Narrative CV

Shu-Wei Chang is an associate research fellow specializing in theories, designs, and applications of photonics. His research interests focus on chiral modes of photonic-crystal cavities at the exceptional point and bound-state-in-continuum in integrated photonics or photonic crystals, mostly for lasers with novel features. In addition to these topics which are mainly aimed at device levels, e is also looking into integrated photonic circuits for both classical and quantum communication that are more system oriented. Dr. Chang obtained his PhD from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has contributed to multiple research projects within RCAS and with academic or industrial organizations in Taiwan.

Dr. Chang used to develop a source-based frequency-domain method in the form of generalized eigenvalue problems for modeling generic laser cavities. This method can directly and unambiguously provide the threshold gain, modal volume, and confinement factor of the cavity, which are not well-defined through conventional numerical integration of modal distribution.

Dr. Shu-Wei Chang has collaborated with Dr. Min-Husing Shih and Shih-Yen Lin in RCAS on novel semiconductor lasers and electronic devices based on two-dimensional materials. With the former, he has developed chiral lasers at chip level. He was also involved in a joint-development project of TSMC on silicon photonics through National Yang-Ming Chiao-tung University. As a mentor, he has guided 2 masters, 2 PhDs, and 2 post Docs, fostering new talent in photonics.

Dr. Chang's future research aims to develop active and passive components in integrated photonic systems for quantum applications. Also, more attention will be put on the practicality of these applications from system point of views. He tends to find a balance between the novelty and feasibility of academic discoveries, trying to address the pivotal problem of generic systems or turn useful results into real-world products.

Education

• Ph.D (2006), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• M.S. (2003), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• B.S. (1999), Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University

Positions and Career

• Adjunct Associate Professor, National Chiao-Tung University (2015 – )
• Associate Research Fellow, Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica (2015 – )
• Adjunct Assistant Professor, National Chiao-Tung University (2011 – 2015)
• Assistant Research Fellow, Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica (2010 – 2015)
• Postdoctoral Research, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, (2008 – 2010)

Honors and Awards

• 2015 OSA Senior Member
• 2015 IEEE, Senior Member
• 2006 John Bardeen Graduate Memorial Award, ECE. Dept. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Selected Publications

• C. Y. Peng, H. T. Cheng, Y. H. Hong, W. C. Hsu, F. H. Hsiao, T. C. Lu, S. W. Chang, S. C. Chen*, C. H. Wu*, and H. C. Kuo*, "Performance analyses of photonic-crystal surface-emitting laser: toward high-speed optical communication," Nanoscale Res. Lett. 17, 90 (2022). [DOI: 10.1186/s11671-022-03728-x]
• W. C. Tang, Y. T. Liu, C. H. Yeh, C. H. Lu, C. H. Tu, Y. L. Lin, Y. C. Lin, T.L. Hsu, L. Gao, S. W. Chang, P. Chen, and B. C. Chen*, "Optogenetic manipulation of cell migration with high spatiotemporal resolution using lattice lightsheet microscopy," Commun. Biol., 5 879 (2022) [DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-03835-6]
• H. T. Lin, C. Y. Chang, C. L. Yu, A. B. Lee, S. Y. Gu, L. S. Lu, Y. W. Zhang, S. Y. Lin, W. H. Chang, S. W. Chang, and M. H. Shih*, "Boost lasing performances of 2D semiconductor in a hybrid tungsten diselenide monolayer/cadmium selenide quantum dots microcavity laser," Adv. Optical Mater. 2200799 (2022) [DOI: 10.1002/adom.202200799
• H. T. Lin, Y. Y. Hsu, P. J. Cheng, W. T. Wang, S. W. Chang, and M. H. Shih*, "In situ tunable circular dichroism of flexible chiral metasurfaces composed of plasmonic nanorod trimers," Nanoscale Adv. 4, 2428 (2022) [DOI: 10.1039/d2na00144f]
• C. T. Tung, S. W. Chang, and C. H. Wu*, "Analytical modeling of tunnel junction transistor lasers," IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron, 28 1501008 (2022). [DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2021.3090527]
• M. J. Yu, C. L. Chang, H. Y. Lan, Z. Y. Chiao, Y. C. Chen, H. W. H. Lee, Y.C. Chang, S. W. Chang, T. Tanaka, V. Tung, H. H. Chou*, and Y. J. Lu*, "Plasmon-enhanced solar-driven hydrogen evolution using titanium nitride metasurface broadband absorbers," ACS Photon 8, 3125 (2021). [DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.1c00927]
• P. C. Tsai, C. W. Huang, S. J. Chang, S. W. Chang*, and S. Y. Lin*, "Charge storage of isolated monolayer molybdenum disulfide in epitaxially grown MoS2/graphene hetero-structures for memory device applications," ACS Appl. Mater. & Inter. 13, 45864 (2021). [DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c12064]
• C. T. Tai, P. Y. Chiu, C. Y. Liu, H. S. Kao, C. T. Harris, T. M. Lu, C. T. Hsieh, S.W. Chang, and J. Y. Li*, "Strain effects on Rashba spin-orbit coupling of two-dimensional hole gases in GeSn/Ge heterostructures," Adv. Mater. 33, 2007862 (2021). [DOI: 10.1002/adma.202007862]
• L. A. Chu*, S. W. Chang, W. C. Tang, Y. T. Tseng, P. Chen, B. C. Chen*, "5D superresolution imaging for a live cell nucleus," Current Opinion in Genetics & Development 67, 77 (2021). [DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2020.11.005]
• C. H. Lin, D. W. Huang, T. T. Shih, H. C. Kuo, and S. W. Chang*, "Increasing responsivity-bandwidth margin of germanium waveguide photodetector with simple corner reflector," Opt. Express 29, 10364 (2021). [DOI: 10.1364/OE.414691]

• G. R. Lin, W. C. Miao, P. L. Chen, P. W. Ho, Y. H. Hong, S. W. Chang, C. H. Wu, and H. C. Kuo, "Nearly collimated 940-nm buried-photonic-crystal surface-emitting laser for lens-free discrete multitone transmission at 22  Gbit/s over 20  m," Photon. Res. 13, 649-660 (2025) [DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.531738]
• J. T. Tsai, C. T. Hsieh, C. C. Cheng, M. H. Shih, and S. W. Chang, “Circularly-polarized laser equivalent to two phase-shifted linearly-polarized sources,” Laser Photon Rev, 18, 2300574 (2024). [ DOI: 10.1002/lpor.202300574]
• C. C. Cheng, P. J. Cheng, T. W. Huang, W. T. Wang, J. T. Tsai, M. H. Shih, and S. W. Chang, “Realization of spinning mode with maximum chirality in photonic-crystal defect cavity at exceptional point,” Optica 10, 732-739 (2023). [DOI: 10.1364/OPTICA.481825]
• W. C. Tang, Y. T. Liu, C. H. Yeh, C. H. Lu, C. H. Tu, Y. L. Lin, Y. C. Lin, T. L. Hsu, L. Gao, S. W. Chang, P. Chen, and B. C. Chen∗, “Optogenetic manipulation of cell migration with high spatiotemporal resolution using lattice lightsheet microscopy,” Commun. Biol., 5 879 (2022) [DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-03835-6]
• H. T. Lin, C. Y. Chang, C. L. Yu, A. B. Lee, S. Y. Gu, L. S. Lu, Y. W. Zhang, S. Y. Lin, W. H. Chang, S. W. Chang, and M. H. Shih∗, “Boost lasing performances of 2D semiconductor in a hybrid tungsten diselenide monolayer/cadmium selenide quantum dots microcavity laser,” Adv. Optical Mater. 2200799 (2022) [DOI: 10.1002/adom.202200799]