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Boris Karasik

Senior Research Scientist

About

Education

  • B.S./M.S. Physics, Petrozavodsk State University, Petrozavodsk, Russia (1979)
  • Ph.D. Physics, Moscow State Pedagogical University, Moscow, Russia (1988)

Research Interests

  • Hot-Electron Bolometers
  • Terahertz heterodyne and direct detectors
  • Heterodyne arrays
  • Quantum Cascade Lasers
  • Single-photon optical and IR detectors

Experience

Professional Experience

  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1995 - Present)
    • Senior Research Scientist (2015 - Present)
    • Principal Physicist (2000-2015)
    • Senior Member of Technical Staff (1997-2000)
    • Member of Technical Staff (1995-1997)  
  • Moscow State Pedagogical University (MSPU), Moscow, Russia
    • Lead/Senior Scientist (1992–1995)
  • Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
    • Visiting Scientist (1993-1995)
  • University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
    • Visiting Scientist (1992)
  • Karelian State Pedagogical Institute, Petrozavodsk, Russia
    • Associate Professor /Assistant Professor (1988-1992)
    • Staff Researcher (1981-1984)    
  • R&D Center “Vega”, Ryazan, Russia
    • Research Engineer (1979-1981)

Achievements

Awards & Recognitions

  • JPL Voyager Award (2019)
  • JPL Award (2018)
  • Senior Research Scientist | Condensed Matter Physics: Superconductivity; Detectors & Mixers: Hot Electron Bolometer (2015)
  • NASA Award | NASA Certificate of Appreciation (2014)
  • JPL Team Award | JPL Team Bonus Award (2007)
  • NASA Award | NASA Certificates of Recognition (2007)
  • NASA Award | NASA Group Achievement Award (2006)
  • NASA Award | NASA Certificates of Recognition (2004)
  • NASA Award | NASA Group Achievement Award (2001)
  • JPL Principal Designation | 386H - Submillimeter Wave Technology (2000)
  • NASA Award | NASA Certificate of Appreciation (2000)
  • NASA Award | NASA Certificates of Recognition (2000)
  • JPL Award | JPL Excellence Award (1997)
  • JPL Award | JPL NOVA Award (1997)
  • NASA Award | NASA Certificates of Recognition (1997)

Publications

  1. C. Yoo, J. L. Hesler, and B. S. Karasik, “THz Metal-Mesh Bandpass Filters With Diamond-Shaped Apertures for Sensitive THz Receivers,” IEEE Transactions on THz Science & Technology, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 296-299 (2025).
  2. C. Yoo, M. S. Sherwin, K. W. West, L. N. Pfeiffer, J. H. Kawamura, and B. S. Karasik, “Probing THz Intersubband Absorption using Johnson Noise Thermometry,“ Nanophotonics, vol. 13, no. 10, pp. 1711-1723, (2024).
  3. C. A. Curwen, A. D. Kim, B. S. Karasik, J. H. Kawamura, and B. S. Williams, “Optical injection locking of a THz QC-VECSEL with a Schottky diode frequency multiplier,” Optics Letters, vol. 48, no. 14/15, pp. 3809-3812 (2023).
  4. C. A. Curwen, J. H. Kawamura, D. J. Hayton, S. J. Addamane, J. L. Reno, B. S. Williams, and B. S. Karasik, “Phase-locking THz QC-VECSELs to a microwave reference,” IEEE Transactions on THz Science & Technology, vol. 3, no. 5, pp. 448-453 (2023).
  5. C. Yoo, K. W. West, L. N. Pfeiffer, C. A. Curwen, J. H. Kawamura, B. S. Karasik, and M. S. Sherwin, “Indium-Bond-And-Stop-Etch (IBASE) Technique for Dual-side Processing of Thin High-mobility GaAs/AlGaAs Epitaxial Layers,” Applied Physics Letters, vol. 122, pp. 233502 (2023).
  6. C. A. Curwen, M. Shahili, S. J. Addamane, J. L. Reno, B. S. Karasik, B. S. Williams, and J. H. Kawamura, “Measurement of amplification and absorption of a THz quantum-cascade metasurface free-space amplifier”, AIP Advances, vol. 12, pp. 115205 (2022).
  7. W. Yang, K. Chen, D. Cunnane, B. S. Karasik, X. Xi, “Epitaxial Ultrathin MgB2 Films on C-Terminated 6H-SiC(0001-) Substrates Grown by HPCVD”, IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 7500204 (2022).
  8. C. A. Curwen, S. J. Addamane, J. L. Reno, M. Shahili, J. H. Kawamura, R. M. Briggs, B. S. Karasik, and B. S. Williams, “Thin THz QCL active regions for improved continuous-wave operating temperature”, AIP Advances, vol. 11, pp. 125018 (2021).
  9. C. Yoo, M. Huang, J. H. Kawamura, K. W. West, L. N. Pfeiffer, B. S. Karasik, and M. S. Sherwin, “Demonstration of a tunable antenna-coupled intersubband terahertz (TACIT) mixer,” Applied Physics Letters, vol. 116, pp. 013504 (2020).
  10. A. T. Cortez, E Y. Cho, H Li, D. Cunnane, B. Karasik, S. A. Cybart, “Tuning Y-Ba-Cu-O focused helium ion beam Josephson junctions for use as THz mixers,” IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 1102305 (2019).
  11. W. Withanage, S. Penmatsa, N. Acharya, T. Melbourne, D. Cunnane, B. Karasik, X. Xi, “Growth of magnesium diboride thin films on boron buffered Si and SOI substrates by hybrid physical chemical vapor deposition,” Superconductor Science Technology, vol. 31, no. 7, pp. 075009 (2018).
  12. N. Acharya, M.A. Wolak, T. Melbourne, D. Cunnane, B. S. Karasik, and X.X. Xi, “As-Grown vs Ion-Milled MgB2 Ultrathin Films for THz Sensor Applications,” IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 2300304 (2017).
  13. D. Cunnane, J. H. Kawamura, M. A. Wolak, N. Acharya, X. X. Xi, and B. S. Karasik, “Optimization of Parameters of MgB2 Hot Electron Bolometers,” IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 2300405 (2017).
  14. N. Acharya, M. A. Wolak, T. Tan, N. Lee, A. C. Lang, M. Taheri, D. Cunnane, B. S. Karasik, and X. X. Xi, “MgB2 ultrathin films fabricated by hybrid physical chemical deposition and ion milling,” APL Materials, vol. 4, pp. 086114 (2016).
  15. D. Cunnane, J. H. Kawamura, N. Acharya, M. A. Wolak, X. X. Xi, and B. S. Karasik, “Low-noise THz MgB2 Josephson Mixer,” Applied Physics Letters, vol. 109, p. 112602 (2016).
  16. B. S. Karasik, C. B. McKitterick, T. Reck, and D. E. Prober, “Normal Metal Hot-Electron Nanobolometer with Johnson Noise Thermometry Readout,” IEEE Transactions on THz Science and Technology, vol.5, no. 1, pp. 16-21 (2015).
  17. D. P. Cunnane, J. H. Kawamura, M. A. Wolak, N. Acharya, T. Tan, X. X. Xi, and B. S. Karasik, “Characterization of MgB2 Superconducting Hot Electron Bolometers,” IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 25, no. 3, pt. 1, pp. 2300206 (2015).
  18. B. S. Karasik, S. V. Pereverzev, A. Soibel, D. F. Santavicca, D. E. Prober, D. Olaya, and M. E. Gershenson, “Energy-resolved detection of single infrared photons with l = 8 µm using a superconducting microbolometer,” Applied Physics Letters, vol. 101, no. 5, pp. 052601 (2012).
  19. B.S. Karasik, A.V. Sergeev, and D.E. Prober, “Nanobolometers for THz Photon Detection (invited paper),” IEEE Transactions on THz Science and Technology, vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 97-111 (2011).
  20. B.S. Karasik and R. Cantor, “Demonstration of high optical sensitivity in far-infrared hot-electron bolometer,” Applied Physics Letters, vol. 98, no. 19, pp. 193503 (2011).
  21. J. Wei, D. Olaya, B.S. Karasik, S.V. Pereverzev, A.V. Sergeev, and M.E. Gershenson, “Ultrasensitive Hot-electron Nanobolometers for Terahertz Astrophysics,” Nature Nanotechnology, vol. 3, no. 8, pp. 496-500 (2008).
  22. A.V. Sergeev, V.V. Mitin, and B.S. Karasik, “Ultrasensitive Hot-Electron Kinetic-Inductance Detectors Operating Well Below Superconducting Transition,” Applied Physics Letters, vol. 80, no. 5, pp. 817-819 (2002).
  23. B.S. Karasik, W.R. McGrath, M.E. Gershenson, and A.V. Sergeev, "Photon-noise-limited direct detector based on disorder-controlled electron heating,” Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 87, no. 10, pp. 7586-7588 (2000).
  24. K.S. Il’in, N.G. Ptitsina, A.V. Sergeev, G.N. Gol’tsman, E.M. Gershenzon, B.S. Karasik, E.V. Pechen’, and S.I. Krasnosvobodtsev, "Interrelation of Resistivity and Inelastic Electron-Phonon Scattering Rate in Impure NbC Films,” Physical Review B, vol. 57, pp.15623-15628 (1998).
  25. B.S. Karasik, M.C. Gaidis, W.R. McGrath, B. Bumble, and H.G. LeDuc, "Low Noise in a Diffusion-Cooled Hot-Electron Mixer at 2.5 THz,” Applied Physics Letters, vol. 71, no. 11, pp.1567-1569 (1997).
  26. E.M. Gershenzon, G.N. Gol'tsman, I.G. Gogidze, Yu.P. Gousev, A.I. Elant'ev, B.S. Karasik, and A.D. Semenov, "Millimeter and submillimeter range mixer based on electron heating of superconducting films in the resistive state,” Sverkhprovodimost’ (KIAE), vol. 3, no. 10, pp. 2143-2160 (1990) [Sov. Superconductivity, vol. 3, no. 10, pp. 1582-1597 (1990)].