Xu Yi
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Associate Professor, Physics (By Courtesy)
About
Dr. Yi received his B.S. in Physics from Peking University in 2012 and his Ph.D. in Applied Physics from California Institute of Technology in 2017. He joined University of Virginia in 2018. Dr. Yi’s research is focused on quantum and classical applications of integrated photonics through leveraging optical resonators and optical frequency combs. He also extends his work to many interdisciplinary areas, including quantum optics, astronomy, spectroscopy, microwave photonics and etc. Dr. Yi is the 2024-2027 SEAS Copenhaver Fellow.
Education
B.S. Peking University 2012
Ph.D. California Institute of Technology 2017
Research Interests
Integrated Photonics
Quantum Optics
Microwave Photonics
Optical microresonators
Optical frequency combs
Selected Publications
Integrated optical frequency division for microwave and mmWave generation
Nature, 627, 540 (2024). S. Sun, B. Wang, et al.
Generation of squeezed quantum microcombs with silicon nitride integrated photonic circuits
Optica, 10, 1100 (2023); M. Jahabozorgi, Z. Yang, S. Sun, H. Chen, R. Liu, B. Wang, X. Yi.
A squeezed quantum microcomb on a chip
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 12, 4781 (2021); Z. Yang, M. Jahanbozorgi, D. Jeong, S. Sun, O. Pfister, H. Lee, X. Yi.
Vernier frequency division with dual-microresonator solitons
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 11, 3975 (2020); B. Wang, Z. Yang, X. Zhang, X. Yi.
Imaging soliton dynamics in optical microcavities
Nature Communications, 9, 3565 (2018). X.Yi, Q.F. Yang, K.Y. Yang, K.J. Vahala.
Courses Taught
ECE 1501: Frontiers in ECE
ECE 3501: Quantum Mechanics for Engineering and Computing
ECE 3103: Solid State Devices
ECE 4501/6501: Optical Quantum Electronics Contact Information Xu Yi Electrical and Computer Engineering Thornton Hall, E220 yi@virginia.edu My Links Yi Photonics Lab
Awards
NASA Group Achievement Award
2017
AFOSR YIP Award
2021
NSF CAREER Award
2023
UVA SEAS Copenhaver Fellow
2024-2027