Group leader

Education:

B.S. 1990 – 1994 Department of Physics, National Taiwan University

M.S. 1994 – 1996 Department of Physics, National Taiwan University 

Ph. D. 1998 – 2002 Department of Physics, National Tsing Hua University 

Professional Appointments:

2002 Aug. – 2004 Jan. Postdoctoral fellow, Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica

2004 Feb. – 2007 Jul. Assistant professor, Department of Physics, National Chung Hsing University. 

2007 Jul. – 2012 Jan. Associate Professor, Department of Physics, National Chung Hsing University. 

2012 Feb. - present Professor, Department of Physics, National Chung Hsing University.

2021 Aug.- Joint Appointment Research Fellow,  Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica

2016 Aug. - 2020 Jul.  Distinguished Professor(III), Institute of Nanoscience. National Chung Hsing University.

2011 Aug. - 2016 Jan. Division Chief, Research Center for Sustainable Energy and Nanotechnology, NCHU (former Center of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology)

2016 Mar. -2016 Jul. Visiting professor, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

2016 Feb. -2020 Jan. Board of Directors, the Physical Society of Taiwan(TPS)

2019 Aug.- 2021 Nov. Chair, Department of Physics and Institute of Nanoscience. National Chung Hsing University

2021. Dec- Vice Dean, the Office of R&D, National Chung Hsing University

Research interest:

Quantum information and technology

Quantum optics

Quantum transport

Nano electronic devices and applications  

Representative publications: 

2023

Raveendharan Sundaram, Wei-Chen Chien,Yu-Han Chang, Chien-Yi Wu, Cen-Shawn Wu, and Watson Kuo* "Energy Spectrum of the Strongly Coupled Superconducting Artificial Atoms", SPIN 13, 2340025 (2023). DOI:10.1142/S2010324723400258

W.-C. Chien, Y.-H. Chang, C. X. Lu, Y.-Y. Ting, C.-S. Wu, S.-D. Lin and W. Kuo*, "Large parametric amplification in kinetic inductance dominant resonators based on 3 nm-thick epitaxial superconductors", Materials for Quantum Technology 3, 025005 (2023) DOI: 10.1088/2633-4356/acd744.  supporting data

Yu-Han Chang, Vanna Chrismas Silalahi, Yun-Ting Yang, Yu-Shiang Wen and Watson Kuo, "Full analysis on coupling strengths between split ring resonators for double negative microwave tight-binding models", Optics Express 31, 24492 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.493283

2022

Yu-Han Chang, Dmytro Dubyna, Wei-Chen Chien, Chien-Han Chen, Cen-Shawn Wu, Watson Kuo*, "Cavity quantum electrodynamics with dressed states of a superconducting artificial atom", Scientific Reports 12, 22308 (2022)  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26828-1 

Hsin Chang, Jing-Yang Chang, Yi-Chieh Chang, Yu-Han Chang, Yuan-Hann Chang, Chien-Han Chen, Ching-Fang Chen, Kuan-Yu Chen, Yung-Fu Chen*, Wei-Yuan Chiang, Wei-Chen Chien, Hien Thi Doan, Wei-Cheng Hung, Watson Kuo, Shou-Bai Lai, Han-Wen Liu, Min-Wei OuYang, Ping-I Wu, Shin-Shan Yu* (TASEH Collaboration), "Taiwan Axion Search Experiment with Haloscope: CD102 Analysis Details", Physical Review D 106 (5), 052002 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.106.052002

Hsin Chang, Jing-Yang Chang, Yi-Chieh Chang, Yu-Han Chang, Yuan-Hann Chang, Chien-Han Chen, Ching-Fang Chen, Kuan-Yu Chen, Yung-Fu Chen*, Wei-Yuan Chiang, Wei-Chen Chien, Hien Thi Doan, Wei-Cheng Hung, Watson Kuo, Shou-Bai Lai, Han-Wen Liu, Min-Wei OuYang, Ping-I Wu, Shin-Shan Yu* (TASEH Collaboration),"Taiwan axion search experiment with haloscope: Designs and operations", Rev. Sci. Instrum. 93 (8), 084501 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0098783

Hsin Chang, Jing-Yang Chang, Yi-Chieh Chang, Yu-Han Chang, Yuan-Hann Chang, Chien-Han Chen, Ching-Fang Chen, Kuan-Yu Chen, Yung-Fu Chen*, Wei-Yuan Chiang, Wei-Chen Chien, Hien Thi Doan, Wei-Cheng Hung, Watson Kuo, Shou-Bai Lai, Han-Wen Liu, Min-Wei OuYang, Ping-I Wu, Shin-Shan Yu* (TASEH Collaboration), "First Results from the Taiwan Axion Search Experiment with Haloscope at 19.6$\mu $ eV", Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 111802 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.111802

Yu-Shun Su, Wei-Rong Yang, Wei-Wun Jheng, Watson Kuo, Shien-Der Tzeng, Kiyokazu Yasuda, Jenn-Ming Song Song*, "Optimization of piezoresistive strain sensors based on gold nanoparticle deposits on PDMS substrates for highly sensitive human pulse sensing", Nanomaterials 12, 2312 (2022). https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12132312

2021

R. A. Abdelghany, A. B. A. Mohamed*, M. Tammam, W. Kuo, H. Eleuch, "Tripartite entropic uncertainty relation under phase decoherence", Scientific Reports 11, 11830 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90689-3

Wei-Wun Jheng, Yu-Shun Su, Yun-Lien Hsieh, Yu-Jhan Lin, Shien-Der Tzeng, Chih-Wei Chang, Jenn-Ming Song and Watson Kuo*, "Gold Nanoparticle Thin Film-Based Strain Sensors for Monitoring Human Pulse", ACS Applied Nano Materials. 4, 1712–1718 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.0c03167

2020

Yu-Han Chang, Raul A. Robles Robles, Vanna Chrismas Silalahi, Cen-Shawn Wu, Gang Wang, Giulia Marcucci,  Laura Pilozzi, Claudio Conti, Ray-Kuang Lee, and Watson Kuo*, "Direct Observation of Topological Protected Edge States in Slow-Light ", arXiv: 2004.09282

Dmytro Dubyna and Watson Kuo*, "Inter-qubit interaction mediated by collective modes in a linear array of three-dimensional cavities", Quantum Science and Technology 5, 035002 (2020) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-9565/ab8114

2019

Wei-Chen Chien, Yun-Lien Hsieh, Chien-Han Chen, Dmytro Dubyna, Cen-Shawn Wu, and Watson Kuo*, "Optical amplification assisted by two-photon processes in a 3-level transmon artificial atom", Optics Express 27(25), 36088-36099 (2019) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.27.036088

Tzung-Tsuen Tsai, Ying-Chih Fang, Shin-Kuan Wu, Ren-Hao Chang, Wei-Chen Chien, Yu-Han Chang, Cen-Shawn Wu and Watson Kuo*, "High throughput and label-free particle sensor based on microwave resonators", Sensors & Actuators: A. Physical 285, 652-658 (2019) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2018.12.008

2018

I-Lin Ho and Watson Kuo*, "Energy conversion from environmental fluctuations to coherent fields by Cooper-pair box quantum meta-materials", Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 31, 055702 (2018) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/aaf1f9

2017

Yu-Jhan Lin, Yu-Han Chang, Wei-Chen Chien, and Watson Kuo*, "Transmission line metamaterials based on strongly coupled split ring/complementary split ring resonators", Optics Express 25, 30395-30405 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.25.030395 open access

Cheng-Wei Jiang, I-Chih Ni, Yun-Lien Hsieh, Shien-Der Tzeng, Cen-Shawn Wu, Watson Kuo*, "Anderson insulators in self-assembled gold nanoparticles thin films: single electron hopping between charge puddles originated from disorder", Materials 10, 645 (2017) [Link] open access

Wei-Chen Chien, Kuan-Yu Lin, Saxon Liou, I-Lin Ho, and Watson Kuo*, "Easy method for measurement of environmental impedance and superconducting phase fluctuations in one-dimensional arrays of Josephson junctions" Superconductor Science and Technology 30, 045015 (2017) [Link]

2016

I Lin Ho*, Arash Moshkforoush, Kwangseok Hong, Gerald A. Meininger, Michael A. Hill, Nikolaos M. Tsoukias, and Watson Kuo*, "Inherent rhythm of smooth muscle cells in rat mesenteric arterioles: An eigensystem formulation", Phys. Rev. E 93, 042415(2016) [Link]

2015

Cheng-Wei Jiang, I-Chi, Ni, Shien-Der Tzeng*, and Watson Kuo*, "Nearly isotropic piezoresistive response due to charge detour conduction in nanoparticle thin films" Scientific Reports 5, 11939(2015) https://doi.org/10.1038/srep11939 open access

Li Dai, Watson Kuo, Ming-Chiang Chung*, "Extracting entangled qubits from Majorana fermions through the measurement of parity",  Scientific Reports 5, 11188(2015)  [Link] open access

2014

Saxon Liou, C. C. Chang and Watson Kuo*, "Large microwave response of one-dimensional Josephson junction arrays in charge-dominating regime" Europhysics Letters 108, 67003(2014) [Link] https://doi.org/10.1039/c3nr06627d

Cheng-Wei Jiang, I-Chi, Ni, Shien-Der Tzeng, Cen-Shawn Wu, and Watson Kuo*, "Identification of Mott insulators and Anderson insulators in self-assembled gold nanoparticles thin films", Nanoscale 6, 5887 - 5893 (2014).[Link]

2013

Saxon Liou and Watson Kuo*, "Enhanced phase and charge diffusion due to radio-frequency/microwave excitation in Bloch transistors" AIP Advances 3, 082127(2013) [Link] open access

Jyh-Yang Wang, Saxon Liou, Yu-Cheng Chang, Teik-Hui Lee, Kuan-Wen Chen, Ming-Chou Lin, Cen-Shawn Wu, Watson Kuo and ChiiDong Chen*, "Reduction of modal length using Josephson junction array confined cavity" Applied Physics Letters 102, 142603 (2013) [Link]

2012

Sheng-Shiuan Yeh, Kuan-Wen Chen, Tao-Hsiang Chung, Dai-Yang Wu, Ming-Chou Lin, Jyh-Yang Wang, I-Lin Ho, Cen-Shawn Wu, Watson Kuo, and ChiiDong Chen*, "A method for determining the specific capacitance value of mesoscopic Josephson junctions" Applied Physics Letters  101, 232602 (2012) [Link]

Saxon Liou, Wei-Chen Chien and Watson Kuo*, "Overall performance evaluation using an equivalent circuit model for radio-frequency single-electron transistors", AIP Advances 2, 032161 (2012) [Link] open access

Cheng-Wei Jiang, I-Chi, Ni, Shien-Der Tzeng, Watson Kuo*, "Anderson localization in strongly coupled gold-nanoparticle assemblies near the metal-insulator transition" Applied Physics Letters 101, 083105 (2012) [Link]

Yuan Liu, Nujiang Tang*, Watson Kuo*,  Chengwei Jiang, Jianfeng Wen, You-Wei Du,  "N-Doped Helical Carbon Nanotubes: Single Helix Photoconductivity and Photoluminescence Properties", Journal of Physical Chemistry C 116, 14584 (2012) [Link]

K. Aravind, M. C. Lin, I. L. Ho, C. S. Wu, W. Kuo, C. H. Kuan, K. S. Chang-Liao, and C. D. Chen*, "Magnetic Field Enhanced Resonant Tunneling in a Silicon Nanowire Single-Electron-Transistor", Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 12, 2509 (2012) [Link]

I-Chi, Ni, Su-Ching Yang, Cheng-Wei Jiang, Chih-Shin Luo, Watson Kuo, Kuan-Jiuh Lin , and Shien-Der Tzeng*, "Formation Mechanism, Patterning, and Physical Properties of Gold-Nanoparticle Films Assembled by an Interaction-Controlled Centrifugal Method", Journal of Physical Chemistry C 116, 8095-8101 (2012) [Link]

K. Aravind, Y. W. Su, D. S. Chung, Watson Kuo, C. S. Wu, K. S. Chang-Liao, K. H. Chen, L. C. Chen, and C. D. Chen, "Magnetic-field and temperature dependence of the energy gap in InN nanobelt", AIP Advances 2, 012155 (2012) [Link] open access

2011

I. Ho, W. Kuo, S. Lin, C. Lee, C. Liang, C. Wu* and C. Chen*, "Effect of the electromagnetic environment on the dynamics of charge and phase particles in one-dimensional arrays of small Josephson junctions", Europhysics Letters 96, 47004 (2011). [Link]

Y.-X. Hong, W. Kuo*, K.-J. Lin, "Nonvolatile gating-effects on radicals-containing vanadium oxide nanowires by gas molecule absorption and diffusion", Nanotechnology 22, 115501(2011) [Link] https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/22/11/115501

2010

Nujiang Tang*, Waston Kuo*, C. C. Jeng, Liyuan Wang, Kuanjiuh Lin, and Youwei Du, “Coil-in-Coil Carbon Nanocoils: 11 Gram–Scale Synthesis, Single Nanocoil Electrical Properties, and Electrical Contact Improvement” ACS nano 4, 781-788 (2010) [Link]

2009

Y. W. Su, K. Aravind, C. S. Wu, W. Kuo, K. H. Chen, L. C. Chen, K. S. Chang-Liao, W. F. Su, and C. D. Chen*, “Magnetoresistance fluctuations in a weak disorder indium nitride nanowire” Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 18, 185009(2009) [Link]

2008

Saxon Liou, Watson Kuo*, Y. W. Suen, C. S. Wu and C. D. Chen,"Phase diffusions due to radio-frequency excitations in one-dimensional arrays of superconductor/insulator/superconductor junctions" New Journal of Physics 10, 073025(2008) [Link] open access

2007

Watson Kuo*, C.S. Wu, J.H. Shyu, and C.D. Chen, "One-dimensional arrays of superconducting quantum interference devices as magnetic-field-tuned superconducting detectors" Journal of Applied Physics 101, 053903(2007) [Link]

M.C. Lin, K. Aravind, C. S. Wu, Y. P. Wu, C. H. Kuan, Watson Kuo and C. D. Chen*, "Cyclotron Localization in a sub-10nm Silicon Quantum Dot Single Electron Transistor" Applied Physics Letters 90, 032106(2007) [Link]

Watson Kuo*, C.S. Wu, J.H. Shyu, and C.D. Chen , “Suppression of Cooper-pair tunneling in superconducting charge boxes in tunable electromagnetic environments” Physical Review B 75, 014517(2007) [Link]

2006

C.S. Wu , C. F. Lin, Watson Kuo and C.D. Chen*, “Coupled single electron transistors as a differential voltage amplifier” New Journal of Physics 8, 300 (2006) [Link] open access

Watson Kuo*, C.S. Wu, J.H. Shyu, and C.D. Chen “Parity effect in a superconducting island in a tunable dissipative environment” Physical Review B 74, 184522 (2006) [Link]

Before 2004

Y. F. Hsiou, Y. J. Yang, L. Stobinski, Watson Kuo, C. D. Chen*, "Controlled Placement and Electrical Contact Properties of Individual Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes on Patterned Silicon Chips" Applied Physics Letters 84, 984-986(2004) (SCI) [Link]

Watson Kuo* and C.D. Chen, "Gate-controlled polarized current in ferromagnetic single electron transistors", Physical Review B 65, 104427 (2002) [Link]

C.D. Chen*, Watson Kuo, D.S. Chung, J.H. Shyu and C.S. Wu, “Evidence for suppression of superconductivity by spin mbalance in Co-Al-Co single-electron transistors." Physical Review Letters 88 , 047004, (2002) [Link]

Watson Kuo and C.D. Chen*, "Scaling Analysis of Magnetic-Field-Tuned Phase Transitions in One-Dimensional Josephson Junction Arrays." Physical Review Letters 87, 186804 (2001) [Link]