Photonic & Optomechanical Nanodevice Laboratory at CUHK
Research Areas
integrated optics, optoelectronics, nanophotonics, nanofabrication, optomechanics, optoacoustics, nanomechanics, micro- and nanoelectromechanics, photonic nanostructures,
semiconductor lasers, photonic/phononic crystals, nonlinear photonics, topological photonics, optical communication, optical sensing and signal processing
Current Openings
(1) Ph.D. students to start in Fall 2026.
(2) Postdoctoral researchers with flexible time frames.
(3) Summer research interns, exchange students, visiting students, research assistants with flexible time frames.
Please check this announcement (in English) or this announcement (in simplified Chinese) for details.
Applicants with background in physics, optics, electronics, acoustics, and materials are all welcome. Please email your CV, academic transcript, and publication list for consideration.
Please note:
(1) Applicants must be honest, self-disciplined, and dedicated to high-quality research.
(2) Applicants with a Bachelor's degree must have first-authored papers published or officially accepted in high-quality journals to demonstrate their capability and potential for high-quality research. Note that this is a strict requirement for all applicants with a Bachelor's degree.
(3) If you satisfy the above conditions, you should receive a response usually within a day or two. No response to your inquiry does not mean no interest. It can be because your email went to my spam folder. To avoid miscommunication, please feel free to resend your email or call my office phone number.
Reasons to choose EE at CUHK
(1) CUHK is ranked No. 36 worldwide (No. 2 in Hong Kong) according to the
QS World University Rankings 2025,
No. 42 worldwide (No. 1 in Hong Kong) according to the
US News 2024-2025 Best Global Universities Rankings, or
No. 44 worldwide (No. 2 in Hong Kong) according to the
Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2025.
(2) EE of CUHK is constantly ranked in top 30 worldwide in recent years, according to the
U.S. News Best Global Universities for Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2023.
(3) CUHK has the highest proportion of world leading and internationally excellent research within the Electrical and Electronic Engineering area in Hong Kong, according to the
Results of the Research Assessment Exercise 2020 by the University Grants Committee of Hong Kong.