Sheng Wu
Visiting Faculty
Physical Chemistry

626/ 817-0883
s.wu@oak-crest.org

B.S., Peking University,
Beijing, China, 1992, Chemistry & Physics
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1999, Physical Chemistry
Visiting Associate, California Institute of Technology, 1999-Pres.

Principal Research Interests

  • Nonlinear optical converters

  • Laser research and development

  • Analytical instrumentation

  • Applied spectroscopy

Representative Publications
  1. Wu S., Blake G.A. “Tandem optical frequency mixer”, US Patent Number, 6,441,948, Date of Patent: Aug. 27, 2002.

  2. Wu S., Blake G.A., Sun S.N., Ling J., “Multicrystal Harmonic Generator Compensate for Thermally Induced Phase Mismatch”, Opt. Commun., 2000, 173, 371-376.

  3. Wu S., Kapinus V.A., Blake G.A. “A nanosecond optical parametric generator/amplifier seeded by an external cavity diode Laser”, Optics Commun., 1999, 159, 74.

  4. Chen Q.X., Yu H., Sun S.N., Ling J.W., Wu S. “Nonlinear optical crystals improve laser’s flexibility”, Photonics Spectra, 1998, 32, 138.

  5. Blake G.A., Wu S., Rodham D. “Optical parametric oscillator cavity design”, US Patent Number 5,812,305, Sep. 22, 1998.

  6. Wu S., Blake G.A., Sun Z.Y., Ling J.W. “Simple, high-performance type II B-BaB2O4 optical parametric oscillator”, Appl. Optics, 1997, 36, 5898.

  7. Rao G.H., Wu S., Yan X.H., Zhang Y.L., Tang W.H., Liang J.K. “Enthalpies of formation of rare earth-3d metal alloys and intermetallic compounds”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 202 (1993).