Hongyan Yu
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering
About
Dr. Hongyan Yu is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Integrated Photonics Laboratory (IPL) under the supervision of Prof. Yating Wan at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Before joining KAUST, he received his B. S. degree in Material Physics from Harbin University of Science and Technology, in 2015, and M. Sc. degree in Optical Engineering from Beijing University of Technology, in 2019. He earned his Ph.D degree in Optical Engineering from Zhejiang University - Westlake University joint program, in 2023.
Prior to joining IPL, Dr. Yu was a postdoctoral scholar at Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (2023-2025). He has published over 15 peer-reviewed articles (9 first and corresponding authors), including Light: Sciences & Applications, ACS Photonics, APL Photonics, Journal of Lightwave Technology, etc. His work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, and Zhejiang Province Postdoctoral Research Project.
Research interests
Dr. Yu’s research interests include heterogeneous integrated optical chip, high-speed electro-optic modulator, LiDAR.
Education profile
Ph.D. in Optical Engineering, Zhejiang University - Westlake University joint program, 2019-2023.
M. Sc. in Optical Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, 2016-2019.
B. S. in Material Physics, Harbin University of Science and Technology, 2011-2015.
