Assistant Professor
Education
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 2005
M.S., California Institute of Technology, 2000
M.S., University of Science and Technology of China, 1999
B.S., University of Science and Technology of China, 1997
Biography
Professor Yang joined the faculty at Washington University in 2007. She runs the Laboratory of Micro/Nano Photonics Research Group in the School of Engineering.
Research
Professor Yang's research interests are fabrication, characterization, and fundamental understanding of advanced nano/micro photonic devices with outstanding optical properties. Currently, her group focuses on the silicon-chip based ultra-high-quality micro-resonators made from spin-on glass. The spin-on glass is a kind of glass obtained by curing a special liquid using sol gel or wet chemical synthesis to form a layer of glass. The main advantage of the spin-on glass is the easy tailoring of the nano/micro structure of the glass by controlled variation in the precursor solutions. It enables them to fabricate various micro/nano photonic devices from advanced materials with desired properties.