Biography

Tan Sin Jin is currently an academician at Xiamen University Malaysia. Prior to embarking on her career in academia, she gained professional experience in the semiconductor industry. She is a Professional Engineer registered with the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM). She also serves as an Editorial Board Member, Scientific Editor and reviewer for international peer-reviewed journals. Her research interests focus on photonics, signal processing and communication systems, with current work exploring novel materials for pulsed laser generation, optical sensing, and optical modulation. In her leisure time, she enjoys sports.

Research Interest

Photonics, signal processing, communication system

Educational Background

• PhD in Photonics, University Malaya, Malaysia

• Master of Engineering, University Malaya, Malaysia

• Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Electrical (Telecommunication), University Technology Malaysia, Malaysia 

Professional Bodies 

• Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM)

• The Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM)

• IEEE

Working Experience

• Assistant Professor, School of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (SAIR), Xiamen University Malaysia 

• Academician, University of Wollongong Malaysia

• Engineer, semiconductor manufacturing industry

Research Experience / Grants

• Nonlinear optical properties study of two dimensional MXene based optical modulation and information processing for optical interconnect application in the new era of Internet of Things (IoT), FRGS, Principle Investigator.

• Optical properties study of fluoride glass-based fiber operating in 2-4-micron region for MIR laser spectroscopy and medical laser application, FRGS, member.

• A New Framework for Characterizing Mental Stress Using Psychomotor Activity Assessment and EEG Patterns for Monitoring Mental Health Among College Students, FRGS, member.

• Optical Modulator Based on Tapered Fiber Coated with 2D Material, UOWM grant, Principle Investigator.

• Dispersion Managed Mode-locked Pulse Erbium Doped Fiber Laser, UOWM grant, Principle Investigator.

• Photonic based Microwave Generation for 5G Technology, UOWM grant, member.

• Low Power IC Design for Radio Frequency Energy Harvesting for Storage Applications, UOWM grant, member.

Representative Publications

• Chen, Y., Tan, S. J., Harun, S. W., Vinitha, G., Nguyen, T. K., & Tiu, Z. C. (2025). Recent developments and advances in artificial saturable absorber for mode-locking in fiber lasers. Results in Engineering, 26, 105127.

• Zhang, T., Ye, Y., Tiu, Z. C., Tao, L., Tan, S. J., Henry, C., & Harun, S. W. (2026). Polarization-modulable ASE light source using Bi2O2S thin film as modulator. Scientific Reports.

• Chang, S. H., Tan, S. J., San Cheng, X., Tiu, Z. C., Ahmad, F., & Harun, S. W. (2025). Polarization state of light manipulation via MXene driven all optical modulator. Optical Fiber Technology, 91, 104173.

• Salina, M., Tan, S. J., Chua, H. S., Goh, T. T, & Chew, E. C. (2025). Experimental and Performance Analysis of an 8-Channels Nickel Fabric Surface EMG (sEMG) Sensor with Different Dimensions, Jurnal Kejuruteraan,37(4), 1741-1749.

• Lim, V. Y., Chua, H. S., Mohmad, S., Lau, K. B., & Tan, S. J. (2025). Emergency sound recognition and direction indication using machine learning for individuals with hearing loss. J. Kejuruteraan, 37, 3035-3043.

• Lip, Z. H., Cheng, X. S., Chi, M., Sin Jin, T., Abdul Latiff, A., & Harun, S. W. (2024). Passively generated Q-switched pulses fiber laser in 2 μm wavelength using MXene Ti3C2Tx and Ti2CTx saturable absorber. Physica Scripta, 99(12), 125536.

• Chen, Y., Cheak, T. Z., Jin, T. S., Vinitha, G., Dimyati, K., & Harun, S. W. (2024). Domain-wall dark pulse generation with SMF-GIMF-SMF structure as artificial saturable absorber. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 2141.

• Mustaffa, S. N., Rashid, A. R. A., Jin, T. S., Menon, P. S., Ab Razak, M. Z., Markom, A. M., ... & Muhammad, A. R. (2023). Metal oxide coated optical fiber for humidity sensing application: a review. Ieee Access, 11, 126568-126600.

• Chang, S. H., Tan, S. J., Diblawe, A. M., Tiu, Z. C., Cheng, X. S., Ahmad, F., & Harun, S. W. (2023). Optical modulation in Er-doped fiber laser delivering dark pulse utilizing side polished fiber coated with Ti3AlC2 as saturable absorber. Materials Research Express, 10(9), 096201.

• Tiu, Z. C., Harun, S. W., Ahmad, H., Samion, M. Z., & Tan, S. J. (2022). Dark pulse generation in fiber laser system. Optics & laser technology, 151, 108056.

• Yang, H., Wang, Y., Tiu, Z. C., Tan, S. J., Yuan, L., & Zhang, H. (2022). All-optical modulation technology based on 2D layered materials. Micromachines, 13(1), 92.

• Haris, H., Harun, S. W., Muhammad, A. R., Anyi, C. L., Tan, S. J., Ahmad, F., ... & Arof, H. (2017). Passively Q-switched Erbium-doped and Ytterbium-doped fibre lasers with topological insulator bismuth selenide (Bi2Se3) as saturable absorber. Optics & laser technology, 88, 121-127.

• Tan, S. J., Harun, S. W., Arof, H., & Ahmad, H. (2013). Switchable Q-switched and mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser operating in the L-band region. Chinese Optics Letters, 11(7), 073201.

• Tan, S. J., Harun, S. W., Ali, N. M., Ismail, M. A., & Ahmad, H. (2013). A multi-wavelength Brillouin erbium fiber laser with double Brillouin frequency spacing and Q-switching characteristics. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 49(7), 595-598.

Honors / Awards

EuFiRE 2025 – Gold