Research Platform

The college currently has 17 provincial and municipal key laboratories: the Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Research Center for Optical Fiber Sensing Technology, Guangdong Provincial Exhalation Test Engineering Technology Research Center, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Laser Engineering, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Photonics and Information Technology, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensor Technology, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of High-Purity Germanium Materials and Detector Manufacturing, Shenzhen Optical Fiber Sensing Network Technology Engineering Laboratory, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Biomedical Optics Micro/Nano Detection and Imaging, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Internet of Things Photon Devices and Sensing Systems, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Optical Material Femtosecond Laser Preparation Technology Engineering Laboratory, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Advanced Thin Films and Applications, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Intelligent Optical Measurement and Perception, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Photonics and Biophotonics, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Ultrafast Laser Micromanufacturing, and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Nuclear and Radiation Safety.

The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems

Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems

The Ministry of Education/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems (hereinafter referred to as the Key Laboratory) was established under the leadership of renowned optoelectronics expert and Chinese Academy of Engineering academician Niu Hanben in December 2002. It passed the Guangdong provincial acceptance in November 2005 and the Ministry of Education acceptance in December 2007, becoming a key laboratory jointly established by the Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province. The development of the Key Laboratory has been recognized by the Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province. In 2022, the "Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems" was rated as excellent in the Ministry of Education Key Laboratory evaluation, marking the first time in 20 years since its establishment that the Key Laboratory has been rated as excellent. In addition, the Key Laboratory also received an excellent rating in the 2022 Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory evaluation.

The Key Laboratory closely focuses on the national strategic needs and the construction requirements of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area optoelectronic industry economic main battlefield, adhering to the tenet of "four orientations." It focuses on the common basic scientific issues and key technologies of optoelectronic devices and systems, gathers and cultivates a large number of high-level talents engaged in basic and applied research, promotes domestic and international scientific cooperation and exchanges, and has achieved many original research results. Currently, based on the development trend of the discipline of optical engineering and the needs of national major strategic goals, the Key Laboratory relies on three first-level disciplines of optical engineering, physics, and electronic information, as well as doctoral and postdoctoral stations, to carry out research on the common basic scientific issues and key technologies of optoelectronic devices and systems. On this basis, it has developed five main research directions: intelligent optical measurement and imaging technology, biomedical optics and photonics, optical fiber sensing and laser technology, integrated photonics and functional materials, and transient optics and optoelectronics. It has established a strong and distinctive base for optoelectronic research and talent cultivation, actively conducting basic theoretical and applied research in related fields.

Supported and driven by the Key Laboratory, a number of provincial and municipal research institutions have been successively established, including the Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Research Center for Optical Fiber Sensing Technology, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Ultrafast Laser Micromanufacturing, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Intelligent Optical Measurement and Perception, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Internet of Things Photon Devices and Sensing Systems, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Biomedical Optics Micro/Nano Detection and Imaging, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Laser Engineering, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Photonics and Information Technology, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Advanced Thin Films and Applications, and Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Optical Material Femtosecond Laser Preparation Technology Engineering Laboratory, greatly enriching and enhancing the research strength of the Key Laboratory. The Key Laboratory has formed distinct characteristics in its long-term research work and has had a significant impact on international academic fields. The research directions of the Key Laboratory are closely related to the development of the leading industries in the Greater Bay Area, playing a significant role in promoting the national economy and social development of Shenzhen.

Currently, the Key Laboratory has formed a research team with reasonable age structure and international influence, led by academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, with national-level talents and experts as the core, and supported by national-level outstanding young talents, young experts from the Ministry of Organization, and provincial and municipal-level talents. The Key Laboratory has 145 fixed personnel, including 41 senior researchers and 43 associate researchers, with 40% of the research backbone being under 40 years old, including 13 national-level talents (including 1 academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 3 national outstanding youth, and 4 national outstanding youth). In the past five years, the Key Laboratory has trained 5 national-level talents, including 1 national outstanding youth and 3 national outstanding youths. In the past five years, members of the laboratory have undertaken 434 research projects, including national key research and development programs, major national scientific research instrument development projects, key projects of the National Natural Science Foundation, projects of national outstanding youth/young experts, and key international cooperation projects (190 national-level projects, 64 provincial and ministerial-level projects, 94 municipal-level projects, and 86 horizontal projects), with a total research funding of 390 million yuan. They have published 571 SCI papers in journals such as Nature Communications, Light-Sci. & Appl., Advanced Materials, and Phys. Rev. Lett., and have been granted 192 Chinese invention patents and 23 international invention patents. They have won 15 scientific and technological awards, including the first prize of the military scientific and technological progress award, the second prize of the China Optical Science and Technology Award, the second prize of the Guangdong Science and Technology Progress Award, and the second prize of the Shenzhen Natural Science Award.

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Graduate Students Conducting Experiments

Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Research Center for Optical Fiber Sensing Technology

The "Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Research Center for Optical Fiber Sensing Technology" is a collaborative innovation platform approved by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Science and Technology in 2015. The team consists of 101 members, including 1 chair professor, 3 specially-appointed professors, 4 associate professors, 3 assistant professors, 9 full-time researchers, 7 postdoctoral researchers, 20 doctoral students, and 53 master's students.

The research center has a laboratory area of 1000 square meters with equipment valued at 120 million yuan. It primarily conducts research on optical fiber sensing technology, focusing on the application-oriented fundamental research of novel optical fiber sensor components and systems. Key research areas include the fabrication technology of optical fiber microstructures, extreme environment optical fiber sensing technology, and the mechanisms, methods, and applications of optical fiber sensing technology in life and health.

Members of the research center have been selected for talent programs a total of 35 times, including 16 times for national talent programs such as the National Distinguished Young Scholars, National Outstanding Youth, and National Young Top-notch Talents, 5 times for provincial talent programs such as the Guangdong Provincial Distinguished Young Scholars, and 14 times for municipal talent programs such as the Shenzhen Outstanding Youth. The research center members have also received research awards such as the second prize of the Ministry of Education Natural Science Award, the first prize of the Guangdong Province Optical Society Optical Science and Technology Award, and the first prize of the Shenzhen Natural Science Award.

The research center has undertaken 198 research projects (56 national-level, 55 provincial and ministerial-level, 48 municipal-level, 15 horizontal, and 24 talent start-up projects), with a total funding of 233 million yuan. It has been granted 49 international and domestic invention patents and 85 utility model patents.

The research center has published 312 journal papers (291 SCI papers, including 74 papers in Q1 journals and 148 papers in Q2 journals), 307 conference papers (including 5 conference reports and 134 invited reports), and 4 chapters in academic monographs. It has also hosted 22 academic conferences. Graduate students have participated in 197 international and domestic academic conferences, delivering 84 oral presentations.

Graduate students from the research center have been awarded 110 times, including nominations for the National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation in Optical Engineering, national scholarships, and Guangdong Province Excellent Student awards. In the past five years, research center graduate students have received awards such as the Wang Daheng Optical Prize (Student Award) 65 times.

In the past five years, the research center has hosted academic conferences such as the "5th Guangdong Photonics and Technology Collaborative Innovation Forum" and the "Micro/Nano Photonics and Optical Fiber Sensing Technology Frontier Seminar." It has also conducted academic exchange activities with experts and scholars from China General Nuclear Power Corporation, China National Offshore Oil Corporation, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., China National Nuclear Corporation, and HT Marine.

Optical Cleanroom

The Guangdong Exhaled Breath Test Engineering Technology Research Center was established in September 2017, accredited by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Science and Technology, and is the first engineering center in China specialized in research on exhaled breath test technology. The center currently relies on the key research areas of isotope medicine and medical detection technology related to people's health, based in the College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering at Shenzhen University. It integrates multidisciplinary engineering technology platforms including isotope labeling and measurement technology, chemical analysis technology, sensor technology, electronics, software analysis and pattern recognition technology, pharmaceuticals, and clinical medicine. By integrating the engineering technology capabilities to transform research results in exhaled breath test technology into practical products, it promotes more research outcomes in exhaled breath testing to be converted into products.

Existing large-scale equipment includes gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, carbon isotope analyzer, liquid scintillation counter, water vapor isotope analyzer, high-performance liquid chromatography, high-performance electronic nose, and red blood cell lifespan analyzer, among others. Since its establishment, the center has received the "Outstanding Contribution Award for Nuclear Technology Application" from the China Isotope and Radiation Industry Association. The developed red blood cell lifespan testing exhaled breath test instrument won the third prize in the "China Medical Device Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition," an Excellence Award in the final round of the "7th China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition," and an Excellence Award in the final of the "10th Shenzhen Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition." Since its establishment, it has undertaken more than ten national projects and more than twenty provincial and ministerial projects, applied for multiple domestic and foreign patents, and published over ten high-level papers.

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