Ts Dr Cheng Xiau San Email: xs.cheng@kdu.edu.my Dr. Cheng Xiau San is the senior lecturer at School of Engineering, UOW Malaysia KDU University College. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Applied Physics from University of Malaya. Before joining academia, she was an Optical Engineer for camera modules company and had developed various optical tests for product characterization from design to the manufacturing stage. She obtained a PhD degree in Engineering from University of Malaya in 2013, research on Photonics devices, optical fiber laser and amplifier. She is a member of Optical Society of Malaysia and Malaysia Institute of Physics. She serves as a technical program and publication committee member of a few conferences in the area of Photonics. To date, she has published several articles in journals and conferences on her work. Her research interests include ultrafast laser, optical fiber sensing and mid-infrared laser generation. Qualifications PhD in Engineering University of Malaya (UM), 2009-2013 Research Title: Wideband Bismuth-Based Erbium-doped Fiber Amplifier Validation Framework Master of Science in Applied Physics University of Malaya (UM), 2004-2006 Research Title: Multi-wavelength Brillouin Erbium Fiber laser for DWDM System BSc (Hons) Applied Physics University of Malaya (UM), 2001-2004 Research Title: Digital Speckle Pattern Interferometry for Non-destructive Testing Research & Publications Year Title 2020 Journal Publications A Ahmad, AHA Rosol, MQ Lokman, XS Cheng, MC Paul, A Dhar, S Das, “Multi-wavelength Comb Generated by the Four Wave Mixing Using Highly Nonlinear Hafnium Bismuth Erbium-Doped Fiber”, Journal Fotonik, Vol 1, pp 18-23, 2020. https://www.journalfotonik.com/index.php/jf/article/view/15 Aya A Almukhtar, Alabbas A Al-Azzawi, XS Cheng, PH Reddy, A Dhar, MC Paul, H. Ahmad, SW Harun, “Enhanced Triple-pass Hybrid Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier using Distribution Pumping Scheme in a Dual-stage Configuration”, Optik, Volume 204, 164191, 2020. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0030402620300255 2019 Journal Publications Flat-gain and wide-band partial double-pass erbium co-doped fiber amplifier with hybrid gain medium, Optical Fiber Technology, Vol 52, 101952, 2019. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1068520019302366 Self‐generating Brillouin fiber laser using highly nonlinear hafnium bismuth erbium‐doped fiber, Microwave and Optical Technology, Microwave and Optical Technology, 61 (6), 1651-1655, 2019. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/mop.31756 Refereed Proceedings MFM Rusdi, XS Cheng, AA Latiff, AHA Rosol, MT Ahmad, MFA Rahman, SW Harun, “Q-switched Thulium-doped fibre laser using Bismuth (III) Telluride-based saturable absorber”, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol 1371, 012008, 2019. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/1371/1/012008 AA Almukhtar, AA Al-Azzawi, XS Cheng, MC Paul, H Ahmad, SW Harun, “ The effect of 980 nm and 1480 nm pumping on the performance of newly Hafnium Bismuth Erbium-doped fiber amplifier”, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 1151 (1), 012013, 2019. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/1151/1/012013/pdf 2018 Journal Publications A.A.Latiff, X.S.Cheng, M.F.M.Rusdi, M.C.Paul, S.W.Harun, and Harith Ahmad “Molybdenum disulfide saturable absorber for eye-safe mode-locked fiber laser generation”, Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics & Materials, Vol 27, No.1, 2018. https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/S0218863518500108 Aminah Ahmad, Xiau S. Cheng, Mukul C.Paul, Anirban Dhar, Shyamal Das, Harith Ahmad, Sulaiman W. Harun, “Investigation of Brillouin effect in highly nonlinear hafnium bismuth erbium doped fiber”, Microwave and optical Technology Letters, vol 61, 173-177, 2018. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mop.31522 Research Grant / Consultancy Project 2021 RESEARCH GRANT Title: Optical properties study of fluoride glass-based fiber operating in 2-4-micron region for MIR laser spectroscopy and medical laser application Duration: 2021 – 2023 Sponsor/Grant: FRGS grant scheme of Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia (RM95,800) 2020 RESEARCH GRANT Title: Optical Modulator Based on Tapered Fiber coated with 2D Material Duration: 2020 – 2022 Sponsor/Grant: UOW Malaysia KDU Research Grant (RM42,400) 2018 RESEARCH GRANT Title: Ultra short mode-locked pulse fiber laser Duration: 2018 – 2020 Sponsor/Grant: UOW Malaysia KDU Research Grant (RM20,672) Academic, Industry and Ministry Appointments 2021 Appointments as Journal Reviewer Journal Photonic Journal Optoelectronics 2020 Appointments as Journal Reviewer IEEE Access 2019 Appointments as Key Note Speaker 2nd Photonics Meeting 2019 University Technology MARA Terengganu