Kun Yin

Photonics and Display Group

Liquid Crystal Display

Kun “Kelly” Yin

Ph.D. student in Optics

Email: kunyin@Knights.ucf.edu

Office: Room 289, CREOL

Phone: (321) 230-0172

CREOL, College of Optics and Photonics,

University of Central Florida,

4000 Central Florida Blvd.

Orlando, Florida 32816-2700

Education:

01/2017-Present	Ph.D. in progress, CREOL, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
09/2012-06/2016	B.S. in Opto-Electronics, School of Precision Instrument & Opto-Electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China

Honors & Awards:

2021

2019

2018

2016

IEEE (Orlando) Outstanding graduate student award and scholarship

ILCS-FRL (Facebook Reality Labs) Platinum Awar

SPIE Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship

Distinguished Student Paper, Society for Information Display

SID Student Travel Grant

Distinguished Student Paper, Society for Information Display

SID Student Travel Grant

CREOL Graduate Research Fellowship, University of Central Florida

Outstanding Graduate, Tanjin University

2012

Excellent Student Leader, Student Union of Tanjin University

Leadership & Service:

2018-2019

2017-2018

President of Society for Information Display (SID) UCF Student Branch

Treasurer of Society for Information Display (SID) UCF Student Branch

Publications:

1. (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 (2021) DOI: 10.1088/2515-7647/abf02e

2. K. Yin, Z. He, K. Li, and S. T. Wu, “Doubling the FOV of AR displays with a liquid crystal polarization-dependent combiner,” Opt. Express 29(8), 11512-11519 (2021).

3. (Distinguished student paper) K. Yin, Z. He, K. Li, and S. T. Wu, “Novel polarization-dependent combiner for wide field-of-view glass-like near-eye displays,” J. Soc. Inf. Display 29, (2021).

4. Z. He, K. Yin, K.H. Fan-Chiang, and S. T. Wu, “Enlarging the Eyebox of Maxwellian Displays with a Customized Liquid Crystal Dammann Grating,” Crystals 11, 195 (2021).

5. 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).

6. Z. He, K. Yin, and S. T. Wu, “Peculiar polarization response in chiral liquid crystal stacks for multispectral camouflage,” Opt. Express 29(2), 2931-2939 (2021).

7. (Mini review) K. Yin, J. Xiong, Z. He, and S. T. Wu, “Patterning Liquid Crystal Alignment for Ultra-Thin Flat Optics,” ACS Omega 5, 31485-31489 (2020).

8. (Review paper) J. Xiong, K. Yin, K. Li, and S.T. Wu, “Holographic optical elements for augmented reality: principles, present status, and future perspectives,” Advanced Photonics Research 1, 2000049 (2020).

9. (Perspective paper) T. Zhan, K. Yin, J. Xiong, Z. He, and S. T. Wu, “Augmented reality and virtual reality: perspectives and challenges,” iScience 23, 101397 (2020).

10. 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).

11. Z. He, K. Yin, and S. T. Wu, “Standing wave polarization holography for realizing liquid crystal Pancharatnum-Berry phase lenses,” Opt. Express 28(15), 21729-21736 (July, 2020).

12. (Review paper) K. Yin, T. Zhan, J. Xiong, Z. He, and S.T. Wu, “Polarization Volume Gratings for Near-eye Displays and Novel Photonic Devices,” Crystals 10, 561 (July 1, 2020).

13. (Distinguished paper) Z. He, K. Yin, E. L. Xiang, and S. T. Wu, “Birefringent light-shaping films for mini-LED backlights,” J. Soc. Inf. Disp. 28, 476-482 (2020).

14. (Distinguished paper) K. Yin, H. Y. Lin, and S. T. Wu, “Chirped polarization volume grating for wide FOV and high efficiency waveguide-based AR displays,” J. Soc. Inf. Disp. 28, 368-374 (2020).

15. Z. He, K. Yin, and S. T. Wu, “Passive polymer-dispersed liquid crystal enabled multi-focal plane displays,” Opt. Express 28(10), 15294-15299 (2020).

16. K. Yin, Z. He, and S. T. Wu, “Reflective polarization volume lens with small f-number and large diffraction angle,” Adv. Opt. Mater. 8, 2000170 (2020).

17. Z. He, K. Yin, E.L. Hsiang and S.T. Wu, “Volumetric light-shaping polymer-dispersed liquid crystal films for mini-LED backlights,” Liq. Cryst. 47, (2020).

18. K. Yin, H. Y. Lin, and S. T. Wu, “Chirped polarization volume grating with ultra-wide angular bandwidth and high efficiency for see-through near-eye displays,” Opt. Express 27(24), 35895-35902 (2019).

19. (Review paper) Z. He, G. Gou, R. Chen, K. Yin, T. Zhan, and S. T. Wu, “Liquid Crystal Beam Steering Devices: Principles, Recent Advances, and Future Developments,” Crystals 9(6), 292 (2019).

20. (Distinguished paper) K. Yin, Y. H. Lee, Z. He, and S. T. Wu, “Stretchable, flexible, and adherable polarization volume grating film for waveguide-based augmented reality displays,” J. SID 27(4), 232-237 (2019).

21. (Distinguished paper) T. Zhan, Y. H. Lee, J. Xiong, G. Tan, K. Yin, J. Yang, S. Liu, and S. T. Wu, “High-efficiency switchable optical elements for advanced head-up displays,” J. SID 27(4), 223-231 (2019).

22. R. Chen, Y. H. Lee, T. Zhan, K. Yin, Z. An, and S. T. Wu, “Multi-stimuli-responsive self-organized liquid crystal Bragg gratings,” Adv. Opt. Mater. 7, 1900101 (2019).

23. K. Yin, Y. H. Lee, Z. He, and S. T. Wu, “Stretchable, flexible, rollable, and adherable polarization volume grating film,” Opt. Express 27(4), 5814-5823 (2019).

24. (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 [invited],” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 36(5), D52-D65 (2019).

25. (Distinguished paper) Y. H. Lee, G. Tan, K. Yin, T. Zhan, and S. T. Wu, “Compact see-through near-eye display with depth adaption,” J. SID 26(2), 64-70 (2018).

26. Y. H. Lee, K. Yin, and S. T. Wu, “Reflective polarization volume gratings for high efficiency waveguide-coupling augmented reality displays,” Opt. Express 25(22), 27008-27014 (2017).

Conference Proceedings:

1. (Frontline Technology) K. Yin, Z. He, and S. T. Wu, “Spotlighting Recent Advances in Liquid-Crystal Devices for Beam-Steering Applications,” Information Display (January/February) 9-13 (2021).

2. (Invited paper) K. Yin, T. Zhan, J. Xiong, Z. He, K. Li, S. T. Wu, "Liquid crystal polarization volume gratings for near-eye displays,” Advances in Display Technologies XI, Proc. SPIE 11708, 1170804 (2021); DOI:10.1117/12.2577992

3. (Distinguished Student Paper) K. Yin, YH Lee, Z. He, and ST Wu, “Stretchable, flexible and adherable polarization volume grating film for waveguide-based AR displays,” SID Symp. Digest 50 (1), 830-833 (2019, San Jose, CA).

4. (Distinguished Student Paper) T. Zhan, Y.H. Lee, J. Xiong, G. Tan, K. Yin, J. Yang, S. Liu and S.T. Wu, “High-Efficiency Switchable Optical Elements for Advanced Head-up Displays,” SID Symp. Digest 50(1), 676-679 (May 2019, San Jose, California).

5. R. Chen, Y. H. Lee, T. Zhan, K. Yin, Z. An and S.T. Wu, “Fast-response polarization volume gratings for AR/VR displays,” SID Symp. Digest 50(1), 838-841 (May 2019, San Jose, California).

6. (Distinguished Student Paper) Y.H. Lee, G. Tan, K. Yin, T. Zhan, and S.T. Wu, “Compact See‐through Near‐eye Display with Depth Adaption,” SID Symp. Digest 49(1), 1060-1063 (May 2018, Los Angeles, California).

7. K. Yin, Y. H. Lee, and S.T. Wu, “High Efficiency Polarization Volume Grating for Waveguide‐based AR Displays,” SID Symp. Digest 49(1), 208-211 (2018).

Patents:

1. Y. H. Lee, G. Tan, T. Zhan, K. Yin, J. Xiong, S. T. Wu, S. Liu, J. Yang, “Optical display system, method and applications” US Patent Application 62/888,573 (Aug. 19, 2019).

Useful Links:

Prof. S. T. Wu’s Homepage, CREOL

Problems regarding this web site should be directed to Kun Yin. Last updated: 07/01/2019.