B.S., National Tsing Hua University (1988)

M.S., National Tsing Hua University (1993)

Ph.D., National Tsing Hua University (1999)

Postdoctoral Fellow, National Tsing Hua University (1999–2000)

Postdoctoral Fellow, JILA, U. S. A. (2000–2002)

Assistant professor, National Dong Hua University, Taiwan (2002–2005)

Assistant research Fellow, IAMS, Academia Sinica (2005–)

Ultra-high resolution spectroscopy by CW and pulse lasers

Quantum interference phenomenon by frequency-modulated light source or modelocked lasers

Quantum controlling ultra-cold molecule by femto-second lasers

Laser frequency stabilization and the metrological applications

Design of optical-electronic instruments

"Sub-Doppler Molecular Iodine Transitions Near the Dissociation Limit (523 to 498 nm)", W.-Y. Cheng et al., Opt. Lett. 27, 571 (2002). 

"Absolute-frequency measurement of the iodine-based length standard at 514.67 nm", J. Jones and W.-Y. Cheng et al., Appl. Phys. B, rapid communication, 74, 597 (2002). 

"Hyperfine interaction and perturbation effects in the BO_u⁺ state of ¹²⁷I₂", L. Chen, W.-Y. Cheng, and J. Ye, JOSA B 21, 820-832 (2004). 

"Iodine-stabilization of a diode laser in the optical communication band", H.-Ch Chui and W.-Y. Cheng et al., Opt. Lett. 30, 646-648 (2005). 

"Portable 543 nm Length Standard and Magnetic-induced Zero-crossing Shift on Length Standard Transition", W.-Y. Cheng, C. Y. Hu, and J. -T Shy, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 76, 053110 (2005). 

"Cesium 6S_1/2 → 8S_1/2  two-photon transition stabilized 822.5 nm diode laser", C. -Y Cheng, C, -M Wu, G. -B Liao, and W. -Y Cheng, Opt. Lett., accepted for being published in March, 2007.