Colloquia & Guest Speakers
Exploring Crystalline Micro Resonators and Their Applications
Nan Yu, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena CA
Monday, May 4, 2015
3 p.m.–4 p.m.
Goergen 101
Abstract:
Taking advantage of some of unique optical properties of crystal materials, we explore use of crystalline whispering gallery mode resonators for lasers and nonlinear optics. In this talk, I will discuss some of the recent works in laser frequency stabilization, SHG and comb generation, and low threshold UV laser.
Bio:
Education
- Ph.D, University of Arizona, 1988
- Thesis Advisor: Professor William H. Wing
- Thesis Title: The Infrared Spectrum of Molecular Ion3He4He+
- M.S., University of Arizona, 1985
- B.S., Nanjing Institute of Technology, P. R. China, 1982
Research Interests
- Atomic frequency standards and clocks: trapped atom/ion microwave and optical frequency standards and their applications
- Quantum Sensors: atom interferometer inertial sensors and their applications in geodesy, gravity mapping, planetary science, and fundamental physics
- Microwave Photonics: Microwave oscillators and signal processing using photonic, especially micro resonator and fiber based, techniques
- Lasers and laser metrology: development of narrow lasers, low jitter mode-locked lasers, frequency combs, and related precision sensing and measurements
- Basic physics research in atomic molecular and optical physics: precision measurements and quantum optics
Professional Experience
PRESENT POSITIONS
- Technical Group Supervisor, 2006 – Present
Principal Member Technical Staff
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology - Adjunct Professor of Physics, 2011 – Present
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Southern California - Lecturer in Applied Physics, 2010 - present
Division of Engineering and Applied Science
California Institute of Technology