Photonics Group
Dr. Qiying Chen
Dr. Qiying Chen
Canada Research Chair in Photonics
Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography, Faculty of Science
Cross-appointed by Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Tel:
709-864-8878
Office: C3027
Labs: C1064 and C1007
E-mail: qiyingc@mun.ca
Photonics; ultrafast photonics; near-field optics and nanophotonics; photonic lightwave technology, biophotonics; laser microfabrication, organic optoelectronics; laser physics and technology
Ping Lu
B.Sc. Honours, Applied Physics (Department of Physics, Jilin University, 2003)
M.Sc., Condensed matter physics (Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography, Memorial University of Newfoundland,
2007)
Ph.D., in progress
Tel:
709-864-6137
Office: C1040A
E-mail: pinglu@mun.ca
Photonic lightwave materials and devices
Daiying Zhang
B.Sc., Physics (Department of Physics, Shenyang Normal University, 1998)
M.Sc., Atomic and molecular physics (Department of Physics, Liaoning University, 2004)
M.Sc., Condensed matter physics (Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography, Memorial University of
Newfoundland, 2011)
Ph.D. candidate, Condensed Matter Physics (Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography, Memorial University of Newfoundland)
Tel:
709-864-4328
Office: C1040A
E-mail: dz4638@mun.ca
Femtosecond laser micro-/nano-fabrication, optofluidics
Van L. Nguyen
B.Sc., Engineering Physics (Department of Engineering Physics, McMaster University, 2010)
M.Eng. candidate, Engineering - Computer (Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland,
co-supervised by Dr. Cheng Li)
E-mail: lv.nguyen@mun.ca
Optical sensor design for wireless sensor networks
Youbao Zhang
B.Sc., Applied Physics (Department of Applied Physics, Harbin University of Science and Technology, 2003)
M.Sc., Optical Engineering (Department of Applied Physics, Harbin University of Science and Technology, 2006)
Ph.D. candidate, Condensed Matter Physics (Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography, Memorial University of Newfoundland)
Tel:
709-864-8710
Office: C1042
E-mail: youbao.zhang@mun.ca
Nanophotonics, biophotonics
Chuantai Shi
B.Sc., Engineering Physics (College of Science, Hohai University, 2009)
M.Sc. candidate, Condensed Matter Physics (Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography, Memorial University of Newfoundland)
Tel:
709-864-8710
Office: C1042
E-mail: cs4366@mun.ca
Fibre-optics sensors and communication
Recent group members
Yanfei Ding (M.Sc. co-supervised by Dr. Ivan Saika-Voivod, Sept. 2007 - Dec. 2009), organic bulk heterojunction
solar cells with improved efficiency
Matthew McDonald (undergraduate, Sept. 2009 - Apr. 2010), microstructured optical fibre fabrication
Kevin Sooley (undergraduate, Sept. 2008 - Apr. 2010), microstructured fibre fabrication with femtosecond lasers
Mark Penney (undergraduate, Sept. - Dec. 2009), tapered optical fibres and characterization
Adrian Gagnon (Honours thesis, Sept. 2008 - April 2009), femtosecond laser micromachining of glass
Matthew Ryan (undergraduate, Sept. - Dec. 2008), multilayered polymer solar cells
Nicole Rice (Honours thesis, co-supervised by Dr. Yuming Zhao, Sept. 2007 - May 2008), functionalization of
single-walled carbon nanotubes with conjucated polymers
Kevin Stirling (undergraduate, Jan. - Apr. 2007), simulation of photonic microstructures
Yanfei Ding (Honours thesis, July 2006 - Aug. 2007), optical properties of photovoltaic polymers
Douglas Greztic (Undergraduate NSERC-USRA, Apr. - Aug. 2006), laser microfabrication with computer control