funding
    Development Of High Power Laser In The Wavelength Region Of 1.55 And 2.0 ?m For Palm Oil Fresh Fruit Bunches Harvesting ( Co-Researcher)

PATENT/IPR

  • FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS FOR MEASURING BIAXIAL TILT
    PATENT