Education

Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Ph.D., Applied Physics, April 2006

University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, P. R. China
Bachelor of Science, Physics, July 2000

Referred Journal Publications

1. Z. Wang, Y. D. Chong, J. D. Joannopoulos, and M. Soljačić, “Observation of unidirectional backscattering-immune topological electromagnetic states”, Nature, vol. 461, 772 (2009) (a brief description)
2. P. Rakich, M. Popovic, Z. Wang, “General treatment of optical forces and potentials in mechanically variable photonic systems”, Optics Express, Vol. 17 Issue 20, pp.18116-18135 (2009)
3. Z. Wang, Y. D. Chong, J. D. Joannopoulos, and M. Soljačić, “Reflection-free One-way Edge Modes in a Gyromagnetic Photonic Crystal”, Physical Review Letters, vol. 100, 013905 (2008)
4. Z. Yu, G. Veronis, Z. Wang and S. Fan “One-way electromagnetic waveguide formed at the interface between a plasmonic metal under static magnetic field and a photonic crystal”, Physical Review Letters, 100, 23902 (2008).
5. Z. Yu, Z. Wang and S. Fan “One-way total reflection with one-dimensional magneto-optical photonic crystals”, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 90, 121133 (2007)
6. S. Fan, M. Yanik, Z. Wang, S. Sandhu, M. Povinelli, “Advances in Theory of Photonic Crystals”, Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 24, pp. 4493-4501 (2006)
7. S. Fan and Z. Wang, "An ultra-compact circulator using two-dimensional magneto-optical photonic crystals", Journal of Magnetic Optical Society of Japan, vol. 30, pp. 641-645 (2006)
8. Z. Wang and S. Fan “Add-drop filter in two-dimensional magneto-optical photonic crystals and suppression of disorder effects by time-reversal symmetry breaking”, Photonics and Nanostructures: Fundamentals and Applications, vol. 4, pp. 132-140 (2006)
9. Z. Wang and S. Fan “Optical circulators in two-dimensional magneto-optical photonic crystals,” Optics Letters, vol. 30, pp. 1989, 2005
10. Z. Wang and S. Fan “Magneto-optical defects in two-dimensional photonic crystals” (invited paper), Applied Physics B, vol. 81, pp.369, 2005
11. Y. Liu, Z. Wang, M. Han, S. Fan and R. Dutton “Mode-locking of monolithic laser diodes incorporating coupled-resonator optical waveguide,” Optics Express, vol. 13, pp.4539, 2005
12. G. Veronis, W. Suh, Y. Liu, M.H. Han, Z. Wang, R.W. Dutton and S. Fan “Coupled optical and electronic simulations of electrically pumped photonic-crystal-based light-emitting diodes,” Journal of Applied Physics vol. 97, no. 4, pp. 044503, 2005.
13. W. Suh, Z. Wang and S. Fan “Temporal coupled-mode theory and the presence of non-orthogonal modes in lossless multimode cavities,” IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics vol. 40, no. 10, pp. 1511, 2004.
14. M.F. Yanik, W. Suh, Z. Wang and S. Fan "Stopping light in a waveguide with an all-optical analog of electromagnetically induced transparency," Physical Review Letters vol. 93, no. 23, pp. 233903, 2004.
15. Z. Wang and S. Fan “Compact all-pass filters in photonic crystals as the building block for high-capacity optical delay lines,” Physical Review E vol. 68, no. 6, pp. 066616, 2003.
16. Z. Wang, D.A.B. Miller and S. Fan, “Wide bandwidth, large, and tunable polarization mode dispersions in multilayered omnidirectional reflectors,” Applied Physics Letters, vol. 81, pp. 187, 2002

Patents

1. M. F. Yanik, W. Suh, Z. Wang, and S. Fan, “Stopping light in a waveguide with an all-optical  analogue of electromagnetically induced transparency,” U.S. Patent Pending (US 11/000,679)
2. E. Chow, G. Lu, Z. Wang, “A biosensor system that enables spectral multiplexing,” US Patent approved  (Agilent Patent No. 10041343-1)

Conference Presentations

1. Z. Wang, Ayman F. Abouraddy, Fabien Sorin, Sylvain Danto, Ofer Shapira, John Joannopoulos, Yoel Fink, “Multimaterial Fibers and Integrated Fiber Photonic Devices” (invited), Annual Meeting of Optical Society of America, Oct 2008, Rochester, NY, paper FWR4
2. Z. Wang, Y. D. Chong, J. D. Joannopoulos, and M. Soljačić, “One-way waveguides in photonic crystals and back-scattering suppression”, Conference on Laser and Electro-Optics (CLEO/QELS), May 2008, San Jose, CA, paper QFG1
3. Z. Wang and S. Fan, “Disorder Tolerant Waveguiding in Magneto-Optical Photonic Crystals”, Annual Meeting of Optical Society of America, Oct 2006, Rochester, NY
4. Z. Wang and S. Fan, “Magneto-optical circulators in 2D photonic crystals,” Photonic West, January 2006, San Jose, CA, paper 6128-13
5. Z. Wang, S. Fan, M. Liu, K. Sultana, E. Chow, D. Chamberlin, and A. Grot, “Coupled-mode theory analysis of lossy plasmonic resonances in periodic metallic nanoparticle arrays”, MRS 2005 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, paper GG1.7
6. Z. Wang and S. Fan, “Nonreciprocal photonic crystal circuits (invited),” Photonic Nanosystems 2005, November 2005, San Francisco, CA
7. Z. Wang and S. Fan, “Single domain magneto-optical circulators in photonic crystals,” SPIE Annual Meeting, August 2005, San Diego, CA, paper 5926-22
8. D. Chamberlin, Z. Wang, K. Chow, M. Sigalas, Y. Chang, A. Grot, and S. Fan, “SERS and plasmon resonance of engineered nanoparticle arrays,” SPIE Annual Meeting, August 2005, San Diego, CA, paper 5927-08
9. K. Chow, L. Gao, A. Grot, M. Sigalas, S. Crozine, Z. Wang, and S. Fan, “Using periodic metallic nanostructures for compact optical sensors to detect refractive index change,” SPIE Annual Meeting, August 2005, San Diego, CA, paper 5927-48
10. Z. Wang and S. Fan, “Broadband optical circulators in two dimensional magneto-optical photonic crystals,” Conference on Laser and Electro-Optics (CLEO), May 2005, Baltimore, MD, paper QWD2,
11. Z. Wang, W. Suh and S. Fan, “Non-orthogonal modes in passive photonic crystals,” Photonics West, 22-27 Jan 2005, paper 5733-54.
12. Z. Wang and S. Fan, “Two-dimensional magneto-photonic crystal circulators,” MRS 2004 Fall Meeting Proceedings, 29 Nov- 3 Dec 2004 , Boston, MA, paper DD12.9
13. Z. Wang and S. Fan, “Nonreciprocal optical resonators in 2-D photonic crystals,” Annual Meeting of Optical Society of America, Oct 2004, Rochester, NY, paper FME2