Professor University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Zhiyao Zhang is a Professor at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), specializing in microwave photonics and high-speed optoelectronic devices. He earned his Ph.D. in Optical Engineering from UESTC in 2010. Currently, he serves in the School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering and the Research Center for Microwave Photonics (RC-MWP). He was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Ottawa in 2017. His research contributions include opto-electronic oscillators, photonic analog-to-digital converters, and microwave photonic radars, with over 150 peer-reviewed journal papers published.
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🎓 Education
- Ph.D. in Optical Engineering – University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), 2010
- Visiting Scholar – Microwave Photonics Research Laboratory, University of Ottawa, 2017
💼 Experience
- Professor, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, UESTC
- Researcher, Research Center for Microwave Photonics (RC-MWP), UESTC
- Visiting Scholar, Microwave Photonics Research Laboratory, University of Ottawa (2017)
- Industry Collaboration, Partnered with Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd to develop next-generation broadband wireless base stations using Radio-over-Fiber (RoF) technology
🔬 Research Interests
- Microwave Photonics
- High-speed Optoelectronic Devices
- Opto-electronic Oscillators (OEOs)
- Photonic Analog-to-Digital Converters
- Microwave Photonic Radars
🏆 Awards
- Award Nomination: Best Researcher Award
- Research Impact: Over 960 citations
- Patents: 20 patents (published/under process)
- Professional Membership: Chinese Society of Optical Engineering
📚 Publications Top Notes:
Zhang, Z., et al. (2023). “Ultra-wideband chaotic signal generation using nonlinear optoelectronic oscillators.” Journal of Lightwave Technology. 🔗 Link (Cited by 45 articles)
Zhang, Z., et al. (2022). “Photonic Analog-to-Digital Conversion with Enhanced Resolution.” Optics Express. 🔗 Link (Cited by 38 articles)
Zhang, Z., et al. (2021). “Externally-triggered ultra-wideband pulse generation in broadband nonlinear OEOs.” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques. 🔗 Link (Cited by 50 articles)
Zhang, Z., et al. (2020). “Actively Mode-Locked Optoelectronic Oscillators for Short Microwave Pulse Generation.” Nature Communications. 🔗 Link (Cited by 72 articles)
Frequency Response Enhancement of Photonic Sampling Based on Cavity-Less Ultra-Short Optical Pulse Source
Self-referenced electro-optic response measurement of dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder modulators employing single-tone level control and low-frequency bias swing
Self-calibrated characterization of high-speed photodetectors based on slowly-varying-envelope photonic sampling
Linearization in the digital domain for photonic sampling analog-to-digital conversion
Externally-excited Short Pulse Train Generation in a Broadband Nonlinear Optoelectronic Oscillator
Optical Frequency Comb Generation Based on Single-chip Integrated LNOI Intensity and Phase Modulators