Assistant Engineering

Hong CAI (Cathy)

School of Engineering, MS: SOE-2

University of California, Santa Cruz

**** **** ******, ** *****, the United State

E-mail: acbx82@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 831-***-**** (Mobile)

Office: 831-***-****

Eight years of optical engineering research experience in silicon photonic

devices, lasers, free-space and fiber optics, single biomolecule sensing

(silicon platform) and optical tweezers. Expertise in conducting optical

experiments and theoretical modeling and analysis. Experienced in

integrated photonic devices (CMOS) and microfluidic fabrication processes.

Education & Training

Post-doctoral research scholar (2012-now)

University of California, Santa Cruz

Area of Specialization: Single biomolecule detection and analysis on

silicon platform (Supervisor: Holger Schmidt)

Ph.D of Electronic and Computer Engineering (2012)

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong

Area of Specialization: Silicon Photonics, Optical tweezers,

Optofluidics (Thesis advisor: Andrew Poon)

Master of Optical Engineering (2008)

Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM), Chinese

Academy of Sciences, P.R. China

Area of Specialization: Solid-state lasers (Thesis advisor: Jun Zhou)

Bachelor of Optoelectronic Engineering (2005)

South China Normal University, P.R. China

Core courses: Physical optics, Geometric optics, Fourier Optics, Fiber

optical communications, Optoelectronic devices

Professional Skills

. Experimental skills: (8+ years hands-on experience)

- Characterizing and testing photonic devices (planar waveguides,

microresonators)

- Building, testing and optimizing solid-state lasers

- Building free-space and fiber-based optical setup (fiber-chip

coupling system, optical tweezers and microscope)

- Evanescent-wave-based and free-space based optical manipulation

- Fluorescence-based single-biomolecule sensing

. Clean room skills: (5+ years hands-on experience)

Standard CMOS-compatible fabrication

process skills

Soft lithography skills

SEM, AFM and FIB

. Design and simulation skills: Silicon photonic devices

(microresonators, waveguide-based devices)

- FDTD and BPM

(Rsoft), COMSOL and FIMMWAVE (5+ years)

. Computer skills: Cadence(mask layout), AutoCAD, Matlab, Origin,

Labview, Microsoft office

. Language: English(professional writing, reading, communication),

Mandarin and Cantonese(native language)

Professional Experience

09/2012-now Post-doctoral research scholar, Applied Optics Group,

University of California, Santa Cruz

. Perform high-sensitivity fluorescent-based sensing on

optofluidic chips (clinical sample)

. Research and optimize on high-sensitivity amplification-

free silicon photonic devices

. Develop microfluidic based sized-filters for biological

samples

. Design DNA biomarkers for single mutation and multiplex

detection

. Coordinate with 3+ projects and cooperate with various labs

inside and outside of the school

. Wrote 1 first-author paper, 1 conference paper and will

present 1 invited talk in conference

08/2008-09/2012 Research Assistant, Photonic Device Lab, HKUST

. Developed an optimized SiN photonic platform for evanescent-

wave-based optical manipulation

. Designed and fabricated integrated optofluidic chips on

silicon wafers using CMOS technology

. Performed optical manipulation and numerical study on

various waveguide- and resonator-based devices (directional

couplers, MMI power splitters, waveguide junctions and

microrings/microdisks.)

. Built an optical tweezers setup and performed optothermal

trapping

. Participated in the discussion of optical interconnect and

hybrid III-V-on-silicon laser projects

. Wrote 5 papers (4 first-author), 10 conference papers (1

invited presentation)

07/2005-07/2008 Research Assistant, Research Center of Space Laser

Information Technology, SIOM

. Designed, built and optimized laser properties of CW Nd:

YAG and AO Q-switched Yb:YAG lasers

. Designed a Mid-IR fiber laser

. Wrote 2 patents, 5 papers (3 first-author) and 1 book

chapter

Organizing and supervising experience

. Co-chair of the 2nd "East Asia Postgraduate Workshop on Nanoscience

and Technology"

. Supervised 3 final year projects for undergraduates

. Teaching Assistant for five courses: Electronic Circuits, Introduction

to Integrated Circuits and Systems, Electronic and Information

Technology, Photonics and optical Communications, Advanced Photonics

Technology

Honors and Awards

. The Champion winner, Best Student Paper Award in the 12th IEEE

Photonics Society Hong Kong Chapter Postgraduate Conference, 2011

. Meritorious Winner, American Mathematical Competition in

Modeling (AMCM), 2005

Publications (11 Journal papers, 11 conference papers, 2 patents, 1 book

chapter and 1 society new article)

Journal Publications (8 first author papers)

6. J. W. Parks, H. Cai(equal contribution), L. Zempoaltecatl, T. D.

Yuzvinsky, K. Leake, A. R. Hawkins and H. Schmidt, "Hybrid optofluidic

integration," Lab on a chip 13, 4118-4123 (2013).

5. H. Cai and A. W. Poon, "Optical trapping of microparticles using

silicon nitride waveguide junctions and tapered-waveguide junctions on

an optofluidic chip," Lab on a chip 12, 3803-3809(2012).

4. H. Cai and A. W. Poon, "Planar optical tweezers using tapered-

waveguide junctions," Optics Letters 37, 3000-3002(2012).

3. H. Cai and A. W. Poon, "Optical manipulation of microparticles using

whispering-gallery modes in a silicon nitride microdisk resonator,"

Optics Letters 36, 4257-4259(2011).

2. H. Cai and A. W. Poon, "Optical manipulation and transport of

microparticles on silicon nitride microring-resonator-based add-drop

devices," Optics Letters 35, 2855-2857(2010).

1. H. Cai, J. Zhou, T. Feng, G. Yao, Y. Qi, Q. Lou, J. Dong and Y. Wei,

"Dual-wavelength competitive output in Nd:Y3Sc1.5Al3.5O12 ceramic disk

laser," Optics Communications 281,4401-4405(2008).

Patents

. J. Zhou, H. Cai, J. Dong, F. Zhang, Q. Lou, and Y. Wei, "Mid-IR high-

power laser source based on Er-Yb co-doped optical fiber", NO.

200720071435.0, China (Utility model)

. J. Zhou, H. Cai, J. Dong, F. Zhang, Q. Lou, and Y. Wei, "Mid-IR high-

power laser source based on Er-Yb co-doped optical fiber", NO.

200710042422.5, China (Innovation)

Conference Presentations

3. Presented on-chip optical manipulation work in an invited talk at the

SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA, February 1-7, 2013

2. Presented optical manipulation using MMI power splitters in a talk at

Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, San Jose, CA, USA, May 6-11,

2012.

1. Presented optical manipulation using microring resonators in a talk at

IEEE 7th International Conference on Group IV Photonics, Beijing,

China, September 1-3, 2010.

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