Xiangpeng is currently working on integrated silicon photonics with on-chip lasers, aiming to deliver high-speed and energy-efficient solutions for AI data centers and coherent Frequency-Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) LiDAR systems.
Biography
Xiangpeng Ou is a Ph.D. candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), under the supervision of Prof. Yating Wan. He obtained a B.E. in Optoelectronic Information Science and Engineering from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) in 2018, and an M.S. in Microelectronics and Solid-State Electronics from the Institute of Microelectronics (IME), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in 2022.
His research focuses on silicon photonics and quantum-dot on-chip lasers, spanning monolithic and heterogeneous III–V/Si integration, tunable and mode-locked lasers, and integrated silicon FMCW LiDAR systems. He has published his work as a first or co-first author in prominent journals including Optica, Light: Science & Applications, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, eLight, Optics Express, and Advanced Materials Technologies.
Research Interests
Xiangpeng's research is advancing semiconductor laser technologies and large-scale integrated photonic systems. During his Ph.D. he worked on the design, fabrication, and characterization of novel quantum-dot on-chip lasers for AI data centers and integrated FMCW LiDAR applications.
Education
- Master of Engineering (M.Eng.)
- Microelectronics and Solid State Electronics, Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMECAS), China, 2022
- Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)
- Optoelectronic information Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), China, 2018
