Ying-Chih Chen

Professor and Director of the Laser Laboratory

Research Areas: Experimental optics, laser physics, laser devices and spectroscopy

Ying-Chih Chen is in charge of the Laser Laboratory and is a professor of the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

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Education

BS, National Taiwan University
PhD, Columbia University

Research Interests

Experimental optics
Laser physics
Fiber lasers
Laser arrays
Biomedical imaging
Focusing and imaging in optically diffusive media

Publications

No.	Title
1.	Tianjie Chen, Shaoguang Duan, and Y.C. Chen, “Electrodynamics analysis on coherent perfect absorber and phase-controlled optical switch” Journal of Optical Society of America, A, 29, 689-693 (2012). PDF
2.	Fanting Kong, Ronald Silverman, Liping Liu, P. V. Chitnis, Kotik K. Lee, and Y.C. Chen, "Photoacoustic-guided convergence of light through optically diffusive media", Opt. Lett. 36, 203 (2011). PDF
3.	Ronald H. Silverman, Fanting Kong, Harriet O. Lloyd,Y. C. Chen, “Fine-resolution photoacoustic imaging of the eye”, Imaging and Sensing 2010, edited by Alexander A. Oraevsky, Lihong V. Wang, Proc. of SPIE, Vol. 7564, 75640Y (2010) PDF
4.	R H. Silverman, Fanting Kong, Y. C. Chen, Harriet O. Lloyd, Hyung Ham Kim, Jonathan M. Cannata, K. Kirk Shung, And D. Jackson Coleman, High-Resolution Photoacoustic Imaging Of Ocular Tissues, "High-resolution photoacoustic imaging of Ocular tissues", Ultrasound in Med. & Biol., Vol. 36, No. 5, pp. 733–742, (2010) PDF
5.	Fanting Kong, Y. C. Chen, Harriet O. Lloyd, Ronald H. Silverman, Hyung Ham Kim, Jonathan M. Cannataand K. Kirk Shung, “High-resolution photoacoustic imaging with focused laser and ultrasonic beams”, Appl. Phys. Lett., 94, 033902 (2009). PDF
6.	Fanting Kong, Liping Liu, Yi Zhou, Shou-Huan Zhou , Y.C. Chen, “ Phase locking of short-pulse Q-switched lasers” . Opt. Commun. 282, 1622 (2009). PDF
7.	Fanting Kong, Liping Liu, Charlotte Sanders, Y. C. Chen, and Kotik K. Lee, “ Phase locking of nanosecond pulses in a passively Q-switched two-element fiber laser array”, Appl. Phys. Lett., 90, 151110 (2007). PDF
8.	Liping Liu, Yi Zhou, Fanting Kong, Y.C. Chen and K. K. Lee, “Phase locking in fiber laser arrays with varying path lengths”, Appl. Phys. Lett., 85, Nov.28 (2004). PDF
9.	Yi Zhou, Liping Liu, Candice Etson, Yonantan Abranyos, Angela Padilla, and Y.C. Chen, “Phase locking of a two-dimensional laser array by controlling the far field pattern”, Appl. Phys. Lett., 84, 3025 (2004) PDF
10.	Xuecong Zhou, Martin Munoz, Maria Tamargo, and Y.C. Chen, “Optically pumped laser characteristics of blue ZnCdMgSe single quantum well laser grown on InP”, J. Appl. Phys. 95, 7 (2004). PDF
11.	Yi Zhou, Quang Thai, and Y.C. Chen, Zhouhuan Zhou, "Monolithic passively Q-switched Cr, Yb:YAG laser", Optics Communications, 218, 365 (2003). PDF
12.	X. Zhou, M.C. Tamargo, S.P. Guo,and Y.C. Chen, "Optical Properties of CdSe quantum dots grown on ZnSe and ZnBeSe by molecular beam epitaxy", Journal of Electronic Materials, 32, 733-736 (2003). PDF
13.	Y. Luo, S.P. Guo, O. Maksimov, M.C. Tamargo, A. Asnin, F. H. Pollak, and Y.C. Chen, "Patterned three-color ZnCdSe/ZnCdMgSe quantum well structures for integrated full color emitters", Appl. Phys. Lett., 77, 4259 (2000). PDF
14.	M. C. Tamargo, W. Lin, S. P. Guo, Y. Luo, Y. Guo, and Y.C. Chen, "Full-Color light emitting diodes from ZnCdMgSe/ZnCdSe quantum well structures grown on InP substrates.", Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 214-215, 1058 (2000). PDF
15.	M.C. Tamargo, W. Lin, S.P. Guo, Y. Y. Luo, O. Maksimov, Y. Guo, and Y.C. Chen, "Wide bandgap II-VI materials for red-green-blue emitters", Proceedings of Opto 99, Havana, Cuba, 1999 (in print)
16.	Tae-ik Park, Godfrey Gumbs, and Y.C. Chen, "Properties of the second-order optical susceptibility c(2) in asymmetric undoped AlGaAs/InGaAs double quantum wells", J. Appl. Phys., 86, 3, 1467 (1999). PDF
17.	Y. Lou, A. Elmoumni, S. P. Guo, M. C. Tamargo, S. Kelly, H. Ghaemi, V. Asnin, M. Tomkiewiz, F. H. Pollak, and Y.C. Chen, "Growth and characterization of patterned ZnCdSe structures for applications in integrated R-G-B II-VI light emitting diodes". J. Vaccum Science and Technology, B 18, 1522 (2000). PDF
18.	Hua Liu, Shou-Huan Zhou, and Y.C. Chen,"Monolithic unstable Q-switched solid-state laser with large Fresnel number" Trends in Optics and Photonics, Volume XIX, p 376-379, Optical Society of America (1998).
19.	Tian-jie Chen and Y.C. Chen "Graded-reflectivity mirror based on a volume hologram in photopolymer film" Appl. Opt. 62 , 37, 6603 ( 1998). PDF
20.	L. Zeng, B.X. Ynag, A. Cavus, W. Lin, Y.Y. Luo, M.C. Tamargo, Y.Guo,and Y.C. Chen," Red-green-blue photopumped lasing from ZnCdMgSe/ZnCdSe quantum well laser structures grown on InP" Appl. Phys. Lett., 72, 3136 (1998). PDF
21.	Hua Liu, Shou-Huan Zhou, and Y.C. Chen, "High-Power Monolithic Unstable-Resonator Solid-State Laser". Opt. Lett., P451-453, March 15, 1998. PDF
22.	Hua Liu, Shou-Huan Zhou, and Y.C Chen, S.H. Zhou, " 946 nm Monolithic Q-switched Cr,Nd:YAG laser" IEEE J. Selected Topics in Quantum Electron., 3 26 -28 1997. PDF
23.	Yong-ming Guo, Gergory Aizin, Y.C. Chen, Linfe Zeng, Abdulah Cavus, and Maria Tamargo, " Photo-pumped ZnCdMgSe blue-green quantum -well lasers grown on InP substrates" Applied Physics Letters, 70, 1351-1353 (1997). PDF
24.	H.B. Serreze, K. Linden, Shou-Huan Zhou, and Y.C. Chen, "Individually-addressable monolithic self-Q- switched solid-state laser array", SPIE proceeding #2698 on laser diode technology and applications, paper 1850, (1996).
25.	P. Wang, S. Zhou, K. K. Lee, and Y.C. Chen,"Picosecond pulse generation in monolithic self-Q-switched Cr,Nd:YAG laser" Opt. Commun, 114, 439 (1995). PDF
26.	Y.C.Chen, S.H. Zhou, K.K. Lee, and P. Wang, "Picosecond laser pulse generation in self-Q- switched soli-state laser", OSA Proceedings on Advanced Solid-state lasers, 24, p 303-305 (1995).
27.	G. Yao, Shouhuan Zhou, P. Wang, K.K. Lee, and Y.C. Chen, "Dynamic of transverse mode in self-Q-switched solid-state lasers", Opt. Commun. 114, 101-104 (1995). PDF
28.	Jingwen Xu, K.K. Lee, and Y.C. Chen, "Phase locking in a two-element laser array with detuning" Opt. Commun. 117 , 198-126 ( 1995). PDF
29.	Y.C. Chen, Shiqun Li, K.K. Lee, and Shouhuan Zhou, "Self-stabilized single longitudinal mode operation in self-Q-switched solid-state lasers", to appear in Opt. Lett., 18, 1418 (1993). PDF
30.	G. Yao, K.K. Lee, Y.C. Chen and S. Zhou, "Characteristics of transverse mode of diode-pumped self-Q-switched microchip laser", OSA Proceeding on Advanced Solid-State Lasers, T.Y. Fan and B.H.T. Chai eds. p.28, 1994.
31.	Shouhuan Zhou, K.K. Lee, Y.C. Chen and S. Li, "Monolithic self-Q-switched Cr,Nd:YAG laser", Opt. Lett. 18, 511 (1993). PDF
32.	H.B. Serreze and Y.C. Chen, "Short red wavelength, high-power, visible AlInGaP laser diodes", SPIE proceeding, January 1993.
33.	Shiqun Li, Shouhuan Zhou, Pei Wang, Y.C. Chen, "Self-Q-switched Cr,Nd:YAG laser", Opt. Lett. 18, 203 (1993). PDF
34.	Jingwen Xu, Shiqun Li, K.K. Lee, and Y.C. Chen,"Phase locking in a two-element laser array", Opt. Lett. 18, 513 (1993). PDF
35.	G. Yao, R.G. Waters, C.M. Harding, and Y.C. Chen,"Excess spontaneous emission factor in unstable-resonator", Opt. Lett. 17, 1207 (1992). PDF
36.	H.B. Serreze, Y.C. Chen, and A. Roseberg, "High-power AlGaInP visible laser diodes and arrays", (Invited paper) SPIE proceeding on Laser diode Technology and Applications", IV, p140 (1992).
37.	H.B. Serreze, Y.C. Chen, and R.G. Waters, "High-power very low threhold GaInP/AlGaInP visible diode lasers", Appl. Phys. Lett., 58, 2464-2467 (1991). PDF
38.	Y.C. Chen, P. Wang, R.G. Waters, J.J. Coleman, D.P. Bour, K.K. Lee, and R.G. Waters, "Carrier recombination rate in strained-layer InGaA/GaAs quantum wells", IEEE J. Quantum Electron.: Special Issue on Semiconductor Lasers, QE-22, 1452-1454 (1991). PDF
39.	H. G. Serreze and Y.C. Chen,"Low threshold current density, strained-layer GaInP/AlGaInP visible laser diodes", IEEE Photonic Technology Letters. 3, 397-400 (1991). PDF
40.	C.M. Harding, Y.C. Chen, R.J. Dalby, and R.G. Waters, "Low-divergence single-mode ridge waveguide diode lasers, IEEE Photonic Technology Letters., 3, 199-201 (1991). PDF
41.	Y.C. Chen, R.G. Waters, K.K. Lee and P. Wang, "Energy storage in quantum well lasers", Optics Letters, 15, 1073-1075 (1990). PDF
42.	P. Wang, R.G. Waters, K.K. Lee, G. Yao, and Y.C. Chen,"Carrier recombination rate in GaAs/AlGaAs single-quantum-well lasers under high levels of excitation" , Appl. Phys. Lett., 56, 2083-2085 (1990). PDF
43.	S.L. Yellen, R.G. Waters, Y.C. Chen, B.A. Soltz, S.E. Fischer, D. Fekete, J.M. Ballantyne, "20,000 hr InGaAs strained quantum well laser", Electron. Lett., 26, 2083-2085 (1990).PDF
44.	Y.C. Chen, R.G. Waters, and R.J. Dalby, "Single-quantum-well laser with vertically integrated passive waveguides", Appl. Phys. Lett., 56, 1409-1411 (1990).PDF
45.	Y.C. Chen, R.G. Waters, and R.J. Dalby,"Single quantum well laser with 11-degree transverse beam divergence", Electron. Lett., 26, 1350-1352 (1990).PDF
46.	R.G. Waters, R.J. Dalby and Y.C. Chen,"Quantum-well manifold laser", Proceeding of SPIE, Symposium on Semiconductor laser Technology and Applications, Vol. 1219, p. 71-73 (1990).
47.	K.K. Lee and Y.C. Chen,"Tunable narrow bandpass optical filter and their applications", submitted to Applied Optics, 1991.
48.	K.K. Lee and Y.C. Chen,"Frequency Stabilization of Semiconductor Lasers", in Proceedings of 1989 International School of Lasers and Applications , ed. by H.D. Lu. World Sci. Publisher. (1990).
49.	S.E. Fisher, R.G. Waters, D. Fekete, J.M. Ballantyne, Y.C. Chen and B.A. Soltz, "Long-lived InGaAs quantum well lasers", Appl. Phys. Lett., 54, 1861-1863 (1989).PDF
50.	Y. C. Chen and J. M. Liu, "Polarization bistability in semiconductor lasers: rate-equation analysis", Appl. Phys. Lett., 50, 1406-1408 (1987). PDF
51.	J.M. Liu, Y.C. Chen and M. Newkirk, "Carrier-induced phase shift and absorption in a semiconductor laser waveguide", Appl. Phys. Lett., 50, 947-949 (1987).PDF
52.	Y.C. Chen and J. M. Liu, "Switching mechanism in polarization-bistable semiconductor lasers", Optical and Quantum Electronics, Special issue on bistable semiconductor lasers, Vol. 19, 895-900 (1987).
53.	J.M. Liu, Y.C. Chen and S. F. Wayne "Internal stress distribution in semiconductor lasers", Appl. Phys. Lett., 49, 895-897 (1986).PDF
54.	Y.C. Chen and H.G. Winful, "Irregular oscillation of semiconductor lasers under modulation", SPIE proceeding, Volume 716, 152-154 (1986).
55.	A. Le Floch, G. Ropars, R. Le Naour, and Y. C.Chen and J.M. Liu, "Inhibition mechanism in polarization bistable semiconductor lasers", IEEE J. Quantum Electron., QE-23, 1027-1030 (1987).PDF
56.	H.G. Winful, Y.C. Chen and J.M. Liu,"Frequency locking and chaos in modulated self-pulsing semiconductor lasers", Appl. Phys. Lett., 48, 616-618 (1986). PDF
57.	Y.C. Chen and J.M. Liu, "Measurement of picosecond semiconductor laser pulse duration using internally generated second harmonic emission", Y.C. Chen and J.M. Liu, Appl. Phys. Lett., 47, 662-664 (1985). PDF
58.	Y.C. Chen and H.G. Winful, "Quasiperiodic route to chaos in semiconductor lasers under large signal current modulation", in Optical Bistability III, H.M. Gibbs, ed., Springer-Verlag, New York, pp290-293 (1986).
59.	Y.C. Chen, H.G. Winful, and J. M. Liu, "Subharmonic bifurcations and irregular pulsing behavior in modulated semiconductor lasers", Appl. Phys. Lett. 47, 208-210 (1985). PDF
60.	J.M. Liu and Y.C. Chen, "Optical flop-flop', Electron. Lett., 21, 236-237 (1985). PDF
61.	Y.C. Chen and J.M. Liu, "Polarization bistability in semiconductor lasers', Appl. Phys. Lett., 46, 16-18 (1985). PDF
62.	H.G. Winful and Y.C. Chen,"Effect of noise on the bifurcation to chaos in modulated semiconductor lasers", in Optical Instabilities, R.W. Boyd, M.G. Raymer, L.M. Narducci, eds., Cambridge University Press, P385-386, (1985).
63.	J.M. and Y.C. Chen, "Digital optical signal processing with polarization bistable semiconductor lasers" IEEE J. Quantum Electron., QE-21, 298-302 (1985). PDF
64.	J.M. Liu and Y.C. Chen,"Compensation of internal thermal stress in InGaAsP semiconductor lasers for polarization stabilization", IEEE J. Quantum. Electron., QE-21, 271-275 (1985). PDF
65.	Y.C. Chen and J.M. Liu, "Direct polarization switching in semiconductor lasers", Appl. Phys. Lett., 45, 604-606 (1984).PDF
66.	Y.C. Chen, "Phase noise characteristics of single mode semiconductor lasers with optical feedback", Appl. Phys Lett., 44, 10-12 (1984). PDF
67.	Y.C. Chen and J.M. Liu, "Temperature dependent polarization behavior in semiconductor lasers", Appl. Phys. Lett., 45, 731-733 (1984). PDF
68.	J.M. Liu and Y.C. Chen, "Internal thermal stress and polarization anomaly in InGaAsP lasers", Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., Vol. 37, 59-62 (1985).
69.	J.M. Liu and Y.C. Chen, "New Optoelectronic logic gates and memory functions based on polarization-defined logic", SPIE Proc., Vol. 551, adaptive optics, p.140-143 (1985).
70.	Y.C. Chen, A.R. Reisinger, and D. Pendse, "Observation of changes of laser beam characteristics of oxide-defined, narrow-stripe lasers after aging", IEEE J. Quantum Electron., QE-19, 1092-1094 (1983). PDF
71.	Y.C. Chen A.R. Reisinger, and S.R. Chinn, "Thermal waveguiding in large-optical-cavity narrow stripe lasers", Appl. Phys. Lett., 41, 129-131 (1983). PDF
72.	Y.C. Chen, "Extinction ratios of stripe-geometry lasers with soft turn-on", IEEE J. Quantum Electron., QE-17, 2262-2263 (1981). PDF
73.	Y.C. Chen, "Noise characteristics of semiconductor lasers coupled to short optical fibers", Appl. Phys. Lett., 37, 587-589 (1980). PDF
74.	Y.C. Chen, "Intensity fluctuations of semiconductor lasers", Optical Spectra, 9, 38-39 (1980).
75.	Y.C. Chen, K.Chiang, and S.R. Hartmann, "Relaxation and spectroscopic characteristics of the 3H 3P0 transition in :LaF 3:Pr3+ measured by the photon echo technique", Phys. Rev., B21, 40-45 (1980). PDF
76.	Y.C. Chen, K. Chiang, and S.R. Hartmann, "Photon echo relaxation in the 3H4-3P0 transition of LaF3:Pr3+", Opt. Commu., 29, 181-184 (1979).PDF
77.	Y.C. Chen,"Photon echoes in praseodymium doped lanthanum trifluoride", Ph.D. Thesis, Columbia University, (1978).
78.	Y.C. Chen, K. Chiang, and S.R. Hartmann, "Photon echo decay as a modulation process in the 3H4-1D2 transitions of LaF3:Pr3+", Opt. Commun., 26, 269-272 (1978).
79.	Y.C. Chen and S.R. Hartmann, "Photon echo modulation in LaF3:Pr3+ in magnetic field", Phys. Lett., 58, 201-203 (1976). PDF
80.	N. Takeuchi, S. Chandra, Y.C. Chen and S.R. Hartmann, "Photon exhoes in Nd3+:YAG and Nd3:Cawo4", Phys. Lett., 46A, 97-99 (1973). PDF

No.	Title
1.	Polarization-stabilized InGaAsP lasers U.S. Patent Number 4,611,328, Sept. (1986).
2.	Polarization-switchable semiconductor lasers, U.S. Patent Number 4,612,645, Oct. (1986).
3.	Optical multivibrator, (with R.J. Seymour and J.M. Liu), U.S. Patent Number 4,685,108 August 7, (1987).
4.	Optical logic and Memory apparatus U.S. Patent Number 4,689,793, August (1987).
5.	Methods and apparatus for measuring picosecond semiconductor laser pulse duration using internally generated second harmonic emission accompanying the laser output (with J.M. Liu), U.S. Patent Number 4,772,118, (1988).
6.	Optically-controlled semiconductor waveguide interferometer apparatus(with J.M. Liu and M.A. Newkirk), U.S. Patent Number 4,878,723, (1989).
7.	Low-divergence semiconductor laser (with R.G. Waters), U.S. Patent Number 5,197,077, Mar. 1993.
8.	Multi-qunautm-barrier laser, ( with H.B. Serreze), U.S. Patent Number 5,319,660, June, 1994.
9.	Monolithic self-Q-switched solid-state laser, (with K.K. Lee, and Shou-Huan Zhou) U.S. Patent Number 5,309,473, May 1994.
10.	Light -emitting devices for integrated full-color display, patent application filed to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, (2000)