Education
    2003.09-2008.07: Ph.D., Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University
    1999.09-2003.07: Bachelor's, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University

Professional Experience
    2011.04-present: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Division of Advanced Manufacturing, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University
    2008.08-2011.04: Postdoctoral fellow, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University

Research Interests
Ion Mobility Spectrometry; Miniature Mass Spectrometry; Optical Spectrometry; Optical Ranging; Grating

Selected Publications
Qian Zhou, Xinghui Li, Kai Ni*, Rui Tian, Jinchao Pang, Holographic fabrication of large-constant concave gratings for wide-range flat-field spectrometers with the addition of a concave lens, Optics Express, 2016, 24(2): 732-738.

Kai Ni*, Jingran Guo, Zhou Yu, Like Cao, Quan Yu, Xiang Qian, Xiaohao Wang, A progressively reduced pretension method to fabricate Bradbury-Nielsen gates with uniform tension. Review of Scientific Instruments, 2015, 86(11).

Kai Ni*, Jingran Guo, Guangli Ou, Xiaoguo Zhang, Quan Yu, Xiang Qian, Xiaohao Wang, Study of ion transmission for a linear mode Bradbury–Nielsen gate in ion mobility spectrometer. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 2015, 379: 75-79.

Guanhao Wu*, Shilin Xiong, Kai Ni*, Zebin Zhu, Qian Zhou, Parameter optimization of a dual-comb ranging system by using a numerical simulation method. Optics Express, 2015, 23(25): 32044-32053.

Kai Ni*, Jingran Guo, Guangli Ou, Yu Lei, Quan Yu, Xiang Qian, Xiaohao Wang, A simple template-based transfer method to fabricate Bradbury-Nielsen gates with uniform tension for ion mobility spectrometry. Review of Scientific Instruments, 2014, 85(8).

Guanhao Wu*#, Qian Zhou#, Luofeng Shen, Kai Ni*, Xianghui Zeng, Yang Li, Experimental optimization of the repetition rate difference in dual-comb ranging system, Applied Physics Express, 2014, 7, 106602.

Qiang Ma, Kai Ni, Qingsheng He, Liangcai Cao, Guofan Jin, Fast associative filtering based on two-dimensional discrete Walsh transform by a volume holographic correlator. Optics Express, 2009, 17(2): 838-843.

Kai Ni*, Wei Ren, Zongyao Qu, Liangcai Cao, Qingsheng He, Guofan Jin, Phase-modulated multigroup volume holographic correlator. Optics Letters, 2008, 33(10): 1144-1146.

Kai Ni*, Zongyao Qu, Liangcai Cao, Ping Su, Qingsheng He, Guofan Jin, Improving accuracy of multichannel volume holographic correlators by using a two-dimensional interleaving method. Optics Letters, 2007, 32(20): 2972-2974.

Kai Ni*, Mingfei Xu, Qian Zhou, Hao Dong, Xinghui Li, Guanhao Wu, Implementation of a data processing platform for real-time distance measurement with dual-comb lasers. Proceedings of SPIE, 9623. 2015 International Conference on Optical Instruments and Technology: Optoelectronic Measurement Technology and Systems, OIT 2015, 2015.05.17-05.19. Beijing, China: SPIE.

Kai Ni*, Hao Dong, Qian Zhou, Mingfei Xu, Xinghui Li, Guanhao Wu, Interference peak detection based on FPGA for real-time absolute distance ranging with dual-comb lasers. Proceedings of SPIE, 9623. 2015 International Conference on Optical Instruments and Technology: Optoelectronic Measurement Technology and Systems, OIT 2015, 2015.05.17-05.19. Beijing, China: SPIE.

Kai Ni*, Guangli Ou, Xiaoguo Zhang, Zhou Yu, Quan Yu, Xiang Qian, Xiaohao Wang, Optimization of curved drift tubes for ultraviolet-ion mobility spectrometry. Proceedings of SPIE, 9623. 2015 International Conference on Optical Instruments and Technology: Optoelectronic Measurement Technology and Systems, OIT 2015, 2015.05.17-05.19. Beijing, China: SPIE.

Kaitai Guo, Kai Ni*, Guangli Ou, Xiaoguo Zhang, Quan Yu, Xiang Qian, Xiaohao Wang, Gaseous phase ion detection method based on laser-induced fluorescence for ion mobility spectrometer. Proceedings of SPIE, 9621. 2015 International Conference on Optical Instruments and Technology: Advanced Lasers and Applications, 2015.05.17-05.19. Beijing, China: SPIE.

Kai Ni*, Yu Lei, Quan Yu, Jianan Li, Xiang Qian, Xiaohao Wang, Trace element analysis of aqueous samples by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy based on pre-concentration of electrospray. Proceedings of SPIE, 9621. 2015 International Conference on Optical Instruments and Technology: Advanced Lasers and Applications, 2015.05.17-05.19. Beijing, China: SPIE.

Kai Ni*, Xiang Yan, Quan Yu, Zu Hua Shi, Xin Qiong Lu, Xiao Hao Wang, Study on measuring the resonant frequency of air core transformer on mass spectrometer with a test coil. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 568-570. Measurement Technology and its Application III. 2014.

Dingfeng Liu, Kai Ni*, Xiaoguo Zhang, Xiaohao Wang, Study on key parameters of FT-IMS based on simulation. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 568-570. Measurement Technology and its Application III. 2014.

Kai Ni*, Wei Jing, Quan Yu, Dingfeng Liu, Xiang Yan, Lang Liu, Xiaohao Wang, Gang Jing, High-speed data transfer module design based on mass storage protocol for portable instruments. WIT Transactions on Information and Communication Technologies, 49. 2013 International Conference on Information Engineering, ICIE 2013. 2014. Hong Kong, China: WITPress.