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 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

Prof. Huang is an Optica Fellow.


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. 


Job Description

The student will learn about physics in laser, photonics, electron accleration, and radiation.  Both theory and experiment will be emphasized. 

Preferred Intern Educational Level

Both graduate and undergraduate students are welcome

Skill sets or Qualities

  1. Students with background and/or experience in physics, optics, lasers, mechanics, programming, and electronics are welcome. Loving to do hand-on work in a lab is a big plus. 
  2. I prefer to take those who seriously consider pursuing graduate research with me at NTHU. This internship is a student interview process.  Application for graduate admission to NTHU can be found at https://apply.nthu.edu.tw/en/article/70-international-students 

Job Description

The job is to build small, intense laser or microwave radiation sources.  To build something small and high-energy-density, one needs to be creative and capable. 

Preferred Intern Educational Level

Talented graduate and undergraduate students are welcome

Skill sets or Qualities

  1. We are looking for young talents who like DIY and are passionate like YouTubers.  I buy parts, provide you with knowledge, and you build something impressive. The following backgrounds are useful:  physics, mechanics, laser, optics, microwave, antenna, electronics, programming,  control etc.  
  2. I prefer to take those who seriously consider pursuing graduate research with me at NTHU. This internship is a student interview process.  Application for graduate admission to NTHU can be found at https://apply.nthu.edu.tw/en/article/70-international-students