Principal investigator Prof. Jianping Yao Professor and University Research Chair in Microwave Photonics Current members Shanshan Cheng PhD student, Microwave photonics, September 2023 - Zihang Gao PhD student, Microwave photonics, September 2024 - Xu Hu PhD student, Microwave photonics, September 2024 - Zihao Zhang PhD student, Photonic integrated cicuits for microwave photonic signal processing, September 2023 - Yiran Guan PhD student, Photonic integrated cicuits for microwave photonic signal tranmssion and processing, September 2023 - Mahdi Chegini PhD student, Microwave photonic for AI, Janunary 2023 - Amir Abbas Sardarzadeh PhD student, Radio over fiber technologies and integrated microwave photonics, September 2022 - Zheng Dai PhD student, Parity-time symmetry in microwave photonic systems, January 2019 - Former members Long Huang PDF, Radio over fiber technologies and integrated microwave photonics, September 2021 - August 2024 Junhan Fu MASc student, Parity-time symmetry in microwave photonic systems, December 2022 - December 2023 Peng Li PDF, Radio over fiber technologies and integrated microwave photonics, November 2022 - December 2023 Zhen Zeng PhD student, Microwave photonic signal generation, May 2021 - October. 2022 Nishan Wu PhD student, Microwave photonic sensors, May 2021 - Apr. 2022 Peng Li PhD student, Radio over fiber technologies, September 2019 - September 2021 Tingwei Wu PhD student, Photonic generation and processing of chaotic signals, September 2019 - September 2020 Zhiqiang Fan PhD student, Parity-time symmetry in microwave photonics and integrated microwave photonics, October 2018 - October 2018 - May 2020 Weifeng Zhang PDF, Silicon photonics and its applications in microwave photonics, May 2017 - June 2019 Zhejing Jiao Researcher, Microwave photonic signal processing, December 2018 - March 2020 Devanahalli Sunil Abhishek MITACS student, Microwave photonic signal generation and transmission, May 2019 - September 2019 Bin Wang PhD student, Microwave photonic sensors and integrated microwave photonics, October 2018 - September 2019 Dengwang Zhou PhD student, Microwave photonic fiber-optic sensors, May 2018 - April 2019 Jian Tang PhD student, Integrated microwave photonic, October 2017 - Aril 2019 Beibei Zhu PhD student, Microwave photonic measurements, September 2017 - April 2019 Nianqiang Li PDF, Spatial mode multiplexing for coherent radio over fiber, May 2018 - January 2019 Jingxuan Liu PhD student, Microwave photonic sensors, September 2017 - September 2018 Yiying Gu Research Fellow, Photonic processing of microwave signals, September 2017 - September 2018 Hong Deng MASC student, Real-time interrogation of optical sensors based on wavelength-to-time mapping, September 2015 - May 2018 Zhiyao Zhang Research Fellow, Radio over fiber, January 2017 - December 2018 Weifeng Zhang PhD student, Silicon photonics and its applications in microwave photonics, November 2011- May 2017 Jiejun Zhang PhD student, Arbitrary waveform generation and processing, September 2012 - August 2017 Xiang Chen PhD student, Coherent photonic microwave links, September 2012 - June 2017 Weilin Liu PhD student, Photonic generation and processing of microwave signals, January 2014 - May 2017 Shiyi Han Visiting Research Fellow, Radio over fiber, September 2016 - August 2017 Zhicheng Fang Mitacs Summer intern, Radio over fiber links for 5G, June 2016 - Aug. 2016 Ou Xu Visiting Research Fellow, Microwave photonics for sensor applications, September 2015 - Aug. 2016 Yiping Wang Visiting Research Fellow, Microwave photonics for sensor applications, March 2015 -Feb. 2016 Nasrin Ehteshami PhD student, Silicon photonics for MWP applications, May 2013 - Nov. 2015 Shawn Kostyk MASc student, Photonic microwave filters with improved dynamic range, September 2009 - September 2014 Dan Zhu Visiting Research Fellow, Photonic generation of microwave signals, July 2014 - June 2015 Enming Xu Visiting Research Fellow, Photonic processing of microwave signals, July 2014 - June 2015 Olympio L. Coutinho Post-doctoral fellow, photonic generation of microwave arbitrary waveforms, July 2014 - August 2015 Xiuyou Han Visiting Research Fellow, photonic processing of microwave signals, September 2014 - September 2015 Ruoming Li PhD student, coherent RoF, September 2013 - March 2015 Fangjian Xing Visiting PhD student, Ultra-high speed optical imaging, May 2014 - November 2014 Bruno Romeira Post-doctoral fellow, OEO and its applications in signal generation and processing, June 2013 - June 2014 Wangzhe Li - Current position: PDF in UCSB Post-doctoral fellow, Integrated MWP, May 2013 - June 2014 Fanqi Kong MASc student, MWP for sensor applications, September 2012 - August 2014 Yang Chen PhD student, OEO and its applications for signal processing and sensing, September 2012 - February 2014 Hiva Shahoei PhD student, Slow light for microwave photonics applications, September 2009 - May 2014 Honglei Guo - Current position: JDS-Uniphase PhD student, Optical sensors and interrogation systems, September 2006- December 2013 Sebastien Blais - Current position: Ciena Technologies PhD student, Superstructured FBGs and applications in microwave signal processing, September 2005- December 2012 Liang Gao PhD student, MWP for sensor applications, September 2012 - August 2013 Wentao Cui - Current position: Ciena Technologies MASc student, UWB over WDM-PON, September 2011 - August 2013 Tong Shao Post-doctoral fellow, UWB and 60 GHz over WDM-PON, August 2012 - August 2013 Yinqing Pei - Current position: Ciena Technologies PhD student (visiting),coherent RoF system, October 2012 - April 2013 Wangzhe Li - Current position: PDF uOttawa PhD student, Photonic generation of microwave and millimeter wave signals, January 2008 - April 2013 Muguang Wang, Current position: Associate Professor at Beijing Jiaotong University visiting research fellow, radio over fiber, September 2012 - January 2013 Montasir Qasymeh - Current position: Assistant Professor at Abu Dhabi University MITACS post-doctoral fellow, Photonic generation of THz waves, September 2010 - August 2011 Ming Li- Current position: Professor at China Academy of Science Post-doctoral fellow, Fiber Bragg gratings for microwave photonics applications, April 2009 - June 2011 Yichen Han - Current position: Oracle MASc student, Photonic generation and processing of arbitrary waveforms, September 2009 - September 2011 Weilin Liu - Current position: PhD student uOttawa MASc student, September 2009 - September 2011 Ze Li PhD student, Photonic generation and processing of microwave and mm-wave signals, November 2009 - May 2011 Chao Wang - Current position: Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the University of Kent PhD student, Photonic generation and processing of microwave and mm-wave signals, January 2006 - January 2011 Shilong Pan - Current position: Professor NUAA Post-doctoral fellow, Photonics generation of THz signals, August 2008 - November 2010 Hongqian Mu PhD student, UWB over fiber technologies, September 2008 - October 2010 Junqiang Zhou - Current position: Scientist at National Metrology Centre Visiting PhD student, August 2009 - December 2009 Haiyun Xia - Current position: Associate Professor, USTC PhD student, Characterization of ultrafast optical signals and devices, August 2008 - July 2009 Davide Janner - Current position: Research Fellow at ICFO, Spain Visiting PDF, Fiber Bragg gratings for UWB pulse generation, April 2008 - July 2008 Byung-Min Jung - Current position: Research Professor at GIST, Korea, Post-doctoral fellow, optically controlled phased array antennas, November 2007 - January 2009 Xihua Zou - Current position: Professor, SWJTU PhD student, Advanced FBGs and their applications in Microwave Photonics, November 2007 - November 2008 George Qi PhD student, Radio over fiber systems, September 2003 - April 2008 Yu Yan - Current position: OZ Optics MASc, Photonic microwave filters, January 2006 - November 2007 Yitang Dai - Current position: Associate Professor, BUPT PDF, Microwave photonics systems, June 2007 - May 2008 Qing Wang - Current position: Infinera Corporation PDF, Photonic generation of microwave, mm-wave and THz, March 2006 - February 2008 Hao Chi - Current position: Professor, ZJU Visiting Researcher, Photonic generation and processing of microwave and mm-wave signals, June 2006 - May 2008 Howard Rideout - Current position: Altera - Newfoundland Technology Centre MASc, Tunable phase-locked dual-wavelength laser source for TTD beamforming, September 2004 - November 2006 Vahesan Srirajasingam - Current position: GE Intelligent Platforms MASc, Design and fabrication of an optical fiber interrogation system, September 2002 - December 2006 Fei Zeng - Current position: Senior Manager, Infinera Corporation PhD student, Optical signal processing, September 2003 - December 2006 Zhichao Deng RA, Advanced fiber Bragg gratings, September 2005 - January 2006. Jun Wang - Current position: Fujitsu Asia MASc, All-optical microwave signal processing, September 2003 - January 2006. Junqiang Sun - Current position: Professor, HUST PDF, Photonic generation of microwave and THz signals, June 2005 - December 2005. Sebastien Blais - Current position: Ciena Technologies MASc, Optical waveguide gratings for true time delay beamforming, September 2003 - September 2005 Blerim Qela MSc, Multichannel dynamically gain controlled optical amplifiers, January 2004 - July 2005. Mengtao Wen - Current position: NAV CANADA MASc, Genetic algorithms for optical hologram and filter design, September 2002 - July 2005. Zhichao Deng MASc, Optical generation of microwave signals, September 2002 - July 2005. Xiangfei Chen - Current position: Professor, NJU PDF, Photonic generation of microwave signals, October 2004 - April 2005. Jian Yao - Current position: Infinera Corporation RA, Optical generation of microwave signals (2003 - 2004) Anne-Laure Demichel exchange student from EIGSI, France, Fiber Bragg gratings (January - June 2004) Fei Zeng - Current position: Senior Manager, Infinera Corporation MASc, Synthesis and realization of fiber Bragg grating based all-optical microwave filters, January 2002 - August 2003. Jian Liu - Current position: Oplink Communications Inc PDF, Optical generation of microwave signals (2002 - 2003) Faculty of Graduate Studies, June 9, 2014 Weilin Liu, Weifeng Zhang, Jiejun Zhang, Jianping Yao, Hiva Shahoei, Nasrin Ehteshami, Bruno Romeira, Fanqi Kong, and Xiang Chen. SITE building, 6 June 2014 Left to right: Weilin Liu, Nasrin Ehteshami, Xiang Chen, Jianping Yao, Ruoming Li, Hiva Shahoei, Bruno Romeira, Jiejun Zhang, and Weifeng Zhang Lab, 22 December 2010 Left to right: Jianping Yao, Honglei Guo, Wangzhe Li, Ze Li, Yichen Han, Sebastien Blais with his daughter, Weilin Liu, Chao Wang, Hiva Shahoei, Ming Li, Imran Khan, and Montasir Qasymeh Mandarin Ogilvie Restaurant, 12 February 2010 Left to right: Ze Li, Yichen Han, Honglei Guo, Weilin Liu, Chao Wang, Ming Li, Wangzhe Li, Shilong Pan, Jianping Yao, Shawn Kostyk, Hongqian Mu, and Hiva Shahoei Lab, 25 August 2006 Left to right: Qing Wang, Honglei Guo, Yu Yan, Jean-Sebastien Gaudet, George Qi, Chao Wang, Jianping Yao, Sebastien Blais, Howard Rideout, and Fred Zeng SITE building, 2 September 2005 Left to right: Junqiang Sun, David Deng, Blerim Qela, Fred Zeng, George Qi, Sebasien Blais, Howard Rideout, Mengtao Wen, and Jianping Yao BBQ at Gatineau Park, 18 June 2004 Left to right: Sebastian Szyszkowicz, Jianping Yao, David Deng, George Qi, Quan Li, Anne-Laure Demichel, Guest, Mengtao Wen, Jun Wang, and Sebastien Blais