Photonics and Display Group
IR-LCOS Team

Dr. Yanqing Lu

Research Scientist

yqlu@ezconn.com
 

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Educational History
1996 Ph.D. Condensed matter Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China
(Dissertation: Quasi-phase-matched second harmonic generation in periodically poled LiNbO3)
1991 B.S. Theoretical Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China

Professional Experience
2003.4 – Research scientist, School of Optics/CREOL/FPCE, University of Central Florida, USA
2001.7 – 2003.4 Optical design engineer and Leader of optical design and development group, Chorum Technologies, USA
2001.1 – 2001.7 Optical material engineer, Chorum Technologies, USA
2000.4 – 2001.1 Visiting scholar & Postdoctal research associate, Department of Physics, University of Arkansas, USA

1998.3 –             

Associate professor, Department of materials science and engineering and National Laboratory of solid state microstructures, Nanjing University, P. R. China
1996.8 – 1998.3 Assistant professor, Department of materials science and engineering, Nanjing University, P. R. China

Awards
1999 Top 10 Science and Technology Advances of China’s Colleges and Universities
1999 Top 10 Scientific News in Fundamental Research Areas of China
And, Some university level awards

Other Information
  Manuscript reviewer of “Applied Physics Letters”, “Journal of Applied Physics” , "IEEE Photon. Tech. Lett."
  Senior Member, IEEE/Laser and Electro-optics Society, IEEE/Communications Society
  Full member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society

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Publications

(2004-)

1.       Variable optical attenuator based on polymer stabilized twisted nematic liquid crystal
Yan-qing Lu, Fang Du, Yi-Hsin Lin, and Shin-Tson Wu
Optics Express, 12, 1221-1227 (2004).

2.       Polarization switch using thick holographic polymer-dispersed liquid crystal grating
Yan-qing Lu, Fang Du, and Shin-Tson Wu
J. Appl. Phys ., 95, 810-815 (2004).

3.       A Liquid Crystal based Fourier Optical Spectrum Analyzer
Yan-qing Lu, Charles Wong and Shin-Tson Wu
IEEE Photon. Tech. Lett., 16, 861-863 (2004).

4.       Dual-frequency addressed hybrid-aligned nematic liquid crystal
Yan-qing Lu, Xiao Liang, Yung-Hsun Wu, Fang Du, and Shin-Tson Wu
Appl. Phys. Lett., 85, 3354-3356 (2004).

5.       Liquid Crystal Based Fourier Optical Spectrum Analyzer without Moving Parts
Yan-qing Lu, Fang Du, Yung-Hsun Wu, and Shin-Tson Wu
To be published in Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. (Jan. 2005)

6.       Electrically tunable liquid crystal photonic crystal fiber
Fang Du, Yan-qing Lu and Shin-Tson Wu
Appl. Phys. Lett., 85, 2181-2183 (2004)

7.       Phonon-polaritons in quasiperiodic piezoelectric superlattices
Xue-jin Zhang, Yan-qing Lu, Yong-yuan Zhu, Yan-feng Chen, and Shi-ning Zhu
Appl. Phys. Lett., 85, 3531-3533 (2004)

8.       Polymer stabilized cholesteric liquid crystal for polarization independent optical attenuator
Fang Du, Yan-qing Lu, Hongwen Ren, Sebastian Gauza and Shin-Tson Wu
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., 43, 7083-7086 (2004).

9.   Dual-Frequency Addressed Variable Optical Attenuator with Submillisecond Response Time
Xiao Liang, Yan-Qing Lu, Yung-Hsun Wu, Fang Du, Hai-Ying Wang and Shin-Tson Wu
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. (Accepted)

10. Submillisecond response variable optical attenuator based on sheared polymer network liquid crystal
Yung-Hsun Wu, Yi-Hsin Lin, Yan-Qing Lu, Hongwen Ren, Yun-Hsing Fan, Janet R. Wu and Shin-Tson Wu
Optics Express, 12, 6377-6384 (2004)

(2003-)

11.   New Type of Polariton in a Piezoelectric Superlattice
Yong-yuan Zhu, Xue-jin Zhang, Yan-qing Lu, Yan-feng Chen, Shi-ning Zhu, and Nai-ben Ming
Phys. Rev. Lett., 90, 053903 (2003)

(2002-)

12.   Coherent Microwave Generation in Nonlinear Photonic Crystal
Yan-qing Lu, Min Xiao and Gregory J. Salamo
IEEE J. Quantum Electronics, 38, 481-485 (2002)

13.   Integrated switchable reflector based on periodically poled acoustic superlattice LiNbO3
Xue-jin Zhang, Yong-yuan Zhu, Yan-feng Chen, Zhi-liang Wan, Yan-qing Lu and Nai-ben Ming
J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 35, 1414-1421 (2002)

(2001-)

14.   Wide-bandwidth high-frequency electro-optic modulator based on periodically poled LiNbO3
Yan-qing Lu, Min Xiao and Gregory J. Salamo
 Appl. Phys. Lett., 78, 1035-1037 (2001)

15.   A scheme to realize three-fundamental-colors laser based on quasi-phase matching
Z. W. Liu, S. N. Zhu, Y. Y. Zhu, H. Liu, Y. Q. Lu, H. T. Wang, N. B. Ming, X. Y. Liang and Z. Y. Xu
Solid State Communications, 119, 363-366 (2001)

16.   Fabrication of the Ionic-Type Phononic Crystal and its Long-wavelength Optical Properties
Yan-qing Lu, Quan Wang, Yuan-xin Xi, Zhi-Liang Wan, Xue-Jing Zhang, and Nai-ben Ming
Ferroelectrics, 252, 289-296 (2001)

17.   Electro-optic Spectral Filter based on Optical Superlattice LiNbO3
Yan-qing Lu, Quan Wang, Yuan-xin Xi, Zhi-Liang Wan, Xue-Jing Zhang, and Nai-ben Ming
Ferroelectrics, 253, 217-224 (2001)

18.   Acoustic superlattice with linear taper of period and applications
Quan Wang, Yuan-xin Xi, Zhi-Liang Wan, Y
an-qing Lu, Yong-yuan Zhu, Yan-feng Chen and Nai-ben Ming
Ferroelectrics, 253, 209-215 (2001)

19.   Growth of LiNbO3 crystal with periodic ferroelectric domain structure by current-induction and its acoustic application
Zhi-Liang Wan, Yuan-xin Xi, Quan Wang, Y
an-qing Lu, Yong-yuan Zhu, and Nai-ben Ming
Ferroelectrics, 252, 273-280 (2001)

20.  TE-TM mode converter based on PPLN waveguide
Yuan-xin Xi, Quan Wang, Zhi-Liang Wan, Xue-jing Zhang, Y
an-qing Lu, and Nai-ben Ming
Ferroelectrics, 253, 201-208 (2001)

21.   Domain reversal in Er:LN by external field poling
Y. B. Chen, Y. Du, S. N. Zhu, Y. Q. Lu, Y. Y. Zhu, N. B. Ming, and Y. H. Xu
Ferroelectrics, 252, 297-303 (2001)

(2000-)

22.   Electro-optic Effect of Periodically Poled Optical Superlattice LiNbO3 and its applications
Yan-qing Lu, Zhi-liang Wan, Quan Wang, Yuan-xin Xi and Nai-ben Ming
Appl. Phys. Lett., 77, 3719-3721 (2000)

23.   Optical properties of an ionic-type phononic crystal    (in Chinese)
Yan-qing Lu, Yong-yuan Zhu, Yan-feng Chen, Shi-ning Zhu, Nai-ben Ming and Yi-jun Feng
Physics,
29, 193-195, (2000)

24.   Fabrication of Acoustic Superlattice LiNbO3 by Pulsed Current Induction and its Application for Crossed Field Ultrasonic Excitation
Zhi-liang Wan, Quan Wang, Yuan-xin Xi, Yan-qing Lu and Nai-ben Ming,
Appl. Phys. Lett.
, 77, 1981-1983 (2000)  (Correspondence author, the authors before me are all my graduate students.)

25.   Ultrasonic generation in acoustic superlattice through cross-field excitation (in Chinese)
Zhi-Liang Wan, Y
an-qing Lu, Yuan-xin Xi, Quan Wang, Yong-yuan Zhu, and Nai-ben Ming
Journal of Nanjing University (Natural Sciences), 36, 419-421 (2000)

(1999-)

26.   Optical properties of an ionic-type phononic crystal
Yan-qing Lu, Yong-yuan Zhu, Yan-feng Chen, Shi-ning Zhu, Nai-ben Ming and Yi-jun Feng
Science, 284, 1822-1824 (1999)

27.   Frequency Tuning of Optical Parametric Generator in Periodically Poled Optical superlattice LiNbO3 by Electro-optic Effect
Yan-qing Lu, Jian-jun Zheng, Ya-lin Lu, Nai-ben Ming, and Zu-yan Xu
Appl. Phys. Lett., 74, 123-125 (1999)

(1998-)

28.   Spectral Properties and Quasi-phase-matched Second Harmonic Generation in a New Active Medium: Optical Superlattice Nd:MgO:LiNbO3
Yan-qing Lu, Jian-jun Zheng, Ya-lin Lu, and Nai-ben Ming
Appl. Phys. B, 67, 29-32 (1998)

29.   Visible Dual-wavelength light Generation in Optical Superlattice Er:LiNbO3 through Upconversion and Quasi-Phase-Matched Frequency Doubling
Jian-jun Zheng, Yan-qing Lu, Gui-peng Luo, Jing Ma, Ya-lin Lu, Nai-ben Ming, Jing-liang He and Zu-yan Xu
Appl. Phys. Lett., 72, 1808-1810 (1998)
(Correspondence author, the author before me is my graduate student.)

(1997-)

30.   A change in domain morphology in optical superlattice LiNbO3 induced by thermal annealing
Yan-qing Lu, Ya-lin Lu, Qi Luo, Yong-yuan Zhu, Xiang-fei Chen, Cheng-cheng Xue, and Nai-ben Ming
J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 9, 747-752 (1997)

31. Nondestructive Imaging of Dielectric-Constant Profiles and Ferroelectric Domains with a Scanning-Tip Microwave Near-Field Microscope
Ya-lin Lu, Tao Wei, Fred Duewer, Yanqing Lu, Nai-ben Ming, P. G. Schultz, and X.-D. Xiang
Science, 276, 2004-2006 (1997)  (This is a collaborated work between US Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Nanjing University, China. I am the first author in China side.)

32.   Periodic surface structures fabricated by one excimer laser pulse through a silica phase mask grating
G. P. Luo, H. M. Wu, M. Wang, S. N. Zhu, Y. Q. Lu, Z. G. Liu, Y. Wei, and N. B. Ming
Chinese Science Bulletin, 42 (21) 1787-1792 (1997)

(1996-)

33.   Femtosecond violet light generation by quasi-phase-matched frequency doubling in optical superlattice LiNbO3
Yan-qing Lu, Ya-lin Lu, Chen-chen Xue, Jian-jun Zheng, Xiang-fei Chen, Gui-peng Luo, Nai-ben Ming, Bao-hua Feng and Xiu-lan Zhang
Appl. Phys. Lett., 69, 3155-3157 (1996)

34.   Frequency doubling a CW diode laser to generate 489nm blue light in optical superlattice LiNbO3
Yan-qing Lu, Ya-lin Lu, Gui-peng Luo, Xiang-fei Chen, Cheng-cheng Xue and Nai-ben Ming
Electron. Lett., 32, 336-337 (1996)

35.   Formation mechanism for ferroelectric domain structures in a LiNbO3 optical superlattice
Ya-lin Lu, Yan-qing Lu, Xiang-fei Chen, Gui-peng Luo, Chen-chen Xue and Nai-ben Ming
Appl. Phys. Lett., 68, 2642-2644 (1996)

36.   Growth of Nd3+-doped LiNbO3 optical superlattice crystals and its potential applications in self-frequency doubling
Ya-lin Lu, Yan-qing Lu, Cheng-cheng Xue and Nai-ben Ming
Appl. Phys. Lett., 68, 1476-1469 (1996)

37.   Efficient continuous wave blue light generation in optical superlattice LiNbO3 by frequency doubling a 978nm InGaAs diode laser
Ya-lin Lu, Yan-qing Lu, Jian-jun Zheng, Cheng-cheng Xue, Xiang-fei Cheng, Gui-peng Luo and Nai-ben Ming
Appl. Phys. Lett., 69, 1660-1661 (1996)

38.   Growth of optical superlattice LiNbO3 with different modulating periods and its applications in second-harmonic generation
Ya-lin Lu, Yan-qing Lu, Xiang-fei Cheng, Cheng-cheng Xue and Nai-ben Ming
Appl. Phys. Lett., 68, 2781-2783 (1996)

39.   Fabrication of LiNbO3 phase gratings by excimer laser ablation through a silica phase mask
G. P. Luo, Y. Q. Lu, Y. Y. Zhu, Y. L. Lu, X. L. Guo, C. Z. Ge, Z. G. Liu, N. B. Ming, J. W. Wu, and Z. H. Lu
J
pn. J. Appl. Phys., 35, L1593-L1595 (1996)

40.   Fluorescence and attenuation properties of Er3+ -doped phosphate-glass fibers and efficient infrared-to-visible up-conversion
Y.-L. Lu, Y.-Q. Lu, and N.-B. Ming
Appl. Phys. B, 62, 287-291 (1996)

41.   LiNbO3 phase gratings prepared by a single excimer pulse though a silica phase mask
G. P. Luo, Y. L. Lu, Y. Q. Lu, X. L. Guo, S. B. Xiong, C. Z. Ge, Y. Y. Zhu, G. Liu, N. B. Ming,J. W. Wu, D. S. Ding, and Z. H. Lu
Appl. Phys. Lett., 69, 1352-1354 (1996)

42.   Bistable behavior in the phase-output relation in two-domensional nonlinear nonlinear optical superlattice
Xiang-fei Chen, Ya-lin Lu, Yan-qing Lu, Nai-ben Ming
Chin. J. Phys., 34, 1145-1150 (1996)

43.  Pulsed-laser deposition and optical properties of completely (001) textured optical waveguiding LiNbO3 films upon SiO2/Si substrates
W. S. Hu, Z. G. Liu, Y. Q. Lu, S. N. Zhu, and D. Feng
Opt. Lett., 21, 946-948, (1996)

44.   Optical bistability in incident-dependent two-dimensional nonlinear optical superlattices
X. F. Chen, Y. L. Lu, Y. Q. Lu, N. B. Min
Chinese Physics Letters, 13 (12) 913-915 (1996)

(1995-)

45.   Upconversion of 1.064um Nd:YAG laser pulses into intense visible light in erbium doped phosphate fibers
Ya-lin Lu, Yan-qing Lu, Hui Fang, and Nai-ben Ming
Opt. Commun., 115, 110-114, (1995)

(1992-)

46.   A penomenological study of angle-resolved photoemmission spectra for high-Tc superconductors
Jin-ming Dong, D. Y. Xing, and Yan-qing Lu
Commun. Theor. Phys., 18, 143-146, (1992).

 

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Conference Presentations

1.       Hybrid-Aligned Nematic Liquid Crystal with Dual Frequency Driving
Yan-qing Lu, Xiao Liang, Yung-Hsun Wu, Fang Du and Shin-Tson Wu
Oral presentation (CC6.4), Technical Abstract of “MRS Fall 2004”, P. 681-682

2.       A Novel Optical Switch based on Electrically Tunable Liquid Crystal Photonics Crystal Fiber
Fang Du, Yan-qing Lu and Shin-Tson Wu
Oral presentation (CC9.8), Technical Abstract of “MRS Fall 2004”, P. 687-687

3.       A Liquid Crystal Based Fourier Optical Spectrum Analyzer
Yan-qing Lu, Shin-Tson Wu and Charles Wong
Oral presentation
(MF39), Optical Fiber Communications Conference’2004

4.       Polymer stabilized cholesteric liquid crystal for polarization independent optical devices
F. Du, Y. Q. Lu, S. Gauza and S. T. Wu
Oral presentation, OSA annual meeting 2004

5.       A Liquid Crystal Based Fourier Optical Spectrum Analyzer and its Applications
Yan-qing Lu, Charles Wong and Shin-Tson Wu
Oral presentation (SE03-D2), Optics in the Southeast’2003

6.       Application of Periodically Poled LiNbO3 for Wide-bandwidth High-frequency Electro-optic Modulator
Yan-qing Lu, Min Xiao and Gregory J. Salamo
Oral presentation, T
echnical Digest of “Conference of Laser and Electro-optics’2001”, P. 142-143

7.       Long-wavelength optical properties in an ionic-type photonic crystal
N. –B. Ming and Y. Q. Lu
Invited presentation, Technical Digest of “CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. 4th Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics”, P. I-118-119

8.       Electro-optic Effect and its Applications in Periodically Poled Optical Superlattice LiNbO3
Yan-qing Lu, Yong-yuan Zhu and Nai-ben Ming
Oral presentation,
Technical Digest of “Conference of Laser and Electro-optics’99”, P. 448.

9.       Fabrication of periodic and quasi-periodic superlattices for nonlinear optical applications
Shi-ning Zhu ; Yan-qing Lu, Yong-yuan Zhu; Nai-ben Ming
Invited presentation,
Technical Digest of “CLEO/Pacific Rim 1999, P. 49-50 Volume 1

10.   Frequency Tuning of Optical Parametric Oscillator Based on Periodically Poled Optical superlattice LiNbO3 by Electro-optic Effect
Yan-qing Lu, Jian-jun Zheng, Ya-lin Lu, and Nai-ben Ming
Poster presentation,
Technical Digest of “Conference of Laser and Electro-optics’98”, P. 140-141.

11.   LiNbO3 grating couplers fabricated by one excimer laser pulse through a diffractive optical element
Gui-peng Luo, Mu Wang, Shi-ning Zhu, Zhi-guo Liu, Yan-qing Lu, Xiao-yuan Chen, Chuan-zhen Ge, Nai-ben Ming, Hai-ming Wu and Zu-hong Lu
Oral presentation,
Technical Digest of “CLEO/Pacific Rim 1997, P. 246-247

12.   Growth of a New Self-Frequency-Doubling Medium: Optical Superlattice Nd:MgO:LiNbO3 and its Laser and Nonlinear Optical Properties
Yan-qing Lu, Ya-lin Lu, Cheng-cheng Xue, Xiang-fei Chen, Jian-jun Zheng, and Nai-ben Ming
Proc. SPIE 2897, 152-156, (1996)  (Oral presentation in Photonics China’ 1996
which was sponsored by SPIE.).

13.   Violet and Blue Light SHG in Optical Superlattice LiNbO3
Ya-lin Lu, Yan-qing Lu, Cheng-cheng Xue, Xiang-fei Chen, Jian-jun Zheng, and Nai-ben Ming
Proc. SPIE 2897, 357-360, (1996) (Oral presentation in Photonics China’ 1996).

14.   Optical limiting in a two-dimensional optical superlattice structure
Xiang-fei Chen, Ya-lin Lu, Yan-qing Lu, Chen-chen Xue, Gui-peng Luo, and Nai-ben Ming
Proc. SPIE, 2897, 146-148 (1996). (Oral presentation in Photonics China’ 1996)

15.   LiNbO3 crystal with periodic ferroelectric multilayer domain structures and its applications in frequency conversion
Ya-lin Lu, Yan-qing Lu, and Nai-ben Ming
Poster presentation, MRS 1995 Spring Meeting, U7.13

16.   Green, blue and violet light generation and direct frequency doubling of a 810nm laser diode in optical superlattice LiNbO3
Ya-lin Lu, Yan-qing Lu, and Nai-ben Ming
Oral presentation,
Technical Digest of “CLEO/Pacific Rim 1995, P. 87

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China Patents
  1. “Fabrication of rare-earth ions doped optical superlattice  LN, LT and their applications”  (97 1 07133.0)
    Yanqing Lu, Jianjun Zheng, and Naiben Ming

  2. “Growth of self-frequency-doubling optical superlattice LN, LT and related devices”
    (95 1 12708.x)
    Yalin Lu, Yanqing Lu, Chenchen Xue, and Nai-ben Ming

  3. “QPM optical parametric frequency tuning by applying a periodic electric field”
    (97 1 07134.9)
    Shining Zhu, Zuyan Xu, Naiben Ming, Yanqing Lu, Guipeng Luo, YaoXu, Jingliang He, and Yufei Kong

  4. “Acoustic superlattice high-frequency devices with distributed ferroelectric domains”
    (97 1 06837.2)
    Yongyuan Zhu, Shining Zhu, Yanfeng Chen, Yanqing Lu and Naiben Ming

  5. “A kind of tricolor laser without cavity” (98 2 06498.5)
    Zuyan Xu, Yao Xu, Rong Liu, Yufei Kong, Henli Zhang, Jingliang He, Xiaojun Fang, Yuchuan Chen, Yongyuan Zhu, Yanqing Lu, Shining Zhu, and Naiben Ming

  6. “A kind of laser that generates red, green and blue lights simultaneously” (98 2 06499.3)
    Zuyan Xu, Yao Xu, Rong Liu, Yufei Kong, Henli Zhang, Jingliang He, Xiaojun Fang, Yuchuan Chen, Yongyuan Zhu, Yanqing Lu, Shining Zhu, and Naiben Ming

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US Pending Patents
  1. Wavelength Switch Using Volume Phase Grating and Method of Operation
    Serial no. 60/334346
    Inventors: Lu, YanQing; Wong, Seng-Leong
     

  2. System and Method for Multiplexing and Demultiplexing Optical Signals Using Diffraction Gratings
    Serial no. 60/334371
    Inventors: Lin, Leo Yu-yu; Lu, YanQing; Wong, Seng-Leong
     

  3. Variable Optical Multiplexer/Demultiplexer and Method of Operation
    Serial no. 60/334438
    Inventors: Feng, Wei; Huang, Tizhi (nmi); Lin, Leo Yu-yu; Lu, YanQing; Mao, Chongchang (nmi); Wong, Seng-Leong; Xu, Ming (nmi)
     

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