Education
2008 – 2014 Ph.D. in physics, Texas A&M University, USA; Advisor: Dr. Marlan O. Scully
2005 – 2008 Master in optics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
2001 – 2005 Bachelor in applied physics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Professional Experience
2024 – Professor/Tenured Associate Professor, School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
2018 – Tenure-track Associate Professor, School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
2014 – 2018 Postdoctoral Scholar, Edward L. Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, USA; Advisor: Dr. Shanhui Fan
Research
With a focus on quantum optics and photonics, Luqi Yuan's research interests encompass a wide range of theoretical physics topics in topological photonics, non-Hermitian optics, synthetic dimensions, and hybrid quantum systems. The interdisciplinary researches provide strong opportunities in applications from the overlap of science and engineering, such as light manipulation, quantum simulations, and optical communication. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles. (See his Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=OJBm5MYAAAAJ&hl=en)
中文主页:
(Review articles and comments)
Danying Yu, Wange Song, Luojia Wang, Rohith Srikanth, Sashank Kaushik Sridhar, Tao Chen, Chenxi Huang, Guangzhen Li, Xin Qiao, Xiaoxiong Wu, Zhaohui Dong, Yanyan He, Meng Xiao, Xianfeng Chen, Avik Dutt,* Bryce Gadway,* and Luqi Yuan*, "Comprehensive review on developments of synthetic dimensions," Photonics Insights 4, R06 (2025).
Zhaohui Dong and Luqi Yuan*, "Efficient methods for facilitating topological photonics and acoustics computation," Nat. Comput. Sci. (2025) https://doi.org/10.1038/s43588-025-00921-7.
Luqi Yuan* and Shanhui Fan*, "Temporal modulation brings metamaterials into new era," Light Sci. Appl. 11, 173 (2022).
Luqi Yuan*, Avik Dutt, and Shanhui Fan*, "Synthetic frequency dimensions in dynamically modulated ring resonators," APL Photonics 6, 071102 (2021).
Daniel Leykam* and Luqi Yuan*, "Topological phases in ring resonators: recent progress and future prospects," Nanophotonics 9, 4473 (2020).
Luqi Yuan*, Qian Lin, Meng Xiao, and Shanhui Fan*, "Synthetic dimension in photonics," Optica 5, 1396 (2018).
(Selected recent publications)
Yanyan He, Zhaohui Dong*, Guangzhen Li, Penghong Yu, Xiaoxiong Wu, Xianfeng Chen*, and Luqi Yuan*, "Observing momentum conservation at temporal interfaces in synthetic frequency dimension," Sci. Adv. 11, eadz5445 (2025).
Zhaohui Dong, Xianfeng Chen, and Luqi Yuan*, "SL(2, C) non-Abelian gauge fields in a photonic molecule array," Nat. Commun. 16, 10166 (2025).
Zhaohui Dong, Xianfeng Chen, and Luqi Yuan*, "Extremely Narrow Band in Moire Photonic Time Crystal," Phys. Rev. Lett. 135, 033803 (2025).
Guangzhen Li, Yanyan He, Luojia Wang, Yiwen Yang, Danying Yu, Yuanlin Zheng, Luqi Yuan*, and Xianfeng Chen*, "Weakly Dispersive Band in Synthetic Moire Superlattice Inducing Optimal Compact Comb Generation," Phys. Rev. Lett. 134, 083803 (2025).
Huisheng Xu , Zhaohui Dong, Luqi Yuan*, and Liang Jin*, "Probing Bulk Band Topology from Time Boundary Effect in Synthetic Dimension," Phys. Rev. Lett. 134, 163801 (2025).
Rui Ye, Guangzhen Li*, Shuai Wan, Xiaotian Xue, Pi-Yu Wang, Xin Qiao, Luojia Wang, Hao Li, Shijie Liu, Jiayu Wang, Rui Ma, Fang Bo, Yuanlin Zheng*, Chun-Hua Dong*, Luqi Yuan*, and Xianfeng Chen*, "Construction of Various Time-Varying Hamiltonians on Thin-Film Lithium Niobate Chip," Phys. Rev. Lett. 134, 163802 (2025).
Rui Ye, Yanyan He*, Guangzhen Li, Luojia Wang, Xiaoxiong Wu, Xin Qiao, Yuanlin Zheng, Liang Jin, Da-Wei Wang, Luqi Yuan*, and Xianfeng Chen*, "Observing non-Hermiticity induced chirality breaking in a synthetic Hall ladder," Light Sci. Appl. 14, 39 (2025).
Mengjie Yang, Luqi Yuan*, and Ching Hua Lee*, "Non-Hermitian strong bosonic clustering through interaction-induced caging," Commun. Phys. 8, 388 (2025).
Danying Yu, Kun Ding*, Xianfeng Chen, and Luqi Yuan*, "The magnetic dislocation for trapping and adiabatic conversion of light," Laser Photonics Rev. e01951 (2025).
Zhaohui Dong, Xiaoxiong Wu, Yiwen Yang, Penghong Yu, Xianfeng Chen, and Luqi Yuan*, "Temporal multilayer structures in discrete physical systems towards arbitrarydimensional non-Abelian Aharonov-Bohm interferences," Nat. Commun. 15, 7392 (2024).
Wange Song, Zhiyuan Lin, Jitao Ji, Jiacheng Sun, Chen Chen, Shengjie Wu, Chunyu Huang, Luqi Yuan*, Shining Zhu, and Tao Li*, "Bound-Extended Mode Transition in Type-II Synthetic Photonic Weyl Heterostructures," Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 143801 (2024).
Zhaohui Dong, Xianfeng Chen, Avik Dutt*, and Luqi Yuan*, "Topological dissipative photonics and topological insulator lasers in synthetic time-frequency dimensions," Laser Photonics Rev. 18, 202300354 (2024).
X. Wu, K. Bai, P. Yu, Z. Dong, Y. He, J. Ma, V. V. Yakovlev, M. Xiao*, X. Chen, and Luqi Yuan*, "Studying quasi-parametric ampliflcations: from multiple PT-symmetric phase transitions to non-Hermitian sensing," ACS Photonics. 11, 4662 (2024).
Danying Yu, Guangzhen Li, Luojia Wang, Daniel Leykam*, Luqi Yuan*, and Xianfeng Chen, "Moire Lattice in one-dimensional synthetic frequency dimension," Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 143801 (2023).
Wange Song, Shengjie Wu, Chen Chen, Yuxin Chen, Chunyu Huang, Luqi Yuan*, Shining Zhu, and Tao Li*, "Observation of weyl interface states in non-Hermitian synthetic photonic systems," Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 043803 (2023).
Guangzhen Li, Luojia Wang, Rui Ye, Yuanlin Zheng, Da-Wei Wang, Xiong-Jun Liu, Avik Dutt, Luqi Yuan*, and Xianfeng Chen*, "Direct extraction of topological Zak phase with the synthetic dimension," Light Sci. Appl. 12, 81 (2023).
Hongwei Wang, Guojing Tang, Yu He, Zhen Wang, Xingfeng Li, Lu Sun, Yong Zhang, Luqi Yuan*, Jianwen Dong*, and Yikai Su*, "Ultracompact topological photonic switch based on valley-vortex-enhanced high-efficiency phase shift," Light Sci. Appl. 11, 292 (2022).
Guangzhen Li, Luojia Wang, Rui Ye, Shijie Liu, Yuanlin Zheng, Luqi Yuan*, and Xianfeng Chen*, "Observation of flat-band and band transition in the synthetic space," Advanced Photonics 4, 036002 (2022).
Han Xiao, Luojia Wang, Zheng-Hong Li*, Xianfeng Chen, and Luqi Yuan*, "Bound state in a giant atom-modulated resonators system," npj Quantum Information 8, 80 (2022).
Guangzhen Li, Danying Yu, Luqi Yuan*, and Xianfeng Chen, "Single pulse manipulations in synthetic time-frequency space," Laser Photonics Rev. 16, 2100340 (2022).
Guangzhen Li, Yuanlin Zheng, Avik Dutt, Danying Yu, Qingrou Shan, Shijie Liu, Luqi Yuan*, Shanhui Fan*, and Xianfeng Chen*, "Dynamic band structure measurement in the synthetic space," Sci. Adv. 7, eabe4335 (2021).
Danying Yu, Bo Peng, Xianfeng Chen, Xiong-Jun Liu*, and Luqi Yuan*, "Topological holographic quench dynamics in a synthetic frequency dimension," Light Sci. Appl. 10, 209 (2021).
Jianfan Yang, Luqi Yuan*, Tian Qin, Fangxing Zhang, Yao Chen, Xiaoshun Jiang, Xianfeng Chen, Shanhui Fan*, and Wenjie Wan*, "Phonon-induced anomalous gauge potential for photonic isolation in frequency space," Optica 8, 1448 (2021).
Jinping Yao, Luojia Wang, Jinming Chen, Yuexin Wan, Zhihao Zhang, Fangbo Zhang, Lingling Qiao, Shupeng Yu, Botao Fu, Zhengxiu Zhao, Chengyin Wu, Valdislav V. Yakovlev, Luqi Yuan*, Xianfeng Chen*, and Ya Cheng*, "Photon retention in coherently excited nitrogen ions," Sci. Bull. 66, 1511 (2021).
D. Yu, G. Li, M. Xiao, D.-W. Wang, Y. Wan, L. Yuan*, and X. Chen, "Simulating graphene dynamics in synthetic space with photonic rings," Commun. Phys. 4, 219 (2021).
Avik Dutt, Qian Lin, Luqi Yuan*, Momchil Minkov, Meng Xiao, Shanhui Fan*, "A single photonic cavity with two independent physical synthetic dimensions," Science 367, 59 (2020).
Hailang Dai, Luqi Yuan*, Cheng Yin, Zhuangqi Cao, and Xianfeng Chen*, "Direct visualizing the spin Hall effect of light via ultrahigh-order modes," Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 053902 (2020).
Danying Yu, Luqi Yuan*, and Xianfeng Chen, "Isolated photonic flatband with the effective magnetic flux in a synthetic space including the frequency dimension," Laser Photonics Rev. 14, 2000041 (2020).
H. Xiao, L. Wang, L. Yuan*, and X. Chen, "Frequency manipulations in single-photon quantum transport under ultra-strong driving," ACS Photonics 7, 2010 (2020).
Luqi Yuan*, Qian Lin, Anwei Zhang, Meng Xiao, Xianfeng Chen*, and Shanhui Fan*, "Photonic gauge potential in one cavity with synthetic frequency and orbital angular momentum dimensions," Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 083903 (2019).
Avik Dutt, Momchil Minkov, Qian Lin, Luqi Yuan*, David A.B. Miller, and Shanhui Fan*, "Experimental band structure spectroscopy along a synthetic dimension," Nat. Commun. 10, 3122 (2019).
A. Zhang, L. Wang, X. Chen, V. V. Yakovlev, and Luqi Yuan*, "Tunable super- and subradiant boundary states in one-dimensional atomic arrays," Commun. Phys. 2, 157 (2019).
For a complete list of publications, refer to the Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=OJBm5MYAAAAJ&hl=en
2026 OPTICA Fellow
2025 APS Outstanding Referee
2023 Outstanding service as an EBM for Communications Physics
2021 Optica Outstanding Reviewer
Editorial Board Member for Communications Physics
Early Career Editorial Board Member for Advanced Photonics
2025 Spring semester, graduate class "Scientiflc writing, integrity and ethics";
2025 Spring semester, graduate class "Quantum Optics";
2024, 2025 Spring semesters, undergraduate Honor class "Introduction to Quantum Optics";
2022, 2023 Spring semesters, undergraduate Honor class "College Physics - Quantum Mechanics";
2019 - 2023 Fall semesters, undergraduate class "College Physics II".
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