Optoelectronics Technology Center
Professor Larry Coldren's Group
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
University of California, Santa Barbara

Yan received his B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from UCSD where he was very involved with student organizations and engineering projects. In 2005 he was the recipient of the UCSD Undergraduate Student Leadership Award and several IEEE awards. Currently he is the Program Director of the Leadership in Team Engineering (LITE) course. Beginning in the Fall quarter of 2006 he will lead two teams of student engineers in designing some innovative solutions for the Santa Barbara Zoo.

His current research is centered around growth and fabrication of novel silicon based light emitters. Using precisely controlled MBE growth several mono layers of optically active material in silicon can be created. All processes are designed to be CMOS compatible. The application of a useful silicon light emitter, i.e. laser diode, ranges from telecommunications to optical computing.

He loves playing basketball and is also an avid martial artist. At night he likes to take quiet walks on the beach with his girlfriend followed by sappy romantic movies and Häagen-Dazs.

Professor Larry A. Coldren
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Santa Barbara, California 93106-9560
T: (805) 893-7104 F: (805) 893-4500
Email: coldren@ece.ucsb.edu

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