Yu Yao
Associate Professor, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Yao's research has focused on various optoelectronic devices based on semiconductor heterostructures, nanophotonic structures, plasmonics and graphene.
Recent stories
September 9, 2025
New sensor technology from ASU researchers transforms mid-infrared light into a powerful, affordable tool for medical diagnostics, space exploration and other everyday uses.
June 25, 2024
ASU researcher Yu Yao is reimagining polarimetric microscopes to expand the use of the technology to more engineering and science pursuits.
September 26, 2023
ASU researcher Yu Yao led a team to invent a new type of sensor that enables new applications for polarimetric imaging.
June 14, 2023
ASU researcher Yu Yao and her team are developing nanoscale light modulators with accelerated signal processing speed and energy efficiency.
Additional stories
Fixing the finding of faults
July 18, 2022
ASU computer science engineer Yan Shoshitaishvili has been awarded a 2022 Young Faculty Award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Riding mid-infrared waves
June 14, 2022
ASU researchers’ graphene-metal hybrid device improves optical modulation at mid-infrared electromagnetic wavelengths for communication and spectroscopy
Printing with light
April 19, 2022
Arizona State University researchers have invented a solution-based additive manufacturing process to “paint with light” on glass and plastics.
Nine ASU Engineering faculty continue record of excellence earning NSF CAREER Awards
May 13, 2021
Nine faculty members in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering have received NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Awards in 2021.
Yao to design and implement advanced new imaging system
March 30, 2021
Yu Yao is working to create a hyperspectral polarimetric imaging system for space, industrial and medical applications through a 2021 NSF CAREER Award project.
New technique boosts versatility of 3D-printed metals
April 13, 2020
A new additive manufacturing technique developed by a team of Fulton Schools electrical engineering researchers promises higher-quality 3D printing of metal objects.