Xiaoyi Bao

Nonlinear effects in fibers for sensing, device and optical signla processing

 

Rank: Full Professor, Canada Research Chair in Fiber Optics and Photonics

Department: Physics

Education

  • BSc Nankai University
  • MSc Nankai University
  • PhD Academica Sinica

Keywords: nonlinear effects in optical fibers, temperature, acoustic waves, vibration, birefringence, sound velocity, refractive index, structured fibers for devices and bio and chemical sensing, data storage, optical signal processing, fiber communications 
 

Research Topics

  • Fiber sensors for measurement of temperature, strain, vibration, acoustic, chemical- and bio- sensing
  • Nonlinear optics in the fibers for sensing, device and optical signal processing
  • Rayleigh, Brillouin and Raman scattering in fibers and their applications
  • Impairments (polarization of mode dispersion, polarization dependent loss, chromatic dispersion and nonlinear effects) in fiber optic networks
  • Measurement and characterization of the polarization mode dispersion, polarization dependent loss, and chromatic dispersion
  • Micro- and nano -fibers based sensors and devices
  • Fiber laser design and development