•     Spintronics.

•     Strong interactions of light and matter.

•     Microwave imaging systems.

• ​    Long-term recruitment of graduate students (M.S. / Ph.D.), open to applications for postdoctoral and research assistant positions (Please contact yaobimu@mail.sitp.ac.cn for further details.)
  

• Cavity Magnonics: coherent control of cavity magnon polaritons and related functional devices, dissipatively coupled magnon-photon states, magnon-induced perfect absorption.

• Microwave Imaging: rapid phase detection, ground penetrating detection, miniaturized radar system, characterization of the permeability of superparamagnetic nanoparticles.

• Metamaterials: negative index materials, split-ring based sensor for life detection.

2013-03 - 2015-04 University of Manitoba, Joint PhD Student (Supervisor:Prof. Can-Ming Hu)

2010-09 - 2015-06 Shanghai Institute of Techinical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PhD (Supervisor:Prof. Xuechu Shen)

2006-09 - 2010-06 KuangYaMing Honors School, Nanjing University, Bachelor (Supervisor:Prof. Wang Xu)

   

   

Representative Publications

1. Bimu Yao, Y. S. Gui, J.W. Rao, S. Kaur, X.S. Chen, W. Lu*, Y. Xiao, H. Guo, K.-P. Marzlin & C.M. Hu*: "Cooperative polariton dynamics in feedback-coupled cavities", Nature Communications 8, 1437 (2017). (由中国科学院和国家自然科学基金委新闻报道).
2. J.W. Rao, S. Kaur, Bimu Yao*, E.R.J. Edwards, Y.T. Zhao, Xiaolong Fan, Desheng Xue, T.J. Silva, Y.S. Gui & C.-M. Hu*: "Analogue of dynamic Hall effect in cavity magnon polariton system and coherently controlled logic device", Nature Communications 10, 2934 (2019) (编辑推荐, Nature Communications Focus专栏高亮).
3. Bimu Yao, Y. S. Gui, J. W. Rao, Y. H. Zhang, Wei Lu, and C. -M. Hu*, "Coherent microwave emission of gain-driven polaritons", Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 146702 (2023) (编辑推荐，APS亮点报道、phys.org网站报道).
4. J.W. Rao, Bimu Yao*, C.Y. Wang, C. Zhang, T. Yu*, and W. Lu*, "Unveiling a Pump-Induced Magnon Mode via Its Strong Interaction with Walker Modes", Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 046705 (2023)  (上海科技大学、澎湃新闻、科学网新闻报道，infomat公众号Mat+特邀快讯).
5. Congyi Wang, Jinwei Rao*, Zhijian Chen, Kaixin Zhao, Liaoxin Sun, Bimu Yao*, Tao Yu, Yi-Pu Wang, and Wei Lu*, "Enhancement of Magnonic Frequency Combs by Exceptional Points", Nature Physics (2024), Accepted.

Full Publications

1. ​   Jinwei Rao*, C. Y. Wang, Bimu Yao*, Z. J. Chen, K. X. Zhao, and Wei Lu*, "Meterscale strong coupling between magnons and photons", Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 106702 (2023). (See News from SPST,ShanghaiTech University and New Optics.)
   
2.    Chunke Wei, Jinwei Rao*, Bimu Yao*, "Research progress of cavity magnon-polariton systems", J. Infrared Millim. Waves,2023,42(5):622~633.
3.    Bimu Yao, Y. S. Gui, J. W. Rao, Y. H. Zhang, Wei Lu, and C. -M. Hu*, "Coherent microwave emission of gain-driven polaritons", Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 146702 (2023) (See Focus News From APS and phys.org, Selected as an Editor's Suggestion).
   
4.     C. Zhang, Jinwei Rao*, C. Y. Wang, Z. J. Chen, K. X. Zhao, Bimu Yao*, Xu-Guang Xu, Wei Lu*, "Control of the magnon-polariton hybridization with a microwave pump", Phys. Rev. Applied 20, 024074 (2023).
5.     J.W. Rao, Bimu Yao*, C.Y. Wang, C. Zhang, T. Yu*, and W. Lu*, "Unveiling a Pump-Induced Magnon Mode via Its Strong Interaction with Walker Modes", Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 046705 (2023)  (See news from Shanghaitech University, thepaper express.)
   
6.     L. Zhong*, C. Zhang*, and Bimu Yao, "Controlling the dynamics of cavity magnon polariton via microwave polarization", AIP Adv. 12, 085323 (2022)
7.     Z. Yin, Q. Liu, Z. Cui, Z. Xuan, M. Xie, Bimu Yao, and S. Wang*, "High-performance transparent conductive film by using ultra-thin metal grids. ", Semicond Sci Tech 37, 035016 (2022)
8.     Xu, A. Q., Zhao, B.*, Bimu Yao* & Wang, S. W. * "Controlling the radiative damping of an on-chip artificial magnon mode. ", J. Appl. Phys. 130, 105102 (2021)
9.     J. W. Rao, P. C. Xu, Y. S. Gui, Y. P. Wang, Y. Yang, Bimu Yao*, J. Dietrich, G. E. Bridges, X. L. Fan, D. S. Xue & C.-M. Hu*: "Interferometric control of magnon-induced nearly perfect absorption in cavity magnonics", Nature Communications 12, 1933 (2021)
10.     Y. Yang, Yi-Pu Wang*, J. W. Rao, Y. S. Gui, Bimu Yao, W. Lu, and C. -M. Hu*: "Unconventional singularity in anti-parity-time symmetric cavity magnonics", Phys. Rev. Lett., 125, 147202 (2020)
11.     Bimu Yao, Tao Yu*, Xiang Zhang, Wei Lu, Yongsheng Gui, Can-Ming Hu, and Yaroslav M. Blanter, "The microscopic origin of magnon-photon level attraction by traveling waves: Theory and experiment" Phys. Rev. B 100, 214426 (2019)
12.     Bimu Yao, Tao Yu*, Y. S. Gui, J. W. Rao, Y. T. Zhao, W. Lu* & C.-M. Hu*: "Coherent control of magnon radiative damping with local photon states", Communications Physics 2, 161 (2019)
13.     Yi-Pu Wang, J.W. Rao, Y. Yang, Peng-Chao Xu, Y.S. Gui, Bimu Yao, J. Q. You, and C.-M. Hu*: "Nonreciprocity and Unidirectional Invisibility in Cavity Magnonics", Phys. Rev. Lett., 123, 127202 (2019)
14.     Y.Yang, J.W. Rao, Y.S. Gui, Bimu Yao, W. Lu, C.-M. Hu:"Control of the magnon-photon level attraction in a planar cavity",Physical Review Applied 11 (5), 054023 (2019)
15.     J.W. Rao, S. Kaur, Bimu Yao*, E.R.J. Edwards, Y.T. Zhao, Xiaolong Fan, Desheng Xue, T.J. Silva, Y.S. Gui & C.-M. Hu*: "Analogue of dynamic Hall effect in cavity magnon polariton system and coherently controlled logic device", Nature Communications 10, 2934 (2019) (Selected as an Editor's Suggestion).
16.     P.Hyde, Bimu Yao*, Y.S.Gui, Guo-Qiang Zhang, J.Q.You, and C.-M.Hu*: "Direct measurement of foldover in cavity magnon-polariton systems", PHYSICAL REVIEW B 98, 174423 (2018)
17.     M. Harder, Y. Yang, Bimu Yao, C.H. Yu, J.W. Rao, Y.S. Gui, R.L. Stamps, and C.-M. Hu*: "Level Attraction Due to Dissipative Magnon-Photon Coupling", Phys. Rev. Lett., 121, 137203 (2018)
18.     Y. Yang, M. Harder*, J. W. Rao, Bimu Yao, W. Lu, Y. S. Gui, and C.-M. Hu: "Influence of stripline coupling on the magnetostatic mode line width of an yttrium-iron-garnet sphere, AIP Advances 8, 075315 (2018)
19.     A. Reimer*, K. Wiebe, J.W. Rao, Bimu Yao, Y.S. Gui, F. Jian, P. Fields, D.S. Jayas, and C.-M. Hu: "A compact microwave device for monitoring insect activity in grain samples, Biosystems Engineering 175, 27 (2018)
20.     J. W. Rao, Bimu Yao*, X. L. Fan, D.S. Xue, Y. S. Gui, and C.-M. Hu: "Electric control of cooperative polariton dynamics in a cavity-magnon system", Appl. Phys. Lett., 112, 262401 (2018) (Selected as Cover article and an Editor's Suggestion, highlighted on the head page of APL web)
21.     Bimu Yao, Y. S. Gui, J.W. Rao, S. Kaur, X.S. Chen, W. Lu*, Y. Xiao, H. Guo, K.-P. Marzlin & C.M. Hu*: "Cooperative polariton dynamics in feedback-coupled cavities", Nature Communications 8, 1437 (2017). (highlighted by the CAS and NSFC News)
22.     J.W. Rao, S. Kaur, X.L. Fan, D.S. Xue, Bimu Yao, Y.S. Gui, C.-M. Hu: "Characterization of the non-resonant radiation damping in coupled cavity photon magnon system", Applied Physics Letters 110 (26), 262404 (2017)
23.     S. Kaur*, Bimu Yao, Y.S. Gui, C.-M. Hu*: "On-chip artificial magnon-polariton device for voltage control of electromagnetically induced transparency", Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 49 (47), 475103 (2016)
24.     S. Kaur*, Bimu Yao, J.W. Rao, Y.S. Gui, C.-M. Hu: "Voltage control of cavity magnon polariton", Appl. Phys. Lett. 109 (3), 032404 (2016)
25.     Bimu Yao*, Y. S. Gui, Y. Xiao, H. Guo, X. S. Chen, W. Lu, C. L. Chien, C.-M. Hu: "Theory and experiment on cavity magnon-polariton in the one-dimensional configuration", Phys. Rev. B, 92, 184407 (2015)
26.     Bimu Yao*, Y. S. Gui, M. Worden, T. Hegmann, M. Xing, X.S. Chen, W. Lu, Y. Wroczynskyj, J. van Lierop, and C.-M. Hu: "Quantifying the complex permittivity and permeability of magnetic nanoparticles", Appl. Phys. Lett., 106, 142406 (2015)
27.     Bimu Yao*, Y. S. Gui, X. S. Chen, W. Lu, and C.-M. Hu: "Experimental realization of negative refraction using one metasurface", Appl. Phys. Lett., 106, 121903 (2015)
28.     C.-M. Hu, Bimu Yao, S. Kaur, Y.S. Gui, W. Lu: "Magnon polariton and pseudo-magnon- polariton", Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz waves (IRMMW-THz), 2015 40th International Conference
29.     Bimu Yao*, L. Fu, X. S. Chen, W. Lu, L. H. Bai, Y. S. Gui, and C.-M. Hu: "Rapid microwave phase detection based on a solid state spintronic device", Appl. Phys. Lett., 104, 062408 (2014)
30.     H.J. Tang, S. Kaur, L. Fu, Bimu Yao, X. Li, H.M. Gong, Y.S. Gui, C.-M. Hu:"Life signal detection using an on-chip split-ring based solid state microwave sensor", Appl. Phys. Lett. 105 (13), 133703 (2014)
31.     Bimu Yao*, L. Fu, X. S. Chen, W. Lu, H. Guo, Y. S. Gui and C.-M. Hu: "Ground penetrating detection using miniaturized radar system based on solid state microwave sensor", Rev. Sci. Instrum., 84, 124702 (2013)
32.     H.Xia, Bimu Yao, Z.Lu, P.Chen, T.Li: "Photoconductive study and carrier dynamics of vertically aligned GaAs nanowires", Progress in Natural Science: Materials International 23 (1), 85-88 (2013).

Program Committee Members, The International Photonics and OptoElectronics Meetings (POEM) 2022

Program Committee Members, Earth & Space：from Infrared to Terahertz International Conference (ESIT) 2023