Hongyan Yu

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. 

Research interests

Dr. Yu’s research interests include heterogeneous integrated optical chip, high-speed electro-optic modulator, optical computing.

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.