Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Associate Professor, Physics (By Courtesy)
Bio
B.S. Peking University 2012Ph.D. California Institute of Technology 2017
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.
Awards
NASA Group Achievement Award2017
AFOSR YIP Award2021
NSF CAREER Award2023
Research Interests
Integrated Photonics
Quantum Optics
Microwave Photonics
Optical microresonators
Optical frequency combs
Selected Publications
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.
“Demonstration of a near-IR line-referenced electro-optical laser frequency comb for precision radial velocity measurements in astronomy” Nature communications, 7, 10436 (2016). X. Yi, K. Vahala, J. Li, S. Diddams, G. Ycas, P. Plavchan, S. Leifer, J. Sandhu, G. Vasisht, P. Chen, P. Gao, J. Gagne, E. Furlan, M. Bottom, E. C. Martin, M. P. Fitzgerald, G. Doppmann, C. Beichman.
“Soliton frequency comb at microwave rates in a high-Q silica microresonator” Optica 2 1078 (2015). X. Yi, Q.F. Yang, K.Y. Yang, M.G. Suh, K.J. Vahala.
“Electro-optical frequency division and stable microwave synthesis” Science 345, 309 (2014). J. Li, X. Yi, H. Lee, S.A. Diddams, K.J. Vahala.