National Tsing Hua University

Laser and Nonlinear Optics/HOPE Lab

Yen-Chieh Huang
www.hope.nthu.edu.tw

Research Field

Physics

Introduction

Dr. Huang is currently a professor in the Electrical-Engineering Department of National Tsing Hua University, with joint appointments in the Institute of Photonics and Department of Physics.  In the Spring of 1997, he joined the faculty of National Tsinghua University (NTHU) after completing his degrees and work at Stanford University.  Dr. Huang' s group specialized in laser, nonlinear optics, THz photonics, laser/THz-driven particle acceleration, and chip-size free-electron laser. Dr. Huang was the director of the Institute of Photonics Tech. and the director of the Photonics Research Center of NTHU between 2015-2018. He also served as the founding director of the THz Optics and Photonics Center of NTHU between 2019 and 2022. Prof. Huang is very active in international collaborations with US, Sweden, Czech, and Poland. He welcomes talented people from all over the world. 

My group is located at the HOPE Lab. HOPE stands for High-energy Optics & Photonics Laboratory. Currently, we have two postdocs, 6 full-time research staff/engineers, and some 10 students in the group. The HOPE is a 4-story building with modern cleanrooms for micro-fabrication, thin-film coating, high-power lasers, TEM, and material processing. 


Research Topics

THz photonics/optics, lasers in the mid-IR and THz, nonlinear optics, plasmonics, photonic crystals,  laser/THz-driven particle acceleration, chip-size free-electron laser etc.


Honor

We feel honored from inventing and discovering. 


Educational Background

Dr. Huang received his MS and PhD in 1991 and 1995, respectively, from the Electrical Engineering Department of Stanford University. He worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the Applied Physics Department of Stanford University during 1995-1997. He was a visiting professor at Stanford of the US, KTH of Sweden, and Peking University of China. Dr Huang specializes in laser, nonlinear optics, THz photonics, and particle acceleration and radiation. 


2 Vacancies

Job Description

(1) looking into THz TDS, high-power THz parametric sources, THz imaging in the high-THz-frequency range, (2) investigating THz particle acceleration and chip-size free-electron laser, (3) studying advanced laser sources, (4) image detection, tracking, and locking of flying objects

Preferred Intern Education Level

MS or PhD graduate student preferred, motivated senior undergraduate students acceptable

Skill sets or Qualities

knowledgeable of electromagnetic wave, optics, laser, and AI algorithms

2 Vacancies

Job Description

We welcome students who would like to explore the generation of optical laser and microwave for various applications. 

Preferred Intern Education Level

 graduate level preferred and undergraduate senior is acceptable

Skill sets or Qualities

a background in physics or engineering.  Having some experience in electronics, microwave, and laser optics is a plus.