School of Physics & Astronomy

Dr Eric Yao

  • Senior Lecturer (Physics & Astronomy)

telephone: 01413306190
email: Eric.Yao@gla.systa-s.com

R232A Level 2, Physics & Astronomy, Kelvin Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ

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  • Astronomy & Physics Education

Publications

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Number of items: 17.

2022

Sneddon, Peter H., Ferguson, Erin and Yao, Eric (2022) Why do students decide to stop studying physics? Open Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2(1), pp. 48-58. (doi: 10.56230/osotl.22)

Barr, Nial, Singer, Jeremy ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9462-6802, Yao, Eric, Ahmed, Shazia, Paschke, Beth, Donaldson, Peter ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5984-5911 and Watts, Ciorsdaidh (2022) Transforming the VLE: A Standards-Based Approach to Enriching Learning Infrastructure. 15th Annual University of Glasgow Learning & Teaching Conference, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, 29 Mar 2022.

2020

Hussain, Sajjad ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1802-9728, Abbasi, Qammer H. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7097-9969, Soler, Linnea ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4859-594X, Watts, Ciorsdaidh, Yao, Eric and Imran, Muhammad ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 (2020) Customised Student Learning. 13th Annual University of Glasgow Learning and Teaching Conference, 25 Aug 2020.

2018

Parreira, Pedro ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4527-012X and Yao, Eric (2018) Experimental design laboratories in introductory physics courses: enhancing cognitive tasks and deep conceptual learning. Physics Education, 53, 055012. (doi: 10.1088/1361-6552/aacf23)

McAllister, Catriona, Yao, Eric and Parreira, Pedro ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4527-012X (2018) Implementation of Problem Based Learning in STEM Undergraduate Laboratory Teaching. LTCONF18: 11th Annual University of Glasgow Learning & Teaching Conference, Glasgow, UK, 28 - 29 Mar 2018.

2012

McVey, Mary ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3740-6023, Aidulis, Dorothy, Tierney, Anne, Sneddon, Peter and Yao, Eric (2012) Supporting graduate teaching assistants in two STEM areas. In: 5th Annual University of Glasgow Learning and Teaching Conference: Empowering Student Learners in Higher Education, Glasgow, UK, 17th Apr 2012, pp. 40-41.

2008

Jha, A.K., Jack, B., Yao, E., Leach, J., Boyd, R.W., Buller, G.S., Barnett, S.M., Franke-Arnold, S. and Padgett, M.J. (2008) Fourier relationship between the angle and angular momentum of entangled photons. Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 78(4), (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.78.043810)

Preece, D, Yao, E, Gibson, G, Bowman, R, Leach, J and Padgett, M (2008) A spatial light phase modulator with an effective resolution of 4 mega-pixels. Journal of Modern Optics, 55(18), pp. 2945-2951. (doi: 10.1080/09500340802272357)

Thomson, L.C., Boissel, Y., Whyte, G., Yao, E. and Courtial, J. (2008) Simulation of superresolution holography for optical tweezers. New Journal of Physics, 10(2), 023015. (doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/10/2/023015)

2006

Yao, Eric, Franke-Arnold, Sonja ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2375-4206, Courtial, Johannes, Padgett, Miles J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6643-0618 and Barnett, Stephen M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0733-4524 (2006) Observation of quantum entanglement using spatial light modulators. Optics Express, 14(26), pp. 13089-13094. (doi: 10.1364/OE.14.013089)

Yao, E., Franke-Arnold, S., Courtial, J., Barnett, S. and Padgett, M.J. (2006) Fourier relationship between angular position and optical orbital angular momentum. Optics Express, 14, pp. 9071-9076. (doi: 10.1364/OE.14.009071)

2005

Steuernagel, O., Yao, E., O'Holleran, K. and Padgett, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6643-0618 (2005) Observation of Gouy-phase-induced transversal intensity changes in focused beams. Journal of Modern Optics, 52(18), pp. 2713-2721. (doi: 10.1080/09500340500347121)

2004

Franke-Arnold, Sonja, Barnett, Stephen M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0733-4524, Yao, Eric, Leach, Jonathan, Courtial, Johannes ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5990-7972 and Padgett, Miles ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6643-0618 (2004) Uncertainty principle for angular position and angular momentum. New Journal of Physics, 6(103), (doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/6/1/103)

Sinclair, Gavin, Leach, Jonathan, Jordan, Pamela, Gibson, Graham ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0051-8654, Yao, Eric, Laczik, Zsolt John, Padgett, Miles ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6643-0618 and Courtial, Johannes ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5990-7972 (2004) Interactive application in holographic optical tweezers of a multi-plane Gerchberg-Saxton algorithm for three-dimensional light shaping. Optics Express, 12(8), pp. 1665-1670. (doi: 10.1364/OPEX.12.001665)

2003

Courtial, Johannes ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5990-7972, Padgett, Miles ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6643-0618, Leach, Jonathan, Yao, Eric, Barnett, Stephen ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0733-4524 and Franke-Arnold, Sonja ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2375-4206 (2003) Measuring the topological charge of optical vortices: from the orbital angular momentum of individual photons to the angular uncertainty principle. In: 1st International Conference on Advanced Optoelectronics and Lasers/1st Workshop on Precision Oscillations in Electronics and Optics, Alushta, Ukraine, 16-20 Sep 2003, ISBN 0780379489 (doi: 10.1109/CAOL.2003.1250503)

Leach, J., Franke-Arnold, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2375-4206, Courtial, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5990-7972, Yao, E., Barnett, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0733-4524 and Padgett, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6643-0618 (2003) Measurement of the Angle-angular Momentum Uncertainty of a Light Beam. In: 5th International Workshop on Laser and Fiber-Optical Networks Modeling, Alushta, Ukraine, 19-20 Sep 2003, p. 145. ISBN 9780780377097 (doi: 10.1109/LFNM.2003.1246106)

Wei, H.Q., Xue, X., Leach, J., Padgett, M.J., Barnett, S.M., Franke-Arnold, S., Yao, E. and Courtial, J. (2003) Simplified measurement of the orbital angular momentum of single photons. Optics Communications, 223(1-3), 117 -122. (doi: 10.1016/S0030-4018(03)01619-5)

This list was generated on Sat Jan 31 12:42:52 2026 GMT.
Jump to: Articles | Conference or Workshop Item | Conference Proceedings
Number of items: 17.

Articles

Sneddon, Peter H., Ferguson, Erin and Yao, Eric (2022) Why do students decide to stop studying physics? Open Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2(1), pp. 48-58. (doi: 10.56230/osotl.22)

Parreira, Pedro ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4527-012X and Yao, Eric (2018) Experimental design laboratories in introductory physics courses: enhancing cognitive tasks and deep conceptual learning. Physics Education, 53, 055012. (doi: 10.1088/1361-6552/aacf23)

Jha, A.K., Jack, B., Yao, E., Leach, J., Boyd, R.W., Buller, G.S., Barnett, S.M., Franke-Arnold, S. and Padgett, M.J. (2008) Fourier relationship between the angle and angular momentum of entangled photons. Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 78(4), (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.78.043810)

Preece, D, Yao, E, Gibson, G, Bowman, R, Leach, J and Padgett, M (2008) A spatial light phase modulator with an effective resolution of 4 mega-pixels. Journal of Modern Optics, 55(18), pp. 2945-2951. (doi: 10.1080/09500340802272357)

Thomson, L.C., Boissel, Y., Whyte, G., Yao, E. and Courtial, J. (2008) Simulation of superresolution holography for optical tweezers. New Journal of Physics, 10(2), 023015. (doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/10/2/023015)

Yao, Eric, Franke-Arnold, Sonja ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2375-4206, Courtial, Johannes, Padgett, Miles J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6643-0618 and Barnett, Stephen M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0733-4524 (2006) Observation of quantum entanglement using spatial light modulators. Optics Express, 14(26), pp. 13089-13094. (doi: 10.1364/OE.14.013089)

Yao, E., Franke-Arnold, S., Courtial, J., Barnett, S. and Padgett, M.J. (2006) Fourier relationship between angular position and optical orbital angular momentum. Optics Express, 14, pp. 9071-9076. (doi: 10.1364/OE.14.009071)

Steuernagel, O., Yao, E., O'Holleran, K. and Padgett, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6643-0618 (2005) Observation of Gouy-phase-induced transversal intensity changes in focused beams. Journal of Modern Optics, 52(18), pp. 2713-2721. (doi: 10.1080/09500340500347121)

Franke-Arnold, Sonja, Barnett, Stephen M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0733-4524, Yao, Eric, Leach, Jonathan, Courtial, Johannes ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5990-7972 and Padgett, Miles ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6643-0618 (2004) Uncertainty principle for angular position and angular momentum. New Journal of Physics, 6(103), (doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/6/1/103)

Sinclair, Gavin, Leach, Jonathan, Jordan, Pamela, Gibson, Graham ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0051-8654, Yao, Eric, Laczik, Zsolt John, Padgett, Miles ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6643-0618 and Courtial, Johannes ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5990-7972 (2004) Interactive application in holographic optical tweezers of a multi-plane Gerchberg-Saxton algorithm for three-dimensional light shaping. Optics Express, 12(8), pp. 1665-1670. (doi: 10.1364/OPEX.12.001665)

Wei, H.Q., Xue, X., Leach, J., Padgett, M.J., Barnett, S.M., Franke-Arnold, S., Yao, E. and Courtial, J. (2003) Simplified measurement of the orbital angular momentum of single photons. Optics Communications, 223(1-3), 117 -122. (doi: 10.1016/S0030-4018(03)01619-5)

Conference or Workshop Item

Barr, Nial, Singer, Jeremy ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9462-6802, Yao, Eric, Ahmed, Shazia, Paschke, Beth, Donaldson, Peter ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5984-5911 and Watts, Ciorsdaidh (2022) Transforming the VLE: A Standards-Based Approach to Enriching Learning Infrastructure. 15th Annual University of Glasgow Learning & Teaching Conference, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, 29 Mar 2022.

Hussain, Sajjad ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1802-9728, Abbasi, Qammer H. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7097-9969, Soler, Linnea ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4859-594X, Watts, Ciorsdaidh, Yao, Eric and Imran, Muhammad ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 (2020) Customised Student Learning. 13th Annual University of Glasgow Learning and Teaching Conference, 25 Aug 2020.

McAllister, Catriona, Yao, Eric and Parreira, Pedro ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4527-012X (2018) Implementation of Problem Based Learning in STEM Undergraduate Laboratory Teaching. LTCONF18: 11th Annual University of Glasgow Learning & Teaching Conference, Glasgow, UK, 28 - 29 Mar 2018.

Conference Proceedings

McVey, Mary ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3740-6023, Aidulis, Dorothy, Tierney, Anne, Sneddon, Peter and Yao, Eric (2012) Supporting graduate teaching assistants in two STEM areas. In: 5th Annual University of Glasgow Learning and Teaching Conference: Empowering Student Learners in Higher Education, Glasgow, UK, 17th Apr 2012, pp. 40-41.

Courtial, Johannes ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5990-7972, Padgett, Miles ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6643-0618, Leach, Jonathan, Yao, Eric, Barnett, Stephen ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0733-4524 and Franke-Arnold, Sonja ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2375-4206 (2003) Measuring the topological charge of optical vortices: from the orbital angular momentum of individual photons to the angular uncertainty principle. In: 1st International Conference on Advanced Optoelectronics and Lasers/1st Workshop on Precision Oscillations in Electronics and Optics, Alushta, Ukraine, 16-20 Sep 2003, ISBN 0780379489 (doi: 10.1109/CAOL.2003.1250503)

Leach, J., Franke-Arnold, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2375-4206, Courtial, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5990-7972, Yao, E., Barnett, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0733-4524 and Padgett, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6643-0618 (2003) Measurement of the Angle-angular Momentum Uncertainty of a Light Beam. In: 5th International Workshop on Laser and Fiber-Optical Networks Modeling, Alushta, Ukraine, 19-20 Sep 2003, p. 145. ISBN 9780780377097 (doi: 10.1109/LFNM.2003.1246106)

This list was generated on Sat Jan 31 12:42:52 2026 GMT.

Dr Eric Yao