CV_Yao_Oct2019

Yu Yao

School of Electrical, Computer & Energy EngineeringIra A. Fulton Schools of Engineering

Arizona State University

 

yuyao@asu.eduWork: 480-965-9208

https://ecee.engineering.asu.edu/people/yu-yao/

Professional Preparation

Institution                                                 Major                          Degree             Year

Tsinghua University, Beijing, China       Electrical Engineering                            B.E.                  2004

Tsinghua University, Beijing, China       Electrical Engineering                            M.S.                  2006

Princeton University                                Electrical Engineering                          Ph.D.                  2011

Appointments

2021.8-Present      Associate Professor, Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

2015-2021               Assistant Professor, Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

2011-2014                   Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Selected Awards

NSF Faculty Career Award                                                        2021

DARPA Young Faculty Award                                                                                                              2019

Fulton Outstanding Assistant Professor                                                                                                            2018

Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Young Investigator Award                                                                                                   2016

Wu Prize for Excellence in Graduate work, Princeton University                                                                                2010

Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Princeton University                                                                                     2009

First Prize, Scholarship for Excellent Graduate, Tsinghua University                                                             2005

Distinguished Graduate, Tsinghua University                                                                                      2004

Advisor

Thesis advisor: Claire F. Gmachl                              Princeton University

Postdoc advisor: Federico Capasso                           Harvard University

 

Research Experience

Assistant Professor, School of Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ                          01/2015 – Current

  • Nanophotonics and subwavelength optoelectronics
  • Semiconductor nanostructures, graphene and other 2D materials
  • Biomedical sensing and imaging applications based on infrared optoelectronic devices

Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA                                                        Advisor: Federico Capasso       06/2011 – 11/2014

  • Active plasmonics and nanophotonics
  • Integrated silicon photonics
  • Optoelectronic devices: lasers, photodetectors and modulators

Research assistant, Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Advisor: Claire F. Gmachl           01/2007—06/2011

  • Band structure engineering of intersubband semiconductor devices
  • Widely wavelength tunable Quantum Cascade lasers
  • Demonstrated dynamic beam shaping of surface emitting Quantum Cascade lasers

Research intern, Photonics Institute, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria

Advisor: Karl Unterrainer       06/2009—08/2009

  • Investigated the ultrafast dynamics in Quantum Cascade structures using time domain spectroscopy.
  • Studied beam steering and beam shaping in surface emission lasers

Research intern, Corning Inc., Corning, NY                     Advisor: Chung-En Zah     05/2008—08/2008

  • Built automated characterization systems for infrared lasers
  • Designed and characterized mid-infrared at 4.6 µm and 5.3 µm

Research assistant, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University

Advisor: Xiangfei Chen, Shizhong Xie       09/2004—07/2006

  • Designed and fabricated optical fiber grating devices for communication systems.
  • Demonstrated a new method to make dual-wavelength single mode fiber lasers and an optical microwave generator

 

Teaching Experience

EEE 436/591 Fundamentals of Solid State Devices

The aim of this course is for students to understand the conceptual operation and quantitative output of semiconductor devices, including most commonly p-n junctions and metal-semiconductor junctions­, metal-oxide semiconductor capacitors and transistors, and bipolar junction transistors.

EEE 536 Semiconductor Characterizations

The objective of this course is an understanding of the characterization techniques used in the semiconductor research, including electrical characterization, optical techniques, electron beam, ion beam, and X-ray methods will also be discussed.

EEE 598 Topic: Two-dimensional Semiconductor Materials & Systems

The objective of this course is to understand fundamental physics and obtain a broad overview of current research of two-dimensional semiconductor materials and structures, including graphene, hexagonal boron nitride, layered transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) and their heterostructures.

EEE 537 Semiconductor Optoelectronics

The objective of this course is to provide graduate students a comprehensive understanding of semiconductor optoelectronics. The main topics covered in this class are light propagation in media and waveguides, material absorption processes, radiative processes, nonradiative processes, photoluminescence of bulk semiconductors, semiconductor heterojunctions, quantum wells, and superlattices as well as applications of semiconductor materials in optoelectronic devices such as light emitting diodes, lasers, photodetectors, and solar cells.

Book chapter

  1. Mikhail Kats, Yu Yao, and Chao Wang, “Plasmonics and Surface Plasmons,” in Encyclopedia of Plasma Technology, J. L. Shohet, Ed., 1 ed: Taylor & Francis, 2016.

Peer-reviewed Publications

  1. Basiri, X. Che, J. Bai, P. Amrollahi, J. Carpenter, Z. Holman, C. Wang, Y. Yao, “Nature-Inspired Chiral Metasurfaces for Circular Polarization Detection and Full-Stokes Polarimetric Measurement”, Light Science & Applications 8, 78, 2019.
  2. Jing Bai, Chu Wang, Xiahui Chen, Ali Basiri, Chao Wang, Yu Yao, “Chip-integrated plasmonic flat optics for mid-infrared Full-Stokes polarization detection”, Photonics research, 7, 1051-1060, 2019.
  3. Zhao, Zhi, Ninad Chamele, Michael N. Kozicki, Yu Yao, and Chao Wang. “Photochemical Synthesis of Dendritic Silver Nano-particles for Anti-counterfeiting.” Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2019
  4. Zeng, Z. Huang, A. Singh, Y. Yao, A. K. Azad, A. D. Mohite, A. J. Taylor, D. R. Smith and H. T. Chen, “Hybrid graphene metasurfaces for high-speed mid-infrared light modulation and single-pixel imaging,” Light: Science & Applications, vol. 7, p. 51, 2018/08/22 2018.
  5. Chen, C. Wang, Yu Yao*, and C. Wang*, “Plasmonic Vertically Coupled Complementary Antennas for Dual-Mode Infrared Molecule Sensing“, ACS Nano., 11, 8034, 2017. (* corresponding authors)
  6. Song, C. Lv, M. Liang, V. Sanphuang, K. Wu, B. Chen, Z. Zhao, J. Bai, X. Wang, J. L. Volakis, L. Wang, X. He, Y. Yao, S.Tongay, and H. Jiang, “Microscale Silicon Origami,” Small, vol. 12, pp. 5401-5406, 2016.
  7. Yao, M. A. Kats, R. Shankar, Y. Song, J. Kong, M. Loncar, and F. Capasso, “ Electrically tunable metasurface perfect absorbers for ultrathin mid-infrared optical modulators”, Nano Letters, 14, 6526-6532, 2014.
  8. S. Zhang, M. A Kats, Y. Cui, Y. Zhou, Y. Yao, S. Ramanathan, and F. Capasso, “Current-modulated optical properties of vanadium dioxide thin films in the phase transition region,” Appl Phys Lett, vol. 105, pp. 211104, 2014.
  1. Yao, R. Shankar, P. Rauter, Y. Song, M. Loncar, J. Kong, and F. Capasso, “High responsivity mid-infrared graphene detectors with antenna enhanced photo-carrier generation and collection”, Nano Letters, 14, 3749–3754, 2014.
  2. Yao, M. A. Kats, R. Shankar, Y. Song, M. Loncar, J. Kong, and F. Capasso, “Wide wavelength tuning of optical antennas on graphene with nanosecond response time”, Nano Letters, 14, 214-219, 2014.
  3. Yao, M. A. Kats, P. Genevet, N. Yu, Y. Song, J. Kong, and F. Capasso, “Broad electrical tuning of graphene-loaded plasmonic antennas”, Nano Letters, 13, 1257–1264, 2013.
  4. Yao, A.J. Hoffman, and C.F. Gmachl, “Mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers”, (invited) Nature Photonics, 6, 432-439, 2012
  5. Y. Yao, A. Alfaro-Martinez, K.J. Franz, W.O. Charles, A. Shen, et al. “Room temperature and narrow intersubband electroluminescence from ZnCdSe/ ZnCdMgSe quantum cascade laser structures”, Appl. Phys. Lett.,99, 041113,2011.
  1. Yao, X. Wang, J. Fan and C. F. Gmachl, “High performance ‘continuum-to-continuum’ Quantum Cascade lasers with a broad gain bandwidth over 400 cm-1”, Applied Physics Letters, 97, 081115, 2010.
  2. Yao, T. Tsai, W.O. Charles, J. Chen, G. Wysocki and C. F. Gmachl, “Broadband Quantum Cascade laser gain medium based on a “continuum-to-bound” active region design”, Applied Physics Letters, 96, 211106, 2010.
  3. Yao, K. J. Franz, X. Wang, J. Fan, C. F. Gmachl, “A widely voltage-tunable Quantum Cascade laser based on “two-step” coupling,” Applied Physics Letters, 95, 021105, 2009.
  4. Yao, Z. Liu, A. J. Hoffman, K. J. Franz, C. F. Gmachl, “Voltage tunability of Quantum Cascade lasers,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron, Vol. 45, No. 6, pp. 730-736, June 2009.
  5. Yao, Xiangfei Chen, Yitang Dai, and Shizhong Xie, “Dual-wavelength erbium-doped fiber laser with a simple linear cavity and its application in microwave generation,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. vol. 18, no.1, pp. 187-189, Jan. 2006.
  6. R.T. Moug, H. Sultana, Y. Yao, A. Alfaro-Martinez, L. Peng, et al. “Optimization of Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) Growth for the Development of Mid-Infrared (IR) II–VI Quantum Cascade Lasers”, J. Electron. Mater., 41, 944-947, 2012.
  7. E. Mujagic, C. Schwarzer, Y. Yao, J. Chen, C. Gmachl, and Gottfried Strasser, “Two-dimensional broadband distributed-feedback quantum cascade laser arrays”, Appl. Phys. Lett., 98, 141101, 2011.
  1. Mujagic, C. Schwarze, W. Schrenk, Y. Yao, J. Chen, C. F. Gmachl, G. Strasser, “Strategies toward the realization of two-dimensional broadband and coherent quantum cascade ring laser arrays”, Optical Engineering 49(11), 111113, 2010.
  2. Schwarzer, E. Mujagić, Y. Yao, W. Schrenk, J. Chen, C. Gmachl, and G. Strasser, “Coherent coupling of ring cavity surface emitting quantum cascade lasers”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 071103 (2010).
  3. O. Charles, Y. Yao, K. J. Franz, Q. Zhang, A. Shen, C. Gmachl and M. C. Tamargo, “Growth of Znx’Cd(1-x’)Se/ZnxCdyMg(1-x-y)Se -InP Quantum Cascade structures for emission in the 3 – 5 µm range”, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B Vol. 28, Issue 3, pp. C3G24-C3G27, 2010.
  4. K.J. Franz, P.Q. Liu, J. Raftery, M.D. Escarra, A.J. Hoffman, S.S. Howard, Y. Yao, Y. Dikmelik, X. Wang, J. Fan, J. B Kurgin, C. Gmachl, et al. “Short Injector Quantum Cascade Lasers”, IEEE J. Quantum Electron., 46, 591-600, 2010.
  1. Young, R. Cendejas; S. S. Howard, W. Sanchez-Vaynshteyn, A. J. Hoffman, K. J. Franz, Y. Yao,B. Mizaikoff, X. Wang, J. Fan, C. F. Gmachl. “Wavelength selection for Quantum Cascade lasers by cavity length”, Applied Physics Letters, 94, 091109, 2009.
  2. Dai, X. Chen, J. Sun, Y. Yao, S. Xie, “Dual-wavelength DFB fiber laser based on a chirped structure and the equivalent phase shift method”, IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. Vol. 18,  No. 18, pp. 1964 – 1966  Sep. 2006.
  3. Dai, X. Chen, J. Sun, Y. Yao, S. Xie, “Dispersion compensation based on sampled fiber Bragg gratings fabricated with reconstruction equivalent-chirp method”, IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. Vol. 18, No. 8, pp941-943, April 2006.
  4. Y. Dai, X. Chen, J. Sun, Y. Yao, and S. Xie, “High-performance, high-chip-count optical code division multiple access encoders-decoders based on a reconstruction equivalent-chirp technique”, Opt. Lett., vol, 31, pp. 1618-1620, 2006.

Invited Conference Presentations

  1. Yu Yao， Bai, A. Basiri, etc., “Highly efficient on-chip integratable metasurface devices for polarimetric detection and imaging”, SPIE optics and photonics, 11088-22, San Diego, CA, 15 August 2019
  2. Yu Yao, “Infrared Optoelectronics Based on Active metasurfaces”, the 4th International Workshop on Infrared Technologies, Tempe, Arizona, November, 2017.
  3. Yu Yao, Ali Basiri, “High speed optical modulators with tunable metasurface absorber”, META’16, the 7th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, 4A12-2, Malaga, Spain, July, 2016.
  4. Y. Yao, R. Shankar, P. Rauter, Y. Song, J. Kong, M. Loncar and F. Capasso, “Mid-infrared graphene detectors with antenna-enhanced light absorption and photo-carrier collection”. the 2014 II-VI Workshop, Baltimore, Maryland, Oct. 2014.
  5. Y. Yao, M. A. Kats, R. Shankar,Y. Song, J. Kong, M. Loncar, and F. Capasso, “Ultra-compact high speed mid-IR modulators based on electrically tunable metasurfaces”, IEEE. Summer topicals meeting series, Montréal, Québec, Canada, July, 2014.
  6. Y. Yao, M. A. Kats, R. Shankar,Y. Song, J. Kong, M. Loncar, and F. Capasso, “Electrically tunable plasmonic antennas on graphene”, Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, Jan. 2014.
  7. Y. Yao, T. Tsai, X. Wang, G. Wysocki, and C.F. Gmachl. ‘Broadband Quantum Cascade Lasers Based on Strongly-coupled Transitions with an External Cavity Tuning Range over 340 cm-1’,International Conference on Intersubband Transitions in Quantum Wells (ITQW), Badesi, Italy, Sep. 2011.
  8. Y. Yao, X. Wang, J. Fan, W. O. Charles, T. R. Tsai, J. Chen, G. Wysocki, C. F. Gmachl,  “High performance quantum cascade lasers with broadband gain spectra”, Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, Jan. 2011.

Selected Conference Presentations

  1.  Ali Basiri, Jing Bai, Xiahui Chen, Chao Wang, Yu Yao,“Circularly Polarized Light Detection Based on Efficient Chip-Integrated Metasurface”，Infrared Terahertz Quantum Workshop (ITQW)， September 15-20, 2019, Ojai, CA.
  2.  Jing Bai, Yu Yao, “ Highly efficient Chiral Plasmonic Metasurfaces for Mid-infrared Polarization Detection”, MRS Spring, EP12.02, Phoenix, Arizona, April, 2019.
  3. Jing Bai, Chu Wang, Xiahui Chen, Ali Basiri, Chao Wang, Yu Yao, “Chip Integrated Plasmonic Flat Optics for Mid-infrared Polarization Detection ”, 2018 MRS Spring, NM09.01.04 , Phoenix, Arizona, April, 2018.
  4. A Basiri, X Chen, P Amrollahi, J Bai, C Wang, Y Yao, “Circularly Polarized Light Detection Based on Efficient Chip-Integrated Metasurface”, CLEO: QELS_Fundamental Science, 5, San Jose, CA, May 2018.
  5. J Bai, C Wang, X Chen, A Basiri, C Wang, Y Yao, “Chip-Integrated Plasmonic Flat Optics for Mid-infrared Polarization Detection”, CLEO: QELS_Fundamental Science, 19, San Jose, CA, May 2018.
  6. Jing Bai, Chu Wang, Xiahui Chen, Ali Basiri, Chao Wang, Yu Yao, “Mid-infrared polarimeter based on highly efficient plasmonic Flat Optics ”, 14th International Conference on Mid-IR Optoelectronics: Materials and Devices, MIOMD11-WeM13, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA, Oct. 2018.
  7. Bai, C. Wang, X. Chen, A. Basiri, C. Wang, Y. Yao, “Mid-infrared polarization detection based on chip integrated plasmonic flat optics”, to be presented at the 4th International Workshop on Infrared Technologies, Tempe Arizona, November, 2017.
  8. A. Basiri, Yu Yao, “Ultrafast Mid-infrared light Modulation for ultra-short pulse generation”, to be presented at the 4th International Workshop on Infrared Technologies, Tempe Arizona, November, 2017
  9. A. Basiri, Yu Yao, “Ultrafast Mid-Infrared Modulator Based on Optically Controlled Graphene Metasurface”, 2017 MRS Spring ED10. 7. 03, Phoenix, Arizona, April, 2017.
  10. Y. Yao, R. Shankar, P. Rauter, Y. Song, J. Kong, M. Loncar and F. Capasso, “Mid-infrared graphene detectors with antenna-enhanced light absorption and photo-carrier collection”. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (CLEO/QELS), STh4I.1, San Jose, CA, 2014.
  11. Yao, M. A. Kats, R. Shankar, Y. Song, J. Kong, M. Loncar and F. Capasso, “Widely Electrically Tunable Metal-Graphene Metasurfaces with Nanoscale Response Times”, MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 2013.
  12. Y. Yao, M. A. Kats, P. Genevet, N. Yu, Y. Song, J. Kong, M. Loncar and F. Capasso, “Broad electrical tuning of graphene-loaded optical antennas”. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (CLEO/QELS), QTh1B.3, San Jose, CA, 2013.
  13. R. Shankar, Y. Yao, J. Frish, I. Frank, Y. Song, J. Kong, M. Loncar and F. Capasso, “Electro-Optic tuning of mid-infrared photonic crystal cavities using graphene”. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (CLEO/QELS), CTu1F.5, San Jose, CA, 2013.
  14. Yao, M. A. Kats, P. Genevet, N. Yu, Y. Song, J. Kong, and F. Capasso, “Electrically Tunable Graphene-metal Plasmonic Antennas”, MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 2012.
  15. Yao, M. Bouzi, N. L. Aung, P. Q. Liu, Y. Huang, X. Wang, and C. Gmachl, “Intra-pulse modal instability and beam steering in quantum cascade lasers,” Lester Eastman Conference on High Performance Devices (LEC), in the Conference Proceedings, August, 2012.
  16. Y. Yao, T. Tsai, X. Wang, G. Wysocki, and C.F. Gmachl. ‘Broadband Quantum Cascade Lasers Based on Strongly-coupled Transitions with an External Cavity Tuning Range over 340 cm-1’,  Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (CLEO/QELS), Baltimore, Maryland, 2011.
  17. Y. Yao, H. Yuting, W. Xiaojun, and C.F. Gmachl. ‘Modal instability and beam steering in quantum cascade lasers’. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (CLEO/QELS), Baltimore, Maryland, 2011
  18. Y. Yao, X. Wang, J. Y. Fan, W.O. Charles, T. Tsai, et al. “High performance quantum cascade lasers with broadband gain spectra”, Proc. SPIE, 7953, pp. 795317, 2011.
  19. Yao, W.O. Charles, T. Tsai, J. Chen, X. Wang, J. Fan, G. Wysocki and C. F. Gmachl, “Broadband Quantum Cascade laser gain media”, International Conference on. Mid-infrared Optoelectronics-Materials and Devices MIOMD-X, Shanghai, China, Sep. 2010.
  20. Yao, W.O. Charles, K. J. Franz, A. Shen and C. F. Gmachl, “Improvement on the luminescence efficiency, electroluminescence linewidth and transport perperties of ZnCdSe/ZnCdMgSe Quantum Cascade structures”, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (CLEO/QELS) San Jose, CA., May,2010.
  21. Yao, T. Tsai, W.O. Charles, J. Chen, G. Wysocki and C. F. Gmachl, “Broadband gain from continuum-to-bound Quantum Cascade lasers,” Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (CLEO/QELS) San Jose, CA., May, 2010.
  22. Yao, K.J. Franz, X. Wang J. Fan and C. F. Gmachl, “ A widely voltage-tunable Quantum Cascade laser design,” poster presentation, International Conference on Intersubband Transitions in Quantum Wells (ITQW), Montreal, QC. Canada, Sep. 2009.
  23. Y Yao, K. J. Franz, X. Wang, J. Fan, C. F. Gmachl, “Widely voltage tunable quantum cascade lasers” Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (CLEO/QELS) 2009. San Jose, CA. June 2009.
  24. Y. Yao, K.J. Franz, Z. Liu, A.J. Hoffman, and C.F. Gmachl. ‘Voltage tuning of gain spectra in quantum cascade lasers’. Photonics West, San Jose, CA, Jan. 2009. In the Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 7230, pp. 723012-723012-10, 2009.
  1. Mujagic, C. Schwarzer, W. Schrenk, Y. Yao, J.  Chen, C. F. Gmachl, G. Strasser,  “Two-dimensional surface emitting single mode quantum cascade laser arrays”,  Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, Jan. 2011.
  2. Y. Huang, Y. Yao, K. Al-Naimee, and C.F. Gmachl. ‘Light Instability in Pulsed Quantum Cascade Lasers’. APS March Meeting, Dallas, Texas, 2011.
  1. Lewicki, A. Kosterev, F. Toor, Y. Yao, C. Gmachl, X. Wang, M. Fong, F. K. Tittel, “Laser absorption spectroscopy based on a 7.74 μm Quantum Cascade laser source for UF6 analytical enrichment measurements”, Photonics West conference, San Jose, CA., Jan. 2010.
  2. C. Schwarzer, E. Mujagic, Y. Yao, et al, ‘Coupling strategies for two dimensional coherent semiconductor arrays’. International Conference on Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), Angelicum – Rome, Italy, 2010.
  3. M. Escarra, P. Liu, Y. Yao, R. Cendejas, L. Le, et al. ‘High Performance Quantum Cascade Lasers’. 77th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Section of the APS 2010, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  4. W. Charles, Y. Yao, A. Alfaro-Martinez, K. Franz, A. Shen, et al. ‘Wide Bandgap II-VI Selenides on InP for Short Wavelength Intersubband Devices’. International Quantum Cascade Laser School and Workshop (IQCLSW), Villa Finaly, Florence, Itally, 2010.
  1. O. Charles, Y. Yao, K.J. Franz, Q. Zhang, A. Shen, C. Gmachl, M. C. Tamargo, “Investigations of Znx’Cd1-x’Se/ZnxCdyMg(1-x-y)Se-InP Quantum Cascade Laser structures with electroluminescence emission in the 4 to 5 μm range”, International Conference on Intersubband Transitions in Quantum Wells (ITQW), Montreal, QC. Canada, Sep. 2009.
  2. O. Charles, Y. Yao, K. J. Franz, Q. Zhang, A. Shen, C. Gmachl and M. C. Tamargo, “Growth of Znx,Cd(1-x’)Se/ZnxCdyMg(1-x-y)Se -InP Quantum Cascade structures for emission in the 3 – 5 µm range”, 26th North American Molecular Beam Epitaxy Conference (NAMBE 2009), Princeton, NJ. Aug. 2009.
  3. Chen, Y. Yao, X. Huang and C. Gmachl, “Molecular Beam Epitaxy growth optimization for high performance Quantum Cascade lasers”, 26th North American Molecular Beam Epitaxy Conference (NAMBE 2009), Princeton, NJ. Aug. 2009.
  4. Y. Dai, X. Chen, Y. Yao, J. Sun, and S. Xie, “511-Chip, 500Gchip/s OCDMA En/Decoders Based on Equivalent Phase-Shift Method”, Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC), Anaheim, California, 2006.
  5. Y. Dai, X. Chen, Y. Yao, D. Jiang, and S. Xie, “Correction of the Repeatable Errors in the Fabrication of Sampled Bragg Gratings”, Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC), Anaheim, California, 2006.

Selected Service and Outreach

  • Conference Technical Program committee: Serve on the IEEE Photonics Conference

Photonic Materials and Metamaterials Sub-Committee (IPC PMM SC)               2017-current

  • ASU Nano Fab Governance Board Member                                                         2018-current
  • Member of CLEO S&I 9: Photonic Integration Subcommittee for the 2020 CLEO Technical Program Committee (TPC)
  • Infrared Workshop Advisory Board Member    2018-2019
  • Princeton Energy & Climate Scholars student member                                           2010-2012
  • Volunteer at Princeton University Science & Engineering Expo                     2007-2010
  • Referee: Nano Letters, Light Science & Applications, Optics Letters, Optical and Quantum Electronics, Applied Physics Letters, Optics Express Electronics Letters, Semiconductor Science and Technology, New Journal of Physics, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Applied Optics, Laser & Photonics Reviews, AIP Advances, Optical Materials Express, Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, Science Advance