Yuk Shan Cheng

Yuk Shan Cheng is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences within the School of Engineering & Physical Sciences at Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom. Cheng's research focuses on developing laser frequency combs for high-precision calibration of astronomical spectrographs, critical for exoplanet detection via radial velocity measurements.

Research Interests:

• Astronomical Instrumentation
• Laser Frequency Combs
• High-Resolution Spectroscopy
• Astronomical Calibration
• Astrophotonics
• Radial Velocity Precision

Recent publications (2024-2025) reveal concentrated work on astrocomb technology for next-generation telescopes, featuring spectral shaping, broadband integration, and versatile control systems to enhance spectrograph stability. This research directly supports the ANDES spectrograph development for the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), targeting Earth-like exoplanet discovery.

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Cheng collaborates within the international ANDES consortium (involving 270+ researchers) at Heriot-Watt's Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, contributing to calibration systems for the ELT's high-resolution spectrograph through advanced photonics research.