Research
Terahertz (THz), Spectroscopy, Photonics, Sensors, Environmental Science, Future telecommunication
Interests
More info can be found on the Park Lab website:
parklab.uk
I am a Senior Lecturer in Terahertz Electronics and the Head of the Terahertz Laboratory at the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). Additionally, I serve as a Professor, by courtesy, in the Department of Physics at Ajou University (South Korea) and co-lead SIG 4 (Chemical and Biological Systems) for the EPSRC NetworkPlus in THz Systems. My research papers have been cited over 1,700 times with an h-index of 19 (Google Scholar). I am leading a diverse portfolio of research projects, involving collaborations with leading international research institutions.
I am a recipient of the:
- QM Faculty of S&E Research & Innovation Excellence Award
- QM EECS Teaching & Research Rising Star Award
- KSEAUK Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award
In 2026, my research team (Park Lab) is supported by the following research projects:
- EPSRC New Investigator Award in collaboration with University of Leeds, NPL, WRc (2024 - 2027)
- RCN Researcher Project for Scientific Renewal in collaboration with University of Oslo, SINTEF (2026 - 2029)
- The Royal Society Research Grant in collaboration with University of Leeds (2025 - 2026)
- NRF (via KICET) Global Young Connect Phase I in collaboration with KICET, ETRI (2025 - 2026)
- WRc Industrial Collaboration (2025 - 2027)
- Dstl OFEME S&T Sprint
- Research England QM International Science Partnership Fund QR3 in collaboration with UGM
- Dstl EME Hub (
emehub.org) (2022 - 2027)
Publications

Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Electronics
2025
Simulated Comparison of On-Chip Terahertz Filters for Sub-Wavelength Dielectric SensingNixon JPR Mosley CDW Park S Wood CD Cunningham J
Sensors vol. 26 (1), 129-129.
23-12-20252024
Asynchronous optical sampling of on-chip terahertz devices for real-time sensing and imaging applications.Mosley CDW Tucker R Nixon JPR Park S Li L Freeman JR Wood CD Linfield EH et al.
Optics Express,
Optica Publishing Group vol. 32 (16), 27940-27949.
18-07-2024
Microscopy of terahertz spoof surface plasmons propagating on planar metamaterial waveguidesSulollari N Park S Salih M Rubino P Burnett A Li L Linfield E Davies G et al.
Apl Photonics,
American Institute of Physics vol. 9 (3)
26-03-20242023
Terahertz Dielectric Characterization of Three-Dimensional Organotypic Treated Basal Cell Carcinoma and Corresponding Double Debye ModelNourinovin S Rahman MM Park SJ Hamid H Philpott MP Alomainy A
IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology,
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 13 (3), 246-253.
31-03-2023
An ultrathin and flexible terahertz electromagnetically induced transparency-like metasurface based on asymmetric resonatorsNourinovin S Park SJ Abbasi QH Alomainy A
Epj Applied Metamaterials,
Edp Sciences vol. 10
01-01-20232022
Detection of Polystyrene Microplastic Particles in Water Using Surface-Functionalized Terahertz Microfluidic MetamaterialsPark SJ Ahn YH
Applied Sciences,
Mdpi vol. 12 (14)
14-07-2022
Design of a Split Ring Resonator Integrated with On-Chip Terahertz Waveguides for Colon Cancer DetectionPark SJ Tucker R Pickwell-MacPherson E Cunningham JE
Advanced Theory and Simulations,
Wiley 01-07-20222021
Enhanced Terahertz Spectral-Fingerprint Detection of α-Lactose Using Sub-Micrometer-Gap On-Chip WaveguidesPark SJ Parker-Jervis R Cunningham J
Advanced Theory and Simulations,
Wiley-Blackwell 07-12-2021
Effect of mesa geometry on low-terahertz frequency range plasmons in two-dimensional electron systemsDawood A Park SJ Parker-Jervis R Wood CD Li L Linfield EH Davies AG Cunningham JE et al.
Journal of Physics D,
Iop Publishing vol. 55 (1)
06-10-2021
Coherent terahertz microscopy of modal field distributions in micro-resonatorsSulollari N Keeley J Park S Rubino P Burnett AD Li L Rosamond MC Linfield EH et al.
Apl Photonics,
Aip Publishing vol. 6 (6)
01-06-2021
Terahertz magnetoplasmon resonances in coupled cavities formed in a gated two-dimensional electron gas.Park SJ Zonetti S Parker-Jervis RS Wu J Wood CD Li LH Davies AG Linfield EH et al.
Optics Express,
Optica Publishing Group vol. 29 (9), 12958-12966.
13-04-2021
Metal-Organic Hybrid Metamaterials for Spectral-Band Selective Active Terahertz ModulatorsYoo HK Bin Cho S Park SJ Ahn YH Kang C Hwang I-W Lee JW
Applied Sciences,
Mdpi vol. 11 (6)
19-03-2021
Tunable terahertz band-stop filter using strongly coupled split ring resonators integrated with on-chip waveguideParker-Jervis RS Park SJ Cunningham JE
Journal of Applied Physics,
Aip Publishing vol. 129 (5)
01-02-20212020
Determination of Permittivity of Dielectric Analytes in the Terahertz Frequency Range Using Split Ring Resonator Elements Integrated with On-Chip WaveguidePark SJ Cunningham J
Sensors,
Mdpi vol. 20 (15)
30-07-2020
Effect of Substrate Etching on Terahertz Metamaterial Resonances and Its Liquid Sensing ApplicationsPark SJ Cunningham J
Sensors,
Mdpi vol. 20 (11)
01-06-20202019
Identifying different types of microorganisms with terahertz spectroscopy.Yoon SA Cha SH Jun SW Park SJ Park J-Y Lee S Kim HS Ahn YH
Biomedical Optics Express,
Optica Publishing Group vol. 11 (1), 406-416.
23-12-2019
Investigation of Sensitivity Distribution in THz Metamaterials Using Surface FunctionalizationCha SH Park S Ahn YH
Current Optics and Photonics 01-12-2019
Tunable broadband terahertz polarizer using graphene-metal hybrid metasurface.Meng K Park SJ Li LH Bacon DR Chen L Chae K Park JY Burnett AD et al.
Optics Express,
Optica Publishing Group vol. 27 (23), 33768-33778.
04-11-2019
Increasing the sensitivity of terahertz split ring resonator metamaterials for dielectric sensing by localized substrate etching.Meng K Park SJ Burnett AD Gill T Wood CD Rosamond M Li LH Chen L et al.
Optics Express,
Optica Publishing Group vol. 27 (16), 23164-23172.
30-07-20192018
Phototransistors with Negative or Ambipolar Photoresponse Based on As‐Grown Heterostructures of Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotube and MoS2Nguyen VT Yim W Park SJ Son BH Kim YC Cao TT Sim Y Moon Y et al.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Wiley vol. 28 (40)
12-08-20182017
Carbon Nanotubes as Etching Masks for the Formation of Polymer NanostructuresYim W Park SJ Han SY Park YH Lee SW Park HJ Ahn YH Lee S et al.
Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces,
American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 9 (50), 44053-44059.
08-12-2017
Accurate Measurement of THz Dielectric Constant Using Metamaterials on a Quartz SubstratePark S Ahn YH
Current Optics and Photonics 01-12-2017
Effects of Organic Thin Films on Local Resonance of Metamaterials under PhotoexcitationSong M-S Hwang I-W Lee C-L Kang C Kee C-S Park S Ahn YH Park DJ et al.
Current Optics and Photonics 01-08-2017
Sensing viruses using terahertz nano-gap metamaterials.Park SJ Cha SH Shin GA Ahn YH
Biomedical Optics Express,
Optica Publishing Group vol. 8 (8), 3551-3558.
07-07-2017
Terahertz slot antenna devices fabricated on silver nanowire network filmsHong JT Park SJ Park J-Y Lee S Ahn YH
Optical Materials Express,
Optica Publishing Group vol. 7 (5)
24-04-2017
Fabrication of terahertz metamaterials using electrohydrodynamic jet printing for sensitive detection of yeastTenggara AP Park SJ Yudistira HT Ahn YH Byun D
Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering,
Iop Publishing vol. 27 (3)
06-02-2017
Crystallization Kinetics of Lead Halide Perovskite Film Monitored by In Situ Terahertz SpectroscopyPark SJ Kim AR Hong JT Park JY Lee S Ahn YH
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters,
American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 8 (2), 401-406.
05-01-20172016
Differential Transmission Spectra of Terahertz Metamaterial Resonances for Sensing MicroorganismsPark SJ Ahn YH
Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics,
Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics vol. 27 (6), 229-232.
25-12-2016
Effective Sensing Volume of Terahertz Metamaterial with Various Gap WidthsPark SJ Yoon SAN Ahn YH
Journal of The Optical Society of Korea,
Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics vol. 20 (5), 628-632.
25-10-2016
Characterization of chemical doping of graphene by in-situ Raman spectroscopyKim SJ Park SJ Kim HY Jang GS Park DJ Park J-Y Lee S Ahn YH
Applied Physics Letters,
Aip Publishing vol. 108 (20)
16-05-2016
Dielectric constant measurements of thin films and liquids using terahertz metamaterialsPark SJ Yoon SAN Ahn YH
Rsc Advances,
Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 6 (73), 69381-69386.
01-01-20162015
Terahertz metamaterial sensing on polystyrene microbeads: shape dependencePark SJ Jun SW Kim AR Ahn YH
Optical Materials Express,
Optica Publishing Group vol. 5 (10), 2150-2155.
08-09-2015
Suppressing spontaneous polarization of p-GaN by graphene oxide passivation: Augmented light output of GaN UV-LEDJeong H Jeong SY Park DJ Jeong HJ Jeong S Han JT Jeong HJ Yang S et al.
Scientific Reports,
Springer Nature vol. 5 (1)
14-01-20152014
Sensitive detection of yeast using terahertz slot antennasPark SJ Son BH Choi SJ Kim HS Ahn YH
Optics Express,
Optica Publishing Group vol. 22 (25), 30467-30472.
01-12-2014
Substrate effects on terahertz metamaterial resonances for various metal thicknessesPark SJ Ahn YH
Journal of The Korean Physical Society,
Korean Physical Society vol. 65 (11), 1843-1847.
01-12-2014
Detection of microorganisms using terahertz metamaterialsPark SJ Hong JT Choi SJ Kim HS Park WK Han ST Park JY Lee S et al.
Scientific Reports,
Springer Nature vol. 4 (1)
16-05-2014
Dielectric substrate effect on the metamaterial resonances in terahertz frequency rangePark DJ Park SJ Park I Ahn YH
Current Applied Physics,
Elsevier vol. 14 (4), 570-574.
01-04-20142013
Terahertz conductivity of reduced graphene oxide films.Hong JT Lee KM Son BH Park SJ Park DJ Park J-Y Lee S Ahn YH
Optics Express,
Optica Publishing Group vol. 21 (6), 7633-7640.
20-03-2013
Terahertz metamaterial-prism hybrid sensors for microorganisms detectionKim YC Jun SW Park S Ahn Y-H
Optics Express,
Optica Publishing Group