About

Welcome! I am working on classical and quantum aspects of integrated photonics. Classically, I integrate metasurfaces with the silicon photonic platform for free-space beam shaping and steering. On the other hand, I use high-Q silicon nitride microresonators to generate squeezed states of light. Besides doing research, I like swimming and travelling.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Photonics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 2025
    • Dissertation title: Beam Shaping, Steering, and Quantum Squeezing Enabled by Silicon Photonics
    • Advisor: You-Chia Chang
  • M.S. in Photonics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 2020
    • Dissertation title: Monolithically Integrated Metalens on Silicon Photonic Platform
    • Advisor: You-Chia Chang
  • B.S. in Physics, National Tsing Hua University, 2018

Academic Experience

  • May 2024 - May 2025: Research Scholar
    • University of Maryland
    • Supervisor: Avik Dutt
  • Sep 2020 - Aug 2021: Full-time Research Assistant
    • National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
    • Supervisor: You-Chia Chang

Honors and Awards

  • University of Maryland Invention of the Year 2025 Finalist, 2025
  • Graduate student studying abroad program, National Science and Technology Council, 2024
  • Science and Technology Research Scholarship, CTCI Foundation, 2023
  • Student Research Scholarship, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 2023
  • Best Student Oral Paper Award at Optics & Photonics Taiwan International Conference, 2022
  • Undergraduate Research Scholarship, Department of Physics, National Tsing Hua University, 2017

Contact

pingyen.ee10@nycu.edu.tw