Jirong Yu received the B.S and M.S. degree in Electric Engineering from Southeast University, PRC in 1978 and 1982 respectively, and received the Ph.D. degree from Colorado State University in 1994. Dr. Yu has over 30 years of experience in research and development of lasers and LIDARs. His research interest is in the development of innovative solid state laser and advanced LIDAR techniques for Earth science studies. Some specific research projects include the 2-micron direct detection Integrated Path Differential Absorption (IPDA) LIDAR for CO2 measurements; the 2-micron coherent detection LIDAR for 3D wind measurements; the resonance fluorescence LIDAR for middle and upper atmospheric temperature, pressure and wind measurements; advanced laser developments for LIDAR applications; and specific laser wavelength generations through nonlinear optics techniques.
He won the Allen Prize of OSA in 1994 for the study of the upper atmosphere thermal structure and dynamics by a sodium wind/temperature LIDAR system. He has received several NASA awards for his contributions to the NASA remote sensing program, including the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal in 2003 and the Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal in 2010.
He has appeared as author or co-author on over 200 papers in peer reviewed journals and conferences. Some of his publications includes A Pulsed 2-micron Coherent Differential Absorption LIDAR for Atmospheric CO2 Measurements, A Pulsed High Repetition Rate 2-micron Laser Transmitter for Coherent CO2 DIAL, An Injection Seeded High-repetition Pulsed 2-micron Laser for Remote Sensing Atmospheric CO2 Concentration, Efficient Operation of Conductively Cooled Ho:Tm:LuLiF Laser Oscillator/Amplifier, and Highly Efficient Q-switched Ho:YLF Laser Pumped by Tm:Fiber Laser.
Contact Information:
NASA Langley Research Center
5 North Dryden Street
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Hampton, VA 23681-2199
phone: (757) 864-1766
fax: (757) 864-8828
email: j.yu@nasa.gov