Yinying Xiao Li Courses
As a fresh Ph.D. student, I am required to take a number of courses at 500 level and above.
- EE 530 Optical Materials, Instruments & Devices
- EE 539 Engineering Quantum Mechanics
- EE 558 Optical Fiber Communication System
- EE 529 Optics
- EE 540 Quantum Electronics
- EE 531 Nonlinear Optics
- MS/EE 501 Solid State Physics
- EE 570a Advanced Electromagnetic Theory
- EE 504L Solid State Processing & Integrated Circuits Laboratory
Research
I have yet to decide what to do as my main research direction. I am currently taking part in research in both Professor Willner's lab and Professor Steier's lab. For the moment, I am interested in compact photonic devices, such as silicon and polymer based waveguides.
In Professor Willner's lab, I am doing some numerical simulations. I have experiences in C++ and MATLAB. I am now learning COMSOL. I am also building up an experimental setup for testing photonic devices.
In Professor Steier's lab, I am learning how to make polymer waveguides and sensors with sol gel technique.
Recent Update: In the Spring 2010 semester, I joined Prof. O'Brien's research group. My research interests are in nanophotonics and photonic crystal devices.