Kun Yin

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
54 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Kun Yin is a scholar working on Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Media Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kun Yin has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 24 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 23 papers in Media Technology. Recurrent topics in Kun Yin's work include Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (30 papers), Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies (23 papers) and Photonic Crystals and Applications (16 papers). Kun Yin is often cited by papers focused on Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (30 papers), Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies (23 papers) and Photonic Crystals and Applications (16 papers). Kun Yin collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Malaysia. Kun Yin's co-authors include Shin‐Tson Wu, Ziqian He, Jianghao Xiong, Tao Zhan, Yun‐Han Lee, Junyu Zou, Kun Li, Yannanqi Li, Qian Yang and En‐Lin Hsiang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Optics Letters and Optics Express.

In The Last Decade

Kun Yin

46 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Displays: Perspecti... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 2022 50 100 150 200 250
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Displays: Perspectives and Challenges
    2020 296 citations Tao Zhan, Kun Yin et al. iScience profile →
  2. Advanced liquid crystal devices for augmented reality and virtual reality displays: principles and applications
    2022 295 citations Kun Yin, En‐Lin Hsiang et al. Light Science & Applications profile →

Peers

Kun Yin
Jianghao Xiong United States
Guanjun Tan United States
Ziqian He United States
Qiong‐Hua Wang China
Junyu Zou United States
Hong‐Seok Lee South Korea
Tao Zhan United States
Haowen Liang China
Eun‐Soo Kim South Korea
Jianghao Xiong United States
Kun Yin
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Countries citing papers authored by Kun Yin

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kun Yin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kun Yin

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kun Yin. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kun Yin based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Kun Yin. Kun Yin is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Zhang, Qiang, Jingyue Chen, Qingshui Guo, et al.. (2025). High isolation, low inter-channel interference, eight-channel LAN-WDM SiPh transceiver for reliable Tbps transmission. Optics Express. 33(16). 34052–34052.
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Zhang, Qiang, Yuehai Wang, Bihu Lv, et al.. (2024). Thermal flux manipulation on the silicon photonic chip to suppress the thermal crosstalk. APL Photonics. 9(4). 3 indexed citations
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Yin, Kun, Yang Gao, Hao Shi, & Shiqiang Zhu. (2023). Inverse Design and Numerical Investigations of an Ultra-Compact Integrated Optical Switch Based on Phase Change Material. Nanomaterials. 13(10). 1643–1643. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Yili, et al.. (2023). Continuous THz-wave generation using antenna-integrated MUTC-PD and DFB laser array. 1–3. 1 indexed citations
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Yin, Kun, En‐Lin Hsiang, Junyu Zou, et al.. (2022). Advanced liquid crystal devices for augmented reality and virtual reality displays: principles and applications. Light Science & Applications. 11(1). 161–161. 295 indexed citations breakdown →
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He, Ziqian, Kun Yin, & Shin‐Tson Wu. (2021). Miniature planar telescopes for efficient, wide-angle, high-precision beam steering. Light Science & Applications. 10(1). 134–134. 44 indexed citations
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Yin, Kun, Ziqian He, & Shin‐Tson Wu. (2021). Spotlighting Recent Advances in Liquid‐Crystal Devices for Beam‐Steering Applications. Information Display. 37(1). 9–13. 1 indexed citations
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He, Ziqian, et al.. (2021). Enlarging the Eyebox of Maxwellian Displays with a Customized Liquid Crystal Dammann Grating. Crystals. 11(2). 195–195. 13 indexed citations
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Yin, Kun, Ziqian He, Kun Li, & Shin‐Tson Wu. (2021). Doubling the FOV of AR displays with a liquid crystal polarization-dependent combiner. Optics Express. 29(8). 11512–11512. 20 indexed citations
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Zhan, Tao, Kun Yin, Jianghao Xiong, Ziqian He, & Shin‐Tson Wu. (2020). Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Displays: Perspectives and Challenges. iScience. 23(8). 101397–101397. 296 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yin, Kun, Jianghao Xiong, Ziqian He, & Shin‐Tson Wu. (2020). Patterning Liquid-Crystal Alignment for Ultrathin Flat Optics. ACS Omega. 5(49). 31485–31489. 48 indexed citations
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He, Ziqian, Kun Yin, & Shin‐Tson Wu. (2020). Passive polymer-dispersed liquid crystal enabled multi-focal plane displays. Optics Express. 28(10). 15294–15294. 32 indexed citations
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Zou, Junyu, En‐Lin Hsiang, Tao Zhan, et al.. (2020). High dynamic range head-up displays. Optics Express. 28(16). 24298–24298. 18 indexed citations
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Yin, Kun, et al.. (2020). 26‐1: Distinguished Paper: Chirped polarization volume grating for wide FOV and high efficiency waveguide‐based AR displays. SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers. 51(1). 371–374.
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Zhan, Tao, Yun‐Han Lee, Guanjun Tan, et al.. (2019). Pancharatnam–Berry optical elements for head-up and near-eye displays [Invited]. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 36(5). D52–D52. 113 indexed citations
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Yin, Kun, et al.. (2019). Chirped polarization volume grating with ultra-wide angular bandwidth and high efficiency for see-through near-eye displays. Optics Express. 27(24). 35895–35895. 32 indexed citations
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Yin, Kun, et al.. (2017). Interactive Experience across Modern Age and Tradition: Application of Arduino in Shadow Play. Applied Mechanics and Materials. 868. 242–247. 1 indexed citations

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