About Chao Shen Chao Shen Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering optoelectronics Chao Shen received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering under the supervision of Professor Boon Ooi at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Currently, Chao is working as a Consultant at KAUST, with KAUST Innovation and Economic Development. Research Interests Chao's research interests included GaN optoelectronics, III-nitride diode lasers, Photonic integrated circuits, and Laser-based solid-state lighting, visible-light communications, III-nitride photonic integrated circuit, GaN-based laser diodes, superluminescent diodes (SLDs), micro-LEDs, and VCSELs, laser Articles Related News October 2019 Chao Shen awarded a 2017 Young Professional Travel Grant from IEEE Photonics Society 1 min read · Wed, Oct 23 2019 News Chao Shen awarded a 2017 Young Professional Travel Grant from IEEE Photonics Society. April 2017 SCI Chemistry & Industry features "What a bright idea" 1 min read · Tue, Apr 4 2017 News "Thomas Alva Edison’s incandescent light bulb, patented in 1879, has served us well for more than a century. But, in the modern eco-conscious environment, it is fantastically wasteful – turning 98% of the electricity into heat rather than light." http://www.soci.org/chemistry-and-industry/cni-data/2016/9/what-a-bright-idea March 2017 Semiconductor Today features "Semi-polar indium gallium nitride laser diode/waveguide photodiode combo" 1 min read · Fri, Mar 24 2017 News "Researchers based in Saudi Arabia and USA have integrated a waveguide photodetector (WPD) with a 405nm laser diode (LD) using free-standing semi-polar gallium nitride (GaN) technology." http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2017/mar/kaust_240317.shtml February 2017 SPIE Newsroom features "Perovskite nanocrystals as color converters for record-breaking visible light communications" 1 min read · Wed, Feb 22 2017 News Cesium lead bromide perovskite nanocrystals are used to generate white light that can be used as both an efficient lighting source and for ultrafast data transfer. https://doi.org/10.1117/2.1201611.006756 December 2016 IEDM 2016 session "Optoelectronic Integration" chaired by Prof. Ooi and Chao Shen presents his work 1 min read · Tue, Dec 6 2016 News optoelectronics Laser Diodes During the 62nd IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) conference 2016 Prof. Ooi chairs a session and Chao Shen presents his work. October 2016 EE Times Europe News: "Nanowire LED fills the green-yellow gap in white light" 1 min read · Fri, Oct 28 2016 News LED "KAUST and KACST have come up with a novel way to fill the “green-yellow gap” typically seen in white-LED implementations based on multiple phosphors." Chao Shen wins the 2nd place in 2016 IEEE Photonics Society Student and Young Professional Poster Competition 1 min read · Tue, Oct 11 2016 News Visible light communications Congratulations! The poster competition is part of IPC 2016 (IEEE Photonics Conference). June 2016 Prof. Boon Ooi and Lab members attended CLEO:2016 in San Jose, USA 1 min read · Wed, Jun 8 2016 News Prof. Boon Ooi, Chao Zhao, Chao Shen and Hassan Oubei at CLEO:2016 in San Jose, USA. May 2016 Incubic/Milton Chang Travel Grant at CLEO awarded to Photonics Lab Student 1 min read · Mon, May 2 2016 News Chao Shen is rewarded with Incubic/Milton Chang travel grant for CLEO:2016.
Chao Shen awarded a 2017 Young Professional Travel Grant from IEEE Photonics Society 1 min read · Wed, Oct 23 2019 News Chao Shen awarded a 2017 Young Professional Travel Grant from IEEE Photonics Society.
SCI Chemistry & Industry features "What a bright idea" 1 min read · Tue, Apr 4 2017 News "Thomas Alva Edison’s incandescent light bulb, patented in 1879, has served us well for more than a century. But, in the modern eco-conscious environment, it is fantastically wasteful – turning 98% of the electricity into heat rather than light." http://www.soci.org/chemistry-and-industry/cni-data/2016/9/what-a-bright-idea
Semiconductor Today features "Semi-polar indium gallium nitride laser diode/waveguide photodiode combo" 1 min read · Fri, Mar 24 2017 News "Researchers based in Saudi Arabia and USA have integrated a waveguide photodetector (WPD) with a 405nm laser diode (LD) using free-standing semi-polar gallium nitride (GaN) technology." http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2017/mar/kaust_240317.shtml
SPIE Newsroom features "Perovskite nanocrystals as color converters for record-breaking visible light communications" 1 min read · Wed, Feb 22 2017 News Cesium lead bromide perovskite nanocrystals are used to generate white light that can be used as both an efficient lighting source and for ultrafast data transfer. https://doi.org/10.1117/2.1201611.006756
IEDM 2016 session "Optoelectronic Integration" chaired by Prof. Ooi and Chao Shen presents his work 1 min read · Tue, Dec 6 2016 News optoelectronics Laser Diodes During the 62nd IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) conference 2016 Prof. Ooi chairs a session and Chao Shen presents his work.
EE Times Europe News: "Nanowire LED fills the green-yellow gap in white light" 1 min read · Fri, Oct 28 2016 News LED "KAUST and KACST have come up with a novel way to fill the “green-yellow gap” typically seen in white-LED implementations based on multiple phosphors."
Chao Shen wins the 2nd place in 2016 IEEE Photonics Society Student and Young Professional Poster Competition 1 min read · Tue, Oct 11 2016 News Visible light communications Congratulations! The poster competition is part of IPC 2016 (IEEE Photonics Conference).
Prof. Boon Ooi and Lab members attended CLEO:2016 in San Jose, USA 1 min read · Wed, Jun 8 2016 News Prof. Boon Ooi, Chao Zhao, Chao Shen and Hassan Oubei at CLEO:2016 in San Jose, USA.
Incubic/Milton Chang Travel Grant at CLEO awarded to Photonics Lab Student 1 min read · Mon, May 2 2016 News Chao Shen is rewarded with Incubic/Milton Chang travel grant for CLEO:2016.
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