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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
88
Citations
33971
World Ranking
321
National Ranking
52

Materials Science

D-Index
86
Citations
33615
World Ranking
2030
National Ranking
646

Physics

D-Index
89
Citations
35271
World Ranking
2283
National Ranking
44

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Best Reviewer Award, International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing
  • 2022 - Certificate of Appreciation, International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) in recognition of outstanding service and commitment
  • 2020 - China’s Top 10 Optical Breakthroughs
  • 2018 - Mozi Award, International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE)
  • 2018 - Futuretech Breakthrough Award, Ministry of Science & Technology, Taiwan
  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2016 - Distinguished Information Storage Award
  • 2015 - Distinguished Information Storage Award
  • 2012 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to nanophotonics and near-field optics for microscopy and storage
  • 2007 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his contributions in nanophotonics, plasmonics and nearfield optics especially on nearfield scaning optical microscopy, nano storage and nano imaging
  • 2006 - OSA Fellows For specific achievements in the areas of near-field optics and nano-photonics, nano optical imaging and storage, and near-field optical storage.
  • 2005 - SPIE Fellow
  • 202 - The Presidents’ Awards, City University of Hong Kong

Overview

Din Ping Tsai is affiliated with the City University of Hong Kong in China, focusing on research primarily within the fields of engineering, materials science, and physics and astronomy. Their work bridges several subfields including electronic, optical and magnetic materials, atomic and molecular physics and optics, biomedical engineering, aerospace engineering, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The main topics of Din Ping Tsai's research include metasurfaces and metamaterials applications, orbital angular momentum in optics, plasmonic and surface plasmon research, advanced antenna and metasurface technologies, photonic and optical devices, antenna design and analysis, and photonic crystals and their applications.

The scientist's frequent publication venues reflect their focus on photonics and related fields. These include Laser & Photonics Review, Advanced Science, ACS Photonics, Light Science & Applications, and Science Advances.

Among recent notable papers are:

  • "All-dielectric metasurface for high-performance structural color" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Metalens-array-based high-dimensional and multiphoton quantum source" (2020, Science)
  • "Reprogrammable meta-hologram for optical encryption" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Metasurface Micro/Nano-Optical Sensors: Principles and Applications" (2022, ACS Nano)
  • "Roadmap for Optical Metasurfaces" (2024, ACS Photonics)

Frequent collaborators include Mu Ku Chen, Jin Yao, Yuzhi Shi, Xiaoyuan Liu, and Cheng Hung Chu, indicating ongoing research partnerships within their network.

Din Ping Tsai has been recognized by several professional societies. Awards received include Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2016, IEEE Fellow in 2012 for contributions to nanophotonics and near-field optics applied to microscopy and storage, Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2007 for contributions in nanophotonics, plasmonics, and near-field optics, OSA Fellow in 2006 for achievements in near-field optics and nano-photonics, and SPIE Fellow in 2005.

Best Publications

  • A broadband achromatic metalens in the visible

    Shuming Wang;Pin Chieh Wu;Vin Cent Su;Yi Chieh Lai

  • High-efficiency broadband anomalous reflection by gradient meta-surfaces.

    Shulin Sun;Kuang Yu Yang;Chih Ming Wang;Ta Ko Juan

  • Plasmonic photocatalysis

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  • Broadband achromatic optical metasurface devices

    Shuming Wang;Pin Chieh Wu;Pin Chieh Wu;Vin Cent Su;Yi Chieh Lai

  • Toroidal Dipolar Response in a Metamaterial

    T. Kaelberer;V.A. Fedotov;N. Papasimakis;Din-ping Tsai

  • High-Efficiency Broadband Meta-Hologram with Polarization-Controlled Dual Images

    Wei Ting Chen;Kuang-Yu Yang;Chih-Ming Wang;Yao-Wei Huang

  • Gate-Tunable Conducting Oxide Metasurfaces

    Yao-Wei Huang;Ho Wai Howard Lee;Ruzan Sokhoyan;Ragip A. Pala

  • Fundamentals and Applications of Metasurfaces

    Hui-Hsin Hsiao;Hui-Hsin Hsiao;Cheng Hung Chu;Cheng Hung Chu;Din Ping Tsai;Din Ping Tsai

  • Directed subwavelength imaging using a layered metal-dielectric system

    B. Wood;J.B. Pendry;Din-ping Tsai

  • Achromatic metalens array for full-colour light-field imaging.

    Ren Jie Lin;Vin Cent Su;Shuming Wang;Mu Ku Chen

  • Metamaterials : Optical Activity without Chirality

    E. Plum;X.-X. Liu;X.-X. Liu;V.A. Fedotov;Y. Chen

  • Aluminum Plasmonic Multicolor Meta-Hologram

    Yao Wei Huang;Wei Ting Chen;Wei Yi Tsai;Pin Chieh Wu

  • All-dielectric metasurface for high-performance structural color.

    Wenhong Yang;Shumin Xiao;Shumin Xiao;Qinghai Song;Qinghai Song;Yilin Liu

  • GaN Metalens for Pixel-Level Full-Color Routing at Visible Light

    Bo Han Chen;Pin Chieh Wu;Vin Cent Su;Yi Chieh Lai;Yi Chieh Lai

  • Versatile Polarization Generation with an Aluminum Plasmonic Metasurface

    Pin Chieh Wu;Wei Yi Tsai;Wei Ting Chen;Yao Wei Huang

  • Active dielectric metasurface based on phase-change medium

    Cheng Hung Chu;Ming Lun Tseng;Jie Chen;Pin Chieh Wu;Pin Chieh Wu

  • Metalens-array-based high-dimensional and multiphoton quantum source.

    Lin Li;Zexuan Liu;Xifeng Ren;Shuming Wang

  • Advances in optical metasurfaces: fabrication and applications [Invited]

    Vin-Cent Su;Cheng Hung Chu;Greg Sun;Din Ping Tsai

  • Plasmon Inducing Effects for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: X-ray Absorption Approach to Electronic Structures

    Hao Ming Chen;Chih Kai Chen;Chih Jung Chen;Liang Chien Cheng

  • Reprogrammable meta-hologram for optical encryption.

    Geyang Qu;Wenhong Yang;Qinghai Song;Qinghai Song;Yilin Liu

  • Photon scanning tunneling microscopy images of optical excitations of fractal metal colloid clusters.

    D. P. Tsai;J. Kovacs;Zhouhang Wang;Martin Moskovits

  • Metamaterial with polarization and direction insensitive resonant transmission response mimicking electromagnetically induced transparency

    N. Papasimakis;Y. H. Fu;V. A. Fedotov;S. L. Prosvirnin

Frequent Co-Authors

Nikolay I. Zheludev
Nikolay I. Zheludev University of Southampton
Ai Qun Liu
Ai Qun Liu Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Greg Sun
Greg Sun University of Massachusetts Boston
Ru-Shi Liu
Ru-Shi Liu National Taiwan University
Hai-Pang Chiang
Hai-Pang Chiang National Taiwan Ocean University
Vassili A. Fedotov
Vassili A. Fedotov University of Southampton
Yuan Hsing Fu
Yuan Hsing Fu Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Hao Ming Chen
Hao Ming Chen National Taiwan University
Michael Hsiao
Michael Hsiao Academia Sinica
Cheng-Wei Qiu
Cheng-Wei Qiu National University of Singapore

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