Contact Information
3217 Bell Engineering Center
Room 3121
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Email: dshao@uark.edu

Education

• B.S. Microelectronics: Fudan University Shanghai (July 2008)
• M.S. Photonics: University of Arkansas (In Progress)

Experience

• Fall 2008-Present: Research Assistant: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Current Research
My research mainly focuses on testing and fabricating quantum dot infrared detectors. In particular, the research efforts are directed toward probing intersubband transitions for long wavelength infrared detectors, investigating impurities and dopant incorporation in nanostructures and hetero-junctions, exploring new quantum dot structures to reduce the dark current and enhance the photo-response. The quantum dots are grown by the molecular beam epitaxy technique and are using Stranski-Krastanov mode.

Goals
Current plans are to continue research on the growth and characterization of InAs quantum dots infrared detectors and will extend to construct dual band infrared detectors. Our future plan is to realize QDIR Focal Plane Array.