Biography:Haiyin Sun
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Haiyin Sun is a Chinese-American optical engineer, scientist and author.
Career
Dr. Sun has worked as a senior-level optical engineer or manager at L3 Technologies, Coherent, Oplink Communications etc.[1]
He has expertise in optical lens design and optical engineering, laser parameter measurement, mathematical modeling, laser diode application, laser diode physics, and laser beam control.[2]
Technical achievements
Sun has designed and developed advanced optical systems used in chemical detection, fingerprint identification, infrared hyperspectral imaging, threat detection, fire control, self-driving car Lidar, AI applications, laser beam shaping, laser wavemeters, and various imaging cameras.[3]
He extended the thin lens equation to accurately describe real laser beams.[4]
He discovered an error in using Newton's rings to calculate lens surface radius of curvature and derived the correct equations.[5]
Publications
Sun has published on optical engineering, optical lens design and laser diode optics, including over forty journal articles,[6] and five books and one book chapter that are:
- Sun, Haiyin (2018). Basic Optical Engineering for Engineers and Scientists. SPIE Press. ISBN 978-15-106-2205-0. https://spie.org/Publications/Book/2504403. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
- Sun, Haiyin (2016). Lens Design: A Practical Guide. Taylor & Francis. doi:10.1201/9781315181448. ISBN 978-14-987-5052-3. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.1201/9781315181448/lens-design-haiyin-sun.
- Sun, Haiyin (2015). A Practical Guide to Handling Laser Diode Beams. SpringerBriefs in Physics. doi:10.1007/978-94-017-9783-2. ISBN 978-94-017-9782-5. Bibcode: 2015pghl.book.....S. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-94-017-9783-2.
- Sun, Haiyin (2012). Laser Diode Beam Basics, Manipulations and Characterizations. SpringerBriefs in Physics. doi:10.1007/978-94-007-4664-0. ISBN 978-94-007-4663-3. Bibcode: 2012ldbb.book.....S. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-94-007-4664-0.
- Sun, Haiyin (2025). Field Guide to Optical Engineering. SPIE Press. ISBN 978-15-106-8556-7. https://spie.org/Publications/Book/100331. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
- Sun, Haiyin (2014). Laser Output Measurement | 52 | v2 | Measurement, Instrumentation, and. doi:10.1201/b15664-52. ISBN 978-13-152-1744-4. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.1201/b15664-52/laser-output-measurement-haiyin-sun.
Patents
Sun is a co-inventor of two patents in the fields of optics and laser technology.
- Diode-laser line-illuminating system US patent 6478452, issued 2002-11-12
- An improved diode-laser-based illumination system US patent 6612719, issued 2003-09-02
Awards and recognition
Sun is the recipient of 2025 SPIE Rudolf and Hilda Kingslake Award in Optical Design. This award is issued once a year to an individual in recognition of significant achievement in the field of optical design, including the theoretical or experimental aspects of optical engineering.[7] Sun's award citation states that "In recognition of four decades of contributions to optical design, including engineering and measurements, laser-diode applications, optical-literature publications, and service to the optical-design community".[8]
In 2018, he was elected a Fellow of SPIE, the International Society for Optics and Photonics.[9]
He serves as a Senior Editor of Optical Engineering (journal).[10]
One of his research works was reported by Photonics Spectra.[11]
References
- ↑ "Haiyin Sun - 2025 recipient of SPIE Rudolf and Hilda Kingslake Award in Optical Design". SPIE – The International Society for Optics and Photonics. https://spie.org/news/haiyin-sun-the-2025-spie-rudolf-and-hilda-kingslake-award-in-optical-design.
- ↑ "Haiyin Sun – SPIE Profile". SPIE – The International Society for Optics and Photonics. https://spie.org/profile/Haiyin.Sun-13080.
- ↑ "Haiyin Sun - 2025 recipient of SPIE Rudolf and Hilda Kingslake Award in Optical Design". SPIE – The International Society for Optics and Photonics. https://spie.org/news/haiyin-sun-the-2025-spie-rudolf-and-hilda-kingslake-award-in-optical-design.
- ↑ Sun, Haiyin (1998). "Thin lens equation for a real laser beam with weak lens aperture truncation". Optical Engineering 37 (11): 2903–2913. doi:10.1117/1.601877. Bibcode: 1998OptEn..37.2906S.
- ↑ Sun, Haiyin (2022). "Analysis of using Newton's ring to test lens surface radius of curvature". Optical Engineering 61 (12). doi:10.1117/1.OE.61.12.125107. Bibcode: 2022OptEn..61l5107S.
- ↑ "Haiyin Sun". https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=TcOLKDkAAAAJ&hl=en.
- ↑ "SPIE Rudolf and Hilda Kingslake Award in Optical Design". SPIE – The International Society for Optics and Photonics. https://spie.org/community-support/spie-awards/spie-rudolf-and-hilda-kingslake-award-in-optical-design.
- ↑ "Haiyin Sun - 2025 recipient of SPIE Rudolf and Hilda Kingslake Award in Optical Design". SPIE – The International Society for Optics and Photonics. https://spie.org/news/haiyin-sun-the-2025-spie-rudolf-and-hilda-kingslake-award-in-optical-design.
- ↑ "Complete List of SPIE Fellows – S". https://spie.org/membership/member-recognition/spie-fellows/complete-list-of-spie-fellows#S.
- ↑ "Optical Engineering Editorial Board". https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/journals/optical-engineering/editorial-board/.
- ↑ "Report Reveals Pitfalls of Laser Astigmatism Measurement | Sep 1997 | Photonics Spectra". http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=1024.
External links
- Haiyin Sun on LinkedIn
- SPIE Profile
- Haiyin Sun publications indexed by Google Scholar
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