Photonics and Display Group

Liquid Crystal Display

Yizhou “Luke” Qian

Ph.D. candidate in Optics

Email: Yizhou.Qian@ucf.edu

Office: Room 289, CREOL

Phone: (540) 998-7606

CREOL, College of Optics and Photonics,

University of Central Florida,

4000 Central Florida Blvd.

Orlando, Florida 32816-2700

Education:

08/2021-Present	Ph.D. in progress, CREOL, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, U.S.
08/2018-05/2021	M.Eng. in Electrical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.
07/2015-05/2018	B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.

Honors & Awards:

2025 2023 2023 2021 2018 2014 2014 2013

SID Distinguished Paper Award SID Detroit Metro Chapter Academic Award SID Distinguished Paper Award CREOL Graduate Research Fellowship, University of Central Florida Magna Cum Laude Student, Virginia Tech 2nd scholarship, Sino-British College, USST, China Outstanding Student Leader, USST Excellent New Student Scholarship, Sino-British College, USST, China

Publications:

1. (Distinguished student paper) Y. Qian, S.-L. Lee, and S. T. Wu, “High efficiency continuous multiple quantum-well red AlGaInP μLED with reduced crosstalk for AR light engines," J. Soc. Inf. Disp. 33, 1-9 (2025). 

2. (Review paper) Y. Qian, Z. Yang, S. C. Chen, Y. Ma, H.S. Chen, C. L. Lin, and S. T. Wu, “Power consumption of light engines for emerging augmented reality glasses: perspectives and challenges,” Adv. Photonics 7(3), 034001 (2025). DOI: 10.1117/1.AP.7.3.034001

3. (Review paper) Z. Yang, Z. Luo, Y. Ding, Y. Qian, S.-C. Chen, C.-L. Lin, and S. T. Wu, “Advances and challenges in microdisplays and imaging optics for virtual reality and mixed reality,” Device 2, 100398 (2024).

4. Y. Qian, S-C, Chen, E-L, Hsiang, C-L, Lin, H. Akimoto, and S. T. Wu, “Enhancing a display’s sunlight readability with tone mapping,” Photonics 11, 578 (2024).

5. Y. Qian, E. L. Hsiang, Y.-H. Huang, K.-H. Lin, and S. T. Wu, “High efficiency vertical-chip micro-LED via p-GaN optimization and surface passivation,” Crystals 14, 503 (2024).

6. Y. Qian, Z. Yang, E. L. Hsiang, Q. Yang, K. Nilsen, Y. H. Huang, K. H. Lin, and S. T. Wu, “Human eye contrast sensitivity to vehicle displays under strong ambient light,” Crystals 13, 1384 (2023).

7. C. Lin, …Y. Qian, et al., “The micro-LED roadmap: Status quo and prospects,” J. Phys Photonics (Accepted 13 September 2023). DOI 10.1088/2515-7647/acf972

8. (Distinguished student paper) Y. Qian, Z. Yang, Y. H. Huang, K. H. Lin, and S. T. Wu, “High efficiency nanowire LEDs for AR and VR displays,” J. Soc. Inf. Disp. 31(5): 211-219 (2023). DOI: 10.1002/jsid.1211

9. Z. Yang, Y. Qian, J. Zou, C. L. Lee, C. L. Lin, and S. T. Wu, Reducing the Power Consumption of VR Displays with a Field Sequential Color LCD. Appl. Sci. 13, 2635 (2023).

10. (Cover)Y. Qian, Z. Yang, Y. H. Huang, K. H. Lin, and S. T. Wu, “Directional high-efficiency nanowire LEDs with reduced angular color shift for AR and VR displays,” Opto-electronic Science 1(12), 220021 (2022)

11. Z. Yang, E. L. Hsiang, Y. Qian, and S. T. Wu, “Performance Comparison between Mini-LED Backlit LCD and OLED Display for 15.6-Inch Notebook Computers,” Appl. Sci. 12, 1239 (2022).

12. S.A.S Tali, RRHH. Mudiyanselage , Y. Qian, … W. Zhou et al. “Dual-Modal Nanoplasmonic Light Upconversion through Anti-Stokes Photoluminescence and Second-Harmonic Generation from Broadband Multiresonant Metal Nanocavities,” ACS Nano. 17(12), 11362-11373 (2023).

13. E. Mejia, J. Song, Y. Zhao, Y. Qian, C. Xiao, H. Lezec, A. Agrawal, and Zhou, W., “Scalable two-tier protruding micro-/nano-optoelectrode arrays with hybrid optical-electrical modalities by hierarchical modular design,” Nanoscale 14, 15373-15383 (2022).

14. (Co-first author) E. Mejia, Y. Qian, S.A.S. Tali, J. Song, and W. Zhou, “Spectral tuning of double resonant nanolaminate plasmonic nanoantennas with a fixed size,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 118, 241108 (2021)

15. Y. Qian, S.A.S. Tail, E. Mejia, and W. Zhou, “Fixed-size double-resonant nanolaminate plasmonic nanoantennas with wide spectral tunability and high optical cross-sections,” Optik, 230, p.166332. (2021)

Conference proceeding:

1. Y. Qian, E.-L. Hsiang, Y.-H. Huang, K.-H. Lin, and S.-T. Wu, “P‐160: Improving MicroLED efficiency by p‐contract optimization,” In SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers (Vol. 55, No. 1, pp. 1990-1993). (2024, June)

2. S.-C. Chen, Y. Qian, E.-L. Hsiang, C.-L. Lin, H Akimoto, & S.-T.Wu, “57-4: Advanced Tone Mapping of Mini-LED Backlit LCDs for Automotive Displays,” In SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers (Vol. 55, No. 1, pp. 789-792). (2024, June)

3. Y. Qian, Z. Yang, and S.T. Wu, “12-2: Distinguished Student Paper: High efficiency nanowire LEDs for ARVR displays,” In SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers (Vol. 54, No. 1, pp. 144-147). (2023 August)

4. Z. Yang, Y. Qian, J. Zou, C.L. Lee, and Wu, S.T., “52-3: Field-Sequential Color LCD for Enabling 60-PPD and 100°-FoV VR Displays,” In SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers (Vol. 54, No. 1, pp. 749-752). (2023 August)

5. Z. Yang, Y. Qian, and Wu, S.T., “60-1: Invited Paper: Emerging microdisplay technologies for AR/VR applications,” In SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers (Vol. 54, No. 1, pp. 849-852). (2023 August)

6. Yang, Z., Hsiang, E.L., Qian, Y. and Wu, S.T., “35‐4: Student Paper: Systematic Comparisons on Display Performances including Halo Effect,” In SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers (Vol. 53, No. 1, pp. 436-439). (2022 June)

Useful Links:

Prof. S. T. Wu’s Homepage, CREOL

Problems regarding this web site should be directed to Yizhou Qian (Yizhou.Qian@ucf.edu). Last updated: 03/28/2025.