Name:

Ci-Ling Pan

Research Field:

Laser Science/ Ultrafast Optics and Optoelectronics/ THz Optics and Photonics/ Liquid Crystal Optics and Photonics

Short Bio:

Ci-Ling Pan is Professor Emeritus, Physics and Photonics, Honorary Life Chair, College of Sciences, National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), Hsinchu, Taiwan. He joined NTHU in 2009 and was appointed Tsing Hua Chair Professor until his retirement in 2019. At NTHU, he served in various capacities: Chair of the Physics Department and Institute of Astronomy (2011-2014), Director of the Photonics Research Center (2009-2014), Vice President for R&D and the Director of the Operation Center for Industrial Collaboration (2014-2016). Previously, Prof. Pan taught at National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) (1981-2009) and held visiting professorship at Osaka University (2004) and Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) (2008). Recent research highlights include pioneering the field of liquid crystal THz photonics, as well as  novel  THz  generators  and detectors. The latter were used in diverse applications such as diagnostics of technologically important materials for photovoltaics, assessing burn trauma and optical-network-compatible W-band (100 GHz or 0.1 THz) wireless communication Link at a data rate beyond 20 Gbit/s. He is a Life Fellow of IEEE, Fellow of APS, OSA and SPIE, an Academian of the Asia-Pacific Academy of Materials and Corresponding Member of the International Academy of Engineering. Prof. Pan has published more than 260 refereed journal papers to date. He also holds 24 Taiwan patents and 15 US patents.