Ruidong Zhu

Ph.D. Student in Optics (Advisor: Prof. Shin-Tson Wu)

Email: ruidong.zhu@knights.ucf.edu

Office: Room 286

Phone: (407) 443-1648

 

University of Central Florida

College of Optics & Photonics: CREOL & FPCE

4000 Central Florida Blvd.

Orlando, Florida 32816-2700

 

 

Education:

08/2012-Present

Ph. D. candidate at CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.

08/2008-06/2012

B. S. in Optoelectronics, School of Aeronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China.

 

Honors & Awards:

2015

SID Distinguished student Poster

2014-2017

SID Student Travel Grant Award

2014-2017

Graduate Presentation Fellowship, University of Central Florida

2012

Outstanding undergraduate of Heilongjiang Province

2009-2011

National Scholarship honored by Ministry of Education, China for three consecutive years

2010

Honorable Mention in Mathematical Contest In Modeling

 

Leadership & Service:

08/2014 – 08/2015

President of IEEE Photonics Society Orlando Student Chapter

08/2013 – 08/2014  

VP of IEEE Photonics Society Orlando Student Chapter

08/2012 – 08/2013  

Webmaster of IEEE Photonics Society Orlando Student Chapter

08/2012 – 08/2013

Secretary of SID UCF Student Branch

Journal Publications:

1.     H. Chen, R. Zhu, J. He, W. Duan, W. Hu, Y.Q. Lu, M. C. Li, S. L. Lee, Y. Dong, and S. T. Wu, “Going beyond the limit of an LCD’s color gamut,” Light: Science and Applications (Nature family) (2017)

 

2.   R. Zhu, H. Chen, and S. T. Wu, "Achieving 12-bit perceptual quantizer curve with liquid crystal display," Opt. Express 25(10), 10939-10946 (2017).

 

3.   H. Chen, R. Zhu, M. C. Li, S. L. Lee, and S. T. Wu, "Pixel-by-pixel local dimming for high-dynamic-range liquid crystal displays," Opt. Express 25(3), 1973-1984 (2017).

 

4.   H. Chen, R. Zhu, G. Tan, M.C. Li, S.-L. Lee, and S. T. Wu, "Enlarging the color gamut of liquid crystal displays with a functional reflective polarizer," Opt. Express 25(1), 102-111 (2017).

 

5.    Y. Wang, J. He, H. Chen, J. Chen, R. Zhu, P. Ma, A. Towers, Y. Lin, A. J. Gesquiere, S.-T. Wu, Y. Dong, “Ultrastable, Highly Luminescent Organic-Inorganic Perovskite - Polymer Composite Films”, Adv. Mater. 28(48), 10710-10717 (2016).

 

6.   G. Tan, R. Zhu, Y. S. Tsai, K. C. Lee, Z. Luo, Y. Z. Lee, and S. T. Wu, “High ambient contrast ratio OLED and QLED without a circular polarizer," J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 49, 315101 (2016).

 

7.    H. Chen, R. Zhu, Y. H. Lee, and S. T. Wu, “Correlated color temperature tunable white LED with a dynamic color filter,” Opt. Express 24(6), A731-A739 (2016).

 

8.   R. Zhu, H. Chen, T. Kosa, P. Coutino, G. Tan and S.-T. Wu, “High-ambient-contrast augmented reality with a tunable transmittance liquid crystal film and a functional reflective polarizer”, J. SID 24(4), 229-233 (2016).

 

9.   H. Liang, Z. Luo, R. Zhu, Y. Dong, J.-H. Lee, J. Zhou and S.-T. Wu, “High efficiency quantum dot and organic LEDs with a back-cavity and a high index substrate,” J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 49(14), 145103 (2016).

 

10.     R. Zhu, G. Tan, J. Yuan, and S. T. Wu, “Functional reflective polarizer for augmented reality and color vision deficiency,” Opt. Express 24(5), 5431-5441 (2016).

 

11.R. Zhu, Q. Hong, H. Zhang, and S.T. Wu, “Freeform reflector for architectural lighting,” Opt. Express 23(25), 31828-31837 (2015).

 

12.      Z. Luo, G. Zhang, R. Zhu, Y. Gao, and S.T. Wu, “Polarizing grating color filters with large acceptance angle and high transmittance,” Appl. Opt. 55(1), 70-76 (2015).

 

13.      R. Zhu, Z. Luo, H. Chen, Y. Dong, and S.T. Wu, “Realizing Rec. 2020 color gamut with quantum dot displays,” Opt. Express 23(18), 23680-23693 (2015).

 

14.      H. Chen, R. Zhu, J. Zhu, and S.T. Wu, “A simple method to measure the twist elastic constant of a nematic liquid crystal,” Liq. Cryst. 42, 1738-1742 (2015).

 

15.      R. Zhu, Q. Hong, Y. Gao, Z. Luo, S.T. Wu, M.C. Li, S.L. Lee, and W.C. Tsai, “Tailoring the light distribution of liquid crystal display with freeform engineered diffuser,” Opt. Express 23(11), 14070-14084 (2015).

 

16.      H. Liang, R. Zhu, Y. Dong, S. T. Wu, J. Li, J. Wang, and J. Zhou, “Enhancing the outcoupling efficiency of quantum dot LEDs with internal nano-scattering pattern,” Opt. Express 23(10), 12910-12922 (2015).

 

17.      H. Chen, Z. Luo, R. Zhu, Q. Hong, and S. T. Wu, “Tuning the correlated color temperature of white LED with a guest-host liquid crystal,” Opt. Express 23(10), 13060-13068 (2015).

 

18.     (Invited paper) Y. Gao, Z. Luo, R. Zhu, Q. Hong, S. T. Wu, M. C. Li, S. L. Lee, and W. C. Tsai, “A high performance single-domain LCD with wide luminance distribution,” J. Display Technology 11(4), 315-324 (2015).

 

19.      R. Zhu, Z. Luo, and S.T. Wu, “Light extraction analysis and improvement in a quantum dot light emitting diode,” Opt. Express 22(S7), A1783-A1798 (2014).

 

20.    R. Zhu, S. Xu, Q. Hong, S.T. Wu, C. Lee, C. M. Yang, C. C. Lo, and A. Lien, “A polymeric lens embedded 2D/3D switchable display with dramatically reduced crosstalk,” Appl. Opt. 53(7), 1388-1395 (2014).

 

21.      Y. Liu, Y. F. Lan, H. Zhang, R. Zhu, D. Xu, C.Y. Tsai, J.K. Lu, N. Sugiura, Y.C. Lin and S.T. Wu, “Optical rotatory power of polymer-stabilized blue phase liquid crystals,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 131102 (2013).

 

22.    Y. Zhang, X. Zhang, Y. Wang, R. Zhu, Y. Gai, X. Liu, and P. Yuan, “Reversible Fano resonance by transition from fast light to slow light in a coupled-resonator induced transparency structure,” Opt. Express 21(7), 8570-8586 (2013)

 

23.    X. Zhang, Y. Zhang, H. Tian, H. Wu, G. Li, R. Zhu and P. Yuan, “Ultrahigh sensitivity of rotation sensing beyond the tradeoff between sensitivity and linewidth by the storage of light in a dynamic slow-light resonator,” Phys. Rev. A 84, 063823 (2011).

Conference Proceedings:

 

1.     R. Zhu, A. Sarkar, N. Emerton and T. Large, “Reproducing High-Dynamic-Range Contents Adaptively Based on Display Specifications”, SID. Symp. Digest 2017, Los Angeles, CA. (accepted)

 

2.   (SID distinguished student paper) R. Zhu, H. Chen, T. Kosa, P. Coutino, G. Tan and S.T. Wu, “A High-Ambient-Contrast Augmented-Reality System”, SID Symp. Digest 2016, San Francisco, CA.

3.   R. Zhu, Z. Luo, H. Chen, Y. Dong and S.T. Wu, “Quantum-Dot LCDs for Rec. 2020”, SID Symp. Digest 2016, San Francisco, CA.

4.   R. Zhu, Q. Hong, H. Zhang and S.T. Wu, “Effective Architectural Lighting with Free-Form Optics”, SID Symp. Digest 2016, San Francisco, CA.

5.    G. Tan, R. Zhu, Y.S. Tsai, K.C. Lee, Z. Luo, Y.Z Lee and S.T. Wu, “High-Ambient Contrast-Ratio OLED and Quantum-Dot LED without a Circular Polarizer”, SID Symp. Digest 2016, San Francisco, CA.

6.   H. Chen, R. Zhu, K. Kδlδntδr and S.T. Wu, “Quantum-Dot-Enhanced LCDs with Wide Color Gamut and Broad Angular Luminance Distribution”, SID Symp. Digest 2016, San Francisco, CA.

7.    H. Chen, R. Zhu, Y.H. Lee and S.T. Wu, “Correlated-Color-Temperature Tunable WLED for Smart Lighting”, SID Symp. Digest 2016, San Francisco, CA.

8.   Z. Luo, G. Zhang, Y. Gao, R. Zhu and S.T. Wu, “Tripling LCD-BLU Efficiency by Simultaneous Color and Polarization Recycling”, SID Symp. Digest 2016, San Francisco, CA.

9.   R. Zhu, Z. Luo and S.T. Wu. “Doubling the Light Outcoupling Efficiency of Quantum Dot Light Emitting Diodes,” SID Symp. Digest 2015, San Jose, CA.

10.  (SID Distinguished Student Poster) Y. Gao, Z. Luo, R. Zhu, Q. Hong, S. T. Wu, M.-C. Li, S.-L. Lee, and W.-C. Tsai. “An LCD with OLED-like Luminance Distribution,” SID Symp. Digest 2015, San Jose, CA.

11.H. Liang, R. Zhu, S.T. Wu, J. Li, J. Wang, and J. Zhou. “Enhancing the Light Outcoupling Efficiency of Quantum-Dot Light Emitting Diodes with Periodic Microstructures,” SID Symp. Digest 2015, San Jose, CA.

12.   R. Zhu, S. Xu, Q. Hong, S.T. Wu, C. Lee, C. M. Yang, C. C. Lo, and A. Lien, “A polymeric lens embedded 2D/3D switchable display with dramatically reduced crosstalk,” SID Symposium Digest 2014, San Diego, CA.

13.   Y. Liu, H. Zhang, R. Zhu, D. Xu, S. T. Wu, Y. F. Lan, C. Y. Tsai, J. K. Lu, N. Sugiura and Y. C. Lin, “Enhancing the contrast ratio of blue phase LCDs,” SID Symposium Digest 2013, Vancouver, Canada.

 

Useful Links:

Prof. S. T. Wu’s Homepage, SID UCF Student Branch, CREOL

Problems regarding this website should be directed to Ruidong Zhu.