Rui Q. Yang
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Biography
Rui Q. Yang received the B.Sc. degree in physics from Zhejiang University in 1982, and the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in physics from Nanjing University in 1984 and 1987, respectively.
Dr. Yang has worked at universities, companies, and federal laboratories with research activities ranging from condensed matter physics to semiconductor quantum devices such as tunneling diodes, mid-infrared lasers and detectors, distributed feedback (DFB) lasers and vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs). In addition to his extensive experience, he is the inventor of interband cascade (IC) lasers. Prior to joining the University of Oklahoma in 2007, he was a Principal Member of Engineering Staff and a Task Manager at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), where he led the development of advanced mid-infrared interband cascade lasers for applications in Earth sciences and planetary explorations. He received the Edward Stone Award in 2007 from JPL for outstanding research publication and the successful accelerated infusion of cutting-edge interband cascade semiconductor laser technology into flight mission readiness. He has authored/co-authored more than 90 refereed journal articles and one book chapter with over 100 conference contributions, invited seminars, and talks.
Research Interests
- Quantum structures and devices
- Mid-infrared lasers and detectors
- Optoelectronics and applications
Selected Publications
- Z. Tain, R. Q. Yang, T. D. Mishima, M. B. Santos, R. T. Hinkey, M. E. Curtis, M. B. Johnson, "InAs-based interband cascade lasers near 6 mm", Electronics Letters, 45, 48 (2009).
- R. Q. Yang, C. J. Hill, K. Mansour, Y. Qiu, A. Soibel, R. Muller and P. Echternach, "Distributed feedback mid-infrared interband cascade lasers at thermoelectric cooler temperatures", IEEE J. Selected Topics of Quantum Electronics, 13, 1074 (2007).
- A. Soibel, K. Mansour, Y. Qiu, C. J. Hill, R. Q. Yang, "Optical gain, loss and transparency current in high performance mid-IR interband cascade lasers", J. Appl. Phys. 101, 093104 (2007).
- K. Mansour, Y. Qiu, C. J. Hill, A. Soibel, R. Q. Yang, "Mid-IR interband cascade lasers at thermoelectric cooler temperatures", Electronics Letters, 42, 1034 (2006).
- J.V. Li, R. Q. Yang, C. J. Hill, and S. L. Chuang, "Interband cascade detectors with room temperature photovoltaic operation", Appl. Phys. Lett. 86, 101102 (2005).
- R. Q. Yang, C. J. Hill, B. Yang, "High-temperature and low-threshold mid-infrared interband casade lasers", Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 151109 (2005).
- C. J. Hill, and R. Q. Yang, "MBE Growth Optimization of Sb-Based Interband Cascade Lasers", J. Crystal Growth 278, 167 (2005).
- R. Q. Yang, C. J. Hill, B. Yang, C. M. Wong, R. Muller and P. Echternach, "Continuous-wave operation of distributed feedback interband casade lasers", Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 3699 (2004).
- R. Q. Yang, J. L. Bradshaw, J. D. Bruno, J. T. Pham, D. E. Wortman, "Mid-IR Type-II Interband Cascade Lasers", IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 38, No. 6, 559 (2002).
- R. Q. Yang, "Novel Concepts and Structures for Infrared Lasers", Chap. 2, in Long Wavelength Infrared Emitters Based on Quantum Wells and Superlattices, edited by M. Helm (Gordon & Breach Pub., Singapore, 2000).
- R. Q. Yang, "Mid-Infrared Interband Cascade Lasers Based on Type-II Heterostructures" Microelectronics Journal, 30, 1043 (1999).
- Rui Q. Yang, "Quantum real space transfer in semiconductor heterostructures" App. Phys. Lett. 73, 3265 (1998).
- Rui Q. Yang, "Optical intersubband transitions in conduction band quantum wells", Phys. Rev. B 52, 11958 (1995).
- R. Q. Yang, "Infrared laser based on intersubband transitions in quantum wells", Superlattices and Microstructures, 17, No.1, pp. 77-83 (1995).
- R. Q. Yang, J. M. Xu, and M. Sweeny, "Selection rules of intersubband transitions in conduction band quantum wells" Phys. Rev. B 50, pp. 7474-7482 (1994).