Photonics and Display Group

Junyu Zou

Ph. D. student in Optics

Email: zoujunyuwinnie@knights.ucf.edu

Office: Room 290, CREOL

Phone: (734) 747-4730

Fax: (407) 823-6880

CREOL, College of Optics and Photonics,

University of Central Florida,

4000 Central Florida Blvd.

Orlando, Florida 32816-2700

Education :

08/2018-Present	Ph. D. in progress, CREOL, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
09/2016-06/2018	Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
09/2012-06/2016	Bachelor of Engineering in Optical Information Science & Technology, School of Optoelectronics, Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), Beijing, China

Honors & Awards:

05/2022 05/2022 08/2020 01/2019 08/2018	Distinguished Student Paper Award, SID International Symposium SID travel grant & UCF presentation fellowship Distinguished Student Paper Award, SID International Symposium Passed CREOL qualify exam at first place ORC Doctoral Fellowship, University of Central Florida
06/2016	Excellent Graduate, BIT
10/2013	Huaruishiji Fellowship, BIT

Leadership & Service:

09/2018-09/2019 Webmaster of Society of Information Display (SID) UCF Student Branch

05/2018-07/2018 International Volunteer of AIESEC at Romania

Publications:

1. (Review paper) K. Yin, E.L. Hsiang, J. Zou, Y. Li, Z. Yang, Q. Yang, P.C. Lai, C.L. Lin, and S. T. Wu, “Advanced liquid crystal devices for augmented reality and virtual reality displays: Principles and Applications,” Light Sci. Appl. (Accepted, 2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41377-022-00851-3

2. (Distinguished student paper) J. Zou, Z. Luo, and S. T. Wu, “Pupil steerable Maxwellian AR display with gaze matching,” J. Soc. Inf. Disp. 30, 1-8 (2022)

3. J. Zou, S. Li, and S. T. Wu, “Gaze-Matched Pupil Steering Maxwellian-view Augmented Reality Display with Large Angle Diffractive Liquid Crystal Lenses,” Adv. Photonics Research 3, 2100362 (2022).

4. (Editor’s Pick) E. L. Hsiang, Z. Yang, T. Zhan, J. Zou, H. Akimoto, and S. T. Wu, “Optimizing the display performance for virtual reality systems,” OSA Continuum 4, (2021).

5. M. Birla, J. Zou, Z. Afkhami, X. Duan, H. Li, T.D. Wang, and K.R. Oldham, “Multi-photon 3D imaging with an electrothermal actuator with low thermal and inertial mass,” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 329, p.112791 (2021).

6. J. Zou, Z. Yang, C. Mao, and S. T. Wu, “Fast-Response Liquid Crystals for 6G Optical Communications,” Crystals 11, 797 (2021).

7. J. Zou, T. Zhan, E. L. Hsiang, X. Du, X. Yu, K. Li, and S. T. Wu, “Doubling the optical efficiency of VR systems with a directional backlight and a diffractive deflection film,” Opt. Express 29(13), 20673-20686 (2021).

8. (Review paper) K. Yin, Z. He, J. Xiong, J. Zou, K. Li, and S. T. Wu, “Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Displays: Advances and Future Perspectives,” J. Phys. Photonics 3, 022010 (2021).

9. J. Zou, Z. He, Q. Yang, K. Yin, K. Li, and S. T. Wu, “Large-angle two-dimensional grating with hybrid mechanisms,” Opt. Lett. 46(4), 920-923 (2021).

10.J. Zou, Q. Yang, E.L. Hsiang, H. Ooishi, Z. Yang, K. Yoshidaya, and S. T. Wu, “Fast-Response Liquid Crystal for Spatial Light Modulator and LiDAR Applications,” Crystals 11, 93 (2021).

11. T. Lin, T. Zhan, J. Zou, F. Fan, and S. T. Wu, “Maxwellian near-eye display with an expanded eyebox,” Opt. Express 28(26), 38616-38625 (2020).

12. E. L. Hsiang, Q. Yang, Z. He, J. Zou, and S. T. Wu, “Halo effect in high-dynamic-range mini-LED backlit LCDs,” Opt. Express 28(24), 36822-36837 (2020).

13. Q. Yang, J. Zou, Y. Li, and S.T. Wu, “Fast-Response Liquid Crystal Phase Modulators with an Excellent Photostability,” Crystals 10, 765 (2020).

14. J. Zou, E. L. Hsiang, T. Zhan, K. Yin, Z. He, and S. T. Wu, “High Dynamic Range Head-up Display,” Opt. Express 28(16), 24298-24307 (2020).

15. (Review paper)T. Zhan, J. Xiong, J. Zou, and S. T. Wu, “Multifocal displays: review and prospect,” PhotoniX 1, 10 (2020).

16. (Distinguished student paper) J. Jou, T. Zhan, J. Xiong, and S. T. Wu, “Increasing the pixel density for VR displays with a polarization grating,” J. Soc. Inf. Disp. 28, 315-323 (2020).

17. J. Zou, T. Zhan, J. Xiong, and S. T. Wu, “Broadband wide-view Pancharatnam–Berry phase deflector,” Opt. Express 28(4), 4921-4927 (2020).

18. T. Zhan, J. Zou, J. Xiong, X. Liu, H. Chen, J. Yang, S. Liu, Y. Dong, and S. T. Wu, “Practical chromatic aberration correction in virtual reality displays enabled by large-size ultra-broadband liquid crystal polymer lenses,” Adv. Opt. Mater. 8(2), 1901360 (2019).

19. T. Zhan, J. Zou, M. Lu, E. Chen, and S. T. Wu, “Wavelength-multiplexed multi-focal-plane see-through near-eye displays,” Opt. Express 27(20), 27507-27513 (2019).

20. (Spotlight on Optics) T. Zhan, Y.H. Lee, G. Tan, J. Xiong, K. Yin, F. Gou, J. Zou, N. Zhang, D. Zhao, J. Yang, S. Liu, and S. T. Wu, “Pancharatnam-Berry optical elements for head-up and near-eye displays,” J. Opt. Soc. America B, 36(5), D52-D65 (2019).

Conference Proceedings:

1. (Distinguished student paper) J. Zou, S. Li, S.T. Wu, “Gaze Matched Pupil Steering Maxwellian-View Augmented Reality Display,” SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers 53 (1), (May 2022, San Jose, California).

2. (Invited talk) J. Zou, T. Zhan, E.L. Hsiang, J. Xiong, K. Li, S.T. Wu, “Pancharatnam-Berry phase optical elements for VR displays,” Advances in Display Technologies XII 12024, 1202409 (Jan 2022, San Francisco, California).

3. (Invited talk) E.L. Hsiang, Z. Yang, T. Zhan, J. Zou, H. Akimoto, S.T. Wu, “Analysis and optimization on display performance for virtual reality,” Advances in Display Technologies XII 12024, 15-23 (Jan 2022, San Francisco, California).

4. T. Zhan, E.L. Hsiang, J. Zou, J. Xiong, K. Li, S.T. Wu, “Light‐Efficient Virtual Reality Displays,” SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers 52 (1), 1246-1249 (2021).

5. (Distinguished student paper) E.L. Hsiang, Q. Yang, Z. He, J. Zou, S.T. Wu, “Ambient Light and Human Vision Effects on High‐Dynamic‐Range Displays,” SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers 52 (1), 646-649 (2021).

6. Q. Yang, J. Zou, H. Ooishi, Z. Yang, K. Yoshidaya, S.T. Wu, “High Birefringence Liquid Crystal for Fast‐Response Phase Modulators,” SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers 52 (1), 1416-1419 (2021).

7. J. Zou, E.L. Hsiang, T. Zhan, K. Yin, Z. He, S.T. Wu, “High‐Dynamic‐Range HUD with a Polarization Selective Optical Combiner,” SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers 52 (1), 564-567 (2021).

8. T. Zhan, J. Zou, J. Xiong, X. Liu, H. Chen, S. Liu, Y. Dong, S.T. Wu, “Cost‐Efficient Polymer Flat Lens for Chromatic Aberration Correction in Virtual Reality Displays,” SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers 51 (1), 579-582 (2020).

9. (Distinguished student paper) J. Zou, T. Zhan, J. Xiong and S.T. Wu, “Increasing the Pixel Density for VR Display with a Polymer Grating,” SID Symp. Digest 51(1), 796-799.

10.(Invited talk) T. Zhan, J. Zou, M. Lu, E. Chen, and S.T. Wu, “Wavelength-multiplexed multifocal displays,” Proc. SPIE 11304, Advances in Display Technologies X, 1130408 (Feb 2020, San Francisco, California).

11. (First place in SPIE AR/VR/MR optical design challenge) T. Zhan, J. Zou, J. Xiong, X. Liu, H. Chen, S. Liu, Y. Dong, and S. T. Wu, “Planar optics enables chromatic aberration correction in immersive near-eye displays,” Proc. SPIE 11310, Optical Architectures for Displays and Sensing in Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality (AR, VR, MR), 1131003 (Feb 2020, San Francisco, California).

12. (Invited talk) T. Zhan, J. Xiong, J. Zou, G. Tan, and S.T. Wu, “Emerging Near-eye Displays with Pancharatnam-Berry Optical Elements,” International Display Workshop, LCT2-3 (Nov. 2019, Sapporo, Japan).

Patents:

1. T. Zhan, J. Zou, S. T. Wu, S. Liu, J. Yang, “Optical display system with reduced aberrations,” US Patent Application 62/882,650 (Aug. 5, 2019).

2. J. Zou, S. T. Wu, and K. Li, “High efficiency head-mounted display system with pupil steering,” US Patent Application 63/240,465 (Oct. 18, 2021).

Useful Links:

Prof. S. T. Wu’s Homepage, CREOL

Problems regarding this web site should be directed to Junyu Zou. Last updated: 5/16/2022.