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ZHE-YU JEFF OU

EDUCATION:
Ph.D.- Experimental Quantum Optics, University of Rochester, May, 1990. Advisor: Leonard Mandel
M.A.- Physics, University of Rochester, May, 1986
B.S.- Physics, Beijing University, Beijing, China, July, 1984.

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS:
August, 1999 – present
Associate Professor
Department of Physics, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

December, 1992 – August, 1999
Assistant Professor
Department of Physics, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

July, 1990 - December, 1992
Research Associate in Physics to Professor H. J. Kimble,
Experimental Quantum Optics Group, California Institute of Technology

September, 1985 - June, 1990
Research Assistant to Professor Leonard Mandel,
Experimental Quantum Optics Group, University of Rochester

Summer, 1985
Research Assistant to Professor Warren Johnson,
Gravitational Wave Group, University of Rochester

Spring, 1984
Research Assistant to Professor Fuxing Hou,
Molecular Spectroscopy Group, Dept. of Phys., Beijing University

OTHER POSITIONS:
Adjunct Professor of University of Science and Technology of China (1999)

Consultant for NEC Research Corporation (Summer, 1998)

TEACHING:
Department of Physics, IUPUI, 1993 - present.
Lectured in major undergraduate and graduate courses, renovated the undergraduate electronics lab

University of Rochester, teaching assistant for undergraduate general physics lab and recitations, 1984-1987.

RESEARCH GRANTS:
Purdue Research Foundation, Research grant, $13,140, 2002.

Office of Naval Research, “Generation of Narrow Band Two-Photon State for Quantum Information Processing”, $232,604, 1998-2001, Principal Investigator.

Office of Naval Research, “Study of Fundamental Phenomena with Single-Photon State, $265,000, 1995-1998, Principal Investigator.

Purdue Research Foundation, International Travel Grant, $1,000, 1998.

Purdue Research Foundation, International Travel Grant, $800, 1996.

Purdue Research Foundation, International Travel Grant, $1,800, 1995.

Purdue Research Foundation, Faculty Summer Research, $5,000, 1995.

HONORS:
1995 Young Investigator Award of the Office of Naval Research

1990 Minoru and Ethel Tsutsui distinguished graduate research award of New York Academy of Sciences;

1984 CUSPEA (China-US Physics Exam and Application) Selectee.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:
Department Colloquium Chairman

Department Graduate Committee, member and chairman

School of Science’s Research Committee

School’s Library Committee

School’s Educational Policy Committee

Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Optics B, Quantum and Semiclassical Optics, 1998-2001.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION:
Optical Society of America

List of Publications
1. R. Ghosh, C. K. Hong, Z. Y. Ou, and L. Mandel; "Interference of Two Photons in Parametric Down-Conversion", Phys. Rev. A34, 3962 (1986).
2. Z. Y. Ou, C. K. Hong, and L. Mandel; "Violations of Locality in Corre­lation Measurements with a Beam Splitter", Phys. Lett. A122, 11 (1987).
3. Z. Y. Ou, C. K. Hong, and L. Mandel; "Detection of Squeezed States by Cross Correlation", Phys. Rev. A36, 192 (1987).
4. Z. Y. Ou, C. K. Hong, and L. Mandel; "Relation Between Input and Output States for a Beam Splitter", Opt. Comm. 63, 118 (1987).
5. Z. Y. Ou, C. K. Hong, and L. Mandel; "Coherent Properties of Squeezed Light and the Degree of Squeezing", J. Opt. Soc. Am. B4, 1574 (1987).
6. C. K. Hong, Z. Y. Ou, and L. Mandel; "Measurement of Subpicosecond Time Intervals between Two Photons by Interference", Phys. Rev. Lett. 59, 2044 (1987).
7. Z. Y. Ou; "Quantum Theory of Fourth-Order Interference", Phys. Rev. A37, 1607 (1988).
8. C. K. Hong, Z. Y. Ou, and L. Mandel; "Interference between a Fluo­rescent Photon and a Classical Field: an Example of Nonclassical Interference", Phys. Rev. A37, 3006 (1988).
9. Z. Y. Ou, C. K. Hong, and L. Mandel; "Proposal for a New Test of Bell's Inequality in an Optical Interference Experiment", Opt. Comm. 67, 159 (1988).
10. Z. Y. Ou and L. Mandel; "Violation of Bell's Inequality and Classical Probability in a Two-Photon Correlation Experiment", Phys. Rev. Lett. 61, 50 (1988).
11. Z. Y. Ou and L. Mandel; "Observation of Spatial Quantum Beating with Separated Photo-Detectors", Phys. Rev. Lett. 61, 54 (1988).
12. Z. Y. Ou, E. C. Gage, B. E. Magill, and L. Mandel; "Observation of Beating Between Blue and Green Light", Opt. Comm. 69, 1 (1988).
13. C. K. Hong, Z. Y. Ou, and L. Mandel; "Nonclassical Photon Interfer­ence Effects", in Photons and Quantum Fluctuations, edited by E. R. Pike and H. Walther, Adam Hilger, Bristol (1988).
14. Z. Y. Ou and L. Mandel; "Determination of the Average Time Interval between Two Photons with Sub-Optical Period Accuracy", Optics News, p.23, December 1988; Physics Today, S.57, January 1989.
15. Z. Y. Ou, E. C. Gage, B. E. Magill, and L. Mandel; "New Fourth-Order Interference Technique for Determining the Coherence Time of a Light Beam", J. Opt. Soc. Am. B6,100 (1989).
16. Z. Y. Ou and L. Mandel; "Derivation of Reciprocity Relations for a Beam Splitter from Energy Balance", J. Am. Phys. Soc. 57, 66 (1989).
17. Z. Y. Ou, S. Bali, and L. Mandel; "Response of a Phase Conjugate Mirror to an Incident Photon", Phys. Rev. A39, 2509 (1989).
18. Z. Y. Ou and L. Mandel; "Further Evidence of Non-Classical Behavior in Optical Interference", Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 2941 (1989).
19. Z. Y. Ou, L. J. Wang, and L. Mandel; "Vacuum Effects on Interfer­ence in Two-Photon Down-Conversion", Phys. Rev. A40, 1428 (1989).
20. Z. Y. Ou, L. J. Wang, X. Y. Zou, and L. Mandel; "Evidence for Phase Memory in Two-Photon Down-Conversion through Entanglement with the Vacuum", Phys. Rev. A41, R566 (1990).
21. Z. Y. Ou, L. J. Wang, X. Y. Zou, and L. Mandel; "Optical Phase In­formation due to the Vacuum in Two-Photon Down-Conversion", in Coherence and Quantum Optics VI, Proceedings of the Sixth Rochester Conference, edited by J. H. Eberly, L. Mandel, and E. Wolf (Plenum, New York, 1990).
22. Z. Y. Ou, X. Y. Zou, L. J. Wang, and L. Mandel; "Observation of Non-Local Interference in Separated Photon Channels", Phys. Rev. Lett. 65, 321 (1990).
23. Z. Y. Ou, L. J. Wang, and L. Mandel; "Photon Amplification by Para­metric Down-Conversion", J. Opt. Soc. Am. B7, 211 (1990).
24. Z. Y. Ou, L. J. Wang, X. Y. Zou, and L. Mandel; "Coherence in Two-Photon Down-Conversion Induced by a laser", Phys. Rev. A41, 1597 (1990).
25. Z. Y. Ou and L. Mandel; "Non-Local and Non-Classical Effects in Two-Photon Down-Conversion", Quantum Optics 2, 71 (1990).
26. Z. Y. Ou and L. Mandel; "Classical Treatment of the Franson Two-Photon Correlation Experiment", J. Opt. Soc. Am. B7, 2127 (1990).
27. Z. Y. Ou, X. Y. Zou, L. J. Wang, and L. Mandel; "Experiment on Non-classical Fourth-Order Interference", Phys. Rev. A42, 2957 (1990).
28. Z. Y. Ou, S. F. Pereira, E. S. Polzik, and H. J. Kimble; "85% Efficiency for Frequency Doubling from 1.08 µm to 0.54 µm", Optics Lett. 17, 640 (1992).
29. Z. Y. Ou, S. F. Pereira, H. J. Kimble, and K. C. Peng; "Realization of the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Paradox for Continuous Variables", Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 3663 (1992).
30. Z. Y. Ou, S. F. Pereira, and H. J. Kimble; "Realization of the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Paradox for Continuous Variables in Nondegenerate Parametric Amplification", Applied Physics B55, 265 (1992).
31. Z. Y. Ou, S. F. Pereira, and H. J. Kimble; "Quantum Noise Reduction in Optical Amplification", Phys. Rev. Lett. 70, 3239 (1993).
32. Z. Y. Ou and H. J. Kimble; "Enhanced Conversion Efficiency for Harmonic Generation with Double Resonance", Optics Lett. 18, 1053 (1993).
33. Z. Y. Ou; "Quantum Amplification with Correlated Quantum Fields", Phys. Rev. A48, R1761 (1993).
34. Z. Y. Ou; "Propagation of Quantum Fluctuations in Single-Pass Second Harmonic Generation for Arbitrary Interaction Length", Phys. Rev. A49, 2106 (1994).
35. S. F. Pereira, Z. Y. Ou, and H. J. Kimble; "Back-Action Evading Measurements for Quantum Nondemolition Detection and Quantum Optical Tapping", Phys. Rev. Lett. 72, 214 (1994).
36. Z. Y. Ou; "Quantum Nondemolition Measurement and Squeezing in Type-II Harmonic Generation with Triple Resonance", Phys. Rev. A49, 4902 (1994).
37. Z. Y. Ou, S. F. Pereira, and H. J. Kimble; "Quantum Amplification and Quantum Optical Tapping with Squeezed States and Correlated Quantum States", in the Proceedings of Third International Workshop on Squeezed States and Uncertainty Relations, edited by D. Han, Y. S. Kim, NASA Conference Publication 3270 (1994).
38. Z. Y. Ou and H. J. Kimble; "Probability Distribution of Photoelectric Currents in Photodetection Processes and Its Connection to the Measurement of Quantum State", Physical Review A52, 3126 (1995).
39. Z. Y. Ou; "Quantum Multi-Particle Interference due to a Single-Photon State", Quantum and Semiclassical Optics 8, 315 (1996).
40. Z. Y. Ou; "Observation of Nonlinear Phase Shift in CW Harmonic Generation", Optics Communications 124, 430 (1996).
41. Z. Y. Ou; "Quantum Probability Cancellation due to a Single-Photon State", in the Proceedings of Third International Conference on Squeezed States and Uncertainty Relations, edited by D. Han, Y. S. Kim, NASA Conference Publication 3322 (1995).
42. Z. Y. Ou; “Complementarity and Fundamental Limit in Precision Phase Measurement”, Physical Review Letters 77, 2352 (1996).
43. Z. Y. Ou; "Nonlocal Correlation in the Realization of a Quantum Eraser”, Physics Letters A226, 323 (1997).
44. Z. Y. Ou; “Fundamental Quantum Limit in Precision Phase Measurement”, Physical Review A55, 2598 (1997).
45. Z. Y. Ou; “Fundamental Quantum Limit on the Precision of Phase Measurement and Its Implication” in “Quantum Interferometry”, Porceedings of an Adriatico Workshop, edited by F. De Martini, G. Denardo, and Y. Shih (VCH, Weinheim, FR Germany, 1996).
46. Z. Y. Ou; “Parametric Down-Conversion with Coherent Pulse Pumping and Quantum Interference between Independent Fields”, Quantum and Semiclassical Optics 9, 599 (1997).
47. Z. Y. Ou, “Generation of Narrow-Band Two-Photon State with Doubly Resonant Cavity in Parametric Down-Conversion”, in the Proceedings of Fourth International Conference on Quantum Communication, Measurement and Computing, edited by P. Kumar, G. M. D’Ariano, and O. Hirota (Plenum Press, New York, 1999).
48. Z. Y. Ou, J.-K. Rhee, and L. J. Wang, “Four-Photon Partition at Beam Splitter in Parametric Down-Conversion with Pulsed Pumping”, in the Proceedings of Fourth International Conference on Quantum Communication, Measurement and Computing, edited by P. Kumar, G. M. D’Ariano, and O. Hirota (Plenum Press, New York, 1999).
49. Z. Y. Ou, J.-K. Rhee, and L. J. Wang, “Observation of Four-Photon Interference with a Beamsplitter by Pulsed Parametric Down-Conversion” Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 959 (1999).
50. Z. Y. Ou, J.-K. Rhee, and L. J. Wang, “Photon Bunching and Multiphoton Interference in Parametric Down-Conversion”, Phys. Rev. A60, 593 (1999).
51. Z. Y. Ou and Y. J. Lu, "Cavity enhanced spontaneous parametric down-conversion for the prolongation of correlation time between conjugate photons", Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 2556 (1999).
52. Z. Y. Ou, J.-K. Rhee, and L. J. Wang, “Photon Bunching and Multiphoton Interference between Independent Parametric Down-Conversion Processes”, in Frontiers of Laser Physics and Quantum Optics, edited by Zhizhan Xu, Shengwu Xie, Shi-Yao Zhu, and Marlan Scully (Springer, Berlin, 2000)
53. Y. J. Lu and Z. Y. Ou, “Optical Parametric Oscillator Far Below Threshold: Experiment vs Theory”, Phys. Rev. A62, 033804 (2000).
54. S. F. Pereira, Z. Y. Ou, and H. J. Kimble, “Quantum Communication with Correlated Nonclassical States”, Phys. Rev. A62, 042311 (2000).
55. Y. J. Lu and Z. Y. Ou, “Observation of Nonclassical Photon Statistics in Two-Photon Interference”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 023601 (2002).
56. Y. J. Lu and Z. Y. Ou, “Generation of Sub-Poissonian Photon Statistics via Two-Photon Quantum Interference: Pulsed Case”, to be submitted.

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